Weekly Sales Analysis, 25 August 2012 - 3DS, NSMB2 Sales Remain Strong - News

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Overview

3DS sales remain steady as the 3DS XL gets released around the world. Hardware sales week on week are up for the 3DS and down for every other platform. Overall sales are down five percent week on week. The 3DS is the only platform to be up year on year, while overall sales are down 36 percent.

Two games debuted in the top 30 this week. Bakemonogatari Portable (PSP) debuted at number eight with sales of 34,745. There are no software milestones this week in the top 30.

Worldwide Hardware

Hardware sales week on week are up for the 3DS, while every other platform is down. The 3DS is at the top this week with sales of 246,543 units, which is up 5,533 (2%).  The PlayStation 3 is down 13,551 (-10%) to 118,577 units sold. Xbox 360 sales are down 3,954 (-4%) to 96,613 units sold. The Wii sold 48.950 units, which is down 9,158 (-16%). The Vita sold 33,257 which is down 3,529 (-10%) compared to last week. The PSP is down 6,432 (-19%) to 28,227 units sold. The DS is down 2,299 (-8%) to 27,193 units sold. Total week on week sales are down 33,390 (-5%) to 599,360.

Year on year sales are up for the 3DS and down for every other platform. The PlayStation 3 is down 118,222 (-50%), the Wii is down 67,175 (-58%), and the Xbox 360 is down 38,922 (-29%). The PSP is down 85,895 (-75%) the DS is down 74,934 (-73%) and the 3DS is up 21,859 (10%). Year on year sales are down 330,032 (-36%).

Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sales have decreased for one week, while the Wii has decreased for three 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 36 percent market share; and the Wii has a 19 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the Wii is up, and the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are down.

The 3DS has outsold its predecessor, the DS, by more than 9 to 1, while the Vita barely outsold its predecessor, the PSP. The PSP has a 51 percent market share this week for the current generation handhelds and the DS has a 49 percent. The 3DS has an 88 percent market share for the next generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 12 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. Bakemonogatari Portable (PSP) debuted at number eight with sales of 34,745. The game launched in Japan, with no release anywhere else.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (X360) debuted at number 14 with sales of 25,531. The game launched 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 408,745. Darksiders II (X360) is at number two with sales of 103,280. Sleeping Dogs (X360) is at number three with sales of 102,800. Darksiders II (PS3) is at number four with sales of 93,439. Sleeping Dogs (PS3) is at number five with sales of 87,096.

Mario Kart 7 (3DS) is at number six with sales of 42,168. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) is at number seven with sales of 37,830. Pokémon Black / White Version 2 (DS) is at number nine with sales of 34,094. London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (PS3) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 32,257.

Week on week software totals are up for the 3DS and down for everything else. The PlayStation 3 sold 1.39 million games, a decrease of 206,782 (-13%). The Xbox 360 sold 1.35 million games this week, a decrease of 200,796 (2-13%). Wii software sales are down 162,978 (-16%) to 836,478. The 3DS sold 750,073 games, which is up 16,325 (2%). The DS sold 548,960 games, a decrease of 56,438 (-9%).  PSP game sales are down 2,789 (-1%) to 264.797 games sold. The Vita sold 86.744 games, a decrease of 4,697 (-5%).  Total combined software is down 618,155 (-11%) week on week to 5.24 million.

Year on year software totals are up for the Xbox 360 and 3DS, and down for everything else. The PlayStation 3 is down 123,131 (-8%), the Wii is down 297,914 (-26%) and the Xbox 360 is up 213,019 (19%). The DS is down 197,916 (-26%), the PSP is down 275,369 (-51%) and the 3DS is up 484,465 (182%). Total combined software is down 110,102 (-2%) games sold year on year.

All three handhelds have decreased this week. The PlayStation 3 has lead for the last 14 weeks. The PlayStation 3 has a 39 percent market share, the Xbox 360 with 38 percent, and the Wii with 23 percent. Compared to ten weeks ago all three home consoles are up.

The 3DS has led for a fifth straight, while the DS has led for seven of the past 12 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 90 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 10 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the 3DS and PSP are up, while the DS 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	New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	408,745	1,513,242	5
2	Darksiders II (X360) THQ, Action	103,280	312,078	2
3	Sleeping Dogs (X360) Square-Enix, Action	102,800	266,579	2
4	Darksiders II (PS3) THQ, Action	93,439	288,707	2
5	Sleeping Dogs (PS3) Square-Enix, Action	87,096	222,485	2
6	Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Nintendo, Racing	42,168	6,076,455	39
7	Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	37,830	6,536,730	43
8	Bakemonogatari Portable (PSP) Namco Bandai Games, Adventure	34,745	34,745	1
9	Pokemon Black / White Version 2 (DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing	34,094	2,677,789	10
10	London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (PS3) Sega, Sports	32,257	349,928	9
11	London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (X360) Sega, Sports	30,536	341,824	9
12	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) Activision, Shooter	28,530	12,266,807	42
13	Mario Party 9 (Wii) Nintendo, Misc	28,332	1,696,914	26
14	Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (X360) Activision, Action	25,531	25,531	1
15	Batman: Arkham City (PS3) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action	25,266	3,557,473	45
16	Battlefield 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Shooter	24,411	5,741,576	44
17	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii) Sega, Sports	24,286	3,087,249	41
18	Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Racing	23,872	32,359,965	229
19	Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS) Square Enix, Role-Playing	23,491	797,831	22
20	LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Adventure	23,036	531,771	10
21	Kinect Adventures! (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Misc	21,864	16,851,858	95
22	Dragon Quest X (Wii) Square Enix, Role-Playing	21,826	525,165	4
23	Batman: Arkham City (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action	21,796	3,141,164	45
24	Wii Sports (Wii) Nintendo, Sports	21,627	79,300,294	301
25	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) Activision, Shooter	21,586	14,435,395	42
26	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Platform	20,760	25,768,334	145
27	The Last Story (Wii) Xseed Games, Role-Playing	19,779	383,311	83
28	Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Racing	19,510	7,811,673	92
29	Diablo III (PC) Blizzard Entertainment, Role-Playing	19,414	2,664,852	15
30	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Wii) Activision, Action	19,201	2,061,519	46

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Salnax (on 03 September 2012)

It's amazing how strong DS software sales are so strong despite there being only 5 games for it on the chart. Even Mario is barely keeping 3DS software sales above DS ones!

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Ganoncrotch Salnax (on 03 September 2012)

just a massive numbers game, vgchartz tracks 2209 ds games as being over 10k sales with 170million consoles world wide that can play this massive choice of games it's no real wonder that even tho the games might not be charting there are still 10s of thousands of DS games sold daily. I personally finally picked up a copy of EBA and rhythm heaven this week in a special that gamestop had them at. so yeah not shocked that older DS games are still printing money for the big N

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Michael-5 Salnax (on 03 September 2012)

How did you access those numbers? Also, you should mention that 20/170 of those million playable systems are 3DS systems, and some people do own multiple DS consoles (I for example have 2 GBA systems, a regular and a GBA SP).

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Ganoncrotch Salnax (on 03 September 2012)

my numbers? ummm the game database found at the top of vgchartz :D mouseover game DB at the top, go to all systems, then DS and yeah I scrolled to the last game with .01m sales, which is 10k and yeah you're right that there are people with multiple systems of course, I had a DSphat and traded that in for a DSlite but it was in perfect condition and I have no doubt that someone will have purchased that and bought some games on it, I do have that DSlite and my 3DS tho so I do indeed still own more than my fair share :D As for gba family lol, myself I own 2 original Gba systems, one with an afterburner screen mod so it's backlite, a GBASP a tribal GBA, A link to the past Zelda triforce GBAsp and my beloved GBAmioh and ofc a gba player for my GC :D love me some nintendo and some collecting.

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Ganoncrotch Salnax (on 03 September 2012)

GBA micro not GBAmioh.... odd bug with ends of sentences when replying here.

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Michael-5 (on 03 September 2012)

:-( For Last Story. It's amazing how poor a game by the creator of Final Fantasy sells without the Final Fantasy name. I liked the game more then any recent Final Fantasy title.

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cusman Michael-5 (on 04 September 2012)

Easily one of the most boring and uninspired games I have tried in last couple of years. Didn't like the Final Fantasy # game that I last tried either.

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Faxanadu (on 04 September 2012)

Very disappointed that Mario Kart wii is only at 18. talk about short legs.

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Ganoncrotch Faxanadu (on 04 September 2012)

I know right, just 229 short weeks in the top 100 they can't have turned profit on that :D

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C-M-D (on 03 September 2012)

"98 - Donkey Kong Country Returns" Still alive! :)

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the_dengle C-M-D (on 04 September 2012)

The price cut earlier this year probably helped.

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Kelankin (on 03 September 2012)

Definitely seems like a good week for Nintendo.

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Ganoncrotch Kelankin (on 04 September 2012)

yeah, with them staggering the launch of the XL and NSMB2 in each of the 3 regions it's made the last 3 weeks great looking for them, just hope it continues to buzz for a while now after each region has their new shinies for more than 7 days :)

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Gehirnkrampf (on 04 September 2012)

"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."

I love reading this sentence.

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