Weekly Sales Analysis, 23 July 2011 - Rhythm Heaven - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 July 2011 / 6,452 Views
Overview
Hardware sales are down slightly week on week and are down by nearly a third year on year. The Xbox 360 crossed the 55 million mark this week. The 3DS is getting a huge price cut next month, which will hurt sales over the next couple weeks, but afterwards sales should increase at least two to three times initially. There are six debuts in the top 40 and there are no software milestones this week. Two games sold over 100,000, down from two last week, and the top 10 sold over 50,000, down from 12 last week.
Worldwide Hardware
Week on week sales are up for the DS and PSP, flat for the Wii, and down for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and 3DS. The PlayStation 3 sold the most hardware this week with 138,000 units sold, a decrease of 3,000 (-2%). With some adjustments the Wii has been below the PlayStation 3 for three weeks and was slightly below the Xbox 360 last week. It sold 117,000 units, which is the same as last week. The Xbox 360 sold 116,000 units this week, which is down 6,000 (-5%) compared to last week. The DS is the bestselling handheld with sales of 120,000 units; this is an increase of 7,000 (6%). The PSP moves above the 3DS with 85,000 units sold, up 3,000 (4%) compared to last week. The 3DS falls to last place with sales of 71,000 sold, a decrease of 19,000 (-21%). Total week on week sales decreased just 18,000 (-3%) to 647,000 units.
Year on year sales are down for every platform, ranging from down 28,000 units all the way up to 154,000 units. The PlayStation 3 is down 29,000 (-12%), the Wii is down 28,000 (-19%), and the Xbox 360 is down 114,000 (-50%). The PSP is down 34,000 (-29%) and the DS with the biggest drop is down 154,000 (-56%).
With adjustments this week, the Wii price cut was even less effective than was reported earlier. It was in first for only five weeks, from the week of May 21 to June 25, and then it was down to PlayStation 3 sales the week of July 2. It has been within 5,000 of Xbox 360 sales the last three weeks. The PlayStation 3 has been in sole position of first for the last three weeks and been ahead of the Xbox 360 for six weeks now. The Wii was adjusted down 805,000, the PlayStation 3 down 60,000 and the Xbox 360 up 89,000. Compared with ten weeks ago PlayStation 3 sales are up, and Wii and Xbox 360 sales are down.
The DS in the last 10 weeks was adjusted up and never fell below 100,000, but overall it was adjusted down 468,000. The PSP was adjusted up 82,000 and the 3DS down less than 1,000. The PSP retakes the second position from the 3DS which falls to third this week. 3DS sales are going to fall for the next couple weeks as people await the price cut that is coming August 11 and 12. Compared with ten weeks ago DS and 3DS sales are up and PSP sales are down.
Worldwide Software
Six games debuted in the top 40 this week, down from seven last week. Rhythm Heaven (Wii) debuted at the top with sales of 121,000. The game launched in Japan and currently has no release date anywhere else.
Sengoku Basara: Chronicle Heroes (PSP) debuted at number four with sales of 80,000. The game launched in Japan, with no plans to be released elsewhere.
Call of Jaurez: The Cartel (X360) debuted at number 13 with sales of 42,000. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number 23 with sales of 30,000. The game launched in the Americas and EMEAA, with no release date in Japan.
No More Heroes: Red Zone (PS3) debuted at number 16 with sales of 33,000. The game launched in Japan, with no plans to be released elsewhere.
Nora to Koku no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo (DS) debuted at number 32 with sales of 24,000. The game launched in Japan, with no plans to be released elsewhere.
Just Dance: Summer Party (Wii) debuted at number 37 with sales of 18,000. The game launched in the Americas, with no plans to be released elsewhere.
Other games in the top 10 that are not debuts include NCAA Football 12 (X360) at number two with sales of 118,000. NCAA Football 12 (PS3) is at number three with sales of 87,000. Wii Sports Resort is at number five with sales of 79,000.
Pokémon Black / White Version (DS) is at number six with sales of 73,000. Zumba Fitness (Wii) is at number seven with sales of 73,000. Mario Kart Wii is at number eight with sales of 71,000. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (3DS) is at number nine with sales of 54,000. Just Dance 2 (Wii) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 51,000.
Week on week software totals are up for the Wii and DS, and are down for the PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360, and 3DS. The Wii takes the top spot this week with 1.37 million games sold, an increase of 189,000 (16%). The PlayStation 3 sold 1.17 million games, a decrease of 63,000 (-5%). Xbox 360 software sales is down to 1.12 million games sold, a decrease of 43,000 (-4%). The DS sold 811,000 games, an increase of 68,000 (-9%). PSP game sales decreased just 9,000 (-2%), to 377,000 games sold. The 3DS sold 177,000 games, a decrease of 19,000 (-10%). Total combined software is up week on week to 5.02 million games sold an increase of 123,000 (3%).
Year on year software totals are down across the board. The PlayStation 3 is down 87,000 (-7%), the Wii is down 535,000 (-28%) and the Xbox 360 is down 104,000 (-9%). The DS is down 735,000 (-49%) and the PSP is down 176,000 (-32%). Total combined software is down 1.46 million (-23%) games sold year on year.
Wii software sales take the top spot, for the sixth time in ten week, which pushes PlayStation 3 software sales down to second. Xbox 360 software sales remain in third for a fifth straight week. Compared to ten weeks ago Wii software sales are up, while PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 software sales are down.
3DS software sales drop for a fourth straight week and are in third for a third week. PSP software sales drop slightly but remain well ahead of the 3DS. DS software remains well ahead of the PSP as it outsold the PSP by a margin of slightly more than 2:1. Compared with ten weeks ago all three platforms are up.
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The Wii seems to be on its last legs, but at least Nintendo can look forward to big 3DS sales soon.
Looking forward for the 3ds numbers in the next weeks...
@TheSource, could you make an article about the 3ds and its coming price cut?
I doubt X360 will even get to where Wii is now to be honest. There are no rumors of a X360 price cut this year, just PS3, X360 will fall further behind Wii year to date until they cut price. X360 / PS3 will drop some with Wii U in 2012, as PSP has since 3DS, and a lot with PS4 / X720 in 2012 or 2013.
Very Nice, so Wii appears to be dead and nothing will save it now. With PS3 and XBOX 360 price cuts coming in few weeks, Wii will drop even further. Who knows, PS3 and XBOX 360 may even catch up to Wii now, something that nobody even dreamed of.
No one dreamed that Nintendo will still be with us and that No console after gamecube will sell at all, but look it will be the first Nintendo system to top 100M!
