Weekly Sales Analysis, 19 April - Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PS4) - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 May 2014 / 7,425 Views
Overview
Overall, hardware sale this week decreased by three percent. Week-on-week sales are up for the Wii, Xbox 360, Wii U, Xbox One, and 3DS. Overall year-on-year sales are down by 12 percent. The PlayStation Vita and Wii U are the only platforms up year-on-year.
Four games debuted in the top 30 this week. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PS4) debuted at number two with sales of 109,702. The game launched worldwide.
There are no software milestones this week in the top 30.
Worldwide Hardware
Hardware home console sales week-on-week is up for the Wii, Xbox 360, Wii U, and Xbox One. PlayStation 4 sales are down 12,366 (-9%) to 127,884 units sold. Xbox One sales are up 795 (1%) to 92,460 units sold. PlayStation 3 sales are down 979 (-2%) to 48,924 units sold. The Xbox 360 sold 33,222 units, an increase of 1,011 (3%). Wii U sales are up 2,489 (8%) to 32,176 units sold. The Wii sold 10,611 units, an increase of 503 (5%).
Handheld sales week-on-week is up for the 3DS and down for the PSP and Vita. The 3DS sold 105,421 units, which is up 2,982 (3%) week-on-week. The PlayStation Vita sold 35,492 units which is down 7,199 (-17%) compared to last week. The PSP is down 205 (-2%) to 11,512 units sold. Total week on week sales are down 12,969 units (-3%) to 497,702 units sold.
The Vita and Wii U are up year-on-year. The PlayStation 3 is down 83,361 (-63%), the Wii is down 20,370 (-66%), the Xbox 360 is down 54,004 (-62%), and the Wii U is up 153 (0%). The PSP is down 43,318 (-79%), the Vita is up 1,722 (5%) and the 3DS is down 70,561 (-40%). Year on year sales are down 67,637 units (-12%).
Home console hardware sales have increased for the Xbox One for three weeks, and one week for the Wii, Xbox 360, and Wii U. The PlayStation 3 has decreased for two weeks and four weeks for the PlayStation 4.
The PlayStation 3 has a 53 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has a 36 percent market share; and the Wii has an 11 percent market share. The PlayStation 4 has a 50 percent market share for the eighth generation, the Xbox One has a 37 percent market share and the Wii U has a 13 percent market share.
Handheld hardware sales have increased for the 3DS for one week and decreased for the Vita and PSP for three weeks. The Vita has outsold the PSP for 28 straight weeks. The gap between the 3DS and Vita has increased this week to 70,000 units, from 60,000 units last week.
The 3DS has a 75 percent market share for the eighth generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 25 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks the 3DS, Vita and PSP are down.
Worldwide Software
Four games debuted in the top 30 this week. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PS4) debuted at number two with sales of 109,702. The game launched worldwide.
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (PS3) debuted at number four with sales of 67,235. The Xbox 360 version debuted at number six with sales 58,285. The game launched in North America and Europe.
Trials Fusion (PS4) debuted at number 18 with sales of 30,468. The game launched in North America and Europe.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1-2-3: Naruhodo Selection (3DS) debuted at number 25 with sales of 26.901. The game launched in Japan.
Here are the other games in the top 10 that are not debuts: Titanfall (X360) is at number one with sales of 155,466. Titanfall (XOne) is at number three with sales of 93,608. Minecraft (X360) is at number five with sales of 60,087.
inFAMOUS: Second Son (PS4) is at number seven with sales of 57,323. Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (PSV) is at number eight with sales of 49,577. Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS3) is at number nine with sales of 44,961. Pokémon X/Y (3DS) is at number 10 with sales of 43,670.
Software home console sales week-on-week is up for the PlayStation 4. The PlayStation 3 sold 1.28 million games, a decrease of 242,659 units (-16%). The Xbox 360 sold 1.15 million games this week, a decrease of 296,041 units (-20%). The Wii sold 357,896 games, a decrease of 31,363 units (-8%). PlayStation 4 software sales are up 81,328 units (23%) to 437,072 games sold. The Xbox One sold 275,493 games, a decrease of 104,633 (-28%). The Wii U sold 189,669 games, a decrease of 18,730 (-9%).
Handheld software sales week-on-week is up for the 3DS. The 3DS sold 532,879 games, which up 29,784 units (6%). The DS sold 266,606 games, a decrease of 27,805 units (-9%) week-on-week. Vita game sales are down 95,341 units (-31%) to 207,952 games sold. The PSP sold 91,987 games, a decrease of 2,691 (-3%). Total combined software is down 708,151 units (-13%) week-on-week to 4.79 million.
Year-on-year software totals is up for the Wii U, and Vita. The PlayStation 3 is down 149,487 units (-10%), the Wii is down 217,521 units (-38%), the Xbox 360 is down 172,233 units (-13%), and the Wii U is up 61,713 units (48%). The DS is down 91,608 units (-26%), the PSP is down 123,852 units (-57%), the 3DS is down 471,655 units (-47%), and the Vita is up 107,509 units (107%). Total combined software is down 344,569 units (-7%) games sold year-on-year.
Home console software sales have increased for the PlayStation 4 for week. The PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U have decreased for one week and three weeks for the Wii.
The PlayStation 3 has a 46 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has a 41 percent market share; and the Wii has a 13 percent market share. The PlayStation 4 has a 48 percent market share for the eighth generation, the Xbox One has a 31 percent market share, and the Wii U has a 21 percent market share.
Handheld software sales have increase for the 3DS for one week. Sales have decreased for the Vita for one week and three weeks for the DS and PSP. The 3DS and DS have remained above their rivals, the Vita and PSP respectively. The 3DS sold nearly three times more games than the Vita. The DS sold nearly three times as many games as the PSP.
The DS has a 74 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 26 percent market share. The 3DS has a 72 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 28 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the Vita and PSP are up, while the 3DS and DS is down.
The Top 75 can be seen below or click here to view the full chart.
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com.
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I imagine everyone that bought the PS3 version has opted for the free PS4 upgrade.
I had it for PS3. Then bought it again for PS4. CE this time.
I just wanna say... everyone is talking about ESO, only because it's Bethesta, and because it's Elder Scrolls and because the prestige of the name. A Realm Reborn is by miles, a way better MMO than ESO. Actually ESO is pretty mediocre, and if it remembers me of anything is of ARR's past, Final Fantasy XIV 1.0
But everyone gives the game above avarage scores, because of the Elder Scrolls name prestige. Of course, everyone HATED square in 2010, so it's nice to bash FF XIV 1.0 to death, but say something bad about Bethesta and Elder Scrolls?? No serious publication has the courage to do it, and once again, I have to resort to Angry Joe, who is, destpie ANYTHING anyone can say about him, always fair, and always honest. And his reviews match my experiences with the game. The game is no better than 5/10.
I'm glad to see ARR doing this well, and hope people eventually realize how mediocre ESO is in its current state.
