Sorry this is late. Sometime this morning while I was away Gamasutra put up my column on the September 2009 videogame retail data released by the NPD Group. Here you go:
Direct link to Gamasutra story about September 2009 NPD data.
A few things of interest perhaps:
A picture for fun:
NOTE:
Because some have asked about the Wii HW ASP, let me comment as best I can. The ASP prior to Sep 2009 was not always $250, even though there was only one configuration. Without getting too specific, the ASP did not drop as much as you might think from Aug 2009 to Sep 2009.
In short, I think it would be unwise to extrapolate too much from the Wii ASP for the past month, given what I know about Aug 2009 Wii ASP. That's why I didn't try. There are effects I can't take into account when doing the "how many systems sold at what price" dance, and this is one time when I felt it better not to try.
As always, I'm up for corrections, comments, etc. Please don't take a lack of immediate response personally -- I may simply not be here. Myoverlordseditors will probably be watching the thread, so changes may happen without a direct response from me.
Thanks, as always, guys.
In case you'd like to review previous threads:
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December and all of 2007
November 2007
October 2007
Direct link to Gamasutra story about September 2009 NPD data.
A few things of interest perhaps:
- An overview of the RB and GH sales picture, both for Sep 2009 and YTD 2009
- HW ASP for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii in Sep 2009. (See note below.)
- YTD and LTD SW figures for PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360
- How much might DLC add to a game's effective ASP?
A picture for fun:
NOTE:
Because some have asked about the Wii HW ASP, let me comment as best I can. The ASP prior to Sep 2009 was not always $250, even though there was only one configuration. Without getting too specific, the ASP did not drop as much as you might think from Aug 2009 to Sep 2009.
In short, I think it would be unwise to extrapolate too much from the Wii ASP for the past month, given what I know about Aug 2009 Wii ASP. That's why I didn't try. There are effects I can't take into account when doing the "how many systems sold at what price" dance, and this is one time when I felt it better not to try.
As always, I'm up for corrections, comments, etc. Please don't take a lack of immediate response personally -- I may simply not be here. My
Thanks, as always, guys.
In case you'd like to review previous threads:
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December and all of 2007
November 2007
October 2007
