OFFICIAL July 2007 NPD - BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE

This just in from video-game reporting headquarters: Sony may be a consumer electronics giant, but its public relations folks aren’t so powerful when it comes to prognostication.

Yesterday, said spinsters made a bold prediction about sales figures for video game consoles that were due out today. Sony said it was confident the figures would show that in July its PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360, made by its chief rival, Microsoft.
The actual figures from NPD Group, a market research firm, did not bear this out. Sony came in third, behind the still piping-hot Nintendo Wii and Sony’s aforementioned chief thorn-in-side, Microsoft.
For the record, NPD reported domestic sales of 425,000 Nintendo Wiis, 170,000 Xbox 360s and 159,000 PlayStation 3s in July.
Dave Karraker, the Sony spokesman who predicted the PS3 would overtake the 360, told me that: (1) He was only wrong by a bit, and (2) NPD doesn’t provide an exact count but estimates some portions of the market and (3) No, he would not care to make a prediction about August’s sales figures.
The results, in fairness to Sony, do represent a marked improvement relative to Microsoft. In June, PS3 sales were roughly half of Xbox 360’s 200,000.

Could it be that Sony’s price cut has shaken loose consumer demand?
While Microsoft and Sony battled it out for second place in the next-generation console competition, Nintendo continues to ride its less powerful processor, simpler graphics and gyration-inspiring game controller to fad-defying results. Nintendo’s July sales bested its June figures by around 50,000 units, further stumping analysts and video game software companies who keep waiting for the Wii to peter out.
At this point, predicting a quick demise for the Wii might not be the wisest maneuver; it’s something even the folks at Sony wouldn’t attempt — at least not this month.

[momodamonkey]

Microsoft has shipped 11.6 mil as of July.

They most definetly do not have 1.6 mil sitting on shelves.

[Shpeshal Ed]

Originally Posted by Xisiqomelir

Ah-huh, keep going



Schuelma's a number-runner for the GAF real sales thread.

Well, I already posted my ownership in a thread. You got me dude. What can I say?

Originally Posted by D.I.C.E

This just in from video-game reporting headquarters: Sony may be a consumer electronics giant, but its public relations folks aren’t so powerful when it comes to prognostication.

Yesterday, said spinsters made a bold prediction about sales figures for video game consoles that were due out today. Sony said it was confident the figures would show that in July its PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360, made by its chief rival, Microsoft.
The actual figures from NPD Group, a market research firm, did not bear this out. Sony came in third, behind the still piping-hot Nintendo Wii and Sony’s aforementioned chief thorn-in-side, Microsoft.
For the record, NPD reported domestic sales of 425,000 Nintendo Wiis, 170,000 Xbox 360s and 159,000 PlayStation 3s in July.
Dave Karraker, the Sony spokesman who predicted the PS3 would overtake the 360, told me that: (1) He was only wrong by a bit, and (2) NPD doesn’t provide an exact count but estimates some portions of the market and (3) No, he would not care to make a prediction about August’s sales figures.
The results, in fairness to Sony, do represent a marked improvement relative to Microsoft. In June, PS3 sales were roughly half of Xbox 360’s 200,000.

Could it be that Sony’s price cut has shaken loose consumer demand?
While Microsoft and Sony battled it out for second place in the next-generation console competition, Nintendo continues to ride its less powerful processor, simpler graphics and gyration-inspiring game controller to fad-defying results. Nintendo’s July sales bested its June figures by around 50,000 units, further stumping analysts and video game software companies who keep waiting for the Wii to peter out.
At this point, predicting a quick demise for the Wii might not be the wisest maneuver; it’s something even the folks at Sony wouldn’t attempt — at least not this month.

It's amazing to see a company take so much humiliation. Sony is like the kid who got his head stuffed in a toilet who later claimed to win the fight. Sony should just cancel the PS3 and admit defeat.

[MasterSword]

Did not expect that one.

Originally Posted by GameGuy

It's amazing to see a company take so much humiliation. Sony is like the kid who got his head stuffed in a toilet who later claimed to win the fight. Sony should just cancel the PS3 and admit defeat.

OMG!!1PWNT
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[Xisiqomelir]

Originally Posted by Shpeshal Ed

Well, I already posted my ownership in a thread. You got me dude. What can I say?

You think you were the only one in that thread? There are people on all sides of the war who should be getting ready to pick black feathers out of their teeth

[ltzasz]

Bad news for Sony yet again.

[momodamonkey]

The Japanese seem to have lost interest in the PsTriple again as we've seen a steady increase over the past weeks with it going from 28K- 24K- 21.3K- 21.7K .

It seems to have leveled out. The only front where we actually did ok this time was Canada and that shouldn't last long.

I think I can officially say unless we get the $50- $100 pricedrop before christmas, 2007 for PS3 is a totally lost cause.

[Azt3k]

I really expected the Ps3 to beat 360 this month.... Bu bu bu bu no.1 in amazon = insta win D: