NPD April 2009: Xbox360 175k, PS3 127k, Wii 340k Options

[Xbox-Scene]

NPD April 2009: Xbox360 175k, PS3 127k, Wii 340k Posted by XanTium | May 15 11:15 EST | News Category: Xbox360

Here are the US NPD April 2009 numbers: * DS - 1,040,000 * Wii - 340,000 * Xbox 360 - 175,000 * PS2 - 172,000 * PS3 - 127,000 * PSP - 116,000 And Microsoft's reply via gamasutra.com: [QUOTE] Responding to Thursday's NPD U.S. game sales numbers for April 2009, Microsoft highlighted third-party game sales of $98 million for the month, "a key measure of platform health" and beating the Wii and PlayStation 3. Overall, the company conceded that Xbox 360 U.S. retail sales were 175,000 units, a dip of 7 percent compared with a year earlier. However, it argued that "April 2008 saw the release of the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto IV, significantly boosting Xbox 360 sales this time last year." The company noted that Xbox 360 sales were up 28 percent year-on-year in the first four months of 2009, "the highest growth of any console this year", as Xbox 360 games claimed four of the top 10 console titles, including The Godfather II, Resident Evil 5, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and Guitar Hero: Metallica. [/QUOTE]

[xboxjason]

Wow, the PS2 is almost neck and neck with the 360 O_o

[Zod5000]

Lol that Pachter dude was way off. I don't think he's ever write?

How do you get a job guess npd numbers anyways?

[spinr34]

those are pretty horrible numbers all around. of course, except for the DS. 1.040 mln, crazy.

This post has been edited by spinr34: May 15 2009, 06:17 PM

[chronno]

those are pretty horrible numbers all around. of course, except for the DS. 1.040 mln, crazy.

My guess is it's because of the DSi. Even my sister ran out and grabbed one (and the last one she had still had a gray and green screen).

[spinr34]

My guess is it's because of the DSi. Even my sister ran out and grabbed one (and the last one she had still had a gray and green screen).

yeah, that's true. i wonder how many of those 1 million were people trading in their older ds's.

[Foe-hammer]

Inferior hardware + a majority of craptastic games = Higher sales... i'll never understand the stupidity of the masses.

[tristanx]

this must look great along with 1 billion they lost!


some guy: "pachter! you were wrong again."
pachter: "it'll be ok, i'll be right the next time."
some guy: "good, here's more money for your useless knowledge."

that pachter guy must be loving this... jive turkey.

This post has been edited by tristanx: May 16 2009, 05:36 AM

[dokworm]

Inferior hardware + a majority of craptastic games = Higher sales... i'll never understand the stupidity of the masses.

Small quiet unit, games aimed at a broader market base (5-105 yr olds) , perception of family friendly gaming (i.e. perceived as safe to buy for your 8 year old except for a very few games), looks more 'social' than the others when gameplay is happening.

We have a 360 and a Wii and my kid really only enjoys the games on the wii, even the 'acceptable' titles on the 360 just don't hold her attention, but she will play animal crossing or order-up or super-paper-mario for hours, and a lot of the games are just plain more fun. I enjoy dipping into quite a few wii games and never really thought I'd like it, but they are great for a half hour gaming session when yr life is too busy to sit down for a 4-8hr play. I can also play most of the games with her at the same time and she really enjoys that, her friends bring their DS's over and they link them up wirelessly to visit each other on animal crossing and so on. It is a fun little unit and has broader appeal than the hardcore-ish gamer. It has been selling too strong for too long to be considered a fad, and buying one doesn't make you stupid, it is just a different experience that you can't get on the PS3 or 360.

I want a PS3 for half a dozen exclusive games and four or five downloadable ones, but am waiting like every other chump for a price drop.