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Weekly Sales Analysis, 21 March - Battlefield: Hardline, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

Weekly Sales Analysis, 21 March - Battlefield: Hardline, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD - Article

by William D'Angelo , posted on 19 April 2015 / 5,517 Views

Overview

Overall, hardware sales this week are up by eight percent. Week-on-week sales are up for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, and PlayStation Vita. Overall year-on-year sales are down by three percent. The Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and 3DS are up year-on-year.

Four games debuted in the top 30 this week. Battlefield: Hardline (PS4) is this week’s top debut. It debuted at number one with sales of 759,286 units. The Xbox One version debuted at number two with sales of 473,850 units. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number five with sale of 107,586 units. The Xbox 360 version debuted at number 10 with sales of 66,535 units. The PC version debuted at number 25 with sales of 25,753.

There are no software milestones this week.

Worldwide Hardware

 

Hardware home console sales week-on-week are up for the Wii U, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. PlayStation 4 sales are up by 52,874 (23%) to 286,139 units sold. Xbox One sales are up by 9,839 (10%) to 105,456 units sold. The Wii U sold 38,950 units, an increase of 3,986 (11%).  PlayStation 3 sales are down by 4,067 (-10%) to 37,238 units sold. Xbox 360 sales are down by 1,746 (-8%) to 19,642 units sold. The Wii sold 1,833 units, a decrease of 160 (-8%).

Handheld sales week-on-week are up for the PlayStation Vita. The 3DS sold 138,120 units, which is a decrease of 16,478 (-11%). The PlayStation Vita sold 47,346 units, which is up 3,556 (8%) when compared to last week. Week on week sales are up by 47,804 (8%) to 674,724 units.

The Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and 3DS are up year-on-year. The PlayStation 3 is down 40,536 (-52%), the Wii is down 9,023 (-83%), the Xbox 360 is down 21,498 (-52%), the Wii U is up 1,952 (5%), the PlayStation 4 is up 49,318 (21%), and the Xbox One is up 10,247 (11%). The Vita is down 17,782 (-27%) and the 3DS is up 18,600 (16%). Year on year sales are down by 21,929 units (-3%).

 

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

The PlayStation 3 has 63 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has 34 percent market share; and the Wii has three percent market share. The PlayStation 4 has 66 percent market share for the eighth generation, the Xbox One has 25 percent market share and the Wii U has 10 percent market share.

 

Handheld hardware sales have increased for the PlayStation Vita for two straight weeks and decreased for five weeks for the 3DS. The gap between the 3DS and Vita has decreased this week to 91,000 units, from 111,000 units last week.

The 3DS has 74 percent market share for the eighth generation of handhelds, while the Vita has 26 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks both handhelds are up.

Worldwide Software

Four games debuted in the top 30 this week. Battlefield: Hardline (PS4) is this week’s top debut. It debuted at number one with sales of 759,286 units. The Xbox One version debuted at number two with sales of 473,850 units. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number five with sale of 107,586 units. The Xbox 360 version debuted at number 10 with sales of 66,535 units. The PC version debuted at number 25 with sales of 25,753.

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (PS4) debuted at number three with sales of 461,177 units. The Xbox One version debuted at number eight with sales of 74,488.

Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode 3 Deluxe Package (PSV) debuted at number 26 with sales of 24,256.

PriPara & Pretty Rhythm: PriPara de Tsukaeru Oshare Item 1450! (3DS) debuted at number 29 with sales of 20,605.

Here are the other games in the top 10 that are not debuts: Mario Party 10 (WiiU) is at number four with sales of 258,437. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (PS3) is at number six with sales of 95,701. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (PS4) is at number seven with sales of 95,544. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4) is at number nine with sales of 69,542.

 

Software home console sales week-on-week are up across the board, except for the Wii. The PlayStation 4 sold 1.92 million games this week, an increase of 1.10 million units (-40%). The PlayStation 3 sold 967,155 games, an increase of 3,477 (0%). The Xbox One sold 851,160 games, an increase of 493,123 units (138%).  Xbox 360 software sales are up by 49,320 units (9%) to 627,343 games sold. The Wii U sold 422,305 games, an increase of 199,845 (90%). The Wii sold 257,664 games, a decrease of 16,746 (-6%). 

Handheld software sales week-on-week are down across the board. The 3DS sold 464,997 games, which is down 71,883 units (-13%). Vita game sales are down by 34,154 units (-13%) to 223,347 games sold. The DS sold 214,095 games, a decrease of 4,505 units (-2%) week-on-week. The PSP sold 66,860 games, a decrease of 62,711 (-48%). Total combined software is down 1.66 million units (-16%) week-on-week to 6.02 million.

Year-on-year software totals are up for the 3DS, PS4, and Xbox One. The PlayStation 3 is down 1,227,689 units (-56%), the Wii is down 79,888 units (-24%), the Xbox 360 is down 324,268 units (-34%), the Wii U is up 246,833 units (141%), the PS4 is up 389,832 units (25%), and the Xbox One is up 404,222 units (90%). The DS is down 35,362 units (-17%), the PSP is down 48,718 units (-21%), the 3DS is down 221,182 units (-32%), and the Vita is down 201,089 units (-47%). Total combined software is down by 1,105,710 units (-16%) sold year-on-year.

 

Home console software sales increased for the Wii U and PlayStation 3 for two weeks, and one week for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360. Sales have decreased for the Wii for two weeks.

The PlayStation 3 has 52 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has 34 percent market share; and the Wii has 14 percent market share. The PlayStation 4 has 60 percent market share for the eighth generation, the Xbox One has 27 percent market share, and the Wii U has 13 percent market share.

 

Handheld software sales have decreased for one week for the PSP, DS, and Vita, and two weeks for the 3DS.

The DS has 76 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has 24 percent market share. The 3DS has 68 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has 32 percent market share.

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

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PosGameWeeklyTotalWeek #
1
Gamewise Battlefield: Hardline Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Battlefield: Hardline (PS4)
Electronic Arts, Shooter
759,286 759,286 1
2
Gamewise Battlefield: Hardline Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Battlefield: Hardline (XOne)
Electronic Arts, Shooter
473,860 473,860 1
3
Gamewise Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (PS4)
Square Enix, Role-Playing
461,177 461,177 1
4
Gamewise Mario Party 10 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Mario Party 10 (WiiU)
Nintendo, Misc
258,437 309,366 2
5
Gamewise Battlefield: Hardline Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Battlefield: Hardline (PS3)
Electronic Arts, Shooter
107,586 107,586 1
6
Gamewise Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (PS3)
Capcom, Action
95,701 107,432 4
7
Gamewise Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (PS4)
Capcom, Action
95,544 120,695 4
8
Gamewise Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (XOne)
Square Enix, Role-Playing
74,488 74,488 1
9
Gamewise Grand Theft Auto V Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Grand Theft Auto V (PS4)
Take-Two Interactive, Action
69,542 6,419,004 18
10
Gamewise Battlefield: Hardline Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Battlefield: Hardline (X360)
Electronic Arts, Shooter
66,535 66,535 1
11
Gamewise The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (3DS)
Nintendo, Action
46,342 1,417,605 6
12
Gamewise Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (PSV)
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Adventure
46,056 581,499 19
13
Gamewise Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (3DS)
Nintendo, Role-Playing
38,770 8,078,859 18
14
Gamewise Grand Theft Auto V Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Grand Theft Auto V (XOne)
Take-Two Interactive, Action
36,557 2,616,204 18
15
Gamewise Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4)
Activision, Shooter
33,038 6,436,699 20
16
Gamewise Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (3DS)
Capcom, Role-Playing
32,213 3,088,891 24
17
Gamewise Yakuza 0 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Yakuza 0 (PS3)
Sega, Action
31,094 181,738 2
18
Gamewise Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
Nintendo, Fighting
31,001 5,910,124 28
19
Gamewise Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (PS3)
Sony Computer Entertainment, Adventure
30,878 3,479,270 45
20
Gamewise Dying Light Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Dying Light (PS4)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action
30,348 688,868 8
21
Gamewise FIFA 15 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
FIFA 15 (PS4)
Electronic Arts, Sports
30,174 5,815,995 26
22
Gamewise Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (X360)
Microsoft Game Studios, Adventure
27,072 7,189,579 94
23
Gamewise Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (PS4)
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Adventure
26,850 1,718,872 25
24
Gamewise Dragon Ball: Xenoverse Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse (PS4)
Namco Bandai Games, Fighting
26,046 393,357 7
25
Gamewise Battlefield: Hardline Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Battlefield: Hardline (PC)
Electronic Arts, Shooter
25,753 25,753 1
26
Gamewise Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode 3 Deluxe Package Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode 3 Deluxe Package (PSV)
Sega, Action
24,256 24,256 1
27
Gamewise Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (XOne)
Activision, Shooter
23,008 4,350,660 20
28
Gamewise The Order 1866 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
The Order 1866 (PS4)
Sony Computer Entertainment, Shooter
21,888 807,445 5
29
Gamewise PriPara & Pretty Rhythm: PriPara de Tsukaeru Oshare Item 1450! Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
PriPara & Pretty Rhythm: PriPara de Tsukaeru Oshare Item 1450! (3DS)
Namco Bandai Games, Action
20,605 20,605 1
30
Gamewise Grand Theft Auto V Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Grand Theft Auto V (X360)
Take-Two Interactive, Action
19,742 15,107,024 79
31
Gamewise Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (WiiU)
Nintendo, Fighting
Pro N/A 18
32
Gamewise Mario Kart 8 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Mario Kart 8 (WiiU)
Nintendo, Racing
Pro N/A 43
33
Gamewise Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (PSV)
Namco Bandai Games, Role-Playing
Pro N/A 2
34
Gamewise Grand Theft Auto V Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
Take-Two Interactive, Action
Pro N/A 79
35
Gamewise Assassin's Creed: Unity Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Assassin's Creed: Unity (XOne)
Ubisoft, Action
Pro N/A 19
36
Gamewise Dragon Quest Heroes Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Dragon Quest Heroes (PS3)
Square Enix, Action
Pro N/A 4
37
Gamewise Yakuza 0 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Yakuza 0 (PS4)
Sega, Action
Pro N/A 2
38
Gamewise DmC: Definitive Edition Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
DmC: Definitive Edition (PS4)
Capcom, Action
Pro N/A 2
39
Gamewise Dying Light Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Dying Light (XOne)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action
Pro N/A 8
40
Gamewise FIFA 15 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
FIFA 15 (PS3)
Electronic Arts, Sports
Pro N/A 26
41
Gamewise NBA 2K15 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
NBA 2K15 (PS4)
Take-Two Interactive, Sports
Pro N/A 24
42
Gamewise Halo: The Master Chief Collection Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Halo: The Master Chief Collection (XOne)
Microsoft Game Studios, Shooter
Pro N/A 19
43
Gamewise The Last of Us Remastered Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
The Last of Us Remastered (PS4)
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Adventure
Pro N/A 34
44
Gamewise NBA 2K15 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
NBA 2K15 (XOne)
Take-Two Interactive, Sports
Pro N/A 24
45
Gamewise Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition (XOne)
Microsoft Game Studios, Adventure
Pro N/A 18
46
Gamewise Assassin's Creed: Unity Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Assassin's Creed: Unity (PS4)
Ubisoft, Action
Pro N/A 19
47
Gamewise Pokemon X/Y Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Pokemon X/Y (3DS)
Nintendo, Role-Playing
Pro N/A 76
48
Gamewise Dragon Ball: Xenoverse Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse (PS3)
Namco Bandai Games, Fighting
Pro N/A 7
49
Gamewise Tomodachi Life Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Tomodachi Life (3DS)
Nintendo, Simulation
Pro N/A 101
50
Gamewise Mario Kart 7 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
Nintendo, Racing
Pro N/A 173
51
Gamewise Animal Crossing: New Leaf Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
Nintendo, Action
Pro N/A 124
52
Gamewise Destiny Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Destiny (PS4)
Activision, Action
Pro N/A 28
53
Gamewise Far Cry 4 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Far Cry 4 (PS4)
Ubisoft, Shooter
Pro N/A 18
54
Gamewise Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS3)
Activision, Shooter
Pro N/A 20
55
Gamewise Youkai Watch 2 Shinuchi Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Youkai Watch 2 Shinuchi (3DS)
Level 5, Role-Playing
Pro N/A 15
56
Gamewise Dragon Age: Inquisition Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Dragon Age: Inquisition (PS4)
Electronic Arts, Role-Playing
Pro N/A 18
57
Gamewise Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 (PS4)
Konami Digital Entertainment, Sports
Pro N/A 19
58
Gamewise Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (X360)
Activision, Shooter
Pro N/A 20
59
Gamewise Evolve Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Evolve (PS4)
Take-Two Interactive, Shooter
Pro N/A 6
60
Gamewise Super Mario 3D World Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Super Mario 3D World (WiiU)
Nintendo, Platform
Pro N/A 70
61
Gamewise NBA 2K15 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
NBA 2K15 (PS3)
Take-Two Interactive, Sports
Pro N/A 24
62
Gamewise Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (PS4)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action
Pro N/A 25
63
Gamewise Call of Duty: Black Ops II Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3)
Activision, Shooter
Pro N/A 123
64
Gamewise Diablo III Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Diablo III (PC)
Activision, Role-Playing
Pro N/A 149
65
Gamewise Metro: Redux Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Metro: Redux (PS4)
Deep Silver, Shooter
Pro N/A 30
66
Gamewise NBA 2K15 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
NBA 2K15 (X360)
Take-Two Interactive, Sports
Pro N/A 24
67
Gamewise FIFA 15 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
FIFA 15 (XOne)
Electronic Arts, Sports
Pro N/A 26
68
Gamewise Destiny Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Destiny (XOne)
Activision, Action
Pro N/A 28
69
Gamewise Call of Duty: Ghosts Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Ghosts (X360)
Activision, Shooter
Pro N/A 72
70
Gamewise Zombie Army Trilogy Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Zombie Army Trilogy (PS4)
Rebellion Developments, Shooter
Pro N/A 3
71
Gamewise Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (WiiU)
Nintendo, Adventure
Pro N/A 19
72
Gamewise New Super Mario Bros. 2 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
Nintendo, Platform
Pro N/A 139
73
Gamewise Assassin's Creed: Rogue Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Assassin's Creed: Rogue (PS3)
Ubisoft, Action
Pro N/A 19
74
Gamewise FIFA 15 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
FIFA 15 (X360)
Electronic Arts, Sports
Pro N/A 26
75
Gamewise The Last of Us Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
The Last of Us (PS3)
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Adventure
Pro N/A 93

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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 and Twitch 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 or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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5 Comments
Ryng (on 19 April 2015)

Amazing to know that 3DS is MASSIVE up YOY, and that is also undertracked according to NPD. :D

  • +1
TheJimbo1234 (on 20 April 2015)

Ah yet again the PC crowd showing how they don't buy junk. If only some of the console owners followed suit and we could all be done with these junk game series from being rehashed every few months.

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busbfran (on 20 April 2015)

Good to see Resident Evil make a small impact

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SlayerRondo (on 19 April 2015)

Good numbers for both Hardline and Type Zero. Can't wait to see the Bloodborne numbers next week.

  • 0
TheJimbo1234 SlayerRondo (on 20 April 2015)

25k for the PC? That is pretty dire.

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