Weekly Sales Analysis, 29 October 2011 - Battlefield 3 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 November 2011 / 9,385 Views
Overview
Battlefield 3 is the biggest debut this week, with combined sales of 4.22 million. Overall hardware sales are up week on week and year on year. There are eight debuts in the top 50, the same as last week. Software milestones this week: Battlefield 3 (X360) passes two million sold in its first week; Battlefield 3 (PS3) passes the one million mark in its first week; the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 version of Batman: Arkham City reaches the one million mark; and Nintendogs + Cats (3DS) reaches the one million mark. 16 games sold over 100,000, up from 10 last week, and the top 26 sold over 50,000, up from 15 last week.
Worldwide Hardware
Week on week sales are up for every platform. The PlayStation 3 is at the top with sales of 306,000, which is up 50,000 (20%). The Xbox 360 is up 71,000 (36%) to 271,000 units sold. The 3DS is up 34,000 (16%) to 253,000 units. The Wii is up 47,000 (27%) to 223,000 units sold. The PSP sold 109,000 units, which is up 19,000 (21%) compared to last week. The DS is up 23,000 (29%) to 103,000 units. Total week on week sales are up 244,000 (24%) to 1.27 million.
Year on year sales are up for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and are down for the Wii, DS and PSP. The PlayStation 3 is up 22,000 (8%), the Wii is down 56,000 (-20%), and the Xbox 360 is up 58,000 (27%). The PSP is down 24,000 (-18%) and the DS is down a massive 218,000 (-68%). Total year on year sales are up 35,000 (3%).
All three home consoles have had at least a couple weeks of increases. The PlayStation 3 has had two weeks of increases; the Xbox 360 has had three weeks of increases and the Wii six weeks. The PlayStation 3 has a 38 percent market share; the Xbox 360 has a 34 percent market share; and the Wii has a 28 percent market share. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are in first and second respectively for a fifth straight week and the Wii is in third for a 14th week. Compared with ten weeks ago all three home consoles are up.
3DS remains well ahead of the DS and PSP outselling both of them combined for a 12th straight week. The PSP is slightly above the DS for a 10th straight week. The PSP has a 52 percent market share this week for the current generation handhelds and the DS has a 48 percent. Compared with ten weeks ago all three handhelds are up.
Worldwide Software
Eight games debuted in the top 50 this week, the same as last week. Battlefield 3 (X360) debuted at the top this week with sales of 2.25 million. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number two with sales of 1.49 million and the PC version debuted at number three with sales of 487,000. The game launched in the Americas and EMEAA and will be in next week’s chart for Japan.
Final Fantasy Type-0 (PSP) debuted at number four with sales of 486,000. The game launched in Japan with no release date in the Americas or EMEAA.
Kirby’s Return to Dreamland (Wii) debuted at number seven with sales of 198,000. The game launched in the Americas and Japan and will launch in EMEAA on November 25.
Kinect Sports: Season Two (X360) debuted at number 15 with sales of 104,000. The game launched in all three regions worldwide.
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi (X360) debuted at number 21 with sales of 71,000. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number 26 with sales of 58,000. The game launched in the Americas and EMEAA and will launch in Japan on December 8.
The Idolm@ster 2 (PS3) debuted at number 23 with sales of 64,000. The game launched in Japan, with no plans to be released elsewhere.
Monster High: Ghoul Spirit (DS) debuted at number 32 with sales of 39,000. The Wii version debuted at number 45 with sales of 33,000. The game launched in the Americas and will launch in EMEAA on November 11.
The House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Cut (PS3) debuted at number 41 with sales of 35,000. The game launched in the Americas and EMEAA, with no plans to be released in Japan.
Other games in the top 10 that are not debuts include Batman: Arkham City (PS3) at number five with sales of 345,000. Batman: Arkham City (X360) is at number six with sales of 328,000. Just Dance 3 (Wii) is at number eight with sales of 175,000. FIFA Soccer 12 (PS3) is at number nine with sales of 153,000. Mario Kart Wii rounds out the top 10 with sales of 143,000.
Week on week software totals are up for every platform. The Xbox 360 takes the top spot this week with 4.97 million games sold, an increase of 2.19 million (79%). The PlayStation 3 sold 4.27 million games, an increase of 1.20 million (39%). Wii software sales are up 883,000 (50%) to 2.64 million. The DS sold 1.46 million games, which is up 393,000 (37%). PSP game sales are up 589,000 (147%) to 989,000 games sold. The 3DS sold 384,000 games, an increase of 127,000 (49%). Total combined software is up 5.38 million (58%) week on week to 14.71 million.
Year on year software totals are up for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and are down for the Wii, DS and PSP. The PlayStation 3 is up 1.23 million (40%), the Wii is down 1.19 million (-31%) and the Xbox 360 is up 850,000 (21%). The DS is down 1.07 million (-42%) and the PSP is down 120,000 (-11%). Total combined software is up 89,000 (1%) games sold year on year.
Xbox 360 software sales take the top spot this week and for the third time in ten weeks. The PlayStation 3 has lead for seven of the last 10 weeks. The Xbox 360 has a 42 percent market share, the PlayStation 3 with 36 percent, and the Wii with 22 percent. Compared to ten weeks ago all three home consoles are up.
The DS remains at the top; however the gap between it and the PSP has shrunk from 665,000 last week to 469,000 this week. The DS has a 60 percent market share and the PSP has a 40 percent market share. 3DS software sales remain in well third. Compared to ten weeks ago all three handhelds are up.
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EMEAA-Week Ending 29th Oct 2011
BF3(PS3)-526,116
BF3(X360)-502,236
PS3 (+15% or Up 22k WoW)
X360 (+43% or Up 36k WoW)
WTF!!!
It's been the longest of times since the charts made everybody happy.
Next few weeks = omg. Uncharted 3, MW3, AC:R, Skyrim
So many epic sales this week.
"Other games in the top 10 that are not debuts include Batman: Arkham City (X360) at number five with sales of 345,000. Batman: Arkham City (PS3) is at number six with sales of 328,000."
You have these reversed, Batman PS3 is number 5 and 360 Batman is 6..
I've been an hardcore gamer since 1987 and almost never played on PC except for Half-Life 2 and CoD2 on my brother's PC (and small games like Zuma). I hate PC interface (keybord and mouse), and don't like to spend money on hardware to run new games... and I enjoy very much the easy to use consoles and online services Xbox Live and PSN... I guess I'm far from the only one to share the same tastes.
Wii rose more than the PS3 & 360 week-on-week despite BF3? Is the holiday boost setting in already?
It seems sales start to "chritmase" at the end of october and even before... or maybe Canadian thanksgiving ?
When zelda arrives wii will rise sharply.
no, when Christmas comes the Wii will rise, no because of Zelda, which will have no impact at all !
in the second paragraph you have the psp at 209,000 instead of 109,000
Amazing : 360 is 6 years old and has not picked already ! (idem for PS3) This gen is a first !
i can't believe so many people bought BF3 for consoles, when it is clearly meant for PC.
i know it takes a good PC to run, but it really bothers me that so many buy an inferior version.
It must really bother you then coming to this site and seeing all console games outsell there PC counterpart. Inferior or not, console gaming is where it's at these days. PC games selling boat loads at retail just don't happen anymore. Outside of a few PC exclusives and Steam, that type of gaming is at an all time low. Consoles offer sustainable graphics, cheaper products and provide more accessibility to families with budgets.
famillies with budget?
PC games on budget cost a few $ and run on 10 year old comps
Wii sales are starting to creep up, maybe next week after 360 hardware falls or stays flat after BF3, Wii can surpass 360 sales (PS3 has UC3 to save it).
Only a couple weeks for the major 3DS software titles to release, then 3DS may finally get #1 software on handhelds for the first time
