Weekly Sales Analysis, 5 May 2012 - Sniper Elite V2 - News

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Overview

Hardware sales are down on average just one percent week on week. Year on year sales are down on average 17 percent, however the 3DS is up 50 percent. The Wii and 3DS are the only two platforms to be up week on week, while the 3DS is the only platform to be up year on year.

Two games debuted in the top 30 this week. Sniper Elite V2 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sold a combined 266,020. There are no software milestones this week in the top 30.

Worldwide Hardware

Week on week sales are up for the Wii and 3DS, and are down for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, DS, PSP, and PlayStation Vita. The 3DS is at the top this week with sales of 186,867 units, which is up 17,889 (11%).  The PlayStation 3 is down 9,140 (-6%) to 146,882 units sold.  Xbox 360 sales are down 5,880 (-5%) to 123,867 units sold. The Wii sold 78,683 units, which is up 2,379 (3%).  The PSP sold 68,935, which is down 3,103 (-4%) compared to last week. The PlayStation Vita is down 5,556 (-9%) to 59,323 units sold. The DS is down 1,597 (-2%) to 39,310 units sold. Total week on week sales are down 5,008 (-1%) to 703,867.

Year on year sales are down across the board, except for the 3DS which is up. The PlayStation 3 is down 1,110 (-1%), the Wii is down 28,926 (-27%), and the Xbox 360 is down 17,931 (-13%). The PSP is down 115,087 (-63%) the DS is down 116,526 (-75%) and the 3DS is up 79,015 (73%). Year on year sales are down 141,242 (-17%).

Wii sales have increased slightly for two straight weeks, the PlayStation 3 decreased for one week and the Xbox 260 has decreased for two straight weeks. 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 42 percent market share; the Xbox 360 has a 35 percent market share; and the Wii has a 23 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all three home consoles are down.

The 3DS has outsold its predecessor, the DS, by nearly 5 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 76 percent market share for the next generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 24 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the 3DS is up, while the Vita, PSP and DS are down.

Worldwide Software

Two games debuted in the top 30 this week. Sniper Elite V2 (X360) debuted at number two with sales of 142,735. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number three with sales of 123,285. The game launched in North America and Europe, with no release date in Japan.

TERA (PC) debuted at number four with sales of 101,471. The game launched in North America and Europe.

Other games in the top 10 that are not debuts include Mario Part 9 (Wii) at the top of the charts with sales of 177,382. Prototype 2 (X360) is at number five in its second week with sales of 95,374.

Prototype 2 (PS3) is at number six in its second week with sales of 71,209. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3) is at number seven with sales of 67,584. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) is at number eight with sales of 59,027. Mario Kart 7 (3DS) is at number eight with sales of 59,027. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 46,531.

Week on week software totals are down across the board, except for the 3DS which is up. The PlayStation 3 takes the top spot this week with sales of 1.62 million, a decrease of 280,616 (-15%). The Xbox 360 sold 1.47 million games this week, a decrease of 183,225 (-11%). Wii software sales are down 51,568 (-4%) to 1.10 million. The DS sold 534,789 games, a decrease of 56,029 (-9%). The 3DS sold 430,764 games, which is up 21,427 (5%). PSP game sales are down 56,491 (-18%) to 263,302 games sold. The Vita sold 118,005 games, a decrease of 10,017 (-8%).  Total combined software is down 616,519 (-10%) week on week to 5.53 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 601,880 (59%), the Wii is down 52,382 (-5%) and the Xbox 360 is up 510,277 (53%). The DS is down 305,100 (-36%), the PSP is down 92,110 (-26%) and the 3DS is up 300,888 (232%). Total combined software is up 1.08 million (24%) games sold year on year.

The PlayStation 3 has sold the most games for a second week in a row, despite sales dropping. 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 39 percent market share, the Xbox 360 with 35 percent, and the Wii with 26 percent. Compared to ten weeks ago all three home consoles are down.

The DS leads this week and for the seventh time in 10 weeks, while the 3DS lead for three of the other weeks. The DS has a 67 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 33 percent market share. The 3DS has a 79 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 22 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all four handhelds are down.

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

Pos	Game	Weekly	Total	Week #
1	Mario Party 9 (Wii) Nintendo, Misc	177,382	1,022,367	10
2	Sniper Elite V2 (X360) 505 Games, Shooter	142,735	142,735	1
3	Sniper Elite V2 (PS3) 505 Games, Shooter	123,285	123,285	1
4	TERA (PC) En Masse, Role-Playing	101,471	101,471	1
5	Prototype 2 (X360) Activision, Action	95,374	356,350	2
6	Prototype 2 (PS3) Activision, Action	71,209	257,394	2
7	Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3) Capcom, Shooter	67,584	826,791	7
8	Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	59,027	5,992,462	27
9	Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Nintendo, Racing	54,195	5,530,700	23
10	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) Activision, Shooter	46,531	11,769,229	26
11	Mass Effect 3 (X360) Electronic Arts, Role-Playing	42,597	2,191,856	9
12	Fire Emblem: Kakusei (3DS) Nintendo, Strategy	42,392	349,113	3
13	Kinect Adventures! (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Misc	42,277	16,476,739	79
14	Kinect Star Wars (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Action	41,523	709,014	5
15	Just Dance 3 (Wii) Ubisoft, Misc	41,150	8,993,701	31
16	Zumba Fitness 2 (Wii) Majesco Entertainment, Sports	39,229	1,551,509	25
17	The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Role-Playing	37,751	320,813	3
18	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) Activision, Shooter	37,531	13,971,905	26
19	Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS) Nintendo, Action	37,144	661,984	7
20	FIFA Soccer 12 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Sports	34,219	5,698,327	32
21	Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Racing	31,980	31,979,976	213
22	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Platform	29,908	25,433,959	129
23	FIFA Street (PS3) Electronic Arts, Sports	29,833	640,665	8
24	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action	29,341	4,234,075	27
25	Batman: Arkham City (PS3) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action	28,892	3,178,508	29
26	Battlefield 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Shooter	27,327	5,266,535	28
27	Wii Sports (Wii) Nintendo, Sports	26,777	78,916,077	285
28	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Wii) Activision, Action	26,612	1,636,953	30
29	FIFA Soccer 12 (X360) Electronic Arts, Sports	25,764	3,677,358	32
30	Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Racing	25,710	7,545,755	76

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outlawauron (on 15 May 2012)

Tera!

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Salnax (on 14 May 2012)

Kid Icarus: Uprising went up!

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