Surprise! Nintendo Wii is NOT Top Seller for April
DSi sales are crazy!
Another month rolls by and Nintendo tops the console sales charts once again. No surprises there, except that this month is special now that Nintendo rules three spots instead of the usual two.
In addition to the Nintendo Wii and DS Lite taking up spots first and second on the list, the newly launched Nintendo DSi makes it the trifecta on the sales chart.
This marks the first month in recent memory that the Wii wasn’t number one, as the Nintendo DSi outsold all with a staggering 827,000 units – outpacing the Wii at 340,000 and the DS Lite at 215,000.
That means that the DS platform sold over a million units for the month, making up 31 percent of all hardware sales in April – not hard to believe when the DSi sold 435,000 in the first week.
The Xbox 360 fell after having a good March, selling only 175,000 in April.
Thanks to the price cut to $99, the ever-present PlayStation 2 is the top selling Sony console of month with 172,000, managing to outsell the PS3, which did 127,000 for the month. PSP, amidst rumors of new hardware in the pipe, sold 116,000.
Clearly a ton of people bought a Nintendo DSi last month. Were you one of them?
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No, but I have a few DSi's a couple more pairs of hands nailed up on my wall.
So... when exactly was the PS3 supposed to take off in sales again? It seems to be competing with the PS2 for sales more than anything. Maybe it'll do better right after that price cut they keep putting off.
is the top selling Sony console of month with 172,000, managing to outsell the PS3, which did 127,000 for the month.
This is a sad sign for SONY.
So... when exactly was the PS3 supposed to take off in sales again? It seems to be competing with the PS2 for sales more than anything. Maybe it'll do better right after that price cut they keep putting off.
Easy.... Sony just need to 1) cut price for $99, 2) bring the PS2 backward compatibility back...
guess it will never happen....>_
Not much a surprise until something that Nintendo release claims first place.
I have a PS3 and it collects a lot of dust. I got it when I was in the market for a Blueray player and found out Madden was not going to be released on PC anymore. Judging buy the amount of bluerays vs DVD's I buy I should have just bought a PS2 or XBOX Arcade and used the USB controller for the computer that I play 99% of my games on anyhow. Owe well at least madden should be released on it for the foreseeable future.
I have a PS3 and it collects a lot of dust. I got it when I was in the market for a Blueray player and found out Madden was not going to be released on PC anymore.
Anyone stupid enough to buy the same game every year shouldn't be criticizing anyone.
to be clear here, ps3's main competition isn't with wii but 360 and it's vice versa for 360. there is no one competing with nintendo. nintendo is the only video game company left and they're the only ones who know how to make a video game console and video game software.
wii sales will go crazy when motion plus is released.
nintendo is the only video game company left and they're the only ones who know how to make a video game console and video game software.
You must be retarded. The Wii is just a repackaged and slightly overclocked GameCube with a DVD drive. And most of it's games are downright laughable.
My younger brother saved up and got a Wii. I can honestly say that it has some insanely fun games that the graphical advantage of the PS3 and X360 just can't make up for.
Finally the day has come, the crap Wii is not on top any longer. Party time! PS3 and High End PC rule!
Did soldier37 actually read the news item? -_-;;
Nintendo is really making a big sale. And people still can't explain why...... >.<
It's simply the target audience.
lol soldier37...
Headline: Surprise! Nintendo Wii is NOT Top Seller for April
Reason: The Wii is #2.
Because: The DSi is #1 and the DS Lite is #3.
Conclusion: Nintendo owns the top 3 spots.
I really don't understand the big fuss about the DSi. Is there anyone out there who invested in a DSi (having previously owned a DS Lite) and can tell me if it's actually worth ditching the GB slot?
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The Wii isnt gaming, its a marketing gimmick. Of the eight or so friends I know that bought it almost half wish they hadnt and the rest only play it intermittenly. My sister used to own one and while fun for a week I quickly went back to my PC. All we see here is a case of more and more people that dont actually play videogames getting on the bandwagon of "My Friend said it was awesome"
Ditch the GB slot? How can you even say that?
I love my GB slot...
So many great memories.
BigBag you made me laugh pretty hard.
But yeah, the gist is that the DSi ditches the GBA slot and sacs some of the battery life to be a more multifunctional device with web browsing. If I'm not mistaken Toms released an article highlighting the differences a bit ago.
And mcnugget, all I can say is that if you play some of the better titles on the wii and then go back to playing similar games on a normal console...the difference is painful and the prettier graphics don't make up for it enough.
RE4wii edition, vs. RE5 on 360
Both are great games, but the play control on the wii is soooooo nice. Metroid, or any FPS on the wii has great play control (having a pointing device vs. using a stick is simply devine and not at all suprising). The balance board plus snowboarding is a blast.
A lot of games are gimick games or party games...but that has its place too...I can invite over friends and play mario party (or turn it into a drinking game) and everyone has a good time, rayman, same thing, wii sports, same thing.
I thuroughly agree it doesn't have enough high profile titles released regularly, and it has waaaaay too many crap titles that get in the way. But the concept is good, and on well made games it just shines. I love my 360 and the point that it litterally replaced my living room PC, but I many times wished it had the wii control scheme. Gears of war, halo, fable, RE5 would be that much better.
resident evil 5 is crap. capcom definitely could have done more to the game if they made it for the wii but they didn't and it's too bad because it's a missed opportunity for some great development ideas. capcom resorted to pretyy graphics over gameplay. the future of gaming, graphics over gameplay, dullness over creativity, laziness over passion. i hope people truly see the difference and know that if this continues the future is very bleak for gaming.
haha, I know the difference between the two, I just don't see why everyone is getting so hot and bothered about the "new and improved" version. Give me the GB slot over web browsing any day.
the purpose of getting rid of the gba port is to move the entire old generation of gb players into the new generation of ds players. did it work, yes because people are buying it and there is a small amount of whiners out there, the hardcore whiners.
those additionall features are there for a reason. go figure out what those reasons are.
Funny how fast I get tired of DS so quick. Bought the first bulky DS and a month later sold it. Buy this DSi and a month later got really boring too. Maybe I'm just waiting for that game with eye candy from Sony PSP platform but hell, Square_Enix is the only eye candy there. DS game has too many junk in the trunk.
I have a PS3 and it collects a lot of dust. I got it when I was in the market for a Blueray player and found out Madden was not going to be released on PC anymore. Judging buy the amount of bluerays vs DVD's I buy I should have just bought a PS2 or XBOX Arcade and used the USB controller for the computer that I play 99% of my games on anyhow. Owe well at least madden should be released on it for the foreseeable future.
not comenting on this post just using it as refence to teh one iu am commenting on
to be clear here, ps3's main competition isn't with wii but 360 and it's vice versa for 360. there is no one competing with nintendo. nintendo is the only video game company left and they're the only ones who know how to make a video game console and video game software. wii sales will go crazy when motion plus is released.
not commenting on this oen but needed it as refernce
Anyone stupid enough to buy the same game every year shouldn't be criticizing anyone.
who said he buys every madden game every year??? i don't recall him sayign any thing about owning every madden game released every year ??? sounds to me like you are aiming in the dark juat to put some one down so you can feel better about yourself.
i don't care what company si on top as long as no more companies die in teh hardware market, it deeply saddened me to see sega close thier hardware ventures down and revert to just software. It also upset me alot back in teh early 2000"s to see 3d FX go under, i think the more competiton in teh hardware market for consoles (or pc) the better. competiton = inovations at deceent prices, lack of competition = stagnation and over pricing.
I wonder how many people bought or built PC's last month..??
I run linux on my original ds. I got the 9th one at my local walmart on release day, oh the wait... Has a web browser, a nice interface for all my snes, gba, gb, etc games. I have no need for another portable gaming device.
Has anyone actually read this article? WII is still #1 on the list. This article makes it look like #2 by adding the DSi and DS lite sales together.
PC is still the best for gaming. They never stop making games for it--it never gets replaced by another platform. Plus nothing beats a keyboard and mouse for precision.
I have a PS3 and it collects a lot of dust. I got it when I was in the market for a Blueray player and found out Madden was not going to be released on PC anymore. Judging buy the amount of bluerays vs DVD's I buy I should have just bought a PS2 or XBOX Arcade and used the USB controller for the computer that I play 99% of my games on anyhow. Owe well at least madden should be released on it for the foreseeable future.
i'm with u 110%. i bought my ps3 cuz it had built-in wifi. thats the only reason i chose it over the xbox 360. i really regret that decision... an xbox 360 arcade would have been alot cheaper and i could have used it without internet anyway. the only game i play on my ps3 is rock band, which isn't as fun as it used to be. i also play nhl 09, but i could have gotten that for pc too...
the dsi is crap, in aus it costs the same as the base 360 or ipod touch, and what do you get? a glorified gameboy with net access? not to mention the build quality is crap, i barely use my DS lite but that didn't stop it getting a dead pixel (not covered by warranty) and a broken hinge. I assume the ultimate goal of brain training is to realize you don't need this overpriced outdated device, a crossword will do just fine. don't get me wrong, I like the idea behind the ds, with its dual screens and touch, but it feels cheap, and its not, and it never comes down in price! mario cart DS still costs the same as it did when it came out AT LAUNCH! (btw nice work turning this into a ps3 vs xbox war, wanna know which is the best for gaming? the PC!)
Handhelds and consoles don't belong in the same category comparison.