The latest American sales figures are in and it’s another good week for the PS3 in the land of the free…
However the Wii shortage seemed to have come to an end for this week, just look at that percentage increase. Microsoft are still claiming a shortage and to be honest I have seen it here as well so I have to believe them.
Also no major sites have reported seeing a lot of 360’s in stores either
Hardware
166,547 (+122%) 10,258,533 
143,579 (+12%) 21,899,209 
87,826 (+14%) 12,282,679 
60,074 (-16%) 4,526,142 
56,539 (-17%) 11,435,929
So the Nintendo juggernaut is still top of the pile in the console and handheld market… While the PS3 is slightly ahead of the 360 this week in the also ran department.
When we get to the software sales it becomes apparent that the 360’s attachment rate is still fantastic. To put this into context, COD4 on the 360 has sold a total of 3.9m in the States, it’s PS3 counterpart has only managed to shift 1.3m.
In total sales the Wii still pips the 360 but only just..
Software![clip_image002[4]](http://www.criticalhit.co.za/wp-content/uploads/AmericanWeeklyChart5thApril2008_7A2A/clip_image0024.jpg){kind=small}
994,309![clip_image004[4]](http://www.criticalhit.co.za/wp-content/uploads/AmericanWeeklyChart5thApril2008_7A2A/clip_image0044.jpg){kind=small}
981,337![clip_image006[4]](http://www.criticalhit.co.za/wp-content/uploads/AmericanWeeklyChart5thApril2008_7A2A/clip_image0064.jpg){kind=small}
753,922![clip_image008[4]](http://www.criticalhit.co.za/wp-content/uploads/AmericanWeeklyChart5thApril2008_7A2A/clip_image0084.jpg){kind=small}
476,176![clip_image010[4]](http://www.criticalhit.co.za/wp-content/uploads/AmericanWeeklyChart5thApril2008_7A2A/clip_image0104.jpg){kind=small}
291,507
I think the PSP sales also points to the amount of piracy in that industry…
VGChartz.com | American Weekly Chart
Last Updated: April 9, 2008
Abe
April 9, 2008 at 09:07
Yea that time I got beat in the 100m hurdles I also blamed it on stock shortages!
hilt_ctn
April 9, 2008 at 09:20
In the US
Amazon.com has stock
Buy.com has stock
Target.com has stock
Locally
Makro has stock
Kalahari has stock
Game has stock
RE: Gamer
April 9, 2008 at 09:35
Those are some crazy figures. The 360 users are snapping up games in the US like crazy. Even the Wii is selling huge amounts of software – even if you remove the bundled title from the figures, it is still outstanding.
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Evilredzombie
April 9, 2008 at 10:08
pick npay, game, cna, look and listen, bt games all have stock
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boredhousewife
April 9, 2008 at 10:30
If the nos are to be believed – Europe selling more Xboxes than NA. Thats a bit of a turnaround considering that NA accounts for 2/3’s of their historical sales.
SlippyMadFrog
April 9, 2008 at 10:32
The above are figures of the states, not SA. Saying SA has stock means nothing to shortages in US.
Maybe Msoft is lieing about shortages, maybe not. All that I know is if they don’t start selling consoles like crazy ,they will be in trouble.
@Abe
Did they have a stock shortage on running shoes?
RivaZA
April 9, 2008 at 11:21
I think the 360 is done for. Looks like it’s time to move on.
Where is the best deal on a PS3?
doobiwan
April 9, 2008 at 11:32
They could be, it could also just be logical…
They just cut the price in Europe so would have directed most stock to Europe, under which SA falls.
I still think they’re stock piling based on expectations for GTA4, but I may very well be wrong.
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Fox1
April 9, 2008 at 11:33
There is no stock of the 360 for the second week in Durban 🙁
Tan365
April 9, 2008 at 11:42
I’m in Durban & managed to swop my brother’s 3fixme yesterday friend
Fox1
April 9, 2008 at 12:32
[re=11025]Tan365[/re]: BT Games don’t have stock for the second week. Which store are you dealing with?
Fox1
April 9, 2008 at 15:52
Incredible Connection is having a special on the XBox360 Halo Edition Console @R2999
http://www.incredible.co.za/services/catalog/moreinfo.asp?sku=91007&FromHome=true
Jinja
April 9, 2008 at 16:16
Europe Hardware 29 March – 5th April
Wii: 116 551
PS3: 99 909
360: 49 859
Wii has finally overtaken the PS3 again.
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Evilredzombie
April 10, 2008 at 06:46
I truly cant understand the wii ….
I had one and got bored in less then 2 weeks…
why is it selling so much?
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doobiwan
April 10, 2008 at 09:58
Because it’s a “cheap” packaged toy.
I’d bet most Wii owners own Wii Sport and Wii Play and that’s it. MAybe they’ll get one or two movie license games for the kids, but they probably don’t even recognize Mario.
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Jinja
April 10, 2008 at 10:33
*Shudders at the thought of someone not recognising Mario*
Love you Mario.
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Evilredzombie
April 10, 2008 at 11:01
What happened to me…reminisced a bit while playing Mario galaxy…hated Zelda and showed off my wii play to a few friends…that was it
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boredhousewife
April 10, 2008 at 11:50
[re=11098]doobiwan[/re]: I am not sure that is an entirely accurate assesment. The wii has more software releases that is owned by 10% or more of its installed base than the PS3.(9 vs 6/7) so clearly the percentage of dedicated gamers on the Nintendo is on par with that of the PS3. Its almost the same as saying most people who have PS3s bought it as a BluRay player and don’t play games on it.
doobiwan
April 10, 2008 at 14:44
I don’t have the most up to date stats, but last time I checked both PS3 and Wii had an attach rate of around 5:1.
Considering “real hardcore” gamers probably buy 1-2 games a months, in the Wii’s lifetime you’re talking about a dozen games, say 12, for the hardcore. Now consider practically everyone has Play and Sport that means the diluted attach rate is about 3:1.
I have no idea how to do the actual maths, but my gut tells me , that what that says is that about a quarter to a third of all Wii owners are “hardcore” gamers who are actually out buying games. Software sales figures seem to agree.
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