Weekly Sales Analysis, 19 November 2011 - Assassin's Creed, Halo
by William D'Angelo, posted on 29 November 2011 / 5,374 Views
Overview
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is this week, but of all time, with combined sales of 2.16 million. The other big debut this week is Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (X360) which sold 895,000. There are eight debuts in the top 30. Eight games sold over 500,000, and the top 25 sold over 100,000.
Software milestones this week: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (X360) passes the one million mark in its opening week. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) shoots past seven million; Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) flies by the five million mark; Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) reaches one million sold; The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360) passes the two million mark; and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3) passes the one million mark.
Hardware sales are up for the Wii, DS, PSP and 3DS week on week, while the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are down. Year on year sales are down for every platform, except for the PlayStation 3. Hardware milestones this week: The PlayStation 3 reaches 56 million sold, while the Wii is just below 90 million sold for the week.
Worldwide Hardware
Week on week sales are up for the Wii, DS, PSP, and 3DS, and are down for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The 3DS flies up the charts to take the top spot with sales of 517,000, which are up 148,000 (40%). The Xbox 360 drops to second as sales are down 177,000 (-30%) to 416,000 units sold. The PlayStation 3 sold 349,000, which is down 16,000 (-4%). The Wii is up 71,000 (25%) to 356,000 units sold. The PSP sold 151,000 units, which is up 46,000 (44%) compared to last week. The DS is up 50,000 (36%) to 189,000 units. Total week on week sales are up 122,000 (7%) to 1.99 million.
Year on year sales are down for every platform except for the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation 3 is up 13,000 (4%), the Wii is down 217,000 (-38%), and the Xbox 360 is down 38,000 (-8%). The PSP is down 104,000 (-41%) and the DS is down a massive 391,000 (-67%). However with the DS and 3DS combined it is up 126,000 compared to the DS one year ago. Total year on year sales are down 220,000 (-10%).
The Wii continues to rise on a consistent basis each week, with sales rising for a ninth straight week. Xbox 360 has a 37 percent market share; the PlayStation 3 has a 32 percent market share; and the Wii has a 31 percent market share. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are in first and second respectively for the second straight week and the Wii is in third for a 17th 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 15th straight week and selling nearly three times compared to each of them separately. The DS has outsold the PSP for a fourth straight week. The DS has a 56 percent market share this week for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 44 percent. Compared with ten weeks ago all three handhelds are up.
Worldwide Software
Eight games debuted in the top 30 this week. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (X360) debuted at the top with sales of 1.16 million. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number four with sales of 999,000. The game launched in the Americas and EMEAA and will release in Japan on December 1.
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (X360) debuted at number five with sales of 895,000. The game had a global launch.
Saints Row: The Third (X360) debuted at number seven with sales of 596,000. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number nine with sales of 367,000. The game had a global launch.
Need for Speed: The Run (PS3) debuted at number 12 with sales of 223,000. The Xbox 360 version debuted at number 13 with sales of 204,000. The game launched in the Americas and EMEAA and will release in Japan on December 8.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) debuted at number 15 with sales of 189,000. The game launched in Japan and will be in next week’s chart for the rest of the world.
One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 Shin Sekai (DS) debuted at number 24 with sales of 117,000. The game is a Japanese exclusive.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii) debuted at number 26 with sales of 99,000. The game launched in the Americas and EMEAA and will release in Japan on December 8.
Kinect: Disneyland Adventures (X360) debuted at number 28 with sales of 81,000. The game launched in the Americas and EMEAA and will release in Japan on December 8.
Other games in the top 10 that are not debuts include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) at number two with sales of 1.06 million. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) is at number three with sales of 1.01 million. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) is at number six with sales of 600,000. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360) is at number eight with sales of 538,000. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3) is at number ten with sales of 334,000.
Week on week software totals are up for the Wii, DS and 3DS, and are down for the PlayStation 3, PSP and Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 takes the top spot this week with 7.39 million games sold, a decrease of 3.95 million (-35%). The PlayStation 3 sold 6.18 million games, a decrease of 2.79 million (-31%). Wii software sales are up 780,000 (25%) to 3.94 million. The DS sold 2.48 million games, which is up 404,000 (19%). The 3DS sold 1.14 million games, an increase of 610,000 (114%). PSP game sales are down 106,000 (-13%) to 732,000 games sold. Total combined software is down 5.05 million (-19%) week on week to 21.87 million.
Year on year software totals are up for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and are down for the Wii, DS, and PSP. The PlayStation 3 is up 1.54 million (33%), the Wii is down 1.55 million (-28%) and the Xbox 360 is up 1.90 million (35%). The DS is down 770,000 (-24%) and the PSP is down 377,000 (-34%). Total combined software is up 1.89 million (9%) games sold year on year.
Xbox 360 software sales take the top spot this week and for the fifth time in ten weeks. The PlayStation 3 led for the other five week. The Xbox 360 has a 42 percent market share, the PlayStation 3 with 35 percent, and the Wii with 23 percent. Compared to ten weeks ago all three home consoles are up.
The DS remains well at the top, while the 3DS passes the PSP. The DS has a 77 percent market share and the PSP has a 23 percent market share. Compared to ten weeks ago all three handhelds are up.
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