Weekly Sales Analysis, 22 November - Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, GTAV, Far Cry 4, Super Smash Bros. - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 November 2014 / 6,099 Views

Overview

Overall, hardware sale this week increased by 33 percent. Week-on-week sales are up across the board, except for the PlayStation Vita. Overall year-on-year sales are down by 15 percent. The Wii U and PS4 are year-on-year.

Seven games debuted in the top 30 this week: Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (3DS) debuted at the top of the charts with sales of 2.58 million units.

Software milestones this week in the top 30: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4) passed the four million mark and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS3) passed the two million mark.

Worldwide Hardware

Hardware

Hardware home console sales week-on-week is up across the board. PlayStation 4 sales are up by 253,385 (53%) to 734,388 units sold. Xbox One sales are up by 70,262 (17%) to 491,702 units sold. The Wii U sold 149,031 units, an increase of 59,482 (66%). PS3 sales are up by 11,110 (16%) to 80,541 units sold. Xbox 360 sales are up by 8,244 (13%) to 69,827 units sold. The Wii sold 22,270 units, an increase of 2,265 (12%).

Handheld sales week-on-week is up for the 3DS and down for the Vita. The 3DS sold 322,798 units, which is an increase of 80,681 (33%). The PlayStation Vita sold 34,689 units, which is down 7,468 (-18%) compared to last week. Week on week sales is up by 478,062 (33%) to 1.91 million units.

The Wii U and PlayStation 4 are up year-on-year. The PlayStation 3 is down 100,245 (-55%), the Wii is down 26,230 (-54%), the Xbox 360 is down 77,870 (-53%), the Wii U is up 45,398 (44%), the PlayStation 4 is up 635,613 (643%), and the Xbox One is down 613,330 (-56%). The Vita is down 46,507 (-57%) and the 3DS is down 110,951 (-26%). Year on year sales is down by 347,414 units (-15%).

Hardware Home Consoles

Home console hardware sales have increased for the Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii for six weeks and one week for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The PlayStation 3 has a 47 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has a 40 percent market share; and the Wii has a 13 percent market share. The PlayStation 4 has a 53 percent market share for the eighth generation, the Xbox One has a 36 percent market share and the Wii U has an 11 percent market share.

Hardware Handhelds

Handheld hardware sales increased for the 3DS for three weeks and decreased for the Vita for one week. The gap between the 3DS and Vita has increased this week to 288,000 units, from 200,000 units last week.

The 3DS has a 90 percent market share for the eighth generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 10 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks the 3DS and Vita are up.

Worldwide Software

Seven games debuted in the top 30 this week: Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (3DS) debuted at the top of the charts with sales of 2.58 million units.

Grand Theft Auto V (PS4) debuted at number two with sales of 2.19 million units. The Xbox One version debuted at number four with sales of 903,978.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (WiiU) debuted at number five with sales of 481,756.

Here are the other games in the top 10 that are not debuts: Assassin’s Creed: Unity (PS4) is at number seven with sales of 420,058. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4) is at number nine with sales of 326,810.

Software

Software home console sales week-on-week is up across the board. The PlayStation 4 sold 5.96 million games, an increase of 2.93 million units (97%). The PlayStation 3 sold 3.6 million games this week, an increase of 755,225 units (26%). Xbox One software sales are up 86,060 units (3%) to 2.93 million games sold. The Xbox 360 sold 2.74 million games, an increase of 595,763 units (28%). The Wii U sold 1.05 games, an increase of 606,501 (138%). The Wii sold 992,767 games, an increase of 293,853 (42%).

Handheld software sales week-on-week is up across the board. The 3DS sold 3.6 million games, which is up 2.78 million units (339%). The DS sold 599,402 games, an increase of 150,009 units (33%) week-on-week. Vita game sales are up 98,521 units (28%) to 450,666 games sold. The PSP sold 153,858 games, an increase of 35,445 (30%). Total combined software is up 8.33 million units (61%) week-on-week to 22.09 million.

Year-on-year software totals are up for the Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, 3DS, and Vita. The PlayStation 3 is down 567,370 units (-14%), the Wii is down 380,572 units (-28%), the Xbox 360 is down 518,621 units (-16%), the Wii U is up 316,437 units (43%), the PS4 is up 5.64 million units (1755%), and the Xbox One is up 315,002 (12%). The DS is down 175,031 units (-23%), the PSP is down 149,367 units (-49%), the 3DS is up 1.85 million units (106%), and the Vita is up 91,478 units (25%). Total combined software is up by 9.35 million units (73%) games sold year-on-year.

Software Home Consoles

Home console software sales have increased for the Wii for seven weeks, four weeks for the Xbox One, the Wii U for three weeks, and one week for the PlayStation 4, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The PlayStation 3 has a 49 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has a 37 percent market share; and the Wii has a 13 percent market share. The PlayStation 4 has a 60 percent market share for the eighth generation, the Xbox One has a 29 percent market share, and the Wii U has a 14 percent market share.

Software Handhelds

Handheld software sales have increased for four weeks for the PSP and DS, three weeks for the 3DS, and two weeks for the Vita. The 3DS and DS have remained above their rivals, the Vita and PSP respectively. The 3DS has sold nearly eight times as many games as the Vita. The DS sold nearly four times as many games as the PSP.

The DS has an 80 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 20 percent market share. The 3DS has a 89 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 11 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all four handhelds are up.

The Top 75 can be seen below or click here to view the full chart.

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