Nintendo seem happy with July’s NPD data, though they are unlikely to say otherwise, even if Xbox outsold both DS and Wii individually.
Nintendo Sells More Than 650,000 Hardware Units in the U.S. in July
Nintendo sold more than 650,000 video game systems in July – more than any other company – according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks sales of video game products in the United States. The Nintendo DS™ family of systems sold nearly 400,000 in July, and Nintendo’s Wii™ console marked its 45th consecutive month of more than 250,000 units sold with July sales of nearly 254,000. These tallies bring the 2010 U.S. sales totals through the end of July for Nintendo DS to more than 3.4 million and Wii to more than 2.71 million.
Five of the top 10 best-selling games of July play on Nintendo systems. These include Super Mario Galaxy™ 2 for Wii at No. 4 with more than 192,000 sold, LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 for Nintendo DS at No. 5 with nearly 142,000 sold, LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 for Wii at No. 7 with more than 133,000 sold, DRAGON QUEST IX®: Sentinels of the Starry Skies™ for Nintendo DS at No. 8 with more than 132,000 sold and New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 9 with more than 128,000 sold.
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July 2010 NPD sales aw the Xbox 360 take top spot thanks to the newly designed hardware, while DS and Wii have to settle for second and third respectively.
Xbox 360 – 443.5K units
DS – 398.4K units
Wii – 253.9K
PS3 – 214.5K units
PSP- 84K units
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It’s guessing time again for the top two game analyst companies. Here’s how they expect the sales for July to pan out this year.
Wedbush Morgan
DS – 405K
Xbox 360 – 355K
Wii – 310K
PS3 – 230K
PSP – 85K
PS2 – 45K
EEDAR
DS – 403K
Xbox 360 – 309K
Wii – 274K
PS3 – 201K
PSP – 67K
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The below shows the combined console unit sales from January 2010 up to June 2010 for the USA with data supplied from the NPD group.
Nintendo DS – 3,071,400 (-25%)
Wii – 2,455,700 (-19%)
Xbox 360 – 1,924,900 (+19%)
PlayStation 3 – 1,591,000 (+42%)
PSP – 599,300 (-35%)
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It’s that time of the month again when Nintendo gloat over their continued success. This time it’s the turn of Super Mario Galaxy 2 and DS (again).
U.S. Sales of Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy 2 Cross the 1 Million Mark
In the month of June, U.S. sales of Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy™ 2 for the Wii™ system reached 548,000 units, according to the independent NPD Group, bringing the game’s cumulative nationwide sales to more than 1.1 million units. Also in June, Nintendo systems sold a combined 933,000 units, accounting for 50 percent of all gaming hardware units sold in the United States. The Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems topped the charts with more than 510,000 units sold, bringing life-to-date unit sales to nearly 42 million. Wii system sales totaled more than 422,000, closing in on a cumulative milestone of 30 million units sold in the United States alone.
“Consumers continue to look to Nintendo for exceptional value and one-of-a-kind gaming experiences,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Between games like Super Mario Galaxy 2, the pioneering motion controls of the Wii system and the portable fun of Nintendo DS systems, Nintendo offers something for everyone. As we prepare to launch a remarkable lineup of new games in the second half of the year, we are grateful that consumers are supporting Nintendo consoles to continue their run as the nation’s most popular game systems.”
Six of the top 10 best-selling games of June play on Nintendo systems. These include Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Wii at No. 2 with more than 548,000 sold, New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 4 with more than 200,000 sold, Just Dance™ for Wii at No. 5 with nearly 175,000 sold, Toy Story 3: The Video Game for Nintendo DS at No. 6 with more than 164,000 sold, Wii Fit™ Plus with the Wii Balance Board accessory at No. 7 with more than 148,000 sold and LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 for Wii at No. 9 with more than 136,000 sold.
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DS tops the hardware sales once again for June in North America, while the new Xbox 360 helps Microsoft take second spot which makes a nice change and in the process the 360 sold over twice that of May!
DS – 510.7K
360 – 451.7K
Wii – 422.5K
PS3 – 304.8K
PSP – 121.0K
Here’s May’s figures for comparison. Software sales are here.
DS – 383.7K
Wii – 334.8K
360 – 194.6K
PS3 – 154.5K
PSP – 59.4K
Here’s the software sales for June 2010 in the US.
1. Red Dead Redemption (360) – 582.6K
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 548.4K
3. Red Red Redemption (PS3) – 380.3K
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 200.9K
5. Just Dance – 174.8K
6. Wii Fit Plus
7. Toy Story 3 (DS)
8. UFC 2010: Undisputed (360)
9. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Wii)
10. UFC 2010: Undisputed (PS3)
11 – 20 are after the break.
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Our favourite video game analysts are attemptin to predict US console sales once again and this month they are both pretty much the same, give or take the odd ten thousand sales here and there!
Wedbush Morgan
DS – 450K
Wii – 400K
Xbox 360 – 325K
PS3 – 195K
PSP – 85K
PS2 – 40K
EEDAR
DS -435K
Wii – 375K
Xbox 360 – 350K
PS3 – 185K
PSP – 75K
Thanks Neogaf
1) Red Dead Redemption (360)
2) Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
3) Super Mario Galaxy 2
4) UFC Undisputed 2010 (360)
5) UFC Undisputed 2010 (PS3)
6) Wii Fit Plus
7) New Super Mario Bros. Wii
8 ) Alan Wake
9) Pokemon Soulsilver
10) Skate 3 (360)
11 to 20 are after the jump.
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Following on from May’s NPD sales results comes Michael Pachter from analysts Wedbush Morgan with his thoughts. Pachter is as confused as we are for the low software attach ratio of Wii and the year on year decline of Wii software despite the increased hardware sales and the analyst believes that publishers are abandoning the system.
“Wii software sales were down 19% year-over-year and DS software sales were down 13%, while PS3 software sales were up 58% and Xbox 360 software sales were up 29%. We think this is remarkable, given growth in the Wii hardware installed base of 44% and growth in the DS installed base of 33% over the last 12 months. In contrast, the PS3 installed base is up 60% and the Xbox 360 installed base is up 32% over the same period. Software sales growth mirrored hardware unit growth for both the PS3 and Xbox 360, but sorely lagged hardware unit growth for the Wii and DS.”
More after the break.
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Once again Nintendo take the opportunity to gloat over their success in May for hardware and software sales. The graph above shows just how much of a lead they have over Sony and Microsoft in the home console war.
NINTENDO DS AND WII TOP U.S. VIDEO GAME HARDWARE SALES IN MAY
Nintendo’s video game systems again increased their lead versus other platforms in May, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game industry sales in the United States. The Nintendo DS™ family of portable systems took the top hardware spot with more than 383,000 sold, with sales representing more than 86 percent of all hand-held gaming platform units sold during the month. Nintendo’s Wii™ home console followed at No. 2 with more than 334,000 sold.
Four of the top 10 best-selling games of May play on Nintendo systems. These include Super Mario Galaxy™ 2 at No. 3 with more than 563,000 sold, New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 6 with more than 183,000 sold, Wii Fit Plus with the Wii Balance Board at No. 7 with more than 161,000 sold and Pokémon™ SoulSilver Version at No. 8 with more than 141,000 sold.
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Here’s the breakdown for hardware and software sales in the US for May.
Hardware
DS/DSi – 383.7k
Wii – 334.8k
360 – 194.6k
PS3 – 154.5k
PSP – 59.4k
Software
1. Red Dead Redemption (360) – 945.9K
2. Red Dead Redemption (PS3) – 567.1K
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 563.9K
4. UFC 2010 Undisputed (360) – 221.1K
5. UFC 2010 Undisputed (PS3) – 192.3K
