PAL Software Charts/Hardware Sales

[Aeron]

Sony’s Playstation 2 gaming console still outsells the “next generation” Playstation 3 that was supposed to replace it.

The PS3 meanwhile outsold its rival Microsoft’s Xbox 360 during a highly competitive Christmas season last year, according to Sony.

Quoting sales figures from Sydney-based research firm GFK, Sony says the PS2 remains the top selling console in the country with 14,580 units snapped up in December 2007 – accounting for more than 67 percent of all consoles sold in this period.

Over this time 5685 PS3 units and 9345 Playstation Portable units were sold, making them the top selling consoles in each of their categories over the festive season, according to the company.

However, Sony Computer Entertainment marketing manager Dave Hine concedes the Xbox 360, launched nearly a year ahead of the PS3 that was released last March, still has a larger installed base in New Zealand.
“They are still ahead, but we are catching up.”

But Hine says the PS2 still reigns supreme in terms of sales, adding there are no plans yet to phase out the console, which was first launched in 2000. “Playstation 2 is really without a peer in terms of general gaming. It is still very much in demand.”

He would not speculate on when the PS3 would overtake its older sibling in sales.

However, Microsoft says the GFK research results don’t provide a full snapshot, as they do not cover sales of its Xbox 360 Arcade System that was offered exclusively at The Warehouse.

“This new [product] was positioned at a budget-conscious price point and sold extremely well,” says Xbox product marketing manager Tom Hunt, though he could not disclose any sales figures.

“Suffice to say it was so successful we will be broadening this initial launch to all of the New Zealand channel.”
Hunt says Microsoft believes that price is going to be a major factor in 2008.

“With the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV on two next-gen platforms at the same time, many people will [want] to get into next-gen gaming, and price will be a significant factor in their purchasing decision. Xbox 360 will be the cheapest way to get into the franchise and, we believe, attract the majority of new gamers.”

Sony meanwhile, believes Blu-ray becoming the dominant high-definition format will benefit the PS3, which supports the format while Xbox supports HD-DVD. “High definition is very much in demand and Blu-ray has a far higher capacity than HD-DVD,” Hine claims.

Reseller News > PS2 continues to dominate console sales

[PirateThom]

In the UK, the PS2 is RRP'd at £94.99 ($188) and had games like God of War 2 and Final Fantast XII just last year, it's easy to see why it's still selling.

The fact it's there, as I said earlier, is doing wonders for SCE in general, as it partial reduces the losses on the PS3.

[Aeron]

Please Note that these are outdated sales figures.

Großbritannien: Great Britain
360: 1.550.000 [bis Ende September 07]
Wii: 1.190.000 [bis Ende September 07]
PS3: 754.000 [bis Ende Dezember 07

Frankreich: (France)
Wii: 1.100.000 [bis Ende November 07]
360: 589.000 [bis Ende Dezember 07]
PS3: 563.000 [bis Ende Dezember 07]

Spanien bis Ende Dezember: (Spain)
Wii: 660.000
PS3: 362.000
360: 225.000

Italien bis Ende Dezember: (Italy)
PS3: 334.000
360: 299.000
Wii: 257.500

Deutschland bis Ende Oktober: (Germany)
Wii: 389.000
360: 328.000
PS3: 172.000

Norwegen bis Ende Dezember: (Norway)
Wii: 57.000
PS3: 57.000
360: 45.000

Österreich bis Ende November: (Austria)
360: 47.000
Wii: 40.000
PS3: 34.000

Schweiz: (Switzerland)
Wii: 100.000 [bis Ende Dezember 07]
PS3: 20.000 [bis zum 08.04.07]
360: ??.???

Beneluxstaaten bis Ende August: (I think Belgium. Dunno though)
PS3: 100.000
Wii: ???.???
360: ???.???

Portugal bis Ende November: (Portugal)
PS3: 30.000
Wii: 8.000 - 12.000
360: 7.000 - 10.000

Total:
Wii: 3.805.500
360: 3.058.000
PS3: 2.426.000

[rounds1]

Originally Posted by Aeron

Please Note that these are outdated sales figures.

^^What makes those figures outdated?

“With the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV on two next-gen platforms at the same time, many people will [want] to get into next-gen gaming, and price will be a significant factor in their purchasing decision. Xbox 360 will be the cheapest way to get into the franchise and, we believe, attract the majority of new gamers.”

Maybe a further sign of a 360 price drop coupled with the GTA launch?

[boffo]

Originally Posted by rounds1

^^What makes those figures outdated?

I'd say the months that are listed make them outdated. It looks like some numbers are from as far back as August, with others being from every month up to and including December.

[rounds1]

Originally Posted by boffo

I'd say the months that are listed make them outdated. It looks like some numbers are from as far back as August, with others being from every month up to and including December.

I was thinking more of the December figures. So some, but not all are outdated then. Sounds good.

And where are these #'s from? Can we trust them? Anyone know?

[PirateThom]

Dutch Software Charts (1/18/2008 - 1/24/2008)

1 MARIO & SONIC OLYMPIC GAMES (Wii) SEGA
2 SUPER MARIO GALAXY (Wii) NINTENDO
3 CALL OF DUTY 4/MODERN WARFARE (PS3) ACTIVISION
4 CALL OF DUTY 4/MODERN WARFARE (PC) ACTIVISION
5 CALL OF DUTY 4/MODERN WARFARE (XBOX 360) ACTIVISION
6 LINKS CROSSBOW (WII) NINTENDO
7 ASSASSIN'S CREED (PS3) UBISOFT
8 ZACK & WIKI (WII) NINTENDO
9 MARIO PARTY 8 (WII) NINTENDO
10 UNCHARTED/DRAKE'S FORTUNE (PS3) SONY

[Aeron]

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 26 January 2008

01 (01) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
02 (__) [360] Burnout Paradise (Electronic Arts)
03 (__) [PS3] Burnout Paradise (Electronic Arts)
04 (06) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
05 (02) [NDS] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
06 (05) [360] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
07 (03) [NDS] More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
08 (07) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
09 (13) [PS3] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
10 (14) [WII] Link's Crossbow Training (Nintendo)
11 (12) [WII] Ghost Squad (Sega)
12 (04) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
13 (09) [WII] Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo)
14 (__) [WII] Ratatouille (Thq)
15 (08) [NDS] Cooking Mama (505 Games)
16 (10) [360] Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
17 (11) [PS3] Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
18 (23) [WII] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
19 (17) [WII] Zack & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros Treasure (Capcom)
20 (16) [NDS] Sight Training (Nintendo)
21 (19) [NDS] The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)
22 (15) [WII] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo)
23 (20) [PS3] Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Sony Computer Ent.)
24 (__) [WII] Donkey Kong: Jet Race (Nintendo)
25 (22) [PC] Football Manager 2008 (Sega)
26 (24) [360] Halo 3 (Microsoft)
27 (__) [NDS] 42 All-time Classics (Nintendo)
28 (__) [NDS] Scrabble Interactive: 2007 Edition (Ubisoft)
29 (21) [NDS] Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
30 (28) [WII] Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Lucasarts)
31 (39) [WII] Sonic And The Secret Rings (Sega)
32 (32) [360] Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock (Activision)
33 (25) [360] Mass Effect (Microsoft)
34 (29) [NDS] My Word Coach (Ubisoft)
35 (27) [WII] Tiger Woods Pga Tour 08 (Electronic Arts)
36 (31) [360] Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft)
37 (__) [NDS] Advance Wars: Dark Conflict (Nintendo)
38 (__) [WII] Cooking Mama (505 Games)
39 (33) [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
40 (18) [NDS] Imagine: Babies (Ubisoft)

Titles per platform :
WII - 15
NDS - 12
360 - 7
PS3 - 5
PC - 1

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Ireland :
TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK ENDING 26 January 2008
01 (01) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
02 (02) More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
03 (05) The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)
04 (14) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
05 (__) Burnout Paradise (Electronic Arts)
06 (04) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
07 (16) Wii Play (Nintendo)
08 (03) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
09 (07) Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
10 (06) Fifa 08 (Electronic Arts)
11 (08) Cooking Mama (505 Games)
12 (12) WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008 (Thq)
13 (10) Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock (Activision)
14 (18) Cars (Thq)
15 (15) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
16 (__) Ratatouille (Thq)
17 (__) Sight Training (Nintendo)
18 (17) The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)
19 (09) Need For Speed: Prostreet (Electronic Arts)
20 (__) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Sony Computer Ent.)

Individual Platform Charts : 360 - PS3 - WII - PS2 - NDS - PSP

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Netherlands :
Week 4, 2008

01 (09) [WII] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
02 (01) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
03 (02) [PS3] Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare (Activision)
04 (04) [PC] Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare (Activision)
05 (03) [360] Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare (Activision)
06 (__) [WII] Link's Crossbow Training (Nintendo)
07 (05) [PS3] Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
08 (__) [WII] Zack & Wiki (Nintendo)
09 (06) [WII] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo)
10 (08) [PS3] Uncharted : Drake's Fortune (SCE)

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[PirateThom]

Spain, Week 3.

01 (02) [NDS] More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
02 (09) [WII] Big Brain Academy : Wii Degree (Nintendo)
03 (07) [PS3] Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft)
04 (06) [NDS] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
05 (03) [PS3] Uncharted : Drake’s Fortune (SCE)
06 (01) [PS3] PES 2008 (Konami)
07 (__) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
08 (10) [NDS] English Training (Nintendo)
09 (04) [PS2] PES 2008 (Konami)
10 (08) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

[PirateThom]

UK Top 50 Titles of 2007

1) FIFA 08 (1,391,435)
2) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (1,016,558)
3) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (935,044)
4) PES 2008 (787,382)
5) More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (760,225)
6) Halo 3 (735,176)
7) The Simpsons Game (734,595)
8) Wii Play (688,002)
9) Assassin's Creed (670,286)
10) WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2008 (563,121)

11. Need for Speed: Prostreet (Electronic Arts)
12. Cooking Mama (505 Games)
13. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
14. Spider-Man 3 (Activision)
15. Need for Speed: Carbon (Electronic Arts)
16. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (Konami)
17. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
18. FIFA ‘07 (Electronic Arts)
19. Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft)
20. The Sims 2: Pets (Electronic Arts)

21. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar)
22. Transformers: The Game (Activision)
23. Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Electronic Arts)
24. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo)
25. Cars (THQ)
26. The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)
27. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Disney Interactive Studios)
28. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Electronic Arts)
29. Ratatouille (THQ)
30. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)

31. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo)
32. Football Manager 2008 (Sega)
33. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEE)
34. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Lucasarts)
35. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Electronic Arts)
36. Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Eidos)
37. Big Brain Academy (Nintendo)
38. High School Musical: Sing it! (Disney Interactive Studios)
39. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
40. MotorStorm (SCEE)

41. The Sims 2: Castaway (Electronic Arts)
42. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Electronic Arts)
43. Call of Duty 3 (Activision)
44. Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo)
45. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Vivendi)
46. MySims (Electronic Arts)
47. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Nintendo)
48. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo)
49. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Ubisoft)
50. Bratz: Forever Diamondz (THQ)