2012 Year on Year Sales and Market Share Update to September 1st - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 10 September 2012 / 7,350 Views
Here we see data representing the global sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three home consoles over comparable periods for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.
Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)
Market Share (Same Periods Covered)
2009 – (Week beginning January 4 to September 5)
2010 – (Week beginning January 3 to September 4)
2011 – (Week beginning January 2 to September 3)
2012 – (Week beginning January 1 to September 1)
Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year
"Year to date" sales for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2012 versus 2010 and 2012 versus 2011 is displayed. This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.
Microsoft
Xbox 360 - Down Year-on-Year 35k, Year to Date -22.0%
Sony
PlayStation 3 – Down Year-on-Year 136k, Year to Date -15.8%
PlayStation Vita - n/a
Nintendo
Nintendo Wii - Down Year-on-Year 66k, Year to Date -48.6%
Nintendo 3DS - Up Year-on-Year 32k, Year to Date 43.7%
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The 360 almost caught up to PS3 sales last year and it was just as far behind as it is this year. Except overall both aren't selling as well. I wonder how close the 360 will be behind PS3. I'm betting 700,000 with the rumored PS3 Super Slim releasing.
There actually is a larger difference this year, by 200k but yes the holidays can shrink that gap. A more interesting take away is that PS3 is up 700k from 2009 while 360 is down 200k from 2009. It just doesn't have the selling power right now and could be looking at too much market saturation or at least an indication that it needs a price cut. Next gen, I can smell it in the air.
