Monthly US Sales (April 2006) |
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It's the middle of the month and numbers for last month have finally surfaced. Obviously, the biggest "war" going on is the one between the Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, and Nintendo Game Boy Advance. Yeah, normally I wouldn't include the GBA but that thing is a beast. It refuses to lie down and die like most "last-generation" systems do. Then again, maybe you should see what went on last month for yourself!Xbox 360: 295,381 [1,504,724]
PlayStation 2: 206,995 [39,458,926]
Game Boy Advance: 169,115 [37,455,961]
PlayStation Portable: 162,438 [4,332,872]
Nintendo DS: 138,427 [4,447,092]
Xbox: 38,987 [15,737,984]
GameCube: 38,028 [12,046,319]
Now that you've had a chance to look at the numbers, let's look at them a bit more closely. The handheld front is as close as ever. Yet again, like it has for the past nine or so months, the GBA has come out on top. This piece of last generation technology continues to outsell both the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. The PSP and DS had some interesting points though. If I remember correctly, April was the month in which the PSP's core system was released in the United States. However, its sales are still lower than the month before it. The Nintendo DS also saw decreased sales, although I'd have expected worse for a system which should be replaced by the DS Lite in just a little bit. The PSP is catching up slowly but surely. Unlike Japan, where both handhelds launched in the same month, the DS had a head start in the US. Whether or not the PSP can take the lead with no killer app is a question though. New Super Mario Bros. launched today (Wednesday for Canadians). The DS Lite launches in June. If Brain Age takes off, the PSP is in trouble. Especially if Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core is not ready in time to combat Pokemon: Diamond and Pokemon Pearl. The GBA... Well. I have no idea what to do about that thing. It's like the Energizer Rabbit... It just keeps going and going and going. It doesn't even have any major game releases left unless Nintendo localizes Mother 3. At least Japan has moved on. The GBA only sells around 15,000 weekly while the DS sells around 180,000 weekly and the PSP 35,000 weekly.
The Xbox 360 shortages are finally over! This has of course caused a small spike in sales and the 360 has beaten the PS2 for the month. Sales have been reportedly quite strong for the first two weeks of April, but weaker for the last two. With shortages over, the Xbox 360 will finally have the opportunity to grow. Of course, with the success of the Xbox 360 comes the death of last generation consoles such as the Xbox and Gamecube (the PlayStation 2 is like the GBA... freakin' rabbits). The Xbox has just about no exclusives left and the Gamecube has a few, like Super Paper Mario which was announced at E3, but nothing that will help it at this point in its life. Those who want it should likely be waiting for the backward compatible Wii.
The summer months usually see a drought in the game industry. So don't be surprised if you see few titles worth getting in the next couple of months. And stop screaming for US sales every time I post Japanese ones! These only come once a month, so you'll see more mid-June! Also remember these are only US sales. Canadian sales are not included.
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Hopefully this will help to squelch the notion that the psp is selling horribly. Though the ds is touted as curently having better games (i would agree, but also state that better is a relative term and i don't really play my ds or psp[well i web browse and rss on my psp so thats something, oh and daxter's awesome]) the future for the psp is very cheery.
tekken dark ressurection
ratchet and clank
ff7:crisis core
ps1 emulator (hopefully to include ff series)
field commander
devil may cry
future david jaffe game(god of war lead designer)
blade dancer
super monkey ball
METAL GEAR OPS
dungeon siege
coded arms 2 (i'm hopeful they can redeem themselves)
and more, so psp is still alive and kicking, not to mention about to gain its second wind.
Wow, in the month the GBA outsold the PSP. In total, DS has outsold the PSP by over 100,000 units. And when the DS Lite is released next month, it will widen that lead even further.
tomorrow I will make my great and daring odessey to the shores of my local EB game store, I will venture inside and face the store clerk and demand to purchase my Premium Xbox 360 console, then as I exit the store I will let loose my battle cry of victory as I walk down the street head held high as a proud owner of a new xbox 360
that or I'll go home crying because I got there to late :-(
you won't regret i love my 360 and its only gettimg better.
Tekken comes out on June 26th!!! It's gonna pwn!!
darksquirrel almost none of those games you listed were even in playable form in e3.
All ds games annouced/playable at e3:
- Super Mario Hoops 3-on-3
- Star Fox DS
- New Super Mario Bros.
- Elite Beat Angels
- Yoshi's Island 2
- Diddy Kong Racing
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Force
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Big Brain Academy
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: March of the Minis
- Final Fantasy III
- Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
- Custom Robo Arena
- Kirby DS
- Sudoku Gridmaster
- Club House Games
- Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol
- Donkey Kong: King of Swing 2
- Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- Lunar Knights
- Final Fantasy: Ring of Fates
- Children of Mana
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS
- Dino Master
- Magnetica
- Death Jr. & the Science Fair of Doom
- Star Trek: Tactical Assault
- Steel Horizon
- Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007
- GoPets
- Xaolin Showdown
- My Frogger Toy Trials
- Winx Club: The Quest for The Codex
- Marvel Universe: Trading Card Game
- Pokemon Ranger
- Charlotte's Web
- Superman Returns
- NCAA Football 07
- NBA Live
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour
- FIFA Soccer
- NASCAR 07
- Madden NFL 07
- Mech Assault: Phantom War
- Cooking Mama
- Monster Bomber
- Open Season
- Happy Feet
- Cars
- Monster House
- SpongeBob Squarepants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
- Bratz: Forever Diamondz
- Alex Rider: Stormbreaker
- Eragon
- Contact
- Konductra
- Crash Boom Bang!
- Mega Man ZX
- Magical Vacation 2
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Arthur and the Minimoys
- Little Mermaid
- Spectrobes
- Top Gun
- Danny Phantom
- Panzer Tactics
- Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
- Kim Possible: Global Gemini
- Hannah Montana
- That's So Raven: Psychic on the Scene
- Jump Superstars 2
- Nacho Libre
- Micro Machines
- Intellivision Lives! DS
- Break 'em All
he'll come back a month later and trade it in b/c of the lack of games. also the annoyances of the bratty 12 year old population that is on xbl.
hope ya enjoy the 360 and the maybe 35 games that are coming out for it for the rest of the year.
stop being a tool and posting that crap list.
sure some are coming out this year but most will be either put back and or canceled, b/c that is what nintendo does all the time.
the list for the ds games that are coming out for this year only has maybe 30 games.
but i guess you can sit back and keep wishing for your barbie and spongebob games to come outfor the ds.
have fun little girl.
"also the annoyances of the bratty 12 year old population that is on xbl."
you mean like the psp community?
who would buy an XBOX or a Cube now?
"stop being a tool and posting that crap list.
sure some are coming out this year but most will be either put back and or canceled, b/c that is what nintendo does all the time.
the list for the ds games that are coming out for this year only has maybe 30 games.
but i guess you can sit back and keep wishing for your barbie and spongebob games to come outfor the ds.
have fun little girl."
here is the field commander killer:
notice I say killer because its based on actual ww2 historic battles unlike a fictional conflict in field commander and you can pick mroe than just two sides, and it will be easier to use becasue of the stylus:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/708/708466p1.html
combine that with a level maker and online play just like field commander.
also most of those psp games shown on e3 like final fantasy and metal gear will also be pushed back to 2007 considering they only showed 3 screen shots of final fantasy crisis core.
devil may cry wasnt even shown on e3.
Is awesome, where are you guys getting this 12 year old nonsense? I will occasionally meet some 10 year-old nerd in H2 who thinks he's pro but really sucks, but that's about it. Last night I met some 9 year-old who got scared and cried when I cussed, so why everyone hates on XBL and says it's filled with "bratty 12 year-olds" I don't know.
Hmm, I cant help but think that maybe the PSP would be selling better if Sony were not trying to eliminate homebrew. Damn nazis
Sony's PS2 sales are nearly equal to the next gen XBOX360.
As we all know new consoles are sold at a loss, but i assume the ps2 actually turns a dollar by now. What's the point? Sony need not release a new console, they could sit on their hands and watch the money roll in.
yea ok fanboy. at least we have a real online community! your just said that u suck balls at online. even my boss plays 360 and loves it. and hes been playng games since a while back. you will not be dissapointed with the 360, especialy at the end of this year. oh and gears of war comes out soon. :)
so yea, before you start posting crap, why dont u go play splitscreen with your parents in their basement. i have a psp and the online community isnt really a community. i use it for hacks,gta,and occasional multiplayer with friends. otherwise, its my mobile entertainment device.
#15... the ps2 has been out for years. thats why it sells so good. its cheaper and everybody knows about it. the 360 has been out for like half a year. no crap its barely beating ps2. and its 400 as of right now
35 games? you are a complete dumbass #7. do your research. that number is RIGHT NOW. there are suppose to be over 100 game. like i said, do you r research
any of the portable systems (ds or psp) are gonna die ANYTIME soon because they serve two different bases, although they are in competition they are both safe because if you want graphics and functionality your gonna buy a PSP, but if you want a bigger selection of games and more battery life (since I guess some ppl apparently play their portable 12 hours in a day) then ull get a DS. Not to mention the game selection from both is completely different, to me looking at the DS games makes me feel like im playing games from year ago but some people love them and hate the psp games cuz they are "ports"
sorry but i have the list in front of me ya as$clown.
i do know how many are coming out for the rest of the year and it is not even close to 100. maybe if you add up all the crappy xbl arcade games that they will release also.
that 100 is what they have in DEVELOPEMENT for the system not for what is going to come out this year. yea they keep adding onto the list, but you will not see alot of those games anytime soon.
same with that crap list for the ds.
and yes strangler you probably are one of thos kids that run around here that is anywhere between 12 - what 17 maybe?
just b/c yo think you are cool, doesn't mean that others here think the same.
p.s stop complaining for once and enjoy something besides your collection of online porn.
I think homebrew may be coming back to the PSP - officially that is, now that Homebrew has been confirmed by Sony for the PS3 .. which means ... ZOMG WOOOOOOO!!!! ... ahem -
"As we all know new consoles are sold at a loss, but i assume the ps2 actually turns a dollar by now. What's the point? Sony need not release a new console, they could sit on their hands and watch the money roll in."
exactly, the ps3 release will actually lower the ps2 sales since it will be abckward compatible, and judging by sony's e3 presentation adn the fact its overpriced why not wait a year for the technology to catch up at a better price? why not actually make the psp good instead of a ps2 port box? if its gonna have ports at least port good games liek metal gear solid 2 +3, devil may cry series, final fantasies, etc.
"i do know how many are coming out for the rest of the year and it is not even close to 100. maybe if you add up all the crappy xbl arcade games that they will release also."
you mean like the crappy psp homebrew release don lua constantly? I mean ever since squarez and the vector wars ripoff, have there been any good psp homebrew (games not emulators or apps)?
I like the curiously unnamed/unregistered person's line that the DS "only has maybe 30 games".
The only thing on the PSP I'm stoked for is MGS Portable Ops. To a somewhat lesser degree I'd like to play Lumines II and Every Extend Extra but I'd never pay full price for either of those. Lumines II will really only be more skins and a possibly online play (uncomfirmed). And I've had the original Every Extend on my computer for close to two years now and the PSP version is really only cosmetically different.
As far as the DS, theres a good 15 games I'm looking forward to.
Thank god for homebrew apps.
much reason to buy a Ps3 nothing on it is original, everything about the system is a rippoff, it seems as though they just pull things out of their ass at the last second, and most of the games will be multiplatform, the only game I will want on it is MGS4 and most of the MGS series has had a low replay value and at $600 for the console and maybe $70 a game it just doesnt seem worth it, they havent done a good job of making it a must have console so therefore I think it can wait...for a while...
360 has great games coming like lost planet, the darkness, prey, dead rising, moto gp 06, R* table tennis, and a bunch that I am probably forgetting, not to mention all the ones that I want that have already been out, thank God I have a job
check this out:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=918340&topic=28110494
thats a psp forum.
JCP, have u played these games you claim that are so great? final fantasy, gt, mgs, tekken going multiplatform? no...you must be talking about the gay GTA series or sports games. the games listed for the 360 will obviously come out with rigged scores and no one will buy them, just like the last games that were on the first XBOX. Halo 3 will come out eventually and reign king, right behind MGS4. you can only do so much with FPS, and that's the truth.
All games for the DS and the PSP suck ass. No exception. GP2X wins over both.
Strangler, I'm a DS fan. I prefer it to the PSP. Some would call me a "fanboy" because the PSP doesn't interest me in the slightest. But I must ask you to stop this torrent of horrible comments because it actually makes DS fans look bad. Really. Look back on what you've said and you'll understand. Also, if you're goign to post a list of upcoming games, take the crappy titles out. Most of that list is solid... but Happy Feet? Come on....
I sold my 1.5 PSP and bought a DS Lite, better games, more fun and with the adaptor i bought movie player and mp3 player. Anyway off to play New Super Mario bros.
X-Men: The Official Game
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
Hitman: Blood Money
Over G Fighters
Moto GP 2006
Chromehounds
NCAA Football 07
Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Prey
Madden NFL 07
Bomberman: Act Zero
Frame City Killer
Ninety-Nine Nights
Dead Rising
Saints Row
Enchanted Arms
Viva Piñata
Test Drive Unlimited
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Open Season
Timeshift
Blitz: The League
Crackdown
Godfather
John Woo Presents Stranglehold
Sopranos
Star Trek: Legacy
Superman Returns: The Video Game
Gears of War
Mass Effect
Too Human
WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007
Call of Duty 3
Eragon
Octane
so 35 coming, 35 already available, plus a ton of live arcade games that tons are enjoying, will give them well over 100+ games, some may think the arecade is dumb, but almost 1/2 have downloaded geometry wars, so there is obviously value in those.
not bad for a console that will only be 1yr old:)
I can't wait to see what 07 brings...
most of those have betetr versions on the ps2 or arent meant for portable gaming. for 250 bucks youd expect the console to have better versions than its 150 dollar little brother wouldnt you?
It's incredible how well the DS has sold this month considering the Lite is only a short while away. With Mario just out as well it's likely to be a big month for Nintendo next month.
Why not pick up a cheap Xbox and then hack to Linux? It's a good unit and if it's better for nothing other than being a quite unit that downloads overnight, then at least it will be useful there. Find that kind of power PC for say £40 and you will be laughing.
I enjoy my PSP (1.5) and would not be tempted by anything else. I may be a fanboy, but I don't care. Each has it's appeal, but the PSP appeals to me more.
Having said that the 360 *spits* has zilch appeal!
i mean, looking at those figures (and this is in the US, where 360 is at home) it appears that 360 isn't really doing that great. ok, psp isn't doing very well, and tbh i'm not that surprised - most of the games suck. (that's why i'm sticking with 1.5)
if sony want to do well they will want more than just 200,000 units sold per month... isn't their target 1,000,000 per month? i mean, yeah it's optimistic, and yes that's worldwide... but if they made those figures 360 woudl have a real fight on its hands. mind you i can see wii doing rahter well if it has a good advertising campaign.
nintendo ds, it's a mystery to me... why does everyone want one? i want one! but i haven't got the cash, i'm saving up for ps3 and wii.
umm....no
JCP, have u played these games you claim that are so great? final fantasy, gt, mgs, tekken going multiplatform? no...you must be talking about the gay GTA series or sports games. the games listed for the 360 will obviously come out with rigged scores and no one will buy them, just like the last games that were on the first XBOX. Halo 3 will come out eventually and reign king, right behind MGS4. you can only do so much with FPS, and that's the truth.
well I dont really like tekken its gonna be what like the 8,000,000 one in the series lol and I dont play much sports games, but splinter cell will be multiplatform, so will rainbow six:vegas, GTA as you listed, all the games that will have the highest replay value will be multiplatform except for the Ps3 crusher which will be halo 3 you have no idea what they are gonna do to improve the game other than graphics, dont think many people will be playing MGS4 lllllooooonnnng gggg after it comes out... you beat, then beat it on hard and then you put it in the closet lol, I never said I wouldnt get a ps3 all im saying is I will wait for some original titles
i love my ds its sooooo cool. it gives me teh ladies and i like it. ds has teh 733l games like GoPets, Charlotte's Web, Cooking Mama, and Little Mermaid!!!! TEH 733l TEH 733l !!!!!!! go and try to find me teh psp game that rulez unlike teh sucky Metal Gear, Final Fantasy: Crisis Core, and Devil May Cry.... those gamez are SUCKY like my pet dog i call ducky on my ds' cool game Nintendogzzzzz that game gives me teh girlies.
ps2 is still going to have a long life
poor cube and xbox, they got whipped
I'm getting a 360 now, I already have a ds and a psp(1.5)
I'll get a ds lite when it comes out. I have 8 ds games.If it wasn't for nintendo making games for the ds, it would of been dead a long time ago.I think they got 2 or 3 third party companies making games.HA! HA!HA! HA! HA!
As for the psp I only have one game (ridge racer) and I havent bought any other game since. Why buy them when i can download them. Sony should of never put a memory card option on the psp.HA! HA! HA! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
"37. » i like ds
i love my ds its sooooo cool. it gives me teh ladies and i like it. ds has teh 733l games like GoPets, Charlotte's Web, Cooking Mama, and Little Mermaid!!!! TEH 733l TEH 733l !!!!!!! go and try to find me teh psp game that rulez unlike teh sucky Metal Gear, Final Fantasy: Crisis Core, and Devil May Cry.... those gamez are SUCKY like my pet dog i call ducky on my ds' cool game Nintendogzzzzz that game gives me teh girlies.
by Strangler (Unregistered), at May 16, 2006 at 02:18PM"
kinda wrong in a sort of way, but that is how i actually see him acting, i guess you got to take in accord that strangler is more than likely around 13.
mgs4 might be online so its too early to speculate on the replay value. atleast sony is introducing new games unlike microsoft who keeps on milking the halo cow.
ps. if you want me to name sony's new first party game just say something stupid like you always do.
i dont care how good nintendo or sony or whatever is doing, im only gonna buy 1 and enjoy it.
since I own a DS, i am happy with it, dont care for the psp at all, and therefore obviously dont care how much theyre selling
"WOW PEOPLE ARE BUYING MORE OF THE SYSTEM I BOUGHT AND LESS OF WHAT YOU BOUGHT!! IM GONNA GO CELEBRATE WEEE cookies?"
i like potatos!
YEAH I AM SO GAY I DONT KNOW HOW TO PLAY MY PSP OR MY DS OR MY XBOX OR MY XBOX 360 OR MY DREAMCAST OR MY PS2 OR MY GAMECUBE OR MY GAMEBOY ADVANCE OR MY GAMEBOY ADVANCE SP OR MY GAMEBOY MICRO OR MY GAMEBOY POCKET OR MY GAMEBOY COLOR OR MY GAMEBOY LEGOS OR MY GAMEBOY BRACELET
I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW TO PLAY WITH MY WEE (er, wii)
You are the stereotypical PS3 Fanboy. Stop ranting your false accusations about the 360.
what did i hurt your feelings that you had to call me a fanboy?
why b/c it is true and the amount of games coming out for the crap box is not many, and the amount of good games is almost nil?
just b/c you made a bad console choice doesn't mean that people like you or strangler have to be pissy with the rest of us.
if you want real fps games go with a computer. if you want rpg games and games from companies like nippon ichi go to sony. if you want quick smirky fun games go to nintendo.
but if you want games that are pretty much that same as your generic and mostly race games or fps games by a company that doesn't know it's as$ from a hole in the wall, well go to ms.
don't call me a fanboy for not like ms for a good reason when i support the other systems. well i am not a fan of the ds, the gba is better. the ds is to slopy.
Come on people Tamagotchi Connection has sold more than Ridge Racer!!!! Thats amazing!!!!
one day nintendo will own the world....we'll have nintendo cloths...nintendo burgers...nintendo condoms....nintendo cars...nintendo everything muahahhahahhaha hhaha
get ur sh1t together jcp
mgs4 might be online so its too early to speculate on the replay value. atleast sony is introducing new games unlike microsoft who keeps on milking the halo cow.
ps. if you want me to name sony's new first party game just say something stupid like you always do.
now I thought this was a casual forum where you just post your opinion and have casual debate, but I didnt know they let animals on to use computers to make personal attacks against people,
dont get me wrong I love MGS and I am dieing to play MGS4 but there is no way in hell that anyone is going to play mgs longer than they are gonna play halo3, hell!!! for that matter people will probably be playing halo 2 more than they will be playing MGS4 Lmao,
and you are right about microsoft milking halo everyone knows that, xbox would not exsist with out halo, but guess what... no one cares as long as they get what they want, so dont get pissed at me because ps3 has some catching up to do, if your not a 360 fan then why bother coming and posting here, I dont come to your ps3 site and try to sh*t on you,, the price of the ps3 will LOL
PS: If I cared what games sony was offering other than MGS4 I would check them out, so go ahead and make your list so I can whipe my a$$ with it lol
i find it funny how all of the x360 fanboys are trying to call the ps3 supporters fanboys for speaking their minds....isnt that a tad bit Ironic?
The Ps2 is gonna outsell the ps3 when it comes out.. sadly... because 500-600 is TOO much for a system..and 90% of the ghetto homes are gonna be like.. wtf do i need a ps3 for when the ps2 is cheaper. and has more game?