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[Fuzzy]

Clearly the unexpected sale of one X-Box crashed the system.

I blame cvxfreak for buying a PSOne. :lol

 

[RPS37]

There's only 28,800 profiles connected to Shadowrun. That's after half a month. And I know MGC numbers can't be used for sales for several reasons, but since it's an online-only game and all .. to crack 50,000 in the first day would mean a lot of people are playing with bots.

And it's online only.....
Wait. You just implied that. Sorry.

 

[Sharp]

Nintendo's Wii Extends Lead, Sells 338,000 Units in May in U.S.

By Dina Bass

June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co.'s Wii video-game console extended its lead over Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, selling 338,000 machines in the U.S. in May.

The PlayStation 3 sold 81,000 units and the Xbox 360 sold 155,000 machines, according to data compiled by Port Washington, New York-based market researcher NPD Group Inc. and provided by Microsoft. Nintendo's Wii has outsold the competition since it was released in November.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=SNE:US&sid=al_jVeWnhvSA

Uh oh.

 

[Branduil]

One would hope you have a paying job by then so it won't matter.

Kutaragi? Is that you?

 

[VideoMan]

Just a quick summary of what we know so far (for the lazy):

HW (in order of sales)
----
1. DS - 423k
2. WII - 338k
3. PSP - ???
4. PS2 - ???
5. X360 - 155k
6. PS3 - 81k
?. GBA - ???

Software (in order of sales)
--------------------------------
1. Pokemon Diamond—DS—Nintendo 331.2k
2. Mario Party 8—Wii—Nintendo ???
3. Spider-Man 3—PS2—Activision ???
4. Pokemon Pearl—DS—Nintendo ???
5. Wii Play w/remote—Wii—Nintendo ???
6. Forza Motorsport 2—Xbox 360—Microsoft ???
7. Guitar Hero II w/guitar—Xbox 360—Activision ???
8. Spider-Man 3—Xbox 360—Activision ???
9. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars—Xbox 360—Electronic Arts ???
10. Guitar Hero II w/guitar—PS2—Activision ???

 

[chespace]

I'm still suprised where Forza is compared to Mario Party.

Not that it matters or anything, but Forza 2 also came out on May 29th.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Nintendo's Wii Extends Lead, Sells 338,000 Units in May in U.S.

By Dina Bass

June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co.'s Wii video-game console extended its lead over Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, selling 338,000 machines in the U.S. in May.

The PlayStation 3 sold 81,000 units and the Xbox 360 sold 155,000 machines, according to data compiled by Port Washington, New York-based market researcher NPD Group Inc. and provided by Microsoft. Nintendo's Wii has outsold the competition since it was released in November.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=SNE:US&sid=al_jVeWnhvSA

Oh shit, they're in Port Washington? I'm picking them up myself next month.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Holy **** - Wii outselling the PS3 and 360 combined? Is that a first?

 

[TemplaerDude]

Yeah, the Elite is a terrible idea. The 360 needs a price drop stat - no later than September.

i don't expect to see a drop till early next year... i think they'll try to get as much as they can out of halo 3 and the holiday season and then drop it. it makes sense... sort of.

 

[meltpotato]

One would hope you have a paying job by then so it won't matter.

its crazy how the "100MM PS2 fans" all lost their jobs at the same time. such a shame.

golden logic!

 

[Oblivion]

But this is an NPD thread so discussing other sales data is OT and you should be banned for it.

I just wanted some attention.

I don't think GC ever outsold PS2 in any given month in any given territory.

I guess. I just remembered some press release saying that Nintendo sold a ton of GC when it dropped to $99. (I think it was probably a UK release, I dunno)

 

[Muppet345]

Collateral didn't make much more than $100 million at the US Box Office, yet that is a favorite movie of mine.

That's uh .. a ton of money, dude.

Anyway, I like how your song is changing. From "HUGE SUCCESS! IT WILL BE BIGGER THAN COUNTERSTRIKE!" to "SALES DON'T MEAN ANYTHING!"

 

[Grecco]

155 for Xbox? 81 for PS3?

Wow.

 

[Chiggs]

The PlayStation 3 sold 81,000 units and the Xbox 360 sold 155,000 machines, according to data compiled by Port Washington, New York-based market researcher NPD Group Inc. and provided by Microsoft. Nintendo's Wii has outsold the competition since it was released in November.

Nice, not too bad of a drop for the PS3. The 360, on the otherhand, needs a ****ing price drop pronto.

 

[Threi]

Nintendo's Wii Extends Lead, Sells 338,000 Units in May in U.S.

By Dina Bass

June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co.'s Wii video-game console extended its lead over Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, selling 338,000 machines in the U.S. in May.

The PlayStation 3 sold 81,000 units and the Xbox 360 sold 155,000 machines, according to data compiled by Port Washington, New York-based market researcher NPD Group Inc. and provided by Microsoft. Nintendo's Wii has outsold the competition since it was released in November.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=SNE:US&sid=al_jVeWnhvSA

HOLY SHIT.

 

[USD]

I don't think GC ever outsold PS2 in any given month in any given territory.

GC never outsold PS2. XBox only managed to outsell PS2 in the second half of 04, because of PS2 slimline shortages + Halo 2.

 

[Stop It]

Nintendo's Wii Extends Lead, Sells 338,000 Units in May in U.S.

By Dina Bass

June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co.'s Wii video-game console extended its lead over Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, selling 338,000 machines in the U.S. in May.

The PlayStation 3 sold 81,000 units and the Xbox 360 sold 155,000 machines, according to data compiled by Port Washington, New York-based market researcher NPD Group Inc. and provided by Microsoft. Nintendo's Wii has outsold the competition since it was released in November.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=SNE:US&sid=al_jVeWnhvSA

Well Bugger me, I was only 10k off 360, 1k off PS3, oh......

Spoiler

and 70k off Wii, heh

Other handheld sales data? (Oh and Ps2 to complete our prediction fest), we need to know if the GBA/PS3 battle raged on!

Also note, the 360 sold roughly 2x the PS3, which was outsold by just over 2x by the Wii, scary.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Wowza! X360 actually lost some ground there for the month while PS3 only lost a smidgen. Time to drop that price, MS.

 

[CreatureX3]

Great showing again for Nintendo! So what are the worldwide numbers now? Is the Wii close to surpassing the 360 yet?

 

[C4Lukins]

Nintendo's Wii Extends Lead, Sells 338,000 Units in May in U.S.

By Dina Bass

June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co.'s Wii video-game console extended its lead over Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, selling 338,000 machines in the U.S. in May.

The PlayStation 3 sold 81,000 units and the Xbox 360 sold 155,000 machines, according to data compiled by Port Washington, New York-based market researcher NPD Group Inc. and provided by Microsoft. Nintendo's Wii has outsold the competition since it was released in November.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=SNE:US&sid=al_jVeWnhvSA

Ok that is it for 360. No waiting for E3. Do it tomorrow.

 

[titiklabingapat]

Nintendo's Wii Extends Lead, Sells 338,000 Units in May in U.S.

By Dina Bass

June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co.'s Wii video-game console extended its lead over Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, selling 338,000 machines in the U.S. in May.

The PlayStation 3 sold 81,000 units and the Xbox 360 sold 155,000 machines, according to data compiled by Port Washington, New York-based market researcher NPD Group Inc. and provided by Microsoft. Nintendo's Wii has outsold the competition since it was released in November.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=SNE:US&sid=al_jVeWnhvSA

So the Premium really is the new tard pack. It also seems like the PS3 bottomed out.

To those too lazy to read, the numbers are:

Wii: 338,000
360: 155,000
PS3: 81,000

 

[soundwave05]

Holy shit at those 360 numbers. PS3 was a bit more expected but still terrible.

 

[USD]

Wow. Those numbers just confirmed that the Elite was the dumbest idea ever. Drop that shit now Microsoft if you know what's good for you.

 

[reilo]

Nintendo's Wii Extends Lead, Sells 338,000 Units in May in U.S.

By Dina Bass

June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co.'s Wii video-game console extended its lead over Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, selling 338,000 machines in the U.S. in May.

The PlayStation 3 sold 81,000 units and the Xbox 360 sold 155,000 machines, according to data compiled by Port Washington, New York-based market researcher NPD Group Inc. and provided by Microsoft. Nintendo's Wii has outsold the competition since it was released in November.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=SNE:US&sid=al_jVeWnhvSA

The Patch fails!

Again!

 

[909er]

Wow, just what the hell is MS doing? Between the high price and the Elite shortages, it looks like they're trying to sabotage their own system.

 

[AstroLad]

Wowza! X360 actually lost some ground there for the month while PS3 only lost a smidgen. Time to drop that price, MS.

Another sorry showing for next-gen. If 360 and PS3 are the "next-gen" systems (re tech, don't mean that as a knock on Wii), I think we can go back to referring to it as "next" or "never" rather than current gen.

Never-Gen FTL.

 

[hyp]

ahh NPD day. the day when wii graphics don't matter.

360 and PS3 sold horribly. MS is straight retarded for not dropping the price while the PS3 is bleeding to death.

 

[Chiggs]

Ok that is it for 360. No waiting for E3. Do it tomorrow.

MS Attitude: "Who cares if we're losing ground! We beat the PS3!!!!! Again!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Idiots. They deserve to lose.

 

[Haunted]

Amazing numbers for Wii, harsh numbers for both 360 and PS3. I'm calling it right now - a 100$ pricedrop by MS announced at E3 that Sony can't (or won't) follow, will seal the deal for the PS3 in NA.


I'm not going to bed until I know who won the grudge match, though. (1:30 AM here)

 

[Brimstone]

That's uh .. a ton of money, dude.

Anyway, I like how your song is changing. From "HUGE SUCCESS! IT WILL BE BIGGER THAN COUNTERSTRIKE!" to "SALES DON'T MEAN ANYTHING!"

Counter-Strike on the first X-Box console was around 500,000 sold and even today is the third most played online game on X-Box 1.



If anyone has the historical sales data for Counter-Strike on X-Box, I would appreciate if someone could post it.

 

[Warm Machine]

Anyone have LTD 360/Wii/PS3 for North America?

 

[Mrbob]

Time for those ECW chants MS.

"YOU ****ED UP!" "YOU ****ED UP!" "YOU ****ED UP!"

So yeah. 4 games in the top 10. 155K hardware sales. Something isn't adding up.

I thought I lowballed the X360 with my prediction, and it was even worse.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Wowza! X360 actually lost some ground there for the month while PS3 only lost a smidgen. Time to drop that price, MS.

The 360 has dropped 20,000 units each month since the Elite was announced/released.

199k --> 174k --> 155k

Way to go, Microsoft! Raising prices FTL.

I'm thinking they gotta cut prices at E3, **** waiting until September or later. The bottom is dropping out.

 

[Threi]

How many months has the PS3 been sub-100k?

 

[reilo]

Internal 500 Server Errors in...

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[titiklabingapat]

I still cannot believe this. Microsoft actually tried to shoot one of its own foot and actually hit both of them. :lol

They are doing worse now than last year, IIRC.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

MS Attitude: "Who cares if we're losing ground! We beat the PS3!!!!! Again!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Idiots. They deserve to lose.

If this is truly the attitude they have, you are so ****ing right they deserve to lose. Someone is clearly not thinking right in Redmond. Drop the mother****ing price!

 

[Firestorm]

We really need to pull those old quotes with Microsoft and Sony bigwigs saying that Nintendo wouldn't be an issue :lol

 

[Zombie James]

Xbox 360 sold 155,000

 

[Branduil]

37K off on the Wii... but only 12K off on the 360(and I thought I was under-predicting!) and only 3K off for the PS3.

 

[GhaleonEB]

How many months has the PS3 been sub-100k?

This is month two. Last month was 82k.

 

[Stop It]

MS Attitude: "Who cares if we're losing ground! We beat the PS3!!!!! Again!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Idiots. They deserve to lose.

Indeed, they can't even claim software supremacy this month, I can't wait to see Sony spin their way out of this one too, last month they didn't even refer to PS3, this month...I can see them not referring to much at all, except that PS2 outsold 360, which is hardly an achievement.

 

[Jokeropia]

Holy **** - Wii outselling the PS3 and 360 combined? Is that a first?

It did it in April too.

 

[reilo]

PS3 doing this badly with the high price and no real game selection is understandable... but what's the X360s excuse?

It sure as shit cannot be the games, because it has a great lineup. Is the price still too high then?

 

[Incognito]

So the Premium really is the new tard pack. It also seems like the PS3 bottomed out.

Bottomed out? Maybe if May was Armageddon month. You haven't seen "bottomed out" yet.

 

[Merovingian]

If they don't announce a price drop lik E3 at the latest, then MS deserves to fail.

PS3 doing this badly with the high price and no real game selection is understandable... but what's the X360s excuse?

It sure as shit cannot be the games, because it has a great lineup. Is the price still too high then?

Ps3 fans should really drop that line of thought. It's so bad it hurts.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

How many months has the PS3 been sub-100k?

Three? Was last month 82k or the month before that?

 

[soundwave05]

Time for those ECW chants MS.

"YOU ****ED UP!" "YOU ****ED UP!" "YOU ****ED UP!"

So yeah. 4 games in the top 10. 155K hardware sales. Something isn't adding up.

I don't think I've ever seen a console with hardware sales that are almost completely ambivalent to big software releases. The software does do well, but there's almost never a hardware spike. Even when Gears came out, the hardware spike was minimal.

 

[ComputerNerd]

Holy **** - Wii outselling the PS3 and 360 combined? Is that a first?

They did it last month too. And probably the month before that. And perhaps the month before that.

 

[909er]

If this is truly the attitude they have, you are so ****ing right they deserve to lose. Someone is clearly not thinking right in Redmond. Drop the mother****ing price!

I hope this convinces MS to drop the Elite to $400, Premium to $300 and add a memory card to the Tard pack and drop it to $200 at E3.