Dharma Initiative Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 After months of larger-than-expected year-over-year sales declines, the US game industry got a reprieve of sorts in July, which saw revenues slip just 1 percent. Unfortunately, that reprieve ended in August, according to figures released by the NPD Group today. According to the industry research firm, overall US non-PC retail game sales slipped 10 percent during the month to $818.9 million. Hardware slipped 5 percent to $282.9 million, software dropped 14 percent to $403.5 million, and accessories fell 6 percent to $132.4 million. Madden 11 left the retail sales field tired but triumphant.In the hardware race, the winner was once again the Xbox 360, topping the chart for an unprecedented second month in a row. Thanks to the introduction of the $200 4GB Xbox 360 two months after its $300 250GB sibling hit the market, Microsoft sold 356,000 units of its console to domestic customers. "With Halo: Reach coming to market next week, if hardware sales react in a similar fashion to what was experienced when Halo 3 was launched in September 2007, September could be a huge sales month for Xbox 360 hardware," said NPD analyst Anita Frazier. In second was the once perennial top platform, Nintendo's DS, with 342,700 units. Third place went to the Wii with 244,300 units--barely beating the 226,000 PlayStation 3s Sony sold during the month. Frazier noted that the PS3 has now had 13 months of consecutive sales growth, which began in earnest following the introduction of the $300 PS3 slim last August. Once again, lagging far behind was the PSP, selling a mere 79,000 units during the month for last place. To nobody's surprise, Madden NFL was the month's top game, selling 920,800 units on the Xbox 360 and 893,600 units on the PS3--a nearly even split. The PSP and Wii editions did not make NPD's top 10 chart. In third place was Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy 2, selling a comparatively modest 124,600 units. The Xbox 360 version of Take-Two's well-reviewed Mafia II saw a disappointing debut of just 121,600 units, which was good enough for fourth place. The PlayStation 3 edition of the well-reviewed 2K Czech-developed mobster simulator landed in seventh place, but NPD only releases figures for the top 5 games of each month. In fifth with 110,400 units was New Super Mario Bros. for the DS, which has been a recurring guest star on NPD's top 10 despite being over four years old. Sixth place belonged to another catalog Nintendo title featuring bounding plumbers, New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii. Eighth place went to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360, while the 360 version of NCAA Football 11 tackled ninth place. In 10th was Wii Fit Plus, the revamped version of Nintendo's ever-popular fitness trainer. Year to date, non-PC US retail game sales total some $8.37 billion, down 8 percent from the first eight months of 2009. Hardware sales are down 12 percent to $2.71 billion, while software sales have slipped 8 percent to $4.32 billion. By contrast, accessory sales are actually up 4 percent to $1.34 billion. AUGUST 2010 US GAME SALES OVERALL DOLLAR SALESGames: $818.9 million (-10%)Hardware: $282.9 million (-5%)Software: $403.5 million (-14%)Accessories: $132.4 million (-6%) HARDWARE SALESXbox 360: 356,700DS: 342,700Wii: 244,300PlayStation 3: 226,000PSP: 79,400 TOP 10 GAMESTitle / Platform / Publisher / Release Date / Units sold1. Madden NFL 11 / 360 / Electronic Arts / Aug-10 / 920,800 2. Madden NFL 11 / PS3/ Electronic Arts / Aug-10 / 893,600 3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 / Wii / Nintendo / May-10 / 124,600 4. Mafia II / 360 / Take-Two / Aug-10 / 121,600 5. New Super Mario Bros. / DS / Nintendo / May-06 / 110,4006. New Super Mario Bros. Wii / Wii / Nintendo / Nov-09 7. Mafia II / PS3 / Take-Two / Aug-10 8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 / 360 / Activision / Nov-09 9. NCAA Football 11 / 360 / Electronic Arts / Jul-10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybirdn@tion Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Same ole story diff. month.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg M Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Nope no surprise ! maybe next month, yeah it'll be NEXT month you'll see ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Initiative Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 Nope no surprise ! maybe next month, yeah it'll be NEXT month you'll see ! Halo Reach will only make things worse for PS3 in sales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King ED Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Haz PS3 come out with a game yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEORGIAfan Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 yea guys we showed them. 360 Sells more, so it gots to be better. end scarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King ED Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 yea guys we showed them. 360 Sells more, so it gots to be better. end scarcasm.Are you saying the world is wrong GeorgiaFan, are you!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakyfalcon Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Im still trying to figure out what games the 360 have other than Gears of War, Halo series, and Mass Effect. PS3 have Uncharted series, God of War, and maybe one other game. Other than that, both systems have the same games. They both suck IMO. Nothing but FPS this generation. No type of innovation at all. Maybe game designers are running out of ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Initiative Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 Im still trying to figure out what games the 360 have other than Gears of War, Halo series, and Mass Effect. PS3 have Uncharted series, God of War, and maybe one other game. Other than that, both systems have the same games. They both suck IMO. Nothing but FPS this generation. No type of innovation at all. Maybe game designers are running out of ideas.Nothing but FPS yet you name Gears of War, Mass Effect, Uncharted, and God of War... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 yea guys we showed them. 360 Sells more, so it gots to be better. end scarcasm.yep, by their logic toyota camrys dominate lamborghinis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King ED Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 yep, by their logic toyota camrys dominate lamborghinisIf the Lambo cost around the same as a Camry, then you might have a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 If the Lambo cost around the same as a Camry, then you might have a point.cheaper stuff sells better. xbox 360 is cheaper then ps3.base ps3 unit is twice as much as base 360 unit.given that one is twice as much as another i guess a better comparison is a toyota corrola vs cadillac cts coupe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Initiative Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) cheaper stuff sells better. xbox 360 is cheaper then ps3.base ps3 unit is twice as much as base 360 unit.given that one is twice as much as another i guess a better comparison is a toyota corrola vs cadillac cts coupeThe games cost the same it 360 beats the **** out of PS3 and Wii (cheaper games) in that category.And Kia's aren't outselling Camrys Edited September 14, 2010 by Dharma Initiative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 The games cost the same it 360 beats the **** out of PS3 and Wii (cheaper games) in that category.And Kia's aren't outselling Camrysinstall base is higher on 360 b/c it's cheaper. therefore more games are sold on 360. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Initiative Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 install base is higher on 360 b/c it's cheaper. therefore more games are sold on 360.the install base on Wii is higher and games are cheaper, yet 360 outsells the games on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 the install base on Wii is higher and games are cheaper, yet 360 outsells the games on itb/c the majority of wii owners are soccor moms, not gamers.there are some true gamers out there that own wiis, but they are the minority of wii owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEORGIAfan Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 (edited) The games cost the same it 360 beats the **** out of PS3 and Wii (cheaper games) in that category.And Kia's aren't outselling Camryshttp://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2010/07/22/hyundai-kia-outsells-toyota-in-europe-and-china/looks like you are wrong again.http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/kimty_kia-s-sorento-r-outsells-toyota-s-rav4-in-u-s-market-in-feb--831809.htmland again Edited September 15, 2010 by GEORGlAfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Initiative Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2010/07/22/hyundai-kia-outsells-toyota-in-europe-and-china/looks like you are wrong again.http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/kimty_kia-s-sorento-r-outsells-toyota-s-rav4-in-u-s-market-in-feb--831809.htmland againWhere in the articles does it compare a particular Kia to outselling a Camry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEORGIAfan Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Where in the articles does it compare a particular Kia to outselling a Camry?you never said a particular kia. you said kia outsell camry. kia is a brand, so if kia the brand outsells toyota, then kia is outselling camry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0d1gy Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 -5 IQ if you kept reading to this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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