Official May 2008 NPD Thread - Wii, GTA IV, and more Wii

[sonycowboy]

Many thanks as always for NPD's continued support.

On the hardware front, the Wii continues to slaughter the competition, while the PS3 appears to get a pre-MGS bump? Or did the 360 underperform?

From the software side, it's all GTA, Mario Kart Wii, & Wii Fit, with Wii Fit obviously being supply constrained.

HW
PlayStation 3 208.7K
PlayStation Portable 182.3K
Xbox 360 186.6K
Wii 675.1K
Nintendo DS 452.6K

SW Top 10
Top 10 SKU's May 2008 Rank # Units
(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc.)
360 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 1 871.3K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2008 2 787.4K
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAY 2008 3 687.7K
PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 4 442.9K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 5 294.6K
WII SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR 2008 6 171.1K
PS2 IRON MAN SEGA OF AMERICA APR 2008 7 130.6K
WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ WIREACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 8 116.8K
NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF DARKNESS NOA APR 2008 9 107K
NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF TIME NOA APR 2008 10 102K


Industry
Dollar Sales May 2007 May 2008 CHG
Video Games $816.3M $1.12B 37%
Video Games Hardware $319.7M $428.6M 34%
Video Games Software $380.8M $536.9M 41%
Video Game Accessories $115.8M $150.8M 30%

Overall: "The U.S. video games industry has generated $6.6B in sales so far this year which exceeds total 1997 annual revenues. The industry is on pace to achieve revenues in the $21-$23B range for 2008." Hardware: "Nintendo's Wii and NDS have captured the top two spots in terms of hardware sales for the fourth consecutive month." "The continued success of GTA IV is not translating into big hardware sales for either the PS3 or the 360 but there may yet to be a lift in June due to gift-giving for Father's Day and Graduations." Software: "Coming in at number 12 on the top-sellers list, We Ski from Namco, which utilizes the Wii Fit balance board, was able to captilize on Wii Fit's cross-promotions in circulars and at retail." "GTA IV has now generated combined sales of 4.2 million units, making it the top-selling title of the year." "A lot of folks are interested in the battle of the bands. Year-to-date, Guitar Hero III has sold 2.5 million units compared to Rock Band's 1.3 million which lands them both in the top 10 titles for the year so far."

[diddlyD]

wonder if 360 had shortages again

[Frillen]

wooow

[LiquidMetal14]

WOWOWOWOWOOW PS3!!!!!!

wonder if 360 had shortages again

Not this again.

[Milabrega]

Amazing Mario Kart numbers!

[-WindYoshi-]

GO PS3!

[ZeroTolerance]

WHoa @ PS3

[Divvy]

Wow! Guitar Hero 3 Wii just will not die!

[Penguin]

wow surprised the Wii went down and expected a lot more for Wii Fit.

[Ulairi]

wonder if 360 had shortages again

What shortages to begin with? There is no software to hardware bump. Price drops push hardware no single title will.

[Leezard]

Great numbers for Mario Kart and GTA.

[SuperBanjo]

OUCH!

Everything is so... low.

[TheKingsCrown]

Interesting numbers for Wiifit!

[Y2Kev]

Hey look at that Microsoft, you needed a price drop in April! Tards.

[Jel0man]

What the...360...

[botticus]

Impressive second month for Mario Kart. And the Wii does surprise me, sad for my predictions.

[farnham]

wow @ mario kart numbers

wow @ wii fit numbers (shipment issues i guess but whatever)

wow @ wii hardware

OUCH! Everything is so... low.

Wii 675.1K
Nintendo DS 452.6K

[ghst]

WiiS2

[Captain Smoker]

Playstation 2 numbers?

Thanks, nice numbers overall.

[schuelma]

I'm really really surprised at the Wii hardware and Wii Fit stock- Nintendo definitely overpromised on both. Who would have guessed that Wii stock would be lower this month than April?

[tak]

The console numbers are strange when looking at the software numbers. GTAIV on the 360 outsold the PS3 by a large margin, but the PS3 outsold the 360 by a small margin.

[jj984jj]

Wow @ Mario Kart > Wii Fit. I didn't expect that.

GTAIV 360 GO! GO! GO! #1 again!

I'm really really surprised at the Wii hardware and Wii Fit stock- Nintendo definitely overpromised on both. Who would have guessed that Wii stock would be lower this month than April?

I thought they would, SSBB & Mario Kart are more front-loaded games, it makes sense to ship more for them.

[Odysseus]

wii software domination

get used to it

[Xisiqomelir]

HD gaming

[polluar]

Many thanks as always for NPD's continued support. On the hardware front, the Wii continues to slaughter the competition, while the PS3 appears to get a pre-MGS bump? Or did the 360 underperform? From the software side, it's all GTA, Mario Kart Wii, & Wii Fit, with Wii Fit obviously being supply constrained. HW PlayStation 3 208.7K PlayStation Portable 182.3K Xbox 360 186.6K Wii 675.1K Nintendo DS 452.6K SW Top 10 Top 10 SKU's May 2008 Rank # Units (includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc.) 360 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 1 871.3K WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2008 2 787.4K WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAY 2008 3 687.7K PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 4 442.9K WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 5 294.6K WII SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR 2008 6 171.1K PS2 IRON MAN SEGA OF AMERICA APR 2008 7 130.6K WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ WIREACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 8 116.8K NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF DARKNESS NOA APR 2008 9 107K NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF TIME NOA APR 2008 10 102K

Well, someone gets crushed

[Ramenman]

Must be the celebration of the beginning of a new era over at ps3forums.

[ShockingAlberto]

I look forward to the meltdowns.

Don't disappoint!

[Omnicent]

Looks like this is not the month of 1million wii, looks like I over bid this time.

[Striker]

360 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 1 871.3K

PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 4 442.9K

Hmm.

[Flakster99]

Nice software numbers all about. 5/10 Wii, impressive.

[DMPrince]

Waiting for Microsoft and Sony's NPD response now.

[Ysiadmihi]

Awesome for MK Wii

...and Rockstar is still being rewarded for gutting the GTA franchise :(

[Toy Soldier]

I figured Nintendo would pump more Wii Fit into the market than that.

Unless they did and it all didn't sell through.

[Agent Icebeezy]

Hey look at that Microsoft, you needed a price drop in April! Tards.

WE ARE HERE

As far as what you are saying, it serves their pompous asses right. They should have had a price drop.

[jman2050]

Wii continuing to roll.

Holy crap @ Mario Kart. Big big second month.

[ZeroTolerance]

Wii is a beast though.

[rakka]

wow ps3.

[The Faceless Master]

i guess they diverted a lot of wii fit to europe after all

also: edit -i should read things slower and more carefully.

[laserbeam]

Half the top 10 are Wii games

[mugwhump]

PS3 finally breaks 200k

[donny2112]

Wii going down wasn't a big surprise, since it had less weekly ads showing it availability in May than in April. I'm shocked at the < 1 million (< 700K) showing for Wii Fit, though. Reggie had said 1 million Day 1 ...

Half the top 10 are Wii games

Of course. Wii is the new PS2 when it comes to total software.

[RiskyChris]

:bow: Wii

FUCK YES Mario Kart, best in the series by far.

[Dreavus]

Mario Kart numbers are quite impressive!

[Alcibiades]

I'm starting to believe this whole thing about the value of the US dollar being a reason for low shipments from Nintendo to NA...

they could easily have swamped the month even more if they had the supply... I guess their thinking is it's a slow time for shopping anyway and the plan is to flood supplies in Q4...

[Sho_Nuff82]

WOWOWOWOWOOW PS3!!!!!! Not this again.

Lowered expectations?

Terrible 360 numbers.

[xS1TH L0RDx]

GOGOGO ps3!

w00t for success @ gta4 on BOTH platforms.

[jonabbey]

PS3 finally breaks 200k

PS3 has been over 200k for months, now.

[EDarkness]

Heh, the Wii didn't hit that magic 1 million for the month, but the other consoles didn't get much of a bump, either. Doesn't look like many surprises overall.

[shas'la]

I blame High oil prices.

[pswii60]

Wowii

PS3 didn't do great, it performed at dismal proportions. And 360 performed at abysmal proportions. Both consoles should be pushing much higher numbers after GTA IV. Wii is now performing very well on both software and hardware.