Weekly Sales Analysis, 21 January 2012 - Sales Continue to Slide - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 27 January 2012 / 7,706 Views
Overview
Sales have dropped across the board week on week, while Xbox 360 software sales is the platform to not drop year on year. One game debuted in the top 40 this week, Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (3DS), which debuted at number 36 with sales of 31,000.
Software milestones this week in the top 40: Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) passed the two million mark; and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (PS3) passed the three million mark.
Hardware sales are down across the board week on week and year on year. The 3DS is the top selling platform. The PlayStation 3 passes the 61 million mark and the PSP passes the 76 million mark.
Worldwide Hardware
Week on week sales are down across the board. The 3DS is at the top with sales of 246,000, a drop of 46,000 (-16%). The PlayStation 3 is down 25,000 (-11%) to 193,000 units sold. Xbox 360 sales are down 15,000 (-8%) to 172,000 sold. The Wii sold 116,000 units, which is down 24,000 (-17%). The PSP sold 76,000 units, which is down 11,000 (-13%). The DS is down 7,000 (-10%) to 65,000 units. The Vita sold 4,000, which is down 16,000 (-20%). Total week on week sales are down 132,000 (-13%) to 884,000.
Year on year sales are down across the board. The PlayStation 3 is down 30,000 (-13%), the Wii is down 75,000 (-39%), and the Xbox 360 is down 27,000 (-14%). The PSP is down 60,000 (-44%) and the DS is down a massive 143,000 (-69%). However with the DS and 3DS combined it is up 103,000 compared to the DS one year ago. Total year on year sales are down 73,000 (-8%) only because of the next generation of handhelds, the 3DS and Vita.
Home console hardware sales have dropped for a fourth straight week. The PlayStation 3 has a 40 percent market share; the Xbox 360 has a 36 percent market share; and the Wii has a 24 percent market share. The PlayStation 3 is in first for a fourth week, while the Xbox 360 is in second for a second week. Compared with ten weeks ago all three home consoles are down.
The gap between the 3DS and PSP / DS has shrunk considerably since the holidays ended a few weeks ago. It has outsold the DS by nearly 4 to 1 and the PSP by more than 3 to 1. The PSP has outsold the DS for a fourth straight week. The PSP has a 54 percent market share this week for the current generation handhelds and the DS has a 46 percent. The Vita has just a six percent market share for the next generation of handhelds, while the 3DS holds the other 94 percent. Compared with ten weeks ago all three platforms (excluding the Vita) are down.
Worldwide Software
Only one game debuted in the top 40 this week. Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (3DS), which debuted at number 36 with sales of 31,000. The game launched in Japan and will launch in North America on February 27 and Europe on March 8.
Other games in the top 10 that are not debuts include Just Dance 3 (Wii) at the top with sales of 136,000. Mario Kart 7 (3DS) is at number two sales of 131,000. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) is at number three with sales of 110,000. Kinect Adventures! (X360) is at number four with sales of 110,000. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) is at number five with sales of 103,000.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) is at number six with sales of 99,000. Zumba Fitness (Wii) is at number seven with sales of 97,000. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360) is at number eight with sales of 75,000. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3) is at number nine with sales of 66,000. Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 62,000.
Week on week software totals are down across the board. The Xbox 360 takes the top spot this week with 2.19 million games sold, a decrease of 252,000 (-6%). The PlayStation 3 sold 2.03 million games, a decrease of 172,000 (-8%). Wii software sales are down 252,000 (-11%) to 1.94 million. The DS sold 895,000 games, which is down 100,000 (-10%). The 3DS sold 632,000 games, a decrease 71,000 (-10%). PSP game sales are down 98,000 (-21%) to 366,000 games sold. The Vita sold 20,000 games, which is a drop of 6,000 (-23%). Total combined software is down 842,000 (-9%) week on week to 8.07 million.
Year on year software totals are down across the board, except for the Xbox 360 which is up slightly. The PlayStation 3 is down 516,000 (-20%), the Wii is down 821,000 (-30%) and the Xbox 360 is up 212,000 (11%). The DS is down 730,000 (-45%) and the PSP is down 361,000 (-50%). Total combined software is down 1.56 million (-16%) games sold year on year.
The Xbox 360 is in first for the fourth straight week, while the PlayStation 3 is in second for a second straight week. The Xbox 360 has lead for seven of the last 10 weeks and the Wii for the other three weeks. The Xbox 360 has a 35 percent market share, the PlayStation 3 with 33 percent, and the Wii with 32 percent. Compared to ten weeks all three home consoles are down.
All four handhelds remain in the same positions for total software. The DS is in first, 3DS in second, PSP in third and the Vita in last. The DS has a 71 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 29 percent market share. The 3DS has a 97 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has just a three percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all three platforms (excluding the Vita) are down.
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Though I have no intention of buying a Vita and I'm not a fan of Sony, I want the Vita to do well in order to hold back the app avalanche and support high-production-value handheld gaming.
It should be every gamers duty to agree with that.
of course all consoles will be down look whats coming around the corner--- a new console.
Vita Launch in the west is coming... Lets see its fate
''Compared to 10 weeks ago all three home consoles are down''
I wonder why :-p
"...all three platforms (excluding the Vita) are down."? The VITA is down too.
The home console sales are really evening out. You could barely see which place they were in on the SW Chart! =D
No, it's: "Compared with ten weeks ago all three platforms (excluding the Vita) are down."
Vita wasn't released by then.
That makes sense, but it still has gone down so it should be worded a little differently.
LOL TYPO?
'The Vita sold 4,000, which is down 16,000 (-20%). '
Hopefully Vita will get a bump when Tales comes out.
Will the February releases of titles like RE: Revelations and Metal Gear Solid finally push 3DS software ahead of DS software?
Damn, the pic of this news is always drawing me in...
Vita will get a massive boost in a couple weeks. North American and European launches. Once that happens there should be a little bit of a boost in developers releasing more games. I'm sure some are a little resistant in releasing their games due to the system just now crossing 500k in Japan.
Poor Vita. Needs tons of more sales..
Vita? *Pokes the dead body
Wh1pL4shL1ve_007? *Pokes the dead body
+1 because I think you were trying to make a joke :p
