Dante Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Anita Frazier: Regarding current state of the industry: "This year sales have already achieved the annual sales number for 2005 - and the two biggest months are yet to come. I think we'll see not only record-breaking revenues but record-breaking year-over-year growth when the final numbers are tallied." Regarding PS3 sales after price reduction: "Remember that the PS3 price cut came in November so we'll have to wait until our data comes out next month to see the effect of that cut on retail sell-through of the hardware. Regarding Guitar Hero III sales: "Guitar Hero has certainly established itself among the elite video games properties. Very few games sell in excess of 1 million units in their first month in market, but Guitar Hero III did easily with combined sales of 1.4 million units in only 6 days. Since it has broad appeal, it's also the type of game that should continue to do very well throughout the holidays." Regarding Accessory Sales: "Accessory sales increased sharply coinciding with hardware sales as consumers continue to pick up additional controllers to use with their new systems. Because of Guitar Hero, guitar controllers also had a great month and helped drive some of the 94% year-over year increase in accessories." HardWare Results Wii 519K Nintendo DS 458K Xbox 360 366K PSP 286K PlayStation 2 184K PlayStation 3 121K Top 10 SoftWare Rank # Units 360 HALO 3 * MICROSOFT (CORP) SEP 2007 MATURE (M) 1 433.8K 360 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 2 383.2K WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 3 286.3K PS2 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 4 271.1K NDS LEGEND OF ZELDA: PHANTOM HOURGLASS NINTENDO OF AMERICA SEP 2007 EVERYONE (E) 5 262.8K WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E) 6 239.7K 360 HALF LIFE 2: EPISODE 2 THE ORANGE BOX ELECTRONIC ARTS OCT 2007 MATURE (M) 7 238.4K PS2 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK ACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 8 231.7K PS2 FIFA SOCCER 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS OCT 2007 EVERYONE (E) 9 129.7K NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A NINTENDO OF AMERICA AUG 2007 EVERYONE (E) 10 116.9K More SoftWare: NR Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3) 105,800 NR Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP) 98,100 NR Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3) 74,500 NR Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360) 38,300 [360 Ace Combat 6] = 92.5K [360 Guitar Hero III] = 490.9K [360 Halo 3] = 394.5K [360 The Orange Box] = 238.4K [NDS Zelda: Phantom Hourglass] = 262.8K [PS2 Guitar Hero III] = 502.7K [PS3 Ratchet & Clank Future] = 74.5K [PS3 Guitar Hero III] = 105.8K [WII Guitar Hero III] = 286.3K [WII Metroid Prime 3] = 45.2K Year-to-Date Top Title Fast Facts (combining platforms and skus) Halo 3 3.7M Madden NFL 08 3.2M Guitar Hero 2 2.8M Play W/ Remote 2.5M Pokemon Diamond Version 2.1M Pokemon Pearl Version 1.5M Spider-Man 3 1.4M Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock 1.4M Super Category Totals U.S. Video Games Sales - October 2007 October 2006 October 2007 YTD Oct 06 YTD Oct 07 Video Games $643.3M $1.1B 73% $7.0B $10.5B 49% Video Games Hardware $207.1M $469.7M 127% $2.2B $4.1B 85% Console Hardware $118.7M $349.6M 195% $1.4B $3.0B 125% Portable Game Hardware $88.5M $120.1M 36% $877.5M $1.1B 23% Video Games Software $369.3M $513.9M 39% $3.9B $5.0B 27% Console Software $283.8M $412.5M 45% $2.9B $3.8B 28% Portable Game Software $85.5M $101.5M 19% $983.1M $1.2B 23% Video Game Accessories $67M $130M 94% $872.8M $1.4B 60%
Noku Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 What the hell? MP3 only 45k?! Surprised that Wii GHIII sold relatively close to the 360 version though ^^
Zechs Merquise Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 I can't believe Guitar Hero III sold so well on Wii. It's also telling that the PS3 didn't have one game in the top ten, and Ratchet and Clank sold poorly. The PS3 looks to be in terminal decline, bizarrely this generation will be known for the 360, Wii and PS2.
Petey Piranah Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 Microsoft has done one of the smartest things it could possibly do, which has virtually pre inscribed Sonys defeat tombstone for the 7th generation of gaming. It has dried up most of Sonys former exclusive franchises that made its gaming brand achieve the phenomenal success it has before PS3 released. The biggest being no more Grand Theft Auto exclusivity, but also no Resident Evil exclusivity, and no more Final Fantasy exclusivity. Metal Gear Solid, while still remaining exclusive at this point, won't be enough on its own to shift a significant number of PS3 units. Gran Turismo on the other hand... Gran Turismo and Grand Theft Auto (especially in light of loss of exclusivity to Xbox brand) are Sonys lifelines basically, and without them, they'd stand no chance this generation...
James McGeachie Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 What the hell? MP3 only 45k?! Surprised that Wii GHIII sold relatively close to the 360 version though ^^ Remember that Prime 3 was out in August in the US.
Zechs Merquise Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 Microsoft has done one of the smartest things it could possibly do, which has virtually pre inscribed Sonys defeat tombstone for the 7th generation of gaming. It has dried up most of Sonys former exclusive franchises that made its gaming brand achieve the phenomenal success it has before PS3 released. The biggest being no more Grand Theft Auto exclusivity, but also no Resident Evil exclusivity, and no more Final Fantasy exclusivity. Metal Gear Solid, while still remaining exclusive at this point, won't be enough on its own to shift a significant number of PS3 units. Gran Turismo on the other hand... Gran Turismo and Grand Theft Auto (especially in light of loss of exclusivity to Xbox brand) are Sonys lifelines basically, and without them, they'd stand no chance this generation... The loss of GTA did the biggest damage. Personally, I feel MGS4 will end up on the 360, and the Wii may get a compilation of 2 and 3. Either way, and with so many good racing games on the 360, GT would have to be something off the scale to turn things around.
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