Software & Hardware Game Charts [Updated Weekly]

[Byakuya]

Well I got the idea from various other forums, basically it means that I'll update the thread weekly with the latest software and hardware charts from around the world, USA, Japan, Europe, Australia and so on.

Japanese Hardware Sales
(July 2nd - July 8th, 2007.)

#1 DSLite - 139,271
#2 Wii - 75,279
#3 PSP - 32,946
#4 PS2 - 14,120
#5 PS3 - 12,691
#6 Xbox360 - 2,370
#7 GBM - 340
#8 GBASP - 261
#9 GC - 174
#10 DS - 15

Japanese Software Sales
(July 2nd - July 8th, 2007.)

#1 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) - 75,000 (514,000) (WK3)

#2 Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol (DS) - 45,000 (NEW)

#3 Super Robot Wars: Original Generations (PS3) - 43,000 (388,000) (WK3)

#4 Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (DS) - 42,000 (356,000) (WK4)

#5 Wii Sports (Wii) - 33,000 (1,826,000) (WK32)

#6 Itadaki Street DS (DS) - 30,000 (239,000) (WK3)

#7 My Summer Vacation 3 (PS3) - 29,000 (NEW)

#8 Wii Play (Wii) - 20,000 (1,465,000) - (WK32)

#9 Brain Training 2 (DS) - 19,000 (4,436,000) - (WK81)

#10 New Super Mario Bros (DS) - 18,000 (4,595,000) - (WK59)

Though most of you should understand these terms already, I'll write them down here anyways.

[DS] - Nintendo DS
[DSLite] - Nintendo DS Lite
[PS2] - PlayStation 2
[PS3] - Playstation 3
[Wii] - Nintendo Wii
[X360] - Xbox 360
[GBA] - Game Boy Advance
[PSP] - PlayStation Portable
[GBSP] - Game Boy SP
[GC] - GameCube
[GBM] - Game Boy Micro

[Lilium]

Thanks Byakuya. Since i'm a sony playstation fan, i would like to know how it's faring with its competitors. And also to see what games are the most popular now. :3

[Byakuya]

Australian Software Sales
(July 10th, 2007.)

#1 Mario Strikers Charged (Wii)
#2 Buzz: The Mega Quiz (PS2)
#3 Petz Hotel (DS)
#4 Buzz The Mega Quiz Bundle (PS2)
#5 Horsez (DS)
#6 Pirates of The Caribbean 3 (PS2)
#7 Crash Boom Bang (DS)
#8 Shrek The Third (DS)
#9 Catz 2006 (DS)
#10 Buzz Junior Robojam (PS2)

and.. if anyone is interested in canadian sales for May.. =p

Wii - 37,300
DS - 35,900
PS2 - 18,200
PSP - 15,000
360 - 12,300
PS3 - 6,500
GBA - 6,100


May was another strong month for gaming north of the border, as the industry tracking NPD Group today released its Canadian retail sales figures, showing growth across the board.

The research firm's figures show Canadian gaming retail sales for May topped C$72 million ($67.5 million), an 83 percent jump over May 2006's tally of just over C$39.3 million ($36.8 million). Hardware sales experienced the most growth, up 149 percent to C$32.5 million ($30.5 million), easily besting the previous May's C$13 million ($12.2 million). Game sales were up a slimmer 42 percent to C$30.9 million ($29 million), while accessories soared 87 percent to C$8.7 million ($8.2 million).

Nintendo again earned bragging rights for the month, with the Wii and DS first and second in hardware sales, respectively. The Wii moved more than 37,300 systems for the month, with the DS close behind at 35,900. The PlayStation 2 was the next best-selling piece of hardware with a little more than half the sales of the DS, nearly reaching 18,200 units moved. The rest of the pack was rounded out by the PlayStation Portable (15,000), Xbox 360 (12,300), PlayStation 3 (6,500), and Game Boy Advance (6,100).

Canadian consumers also shelled out for Wii accessories, with 24,600 Wii Nunchuks sold at retail, and 22,900 Wii Remotes, according to the NPD Group. The third best-selling accessory of the month, a Wii Points card, lagged couldn't keep up with the controllers, notching 6,800 purchased in May.

Nintendo also claimed the top four spots in the software charts for the month, with Pokemon Diamond and Pearl for the DS backed up by Wii games Mario Party 8 and Wii Play, in that order. Activision's Spider-Man 3 for the PS2 snapped Nintendo's streak by snagging fifth place on the charts. The rest of the NPD Group's Canadian top 10 follows below.

NPD Group Canadian console software sales for May 2007 (game--system--publisher--copies sold, rounded to hundreds):

Pokemon Diamond--DS--Nintendo--24,900
Pokemon Pearl--DS--Nintendo--19,500
Mario Party 8--Wii--Nintendo--17,700
Wii Play w/ Wii Remote--Wii--Nintendo--16,000
Spider-Man 3--PS2--Activision--14,500
Forza Motorsport 2--Xbox 360--Microsoft--12,600
Super Paper Mario--Wii--Nintendo--10,000
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars--Xbox 360--Electronic Arts--9,500
Spider-Man 3--Xbox 360--Activision--9,200
Guitar Hero II--Xbox 360--Activision--9,000

USA may sales..

HARDWARE

Nintendo DS - 423K
Nintendo Wii - 338k
PSP - 221k
PS2 - 187k
X360 - 155k
PS3 - 81k
GBA - 80k


SOFTWARE

1. Pokemon Diamond (DS) - Nintendo - 331,200

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


Following an April in which software sales were slightly down, in May the video game industry in the U.S. bounced back nicely. Console software was up 31 percent to more than $274 million, and total video game industry sales soared 49 percent to $815.5 million. Year-to-date, video game sales have reached $5 billion, a 47 percent increase over last year's $3.4 billion. A record breaking year would almost seem guaranteed for 2007.

Console hardware was a real driver of growth in May as sales climbed 79 percent to $221.4 million. Overall in hardware, the Nintendo DS (at this point, not surprisingly) took top honors... again. Nintendo sold through 423K units during the month. This was followed by Wii, PSP, PS2, Xbox 360, and then PS3. Unfortunately, NPD could not provide a complete hardware sales breakdown as of press time, but directionally it is interesting to see the PSP outselling the PS2, 360 and PS3.

On the software side, Nintendo's Pokemon Diamond for the DS once again led all titles. The game sold an additional 331.2K units, bringing total sales of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl in the U.S. to well over 2 million thus far. Diamond and Pearl have already sold over 5 million copies in Japan, and the entire Pokemon franchise has sold over 155 million.

[aznxenocide]

awww wtf. PS3 sold half as many units in the U.S. as the PS2. XD

[Byakuya]

US Top Selling PC Games

The NPD Group has released the latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in the US, this time for the week ending Nov. 4:

# 1. The Sims 2 Pets - Electronic Arts
# 2. Neverwinter Nights 2 - Atari
# 3. Battlefield 2142 - Electronic Arts
# 4. World Of Warcraft - Blizzard
# 5. Flight Simulator X Deluxe - Microsoft
# 6. Star Wars: Empire At War: Forces of Corruption - LucasArts
# 7. Neverwinter Nights 2 Limited Edition - Atari
# 8. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
# 9. Flight Simulator X - Microsoft
#10. Guild Wars Nightfall - NCSoft

also.. The Nintendo DS hit the 18 million mark in Japan this week, and that's in less than three years.

Next week the Nintendo Wii will also hit the 3 million mark in Japan, meaning it has a 2 million lead over the PS3 in Japan.

[Velius]

I think only a 2 million lead for the Wii over PS3 isn't that bad considering the price difference. Both are nothing compared to the DS sales but that is to be expected. Glad that Battlefield 2142 is up there. I play that game too much. It's so much fun. XD

[Byakuya]

Not much from US numbers or Japan yet, I expect them to arrive this weekend.

Meanwhile we have the Canadian figures for June.. I guess some people could find that interesting. =p


Canadian Hardware Figures For June

Wii: 53,000
DS: 45,700
PS2: 21,000
PSP: 18,500
360: 13,500
GBA: 8,800
PS3: 6,500

It's a bit sad to see the PS3 being outsold by GBA..

[Lilium]

wow, that's sad....PS3 is not doing as well as I hope. Maybe there's not many nice ps3 games in the market right now? Or is it still too expensive even with the price cut. Anyways, I'm confident sales will peak when more games come out.

[Dascu]

wow, that's sad....PS3 is not doing as well as I hope. Maybe there's not many nice ps3 games in the market right now? Or is it still too expensive even with the price cut. Anyways, I'm confident sales will peak when more games come out.

Big price and none of the big titles (MGS4, WKS, FFXIII) are out yet.
I'm personally more of a Nintendo fan, so I'm very pleased with the sales of the DS and the Wii.

[Byakuya]

"Here's the breakdown, versus the last few months, with the underlined numbers being the most recent, June 2007:"



UPDATE: NPD Group has issued a statement there was an error in the original numbers -- PSP actually sold 290,100, not 230,000, as was originally listed.

# March 2007 vs. April 2007 vs. May 2007 vs. June 2007 PlayStation 3: 130,000 vs. 82,000 vs. 81,600 vs. 98,500
# Xbox 360: 199,000 vs. 174,000 vs. 155,000 vs. 198,400
# Wii: 259,000 vs. 360,000 vs. 338,000 vs. 381,800

# Nintendo DS: 508,000 vs. 471,000 vs. 423,000 vs. 561,000
# PSP: 180,000 vs.183,000 vs. 221,000 vs. 230,000

Software sales remained as expected, Nintendo obviously dominating many of the top spots thanks to continually strong hardware sales for both Wii and Nintendo DS. 2K Games' The Darkness barely managed to crack the top 10, coming in at the bottom spot, beat out by Capcom's Wii-modified version of Resident Evil 4. Elsewhere, Forza Motorsport 2 continues to sell well, as does the Guitar Hero series.

# 1. Mario Party 8 (Wii) -- 426,200
# 2. Wii Play w/ Remote (Wii) -- 293,200
# 3. Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo DS) -- 288,400
# 4. Pokemon Pearl (Nintendo DS) -- 214,700
# 5. Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360) -- 197,400
# 6. Guitar Hero 2 w/ guitar (PlayStation 2) -- 197,350
# 7. Guitar Hero 2 w/ guitar (Xbox 360) -- 177,600
# 8. Pokemon Battle (Wii) -- 157,900
# 9. Resident Evil 4 (Wii) -- Unavailable
# 10. The Darkness (Xbox 360) -- Unavailable
# 11. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (PlayStation 2) -- Unavailable
# 12. Transformers: the Game (PlayStation 2) -- Unavailable
# 13. Tenchu Z (Xbox 360) -- Unavailable
# 14. New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo DS) -- Unavailable
# 15. Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PlayStation 2) -- Unavailable
# 16. Super Paper Mario (Wii) -- Unavailable
# 17. Transformers: The Game (Xbox 360) -- Unavailable
# 18. MLB '07: The Show (PlayStation 2) -- Unavailable
# 19. Big Brain Academy (Wii) -- Unavailable
# 20. Dirt (Xbox 360) -- Unavailable

[Velius]

Geez, people soak up Mario Party like a dry sponge. I'll give it that it's fun, but you would figure that it would not always be at the top.

[Byakuya]

Top Ten SKU's YTD

01. NDS Pokemon Diamond Version
02. Wii Play w/ Remote
03. NDS Pokemon Pearl Version
04. PS2 God of War II
05. PS2 Guitar Hero 2 w/ Guitar
06. 360 Guitar Hero 2 w/ Guitar
07. Wii Mario Party 8
08. 360 Crackdown
09. NDS Diddy Kong Racing
10. Wii Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess


Performance Stats:

Segment // June 2006 // June 2007 // CHG // YTD June 06 // YTD June 07 // CHG


Video Games // $843.6M // $1.1B // 31% // 4.25B // $6.1B // 43%

Video Games Hardware // $297.6M // $398.6M // 34.0% // $1.37B // $2.3B // 71%

Console Hardware // $158.6M // $268.0M // 69.0% // $853.5M // $1.7B // 98.0%

Portable Game Hardware // $139.0M // $130.6M // -6.0% // $516.6M // $654M // 27.0%

Video Games Software // $443.9M // $543.0M // 22.0% // $2.33B // $2.9B // 24.0%

Console Software // $308.7M // $393.9M // 28.0% // $1.7B // $2.1B // 21.0%

Portable Game Software // $135.2M // $149.1M // 10.0% // $595.7M // $802.8M // 35.0%

Video Game Accessories // $102.0M // $161.3M // 58.0% // $551.2M // $859.8M // 56.0%


ARP Data

01. Wii Mario Party 8 $49.70
02. Wii Play w/ remote $49.66
03. NDS Pokemon Diamond Version $34.57
04. NDS Pokemon Pearl Version $34.51
05. 360 Forza Motorsport 2 $59.73
06. PS2 Guitar Hero 2 w/ Guitar $79.44
07. 360 Guitar Hero 2 w/ Guitar $89.63
08. Wii Pokemon Battle $49.29
09. Wii Resident Evil 4 $29.79
10. 360 The Darkness $59.40
11. PS2 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 $39.81
12. PS2 Transformers: the Game $39.77
13. 360 Tenchu Z $59.84
14. NDS New Super Mario Bros $34.07
15. PS2 Tomb Raider: Anniversary $28.98
16. Wii Super Paper Mario $49.70
17. 360 Transformers: The Game $61.95
18. PS2 MLB '07: The Show $39.09
19. Wii Big Brain Academy: Wii $48.65
20. 360 Dirt $59.82

[Lilium]

I see Pokemon is quite popular. Is the game really that good?

[Byakuya]

I'm reviving this thread, sue me.

Current Japanese Hardware Sales

- DS Lite: 77,488 16,851 (17.86%)
- Wii: 29,088 10,283 (26.12%)
- PSP: 15,564 6,632 (29.88%)
- PS2: 13,360 920 (6.44%)
- PS3: 13,248 4,820 (26.68%)
- Xbox 360: 1,286 349 (21.35%)
- Game Boy Micro: 428 165 (62.74%)
- GBA SP: 122 73 (37.44%)
- Gamecube: 82 9 (12.33%)
- GBA: 0 16 (100.00%)
- DS Phat: 0 -- 0 (N/A)

Source (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/14/japanese-hardware-sales-sept-3-sept-9-pre-tgs-edition/).

[Dascu]

I'm reviving this thread, sue me.

Current Japanese Hardware Sales



Source (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/14/japanese-hardware-sales-sept-3-sept-9-pre-tgs-edition/).

In case someone's wondering, this a weekly chart.