PlayStation 3 Outsells DS and Wii in Japan
So the launch of the all new PlayStation 3 meant not just an all new piece of hardware, but also an all new price-tag. A price-tag that many have often called the magic number that should help alleviate any remaining sales issues with the PlayStation 3. At $299, the PS3's price tag is the same as that of the PS2's launch price back in 2000, which is amazing, but all things considered, the PS3 does offer a megaton worth of features and extras over the PS2.
See Full ImageIn any case, NPD results from August tracked 13 days worth of PlayStation 3 sales at $299, six of which included sales of the all new PS3 Slim from GameStop, Amazon.com and Best Buy. It helped propel the PlayStation 3 ahead of the Xbox 360 for the month, but beyond the US, overall demand shot up everywhere else. In Japan, where sales of the PlayStation 3 had been flat-lining due to rampant rumors of the price-drop and new model, the PlayStation 3 actually outsold not just the Nintendo Wii...but even the Nintendo DS, by a decent 13k units.
First week of sales with the price-drop showed the PlayStation 3 selling nearly 151k units. The second week we saw the expected drop-off, as the PS3 sold 55k, but it's the following two weeks that are keeping eyes open, as the PS3 repeated yet another week of 55k units sold, and then 50k thereafter. And keep in mind, there was a fairly large holiday in Japan last week, and stores were closed - certainly holding back sales of the PS3 by just that much. Regardless, the unit is beginning to show consistency it's never had before.
Price drops in the past were met with a spike in week-1 sales, but with every week to come thereafter was a sizable decline until the PS3 came to rest at its norm. So far, things are looking promising, as the PlayStation 3 sold 310k units over the last four weeks.
On the other hand, the Nintendo Wii has been struggling with total unit sales of 61,000 and the breakdown at: 18k units, 15k, 15k, and 13k. But, one important thing to keep in mind here is that tons of Nintendo Wii price-cut leaks got out and so these numbers are likely a reflection of that. Next week will be the telling sign if the Wii is capable of coming back to the top.
9/30/2009 8:51:35 PM Arnold Katayev
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BigBoss4ever
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 9:24:26 PM
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newchef
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 9:35:17 PM
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sonic1899
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 9:36:17 PM
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N a S a H
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 2:01:38 PM
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Kowhoho
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 9:57:27 PM
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Well, they've already stolen the ps3's motion controller design for one of those pieces of junk. Its called Splaster and you can view it here: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11084035
I immediately noticed the clear ball on the end of it, lol.
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Karosso
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 10:16:23 PM
Truly disturbing...
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 10:27:59 PM
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HeXeN
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 10:03:19 PM
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SnipeySnake
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 10:11:24 PM
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Jawknee
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 11:56:09 PM
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___________
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 2:15:06 AM
cant see how thats possible though considering the poor sales of KZ2 and infamous.
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Fane1024
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 4:45:28 AM
In any event, don't forget that Sony gets a piece of every PS3 game, not just the ones they publish.
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Dancemachine55
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 6:18:31 AM
Basically, the Sony games division was in deep red until about a year ago, when the whole thing was breaking even. Now, it is making a profit again even though the console alone continues to sell at a lower than production cost.
This goes to show just how awesome the PS3 and Sony are. People complaining about no PS2 backwards compatability need no longer worry with God of War collection sparking what may be a flood of PS2 hi-def remakes or reworked PS2 classics on the PSN. (Remember the Dreamcast/PS2 games on PSN news thread?)
Just to add 1 more thing, my PS3 copied all my videos and photos from my camcorder with no troubles today, even when my PC couldn't recognise the damn thing and nothing worked. I guess PS3 really "only does everything". So true.
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Jawknee
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 9:18:07 AM
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Friday, October 02, 2009 @ 9:15:52 AM
halo ODST and gears 2 sold that in what 2 days.
point being compare to other games and multiplats ps3 exclusives are selling like crap.
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Jawknee
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 11:56:52 PM
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Fane1024
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 4:50:40 AM
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TheHighlander
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 11:15:10 AM
Now, now. Those are all incremental sales. That's why the numbers of XBL accounts rise in direct proportion to unit sales, right? Except of course, they don't. XBL growth has lagged behind the unit sales which is kind of an indicator that Xbox people did/are doing exactly as you said, and buying $199 replacements...
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Jed
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 12:56:22 AM
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Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 1:55:35 AM
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TheHighlander
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 11:16:01 AM
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Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 2:16:30 AM
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i think they could of waited till uncharted 2 was out than drop the price.
try and squeeze as much money out of uncharted 2 as humanly possible.
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Ultimate_Balla
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 3:11:45 AM
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te la meti 14
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 3:28:55 PM
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Kowhoho
Thursday, October 01, 2009 @ 3:54:00 PM
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Fernan510
Sunday, October 04, 2009 @ 12:09:21 PM
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Karosso
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 9:14:03 PM
Can any one seriously look at what the other two consoles have coming in the near future and get as excited I we are with the PS3? I think not!
Keep it coming Sony, and we will be there to support it and enjoy it :)