Nintendo dominates US game sales… again
Thursday, May 17th, 2007 at 7:37pm by Blake
The DS and Wii outsold the competition in that order yet again for the month of April; the DS selling a whopping 417K units with the Wii selling 360K units. GBA even managed to outsell the PS3 by 4,000 units at 84k. From a competitve console standpoint, the 360 sold an unimpressive 176K units considering the seven year old PS2 outsold it yet again. Oh, and Nintendo games made up the top four selling games last month. Impressive. How long before someone says “it will still fade?”
UPDATE: The PSP continues to sell surprisingly well at 183k units. Very interesting. Also, given slow “next-gen” sales (read: PS3, 360), how long before a Microsoft price drop puts the pressue on Nintendo, if at all?
May 17th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Fads can last years. Just look at Pokemon. It was “just a fad” 10 years ago. Now look at it!
May 17th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
PSP did well this month because of the price drop
May 17th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
If we’ve learned one lesson so far this generation, it is that hitting a price point is key. I’m sure we will be seeing 360 and PS3 price drops soon, but I also believe that Nintendo can be profitable with the Wii at a lower price (maybe $199). It’s amazing how well they have positioned themselves with their 2 products.
May 18th, 2007 at 5:00 am
I can’t believe the GBA could outsell the PS3 at this stage in its life!
May 18th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Liam: Believe! Believe….
Anyway, the 360 won’t need a price drop to put pressure on Wii: just wait ’till the end of September, when Halo 3 comes out! I’m willing to bet that you will see some shift in the console selling ranks for the month of October… maybe even for the month of September, in anticipation for the 360’s “killer app”…