24 July 2007
Ferry

System and game sales for June 2007 in the USA

June’s American video game sales data from NPD is in, and like any month the past half year, it shows a clear pattern: the Nintendo DS and Wii are beating the other systems by a landslide. The word beating is used because somehow the GBA managed to outsell the PS3.

Video game hardware overview:
1. Nintendo DS: 561,900
2. Nintendo Wii: 381,800
3. Sony PSP: 290,100
4. Sony PlayStation 2: 270,000
5. Microsoft Xbox 360: 198,400
6. GameBoy Advance: 113,000
7. Sony PlayStation 3: 98,500

Video game software overview:
01. Mario Party 8 (Wii): 426,200
02. Wii Play with remote: 293,200
03. Pokemon Diamond Version (DS) 288,400
04. Pokemon Pearl Version (DS) 214,700
05. Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360) 197,400
06. Guitar Hero 2 with Guitar (PS2): 197,350
07. Guitar Hero 2 with Guitar (Xbox 360): 177,600
08. Pokemon Battle Revolution (Wii): 157,900
09. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition: 150,000
10. The Darkness (Xbox 360)
11. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (PS2)
12. Transformers: the Game (PS2)
13. Tenchu Z (Xbox 360)
14. New Super Mario Bros (DS)
15. Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PS2)
16. Super Paper Mario (Wii)
17. Transformers: The Game (Xbox 360)
18. MLB ‘07: The Show (PS2)
19. Big Brain Academy: Wii
20. Dirt (Xbox 360)

Sony’s internal tracking says PS3 sales increased over 135% in July at the company’s top five retailers since the new PS3 $499 price drop was introduced on July 9th. During the past two-week period, total PlayStation hardware sales increased by 161%, software increased by 15%, and peripherals by 60%. So July’s numbers should be interesting to see.

25 July 2007 15:15
Kabapu

“The word beating is used because somehow the GBA managed to outsell the PS3.”

If you knew anything about supply and demand in relation to prices, you’d understand why this would be the case.

Not to mention the fact that many gamers (informed ones anyway) were aware that Sony planned on reducing the price of the PS3 at E3 and have been waiting for said price drop (as indicated by preliminary reports that sales this month may exceed 230,000).

25 July 2007 16:09
supadupagama

Why are you talking down to people Kabapu? It doesn’t make you smarter, it just makes you come across as a smartass. Ignoring for a moment that you missed that it was just a lighthearted joke, you’re wrong too.

There have been rumors about a price drop all year long and none of them got confirmed until right before E3 in July. Sony was actually touting this week that PS3 console sales went up 21% between May and June. Besides you don’t have to have studied economics to understand no PS3 games in the top 20 sales list isn’t good, let’s hope the price drop changes that so next month we’ll see Resistance, Motorstorm, Ninja Gaiden Sigma or The Darkness in there.

25 July 2007 17:24
Kabapu

I apologize that it was condescending. I was being rude, so I’m sorry. There’s no excuse.

I agree with you on the issue of its software line-up. As of now that is its biggest obstacle. The price (while still somewhat of an issue) has been addressed to a degree.

As for the comparison of GBA sales versus PS3 (or other home consoles for that matter) likens to comparing sales of a Volkswagon Beetle to a Porsche. There’s really no comparison, yet many game media outlets like to make it anyway.

In any case, ultimately, I apologize for my rudeness earlier. It was uncalled for.

25 July 2007 19:40
supadupagama

That’s ok, I just like to think we’re all friends here so-to-speak, so I always feel strongly about talking to people as you would like to be spoken to, that’s all.

Sorry if I stepped on your toes with the GBA VS PS3 comparison. We always stay unbiased here, or try very hard, and despite the mismatch it’s just really surprising so many people would buy a GBA when the DS can also play GBA games for $50 more. I guess all the early- and late adopters are causing all these offputting console/handheld numbers.