Weekly Sales Analysis, 18 August 2012 - Darksiders II, Sleeping Dogs - News

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Overview

3DS sales increased 11 percent due to the release of New Super Mario Bros. 2. Hardware sales week on week are up for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, 3DS, and Vita, and are down a tiny bit for the Wii, DS, and PSP. Overall sales are up six percent week on week. All hardware is down year on year, and is down an overall 38 percent.

Two games debuted in the top 30 this week. Darksiders II for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation is the top debut this week. The Xbox 360 version debuted at number two with sales of 208,798, while the PlayStation 3 version debuted at number three with sales of 195,268. Software milestones this week in the top 30: New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) passed the one million mark; and Mario Kart 7 (3DS) passed the six million mark.

Worldwide Hardware

Hardware sales week on week are up for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, 3DS, and Vita, and are down a tiny bit for the Wii, DS, and PSP. The 3DS is at the top this week with sales of 241,010 units, which is up 24,344 (11%).  The PlayStation 3 is up 11,026 (9%) to 132,128 units sold. Xbox 360 sales are up 1,807 (2%) to 100,567 units sold. The Wii sold 58,108 units, which is down 868 (-1%). The Vita sold 36,786 which is up 1,100 (3%) compared to last week. The PSP is down 257 (-1%) to 34,659 units sold. The DS is down just 27 (-0%) to 29,492 units sold. Total week on week sales are up 37,125 (6%) to 632,750.

Year on year sales are down across the board. The PlayStation 3 is down 67,782 (-34%), the Wii is down 66,849 (-53%), and the Xbox 360 is down 29,332 (-23%). The PSP is down 96,038 (-73%) the DS is down 81,761 (-73%) and the 3DS is down 78,748 (-25%). Year on year sales are down 383,724 (-38%).

Xbox 360 sales have increased for two weeks, PlayStation 3 for one week, while the Wii has decreased for two 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. The PlayStation 3 has a 45 percent market share; the Xbox 360 has a 35 percent market share; and the Wii has a 20 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the PlayStation 3 and Wii are up, and the Xbox 360 is down.

The 3DS has outsold its predecessor, the DS, by more than 8 to 1, while the Vita barely outsold its predecessor, the PSP. The PSP has a 54 percent market share this week for the current generation handhelds and the DS has a 46 percent. The 3DS has an 87 percent market share for the next generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 13 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the 3DS is up while the Vita, DS and PSP are down.

Worldwide Software

Two games debuted in the top 30 this week. Darksiders II for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation is the top debut this week. The Xbox 360 version debuted at number two with sales of 208,798, while the PlayStation 3 version debuted at number three with sales of 195,268. The game debuted in North America and Europe.

Sleeping Dogs for the Xbox 360 debuted at number four with sales of 163,779. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number five with sales of 135,389. The game debuted in North America and Europe.

Other games in the top 10 that are not debuts include New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) at number one with sales of 323,797.

The Last Story (Wii) is at number six with sales of 81,701. Pokémon Black / White Version 2 (DS) is at number seven with sales of 60,120. Dragon Quest X (Wii) is at number eight with sales of 46,402. London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (X360) is at number nine with sales of 42,987. London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (PS3) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 42,304.

Week on week software totals are up for the PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, and 3DS, and are down for the DS, PSP, and Vita. The PlayStation 3 sold 1.60 million games, an increase of 235,002 (17%). The Xbox 360 sold 1.55 million games this week, an increase of 317,445 (26%). Wii software sales are up 35,907 (4%) to 963,549. The 3DS sold 733,748 games, which is up 116,706 (19%). The DS sold 605,398 games, a decrease of 4,855 (-1%).  PSP game sales are down 24,022 (-8%) to 267,586 games sold. The Vita sold 91,441 games, a decrease of 1,807 (-2%).  Total combined software is up 674,376 (13%) week on week to 5.85 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 731,051 (84%), the Wii is down 220,771 (-18%) and the Xbox 360 is up 761,952 (96%). The DS is down 153,731 (-20%), the PSP is down 152,957 (-36%) and the 3DS is up 388,864 (113%). Total combined software is up 1.45 million (33%) games sold year on year.

All three handhelds have increased this week. The PlayStation 3 has lead for the last 13 weeks. The PlayStation 3 has a 37 percent market share, the Xbox 360 with 39 percent, and the Wii with 24 percent. Compared to ten weeks ago all three home consoles are up.

The 3DS has led for a fourth straight, while the DS has led for seven of the past 11 weeks. The DS has a 69 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 31 percent market share. The 3DS has an 89 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 11 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the 3DS, DS, and PSP are up, while the Vita is down.

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

Pos	Game	Weekly	Total	Week #
1	New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	323,797	1,104,497	4
2	Darksiders II (X360) THQ, Action	208,798	208,798	1
3	Darksiders II (PS3) THQ, Action	195,268	195,268	1
4	Sleeping Dogs (X360) Square-Enix, Action	163,779	163,779	1
5	Sleeping Dogs (PS3) Square-Enix, Action	135,389	135,389	1
6	The Last Story (Wii) Xseed Games, Role-Playing	81,701	363,532	82
7	Pokemon Black / White Version 2 (DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing	60,120	2,643,695	9
8	Dragon Quest X (Wii) Square Enix, Role-Playing	46,402	503,339	3
9	London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (PS3) Sega, Sports	42,987	317,671	8
10	London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (X360) Sega, Sports	42,304	311,288	8
11	Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Nintendo, Racing	38,775	6,034,287	38
12	Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS) Square Enix, Role-Playing	37,857	774,340	21
13	Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	34,484	6,498,900	42
14	Mario Party 9 (Wii) Nintendo, Misc	33,715	1,668,582	25
15	Batman: Arkham City (PS3) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action	29,427	3,532,207	44
16	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii) Sega, Sports	28,919	3,062,963	40
17	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) Activision, Shooter	26,895	12,238,277	41
18	Battlefield 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Shooter	26,735	5,717,165	43
19	Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Racing	25,614	32,336,093	228
20	Wii Sports (Wii) Nintendo, Sports	25,076	79,278,667	300
21	Batman: Arkham City (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action	24,890	3,119,368	44
22	LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Adventure	23,888	508,735	9
23	Just Dance Wii 2 (Wii) Nintendo, Misc	23,737	137,605	4
24	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) Activision, Shooter	23,322	14,413,809	41
25	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Platform	23,097	25,747,574	144
26	Wii Sports Resort (Wii) Nintendo, Sports	22,653	29,889,783	165
27	Kinect Adventures! (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Misc	21,972	16,829,994	94
28	Pokemon Black / White Version (DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing	21,562	14,256,866	101
29	Diablo III (PC) Blizzard Entertainment, Role-Playing	21,329	2,645,438	14
30	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Wii) Activision, Action	21,195	2,042,318	45

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Michael-5 (on 26 August 2012)

Good opening for The Last Story despite the last minute delay. Retailers in Canada didn't get the game until late Saturday, but I hear USA was Thursday. I expect sales to stay strong next week, above Sleeping Dogs hopefully (for all regions despite TLS only releasing in 1)

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Amin_and_Azizah (on 26 August 2012)

Another fantastic opening for a new Wii jrpg. These are very good sales :)

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Heavenly_King (on 25 August 2012)

I think both Darksiders 2 and Sleeping dogs had good openings. I hope they continue to sell good for lots of weeks, because the 2 are great games.

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