They have only released the numbers in Canada but the US sales should come out tomorrow. I'll update the top post when it does. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6177076.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0 I would be suprised if the 360 doesn't retake the lead for the rest of the fiscal year once Halo 3 comes out.
Sorry, I was getting impatient... Here are the July NPD numbers for the US (from NeoGAF): Hardware Wii 425k Nintendo DS 405k PlayStation 2 222k PlayStation Portable 214k Xbox 360 170k PlayStation 3 159k Game Boy Advance 87k Top 10 Software 360 NCAA FOOTBALL 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS 1 397k PS2 GUITAR HERO ENCORE: ROCKS THE 80S ACTIVISION (CORP) 2 339k WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA 3 278k PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS 4 236k WII MARIO PARTY 8 NINTENDO OF AMERICA 5 177k PS3 NCAA FOOTBALL 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS 6 156k NDS POKEMON DIAMOND VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA 7 144k PS2 TRANSFORMERS: THE GAME ACTIVISION (CORP) 8 143k PS2 GUITAR HERO 2 W/GUITAR ACTIVISION (CORP) 9 138k 360 GUITAR HERO 2 W/ GUITAR ACTIVISION (CORP) 10 108k
what is the conventional wisdom as to who is still buying PS2's? Is this a replacement set, or are these for Amish people? Or is it like when your parents are out buying stuff for you when you are a kid so they just pick the first thing they see on the shelf (I played many a lousy game on Sega Geneisis/Nintendo/C64 my mom and dad picked out for me at christmas, god bless'em....) I am partially kidding but somewhat serious.
There is a large market who are even more 'casual' than what the term is usually used for. It's why the used game money is so big. They have video games for the kids (or themselves) but aren't going to spend much money (or time) on it. They are usually looking for the cheapest solution above all else. I do find it interesting that the numbers for NCAA for 360 are in relation to PS2. I think that's a big indicator of what the 'mainstream' is going to do. Also interesting that with some game releases and a price drop the PS3 still couldn't pass up the 360. Kind of surprised by that (for July)
