July NPD: New Sales Leader, PS3 Price Drop
August 23rd, 2007 by Brian Lockhart in Nintendo DS, PSP, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox360
NPD data for the month of July is finally available, seeing as we’ve nearly wrapped up August it’s been a long time coming. Before you let out an audible sigh however, note a lot was running on this month, and a few expectations have been blown out of the water, as well as for the first time in a while, a new top seller.
July marked the month of E3, big game announcements, and most importantly, the PS3 price reduction. PS3 sales are up, not surprisingly, but a lot was riding on just how high they managed to increase. Many analysts were calling for the PS3 to at least overtake the 360 in July thanks to the reduction, but the results weren’t so cut and dry.
We also know the Wii has overtaken the other consoles for worldwide sales, but it has also managed to take on it’s biggest competition, Nintendo own product Nintendo DS, and given it a solid beating. With average weekly sales of the Nintendo Wii over 100 thousand in the US alone, it seems as if production on Nintendo’s end may have finally increased, but given the huge amount of sales, will they even be able to touch the demand requirements? Read on to see the thrilling (as thrilling as sales can be) charts for July.
Wii 425 k
Nintendo DS 405 k
PlayStation 2 222k
PlayStation Portable 214k
Xbox 360 170k
PlayStation 3 159k
Game Boy Advance 87k
With the PS3 unable to beat out the 360, it’s all to certain that things will remain as they are probably for the rest of the year. The 360 has since received both a price drop, and has quite a few major titles that have or are releasing in the coming weeks. We are now back to the age old question, does the PS3 need another price drop?
Tags: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Xbox360
August 23rd, 2007 at 6:13 pm
That’s good, Im surprised not see the 360/ps3 selling like hot cakes. I mean, it was hell finding a 360 or a ps2 when they first released them.
August 23rd, 2007 at 6:16 pm
With billions they’re gonna make in games. Just make the consoles 300 bucks. Jeez, why x2 the price? I know it comes with the blu ray player. This is my brain, if I were sony ” Im one of the richest companies in the world. My machine PS1,PS2 were the biggest systems of all time. People still wanted 300 dollar machines. I have massive graphics/titles coming. Cool neat gadgets” I would just sell it for 300 bucks.
You make so much profit on the games.
August 23rd, 2007 at 8:58 pm
I think they should just take out the Blu-ray player and add full functionality to play PS2 and PS1 games and still have the cool Home and add rumble… $350 and have a $450 version with the Blu-ray, 80 GB hard drive for each version…
Sound good?
August 24th, 2007 at 8:43 am
Since the price drop the sales for PS3 are increasing. That shows us that price is the only problem for PS3 to beat its competitors.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:15 am
I still think if u like fps (360/pc) is the way to go. How can 100 bucks stop people from buying?
August 24th, 2007 at 9:43 am
I think also that the problem with the PS3 is that for developers is harder to make games for this console, and instead for the Wii is a lot easier because is almost like making games for the gamecube the only diference is in the controller, maybe thats the reason why 3rd party have been fosusing more in the Wii and the XBOX360 because for them is a lot easier to make games in this 2 consoles
August 24th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Better proccessor results in harder game making xD. 100 bucks = 2 games
August 24th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
If 360 and PS3 are nearly the same why pay more for one system and games? Even if Blu-ray doesn’t become obsolete the individual players are supposed to go down so you could get a BD player and a 360 and be set…
Now that there are a lot of consoles out there the sales that should be looked at are the software sales, those tell you who is ahead of the game.
August 24th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Sasukex is a fanboy of sony, don’t get offended. So naturally he wants his system/company to do better then the other companies. Personally, I don’t play consoles. I play the games. Yes, the ps3 was to hard to develope games for. That’s why gta4 was pushed back. ATM, it’s new technology. Everyone is mad at EA for madden not being 60 fps. I wasnt mad, but when the menu lags. I get really pissed.
Look at the history of gaming. 90-95 (single core), 95-2000 (single core), 2000-2007 single core/multi-core).
It’s a new technology these developers never really played with. For about 17 years pc games were always on a 1 cpu core. It was easy for them to upgrade the games, cuz they didnt have to worry about new new new technology.
August 24th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
Yeah I’m a fanboy xD. Whatever… hey who confirmed GTA was pushed for that reason?
August 25th, 2007 at 1:26 am
“I still think if u like fps (360/pc) is the way to go.”
Wait for Metroid for Wii, you might be surprised.
August 25th, 2007 at 6:05 am
Wii must be the best consoles for FPS games. Just wait till Metroid hits the street in TWO days, if you are an American that is.
August 25th, 2007 at 6:14 am
Are so a new era of media begins
August 25th, 2007 at 6:48 am
@ Sasukex, it’s a known fact. The It’s all over the web man. The ps3 is to hard for developers to develop games for. I’m not bashing you and the ps3. I’m just stating the ps3 ATM is making it a tough time for developers. On gamespot, it even stated the gta version isn’t finished at all for the ps3. It’s just new technology. I would expect this to happen. Plus, I told you not to get offended. I was like ragging on you about it.
@ Zac Richards : Yea the wii makes since to be great for FPS,sports,sword/light saber fights and etc. LOL I just don’t have a wii. I can’t find one at all. I would’ve thought nintendo would actually mass produce the wii by now.
@ Paul , yes it is lol. Soon pcs will be outdated. WHen I say outdated, I mean as in the consoles will do what a pc can soon for gaming. Look out the consoles now, they have
so much to offer now.
Hd dvd player/blu-players
music players
live tv recordings capabilities
wi-fi
game machine of course
so much more than the ps2/xbox 1 offered
all 1 big entertainment center.
August 25th, 2007 at 6:59 am
The article****
August 25th, 2007 at 7:01 am
Also, you have to admit. The PSP isn’t rolling over and dying. I thought it would’ve died right now like the sega game gear. It was so much better then the gameboy, it was in color, had the same graphics as the sega. But, one problem. It ate through batteries. I still think the psp is chugging along nicely now.
August 26th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
I didn’t get offended.
I don’t see PCs outdated. Consoles are transforming into PCs.