Weekly Sales Analysis, 28 January 2012 - Resident Evil: Revelations - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 February 2012 / 8,822 Views
Overview
Sales have stabilized for the moment, as the big drop offs after the holiday period appeared to have stopped. Three games debuted in the top 40 this week. Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS) is this week’s top debut, with sales of 235,000.
Software milestones this week in the top 40: Mario Kart 7 (3DS) passed the five million mark; and Saints Row: The Third (X360) passed the two million mark.
Hardware sales are up for the PlayStation 3, Wii, 3DS and Vita week on week, while year on year sales are down for every platform. The 3DS is the top selling platform.
Worldwide Hardware
Week on week sales are up for the PlayStation 3, Wii, 3DS and Vita, and are down for the Xbox 360, DS and PSP. The 3DS is at the top with sales of 277,000, an increase of 31,000 (13%). The PlayStation 3 is up 12,000 (6%) to 205,000 units sold. Xbox 360 sales are down 4,000 (-2%) to 168,000 sold. The Wii sold 119,000 units, which is up 3,000 (3%). The PSP sold 64,000 units, which is down 12,000 (-16%). The DS is down 2,000 (-3%) to 65,000 units. The Vita sold 22,000, which is up 6,000 (38%). Total week on week sales are up 34,000 (4%) to 918,000.
Year on year sales are down across the board. The PlayStation 3 is down 31,000 (-13%), the Wii is down 70,000 (-37%), and the Xbox 360 is down 46,000 (-21%). The PSP is down 65,000 (-50%) and the DS is down a massive 138,000 (-69%). However with the DS and 3DS combined it is up 139,000 compared to the DS one year ago. Total year on year sales are down 51,000 (-5%).
Xbox 360 hardware sales have dropped for a fifth straight week, while the PlayStation 3 and Wii are up slightly. Home console hardware sales have been relatively stable for the last three weeks. The PlayStation 3 has a 42 percent market share; the Xbox 360 has a 34 percent market share; and the Wii has a 24 percent market share. The PlayStation 3 is in first for a fifth week, while the Xbox 360 is in second for a third week. Compared with ten weeks ago all three home consoles are down.
The gap between the 3DS and PSP / DS has grown ever so slightly this week. It has outsold the DS by more 4 to 1 and the PSP by more than 4 to 1. The PSP and DS are in a statistical tie this week. The PSP has a 50 percent market share this week for the current generation handhelds and the DS has a 50 percent. The Vita has just a seven percent market share for the next generation of handhelds, while the 3DS holds the other 93 percent. Compared with ten weeks ago all three platforms (excluding the Vita) are down.
Worldwide Software
Three games debuted in the top 40 this week. Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS) debuted at the top with sales of 235,000. The game launched in Japan and Europe, and will release in North America on February 6.
Armored Core V (PS3) debuted at number two with sales of 165,000. The game launched in Japan, with no release date in the rest of the world.
Tales of Innocence R (PSV) debuted at number 14 with sales of 55,000. The game launched in Japan, with no release date in the rest of the world.
Other games in the top 10 that are not debuts include Just Dance 3 (Wii) at number three with sales of 135,000. Mario Kart 7 (3DS) is at number four sales of 117,000. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) is at number five with sales of 104,000.
Zumba Fitness (Wii) is at number six with sales of 104,000. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) is at number seven with sales of 101,000. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) is at number eight with sales of 97,000. Kinect Adventures! (X360) is at number nine with sales of 92,000. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 73,000.
Week on week software totals are down across the board. The PlayStation 3 takes the top spot this week with 2.21 million games sold, an increase of 180,000 (9%). The Xbox 360 sold 2.15 million games, a decrease of 38,000 (-2%). Wii software sales are up 30,000 (2%) to 1.97 million. The DS sold 934,000 games, which is up 39,000 (4%). The 3DS sold 790,000 games, an increase of 158,000 (25%). PSP game sales are down 8,000 (-2%) to 358,000 games sold. The Vita sold 73,000 games, an increase of 53,000 (265%). Total combined software is up 414,000 (5%) week on week to 8.48 million.
Year on year software totals are down across the board. The PlayStation 3 is down 183,000 (-8%), the Wii is down 692,000 (-26%) and the Xbox 360 is down 115,000 (-5%). The DS is down 518,000 (-36%) and the PSP is down 531,000 (-60%). Total combined software is down 1.18 million (-12%) games sold year on year.
The PlayStation 3 takes the top spot in software sales for the first time since the week ending November 5. The Xbox 360 has lead for six of the last 10 weeks, Wii for three weeks and the PlayStation 3 for one week. The PlayStation 3 has a 35 percent market share, the Xbox 360 with 34 percent, and the Wii with 31 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 72 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 28 percent market share. The 3DS has a 92 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has just an eight percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all three platforms (excluding the Vita) are down.
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Damn, I thought RE: Revelations would help 3DS software beat the DS this week. Oh well, it had a decent start anyhow.
Very good results confirmed for 3DS, I can expect the SW sales growing during the year due to the increeasing number of consoles.
capcom must love the 3DS right now, it is saving their ass. but man are the consoles down this year, I do not expect big numbers for the wii, 360, or the PS3 for the January NPD. It will be interesting to see if the 3DS can win jan, but im pretty sure the xbox has it won
I know I say this every week but, the 3DS's sales are great! Keep chugging along 3DS. ^o^ And the DS/3DS SW margin is decreasing ever so slightly.
It will be interesting to see if RE Revelations can hold in its 2nd week
Does the Vita line on the graph have to be flesh-colored?
Vita = Life
It makes sense its penis-colored......
I think the color actually looks kind of cool. XD
I concur. Why couldn't it be orange or something?
Poor Vita, it's really getting its ass handed to it.
Fear not, us Westerners will show you love!
3DS had a rough start as well.
Once the software comes, sales will pick up.
A price cut isn't needed although it would help.
I have no idea why the Wii grew week over week. It had no new releases in the top 40.
Does someone else know?
