For the week ending 21st of June 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
6.31M Japan
12.32M America
9.45M Others
Total: 28.07M
Xbox 360
0.62M Japan
11.78M America
7.02M Others
Total: 19.41M
Playstation 3
2.23M Japan
5.16M America
6.28M Others
Total: 13.68M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.96M Japan
23.54M America
28.00M Others
Total: 74.50M
Playstation Portable
9.76M Japan
12.94M America
13.04M Others
Total: 35.74M
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
Metal Gear Solid 4 was released and it sure shifted some units, it made the PS3 outsell even the Wii.
For the week ending 14th of June 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
6.26M Japan
12.14M America
9.32M Others
Total: 27.72M
Xbox 360
0.62M Japan
11.72M America
6.92M Others
Total: 19.26M
Playstation 3
2.21M Japan
5.11M America
6.26M Others
Total: 13.58M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.92M Japan
23.37M America
27.73M Others
Total: 74.03M
Playstation Portable
9.71M Japan
12.87M America
12.95M Others
Total: 35.53M
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
For the week ending 7tht of June 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
6.22M Japan
12.02M America
9.18M Others
Total: 27.42M
Xbox 360
0.61M Japan
11.66M America
6.85M Others
Total: 19.13M
Playstation 3
2.13M Japan
4.99M America
6.14M Others
Total: 13.26M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.88M Japan
23.19M America
27.50M Others
Total: 73.56M
Playstation Portable
9.64M Japan
12.79M America
12.89M Others
Total: 35.32M
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
For the week ending 31st of May 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
6.17M Japan
11.89M America
9.03M Others
Total: 27.09M
Xbox 360
0.61M Japan
11.60M America
6.78M Others
Total: 18.99M
Playstation 3
2.12M Japan
4.94M America
6.05M Others
Total: 13.11M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.85M Japan
23.02M America
27.30M Others
Total: 73.17M
Playstation Portable
9.58M Japan
12.72M America
12.69M Others
Total: 34.99M
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
For the week ending 24th of May 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
6.12M Japan
11.70M America
8.88M Others
Total: 26.69M
Xbox 360
0.61M Japan
11.53M America
6.70M Others
Total: 18.84M
Playstation 3
2.11M Japan
4.91M America
5.97M Others
Total: 12.99M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.81M Japan
22.88M America
27.07M Others
Total: 72.77M
Playstation Portable
9.52M Japan
12.65M America
12.61M Others
Total: 34.78M
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
For the week ending 17th of May 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
6.08M Japan
11.41M America
8.69M Others
Total: 26.18M
Xbox 360
0.61M Japan
11.72M America
6.58M Others
Total: 18.91M
Playstation 3
2.10M Japan
4.87M America
5.66M Others
Total: 12.63M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.77M Japan
22.77M America
26.94M Others
Total: 72.48M
Playstation Portable
9.46M Japan
12.61M America
12.09M Others
Total: 34.15M
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
For the week ending 10th of May 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
6.04M Japan
11.27M America
8.56M Others
Total: 25.87M
Xbox 360
0.61M Japan
11.79M America
6.50M Others
Total: 18.89M
Playstation 3
2.10M Japan
4.96M America
5.55M Others
Total: 12.61M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.74M Japan
22.76M America
26.72M Others
Total: 72.21M
Playstation Portable
9.39M Japan
12.65M America
12.02M Others
Total: 34.06M
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
So the week Grand Theft Auto IV was released. How did it affect the hardware sales? I think it is in Playstation 3’s hand because if you look at the chart the PS3 out sold the 360 in all territories bringing the weekly total to 353k vs 360’s 265k.
For the week ending 3rd of May 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
5.96M Japan
11.14M America
8.35M Others
Total: 25.46M
Xbox 360
0.60M Japan
11.72M America
6.40M Others
Total: 18.72M
Playstation 3
2.09M Japan
4.88M America
5.40M Others
Total: 12.37M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.69M Japan
22.62M America
25.77M Others
Total: 71.07M
Playstation Portable
9.30M Japan
12.60M America
11.78M Others
Total: 33.68M
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
For the week ending 26th of April 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
5.90M Japan
10.73M America
8.14M Others
Total: 24.77M
Xbox 360
0.60M Japan
11.60M America
6.26M Others
Total: 18.46M
Playstation 3
2.08M Japan
4.73M America
5.22M Others
Total: 12.03M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.64M Japan
22.46M America
25.57M Others
Total: 70.67M
Playstation Portable
9.22M Japan
12.51M America
11.72M Others
Total: 33.45M
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
For the week ending 19th of April 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
5.85M Japan
10.70M America
8.04M Others
Xbox 360
0.60M Japan
11.53M America
6.22M Others
Playstation 3
2.07M Japan
4.65M America
5.20M Others
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.59M Japan
22.29M America
25.76M Others
Playstation Portable
9.12M Japan
12.45M America
11.83M Others
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
For the week ending 12th of April 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
5.80M Japan
10.34M America
7.74M Others
Xbox 360
0.60M Japan
11.49M America
6.14M Others
Playstation 3
2.06M Japan
4.59M America
5.14M Others
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.55M Japan
22.03M America
25.54M Others
Playstation Portable
9.04M Japan
12.37M America
11.77M Others
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
Gran Turismo 5 Prologues tops the European charts for the second week running and helped the PS3 shift around 186k units compared to 360’s 134k. The PSP is doing very well in Japan, outselling every console with around 110k units shifted.
For the week ending 5th April 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looked like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
5.76M Japan
10.26M America
7.60M Others
Xbox 360
0.60M Japan
11.44M America
6.09M Others
Playstation 3
2.05M Japan
4.53M America
5.02M Others
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.51M Japan
21.90M America
25.27M Others
Playstation Portable
8.94M Japan
12.28M America
11.54M Others
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
With the release of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue in Europe, has PS3 hardware sales increased? Let’s take a look.
For the week ending 29/03/2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looked like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
5.71M Japan
10.09M America
7.46M Others
Xbox 360
0.60M Japan
11.38M America
6.01M Others
Playstation 3
2.04M Japan
4.47M America
4.92M Others
Playstation 3 sales have increased in Europe selling 135,028 units. Last week Sony sold 74k, that’s almost a double increase in sales.
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.46M Japan
21.75M America
25.09M Others
Playstation Portable
8.82M Japan
12.19M America
11.49M Others
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
Consoles
Playstation 3 has passed the 11 million mark. PS3 still has a long way to go, but is gaining on the 360.
For the week ending 22/03/2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looked like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Wii
5.66M Japan
10.03M America
7.38M Others
Xbox 360
0.59M Japan
11.30M America
5.83M Others
Playstation 3
2.03M Japan
4.38M America
4.64M Others
So the Playstation 3 has a long way to catch the Wii up, but is closing down on the 360. PS3 is ahead in Japan and catching up in Europe.
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.39M Japan
21.58M America
24.89M Others
Playstation Portable
8.69M Japan
12.11M America
11.35M Others
The PSP has a lot of acthing up to do, but shows some light of recent exclusive games such as Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
The Playstation 3 is off to a good start, ahead of Xbox 360 outselling it by 6,000 units. I know it’s not much, but it’s gaining on the 360. The 360 is losing it’s percentage of the mark week by week and we’ll see what the sale numbers are like when the PS3’s big guns come out such as Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy.
The Playstation Portable isn’t doing too bad, slipping behind the 360 by 16,000 units but the full sale figures aren’t out yet. This is only for europe.
