It appears as though this whole shortage issue is gone for Nintendo. They posted very impressive sales numbers for their hardware and software in March and trounced both Sony and Microsoft in these areas. Let's just put it this way, Nintendo sold 58% of all hardware sales in the US between their DS, Gameboy, and Wii systems.
Not only that, but the sales numbers overall indicate that the supposed recession that the news wants you to be so interested in is not effecting gaming. Growth is good and people are buying and making more games than ever. waht waht?
Pop the break for fancy charts and bad news for M$ fanboys and girls.
TALE OF THE TAPE
chart borrowed from arstechnica
Consoles Sold in the US in March
Wii - 721,000
DS - 698,000
PSP - 297,000
360 - 262,000
PS3 - 257,000
Software Top Four
1. Super Smash Bros.: Brawl - 2,700,000
2. Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 - 752,300
3. Army of Two (for the 360) - 606,100
4. Wii Play - 409,800
For some perspective, consider that Nintendo sold a copy of Super Smash Bros. to 31% of its US installed base in one month. That's incredible.
It was not a strong month for Sony as far as software sales but their response to the numbers is that a "waterfall of blockbusters" coming up should reverse that trend. Among them are Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance 2, and SOCOM:Confrontation, and Gran Turismo 5: Prologue. We're also assuming a nice boost from GTA IV.
While it was a bad month for Sony, Microsoft seems to be worse off without any huge exclusives coming up. Additionally, their hardware numbers are handicapped by the fact that they have no handhelds to sell, while Sony and Nintendo obviously do. Unleash the fanboys!
arstechnica.com: Gaming appearing recession proof as Wii, DS dominate sales
Nintendo Dominates Hardware and Software Sales in the U.S.Posted by Ty Colfax - Friday, April 18, 2008 2:22 PM
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Even the PSP and PS2 are higher!
@ paranoic
It's the old 20Gig PS3 with no chrome.
I expect somewhat similar results when Mario Kart comes out.
just because halo 3 sold more copies of itself than the PS3 hardware at the time... and now...
this means the PS3 is l33t and t3h 360 got pwnd.
Uhh... fanbois...
Man, You nine year olds know it all.
Now that I think of it, where are the other colors for wiis
If the Wii is not a console in your silly opinion, would you mind telling me WTF it is?
Every time something like this gets posted I LMAO. It's always xbox fanboys vs. ps3 fanboys fighting for the scraps of glory that wii fanboys throw at them. LMAO.
Didn't you hear? RROD is dead. At least in the ones recently made.
MS is making bank I guess thats why Peter Moore jumped ship, you see we can do that too...
I am sad to say it was not fully worth it.
I am now glad to have a 360.
the only other use for it would be for partys...
...or playing good games.
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wait!
...also the ps3 and 360.
is everyone happy?
The great thing is, no matter what consoles you have their are GREAT GAMES to play that are OUT NOW, and are COMING OUT.
Microsoft did the same thing with Halo 3. What's the big deal?
Also, Microsoft should make a handheld.
you and your friend are idots...
not every one is in to online play.Better tech does not equel better games.Good graphics do not make a game good.Frosted crap is still crap.Aside from the obvious good Wii games (Zelda,Mario,Smash,Metroid and a few others) you forget about Gamecube games and the virtual console.Nostalgia is a powerful thing.Some people want to play and finish older again.Consider this and maybe it will make sense as to why they sell.
the Wii is not ruining gaming .You are. Consider this, no one forces you to buy any game or system.Just because they put something in a store doesn't mean you have to buy it.A lot of crap games on the Wii?Thats true but there are just as many on the ps2(still a viable system) and no one complains they just ignore the and move on to God of war and other games of that calibur.Developers will stop making good games because they can make a quick buckn on Wii? The only developers that will do that are the ones that don't already make good games.EA will still make Madden and Square enix will still make Final Fantasy and the like. More coming...
WTF is an idot?
@Dennio
You are no idiot sir. You know how to recognize good games. I am on the same page with your friends about MGS4. I have more games for my 360 than my wii also. But I love my Wii and play as much as my 360. I don't have a single ps3 game, it's my dedicated movie player. I have plenty of ps3 games available to play if I want to, though. I just have to borrow them from my nephew in the next room. But I have no interest in them.
As far as MGS4 is concerned, its gonna be awesome and the story is not that hard at all, but if you dont play them, then you cant get hype about it can you. IE Halo never caught my attention and the story to me is lack luster, the only reason buy it is for multiplayer, while people buy MGS for story and single player. it all comes down to what you like so quit downing the PS3 or vice versa.
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