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)