Weekly Sales Analysis, 28 April 2012 - Prototype 2 - News

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Overview

Hardware sales are mixed week on week, with the PSP up 30 percent, the PlayStation 3, Wii and PlayStation Vita up slightly and the Xbox 360, DS and 3DS down. Year on year sales are down on average 18 percent, however the 3DS is up 50 percent.

Three games debuted in the top 30 this week. Prototype 2 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sold a combined 447,161. There are no software milestones this week in the top 30.

Worldwide Hardware

Week on week sales are up for the PlayStation 3, Wii, PSP, and the PlayStation Vita, and are down for the Xbox 360, DS and 3DS. The 3DS is at the top this week with sales of 172,920 units, which is down 16,841 (-9%).  The PlayStation 3 is up 8,719 (5%) to 167,470 units sold.  Xbox 360 sales are down 4,247 (-3%) to 129,747 units sold. The Wii sold 83,537 units, which is up 2,979 (4%).  The PlayStation Vita is up 1,067 (2%) to 65,925 units sold. The PSP sold 72,038, which is up 16,562 (30%) compared to last week. The DS is down 682 (-2%) to 40,907 units sold. Total week on week sales are up 7,561 (1%) to 732,544.

Year on year sales are up for the 3DS and PlayStation 3, and down for the Wii, Xbox 360, DS, and PSP. The PlayStation 3 is up 8,262 (5%), the Wii is down 38,193 (-31%), and the Xbox 360 is down 20,969 (-14%). The PSP is down 112,283 (-61%) the DS is down 1117,346 (-74%) and the 3DS is up 57,611 (50%). Year on year sales are down 156,993 (-18%).

PlayStation 3 and Wii sales have increased for a single week, while the Xbox 360 has decreased for one week. The PlayStation 3 has led every week this year and the Xbox 360 has been in second every week, except for the week ending January 7 where the Wii outsold it. The PlayStation 3 has a 44 percent market share; the Xbox 360 has a 34 percent market share; and the Wii has a 22 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all three home consoles are down.

The 3DS has outsold its predecessor, the DS, by more than 4 to 1, while the Vita was outsold by the PSP. The PSP has a 64 percent market share this week for the current generation handhelds and the DS has a 36 percent. The 3DS has a 72 percent market share for the next generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 28 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all four handhelds are down.

Worldwide Software

Three games debuted in the top 30 this week. Prototype 2 (X360) debuted at number two with sales of 260,976. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number four with sales of 186,185. The game launched in North America and Europe on April 24 and has no plans to be released in Japan.

Conception: Please Give Birth to My Child! (PSP) debuted at number 25 with sales of 28,934. The game launched in Japan, with no plans to be released elsewhere.

Ciel Nosurge: Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu Uta (PSV) debuted at number 26 with sales of 27,952. The game launched in Japan, with no plans to be released elsewhere.

Other games in the top 10 that are not debuts include Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3) at the top with sales of 275,357. Mario Part 9 (Wii) is at number three with sales of 63,993. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) is at number five with sales of 63,993.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (X360) is at number six with sales of 62,536. Fire Emblem: Kakusei (3DS) is at number seven with sales of 61,319. Kinect Star Wars (X360) is at number eight with sales of 54,754. Mass Effect 3 (X360) is at number nine with sales of 54,072. Kinect Adventures (X360) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 49,836.

Week on week software totals are up for the PlayStation 3, Wii, PSP, and Vita, and are down for the Xbox 360, DS and 3DS. The PlayStation 3 takes the top spot this week with sales of 1.99 million, an increase of 403,938 (25%). The Xbox 360 sold 1.77 million games this week, a decrease of 77,266 (-4%). Wii software sales are up 82,138 (7%) to 1.24 million. The DS sold 648,157 games, a decrease of 12,419 (-2%). The 3DS sold 425,563 games, which is down 209,556 (-33%). PSP game sales are up 61,938 (23%) to 331,018 games sold. The Vita sold 134,738 games, a decrease of 21,422 (19%).  Total combined software is up 270,195 (4%) week on week to 6.54 million.

Year on year software totals are up for the PlayStation, Xbox 360 and 3DS, and are down for the Wii, DS and PSP. The PlayStation 3 is up 577,234 (41%), the Wii is down 144,834 (-10%) and the Xbox 360 is up 426,163 (32%). The DS is down 382,280 (-37%), the PSP is down 193,849 (-37%) and the 3DS is up 279,042 (190%). Total combined software is up 696,214 (12%) games sold year on year.

The PlayStation 3 has taken the top spot for the first time since the week ending March 31. It has also lead for six of the last 10 weeks and the Xbox 360 led for the last four weeks. The PlayStation 3 has a 40 percent market share, the Xbox 360 with 35 percent, and the Wii with 25 percent. Compared to ten weeks ago all three home consoles are down.

The DS leads this week and for the sixth time in 10 weeks, while the 3DS lead for three of the other weeks and the Vita for one. The DS has a 66 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 34 percent market share. The 3DS has a 76 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 24 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the DS is up, while the 3DS, Vita and PSP are down.

The Top 100 can be seen below or click here to view the full chart.

Pos	Game	Weekly	Total	Week #
1	Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3) Capcom, Shooter	275,357	760,714	6
2	Prototype 2 (X360) Activision, Action	260,976	260,976	1
3	Mario Party 9 (Wii) Nintendo, Misc	196,084	848,473	9
4	Prototype 2 (PS3) Activision, Action	186,185	186,185	1
5	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) Activision, Shooter	63,993	11,728,859	25
6	The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Role-Playing	62,536	287,336	2
7	Fire Emblem: Kakusei (3DS) Nintendo, Strategy	61,319	306,721	2
8	Kinect Star Wars (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Action	54,754	672,681	4
9	Mass Effect 3 (X360) Electronic Arts, Role-Playing	54,072	2,155,747	8
10	Kinect Adventures! (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Misc	49,836	16,439,267	78
11	Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	46,868	5,935,921	26
12	Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Nintendo, Racing	45,812	5,479,412	22
13	Just Dance 3 (Wii) Ubisoft, Misc	44,065	8,958,486	30
14	Zumba Fitness 2 (Wii) Majesco Entertainment, Sports	43,568	1,517,223	24
15	FIFA Soccer 12 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Sports	37,126	5,665,626	31
16	Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS) Nintendo, Action	36,241	626,964	6
17	FIFA Street (PS3) Electronic Arts, Sports	35,360	611,354	7
18	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action	34,120	4,206,632	26
19	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) Activision, Shooter	33,129	13,939,064	25
20	Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Racing	30,634	31,950,194	212
21	Mass Effect 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Role-Playing	30,570	729,243	8
22	Battlefield 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Shooter	30,324	5,240,491	27
23	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Platform	29,860	25,406,658	128
24	Batman: Arkham City (PS3) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action	29,229	3,152,239	28
25	Conception: Please Give Birth to My Child! (PSP) Spike, Role-Playing	28,934	28,934	1
26	Ciel Nosurge: Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu Uta (PSV) Gust, Misc	27,952	27,952	1
27	Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Racing	26,518	7,520,967	75
28	Wii Sports (Wii) Nintendo, Sports	26,478	78,891,887	284
29	FIFA Soccer 12 (X360) Electronic Arts, Sports	24,897	3,652,800	31
30	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Wii) Activision, Action	24,786	1,613,073	29

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Virus_Of_Life (on 09 May 2012)

A Dynasty Warriors game only sold 20k FW in japan???

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Heavenly_King (on 09 May 2012)

Prototype 2 is on track to sell worst than the first one. And that is a good thing because that abomination of a game must not get any more sequels.

Yeah, you got it right, I think that franchise is a piece of crap.

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Sal.Paradise Heavenly_King (on 09 May 2012)

I admire your fiery passion regarding the Prototype franchise.

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JaxxRaxor (on 10 May 2012)

It's a very bad sign when your soon to be last gen handheld is outselling your new next/current gen hand held. The 3DS is not on fire, but the Vita has slump that seems even worse than what the 3DS had in the months between it's debut and the price cut. A price cut for the vita would help alot but I'm not sure if Sony would be willing to lose even more money on the system.

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