PS3 Unit Sales Drop Sharply, Wii Remains Strong
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: PS3, Wii, Xbox, 360
Chicago (IL) - Market research firm NPD today released its July game console shipment estimates, which shed some light on how well each manufacturer travelled through the month with typically weak sales. All three manufacturers saw their unit numbers decline, with the Xbox 360 remaining the weakest of the three major consoles on the market today.
According to NPD, Nintendo’s Wii once again won the contest against the PS3 and Xbox 360 easily and outsold each one by a margin greater than 2:1. However, 555,000 Wiis translate into a sharp decrease from the 667,000 units the company sold in June. Sony sold 225,000 PS3, down from almost 406,000 in June, while the Xbox 360 dropped to 205,000 from 220,000 in June.
Nintendo’s Wii claimed a market share of 56%. If we include the 155,000 units of PS2s that were sold in July, the Wii held a share of 49%.
Total Wii sales now stand at 11.56 million; Microsoft sold 10.67 million Xbox 360 units and Sony 5.08 million PS3 units in the U.S. so far.
PS3 sales were surprisingly weak during July, especially when we consider the strong showing in June. It was unclear how Microsoft’s decision to discount the 20 GB version of its Xbox 360 impacted July sales, but compared to its competition, the unit sales result of the Xbox 360 in July is impressive. At least in July, Microsoft did not give up too many units in terms of cumulative sales to Sony.
The best-selling game console in July overall was Nintendo’s DS handheld system with an estimated 608,000 units. Sony’s PSP sold 222,000 units.
The three best-selling games were NCAA Football 09 (Xbox 360) with 397,600 units, Wii Fit/Wii Balance Board (Wii) with 369,600 units and Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS) with 309,700 units.
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There is a reason for that the wii has more rpg's, rts, platform games the kind people like, the ps3 has NO rpg's but 2 since release and 2 rts.
Im still waiting for final fantasy and my ps3 is collecting dust, i don't like any of the games released for the ps3 fps hatem,action hack and slash games hatem, racing game can't stand them but thats all they seem to be pumping out.
Same goes for the 360 they seem focused on fps,racing,sports.
Lets face it, the games we get on PS3 and 360 are the exact same games we've been getting on the previous generation consoles, just with upgraded graphics and sound. Sure HD gaming is cool, I like seeing some of the impressive visuals in my new games, but after playing the game for a bit, you need something to keep you going. Games that are engaging, interesting and DIFFERENT, are few and far between. Its no wonder the Wii is doing so well.
FYI I own a 360 and Wii, don't want you to think I'm a Nintendo fanboy or anything
Will the iPhone/iPod Touch ever be included in these sales figures against the DS and PSP? Monkey Ball is a well-developed game for the system, for example.