Weekly Sales Analysis, 7 July 2012 - Etrian Odyssey IV, Anarchy Reigns - News

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Overview

Hardware sales week on week are up for the PlayStation 3, flat for the PSP, and down for the Wii, Xbox 360, DS, 3DS, and PlayStation Vita. Overall sales are down six percent week on week. The 3DS is the only platform to be up year on year and even with it being up 71 percent. Overall sales are down by 38 percent year on year.

Four games debuted in the top 30 this week. Etrian Odyssey IV (3DS) debuted at number two with sales of 95,865. There are no software milestones this week in the top 30.

Worldwide Hardware

Hardware sales week on week are up for the PlayStation 3, flat for the PSP, and down for the Wii, Xbox 360, DS, 3DS, and PlayStation Vita. The 3DS is at the top this week with sales of 142,442 units, which is down 17,426 (-11%).  The PlayStation 3 is up 1,338 (1%) to 122,832 units sold.  Xbox 360 sales are down 737 (-1%) to 88,135 units sold. The PlayStation Vita is down 16,084 (-11%) to 47,891 units sold. The PSP sold 46,212 which is down 158 (0%) compared to last week.  The Wii sold 42,496 units, which is down 1,072 (-2%). The DS is down 1,786 (-5%) to 35,545 units sold. Total week on week sales are down 35,925 (-6%) to 525,553.

Year on year sales are up for the 3DS and down for everything else. The PlayStation 3 is down 48,976 (-29%), the Wii is down 92,068 (-68%), and the Xbox 360 is down 71,632 (-45%). The PSP is down 78,244 (-63%) the DS is down 136,697 (-63%) and the 3DS is up 59,107 (71%). Year on year sales are down 320,616 (-38%).

The PlayStation 3 has increased for three weeks, while the Xbox 360 has decreased for two weeks and the Wii has decreased for four 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 48 percent market share; the Xbox 360 has a 35 percent market share; and the Wii has a 17 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the Xbox 360 is up, and the PlayStation 3 and Wii are down.

The 3DS has outsold its predecessor, the DS, by more than 4 to 1, while the Vita barely outsold the PSP. The PSP has a 57 percent market share this week for the current generation handhelds and the DS has a 43 percent. The 3DS has a 75 percent market share for the next generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 25 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all four handhelds are down.

Worldwide Software

Four games debuted in the top 30 this week. Etrian Odyssey IV (3DS) debuted at number two with sales of 95,865. The game launched in Japan.

Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost (3DS) debuted at number six with sales of 54,667. The game launched in Japan.

Anarchy Reigns (PS3) debuted at number 13 with sales of 46,973. The Xbox 360 version debuted at number 19 with sales of 36,197. The game launched in Japan.

Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (3DS) debuted at number 28 with sales of 29,846. The game launched in Japan.

Other games in the top 10 that are not debuts include Pokémon Black / White Version 2 (DS) at the top with sales of 184,681. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (X360) is at number three with sales of 71,772. Diablo III (PC) is at number four with sales of 64,504. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii) is at number five with sales of 63,880.

The Amazing Spider-Man (PS3) is at number seven with sales of 52,899. The Amazing Spider-Man (X360) is at number seven with sales of 52,624. Pokemon + Nobunaga no Yabou (DS) is at number nine with sales of 47,813. Spec Ops: The Line (PS3) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 47,813.

Week on week software totals are up for the PSP and 3DS, and are down for the PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, DS, and Vita. The PlayStation 3 sold 1.39 million games, a decrease of 216,115 (-13%). The Xbox 360 sold 1.29 million games this week, a decrease of 145,702 (15%). Wii software sales are down 72,636 (-8%) to 783,160. The DS sold 688,784 games, a decrease of 254,953 (-27%).  The 3DS sold 513,525 games, which is up 150,397 (41%). PSP game sales are up 16,871 (8%) to 234,157 games sold. The Vita sold 108252 games, a decrease of 38,511 (-26%).  Total combined software is down 560,649 (-10%) week on week to 5.01 million.

Year on year software totals are up for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and 3DS, and are down for the Wii, DS and PSP. The PlayStation 3 is up 262,629 (23%), the Wii is down 418,286 (-35%) and the Xbox 360 is up 255,733 (25%). The DS is up 99,489 (-13%), the PSP is down 6,897 (-3%) and the 3DS is up 316,027 (160%). Total combined software is up 417,969 (9%) games sold year on year.

The gap between the software sales of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are now back within 100,000 of each other, for the seventh time in eight week. The PlayStation 3 has lead for nine of the last 10 weeks, while the Xbox 360 led for the other one. The PlayStation 3 has a 40 percent market share, the Xbox 360 with 37 percent, and the Wii with 23 percent. Compared to ten weeks ago all three home consoles are down.

The DS has lead for nine out of the last ten weeks, and the 3DS lead for the other week. The DS has a 75 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 25 percent market share. The 3DS has an 83 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 17 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the DS and 3DS are up, while the PSP and Vita are down.

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

Pos	Game	Weekly	Total	Week #
1	Pokemon Black / White Version 2 (DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing	184,681	2,185,864	3
2	Etrian Odyssey IV (3DS) Atlus, Role-Playing	95,865	95,865	1
3	LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Adventure	71,772	323,457	3
4	Diablo III (PC) Blizzard Entertainment, Role-Playing	64,504	2,481,946	8
5	LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Adventure	63,880	229,032	3
6	Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost (3DS) Level 5, Role-Playing	54,667	54,667	1
7	The Amazing Spider-Man (PS3) Activision, Action	52,899	129,214	2
8	The Amazing Spider-Man (X360) Activision, Action	52,624	146,557	2
9	Pokemon + Nobunaga no Yabou (DS) Nintendo, Strategy	49,858	621,926	17
10	Spec Ops: The Line (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter	47,813	145,363	2
11	Spec Ops: The Line (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter	47,157	160,790	2
12	LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (PS3) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Adventure	47,152	211,913	3
13	Anarchy Reigns (PS3) Sega, Action	46,973	46,973	1
14	Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy (3DS) Square Enix, Misc	46,605	204,974	21
15	Toriko: Gourmet Survival! (PSP) Namco Bandai Games, Role-Playing	40,921	248,377	49
16	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PS3) Ubisoft, Shooter	39,302	465,215	7
17	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Wii) Activision, Action	37,762	1,907,194	39
18	Mario Party 9 (Wii) Nintendo, Misc	37,407	1,456,551	19
19	Anarchy Reigns (X360) Sega, Action	36,197	36,197	1
20	London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (X360) Sega, Sports	35,610	49,200	2
21	Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	35,367	6,301,431	36
22	Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Nintendo, Racing	34,639	5,821,833	32
23	Zumba Fitness 2 (Wii) Majesco Entertainment, Sports	34,329	1,842,661	34
24	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) Activision, Shooter	31,807	12,072,354	35
25	MLB 12: The Show (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Sports	31,296	606,184	18
26	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) Activision, Shooter	30,933	14,257,089	35
27	Battlefield 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Shooter	30,598	5,551,191	37
28	Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (3DS) Namco Bandai Games, Action	29,846	29,846	1
29	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (X360) Ubisoft, Shooter	29,630	970,254	7
30	Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D (3DS) Square Enix, Role-Playing	26,959	804,820	6

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Virus_Of_Life (on 15 July 2012)

Final Fantasy xiii-2 passes 2 million sold =D

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Virus_Of_Life Virus_Of_Life (on 15 July 2012)

(on ps3 I meant)

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Boutros (on 15 July 2012)

Dude..Anarchy Reigns isn't out yet in the US lol

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Panama (on 15 July 2012)

How did you guys mess up so badly with Anarchy Reigns?

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Michael-5 Panama (on 16 July 2012)

Did the 360 version really sell 75% as well as the PS3 version in Japan? Do Japanese gamers hate Platinum Studios?

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JustThatGamer (on 15 July 2012)

Request- When will God of War III's numbers be fixed? Why is Vgchartz incapable of fixing a mistake that is so massively wrong and has even been confirmed so by Sony themselves? It shipped 5.20 million as of May 30th (probably 5.3m+ now) and has only sold 4.41m? There's no way a game that's over 2 years old can have around 900,000 copies sitting on shelves.

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Mad55 JustThatGamer (on 15 July 2012)

Their not gonna answer a question like that. im sure they will correct it in the future though along with anything else that needs revising.

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Michael-5 JustThatGamer (on 15 July 2012)

Actually that doesn't sound too unrealistic to me. GT5 had about that number of copies on store shelves for months. It's because unconventional retailers like "Shoppers Drug Mart," "7-11," and "Canadian Tire" stock copies of games like this and don't really sell them. The shoppers near me has had one copy of Mario Party 8 do so long (and in direct sunlight) that the color has largely faded away.

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SnakeDrake (on 16 July 2012)

I like that they add in the top 100 chart

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