Weekly Sales Analysis, 10 December 2011 - Monster Hunter 3G
by William D'Angelo, posted on 16 December 2011 / 4,733 Views
Overview
Sales have increased across the board, following a dip last week. Sales should continue to increase over the next two weeks. Monster Hunter 3G (3DS) is the biggest debut this week with sales of 526,000.
Software milestones this week in the top 20: Mario Kart 7 (3DS) crosses the two million mark; Just Dance 3 (Wii) flies by the three million mark; Kinect Adventures! (X360) passes the 13 million mark; Mario Kart Wii passes 30 million sold; The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3) reaches the two million mark; Wii Sports reaches 79 million sold; New Super Mario Bros. Wii passes the 23 million mark; Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (X360) passes the two million sales mark; The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) crosses the two million mark; and FIFA Soccer 12 (PS3) reaches the four million sales mark.
Hardware sales are up across the board week on week, while the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are also up year on year. Hardware milestones this week: The Wii passes the 92 million mark; the PSP passes the 72 million mark; the Xbox 360 passes the 61 million mark; the PlayStation 3 passes the 58 million mark; and the 3DS passes the 11 million mark.
Worldwide Hardware
Week on week sales are up across the board. The 3DS is at the top with sales of 1.33 million, which are up 391,000 (42%). Xbox 360 sales are up 171,000 (25%) to 851,000 sold. The Wii sold 814,000, which is up 214,000 (19%). The PlayStation 3 is up 111,000 (19%) to 700,000 units sold. The DS is up 46,000 (15%) to 345,000 units. The PSP sold 264,000 units, which is up 61,000 (30%) compared to last week. Total week on week sales are up 994,000 (30%) to 4.30 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 35,000 (5%), the Wii is down 476,000 (-37%), and the Xbox 360 is up 110,000 (15%). The PSP is down 203,000 (-43%) and the DS is down a massive 830,000 (-71%). However with the DS and 3DS combined it is up 496,000 compared to the DS one year ago. Total year on year sales are down just 38,000 (-1%).
Home console hardware sales are up after a dip the previous week and are expected to continue to increase over the next couple weeks. The Xbox 360 has a 36 percent market share; the Wii has a 34 percent market share; and the PlayStation 3 has a 30 percent market share. The Xbox 360 remains in first for a fifth straight week, the Wii and PlayStation 3 are in second and third for a third week in a row, respectively. Compared with ten weeks ago all three home consoles are up massively.
3DS remains well ahead of the DS and PSP outselling both of them combined twice over. It has outsold the DS by nearly 4 to 1 and the PSP by 5 to 1. The DS has outsold the PSP for a seventh straight week. The DS has a 57 percent market share this week for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 43 percent. Compared with ten weeks ago all three handhelds are up.
Worldwide Software
Only one game debuted in the top 40 this week. Monster Hunter 3G (3DS) debuted at number seven with sales of 526,000. The game launched in Japan.
Other games in the top 10 that are not debuts include Mario Kart 7 (3DS) at the top with sales of 1.39 million. Just Dance 3 (Wii) is at number two with sales of 968,000. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) is at number three with sales of 672,000. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) at number four with sales of 653,000. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) is at number five with sales of 614,000.
Kinect Adventures! (X360) is at number six with sales of 611,000. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360) is at number eight with sales of 511,000. Mario Kart Wii is at number nine with sales of 401,000. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 773,000.
Week on week software totals are up across the board. The Wii takes the top spot this week with 10.05 million games sold, an increase of 3.30 million (49%). Xbox 360 software sales are up 1.96 million (26%) to 9.49 million. The PlayStation 3 sold 8.22 million games, an increase of 1.32 million (19%). The DS sold 5.00 million games, which is up 1.24 million (33%). The 3DS sold 4.01 million games, an increase of 1.74 (77%). PSP game sales are up 238,000 (24%) to 1.23 million games sold. Total combined software is up 9.79 million (35%) week on week to 38.01 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 2.33 million (42%), the Wii is down 2.30 million (-19%) and the Xbox 360 is up 3.09 million (48%). The DS is down 1.91 million (-28%) and the PSP is down 1.08 million (-47%). Total combined software is up 4.25 million (13%) games sold year on year.
The Wii sold the most games this week, which is the first time in a long time. The Xbox 360 lead for six of the last 10 weeks and the PlayStation 3 lead for the other three weeks. The Wii has a 36 percent market share, the Xbox 360 with 34 percent, and the PlayStation 3 with 30 percent. Compared to ten weeks ago all three home consoles are up.
The DS and 3DS continue to grow at a fast pace, while the PSP is has remained relatively flat. The DS has an 80 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 20 percent market share. Compared to ten weeks ago all three handhelds are up.
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