LTD Installed Base
360: 303,000 (as of mid January)
Wii: 293,990 (as of end of 2007)
PS3: 175,000** (as of end of 2007)
NDS: 988,168 (as of early January)
PSP: Unknown
PS2: More than 2.1 million
Christmas 2007 Sales (last six weeks of 2007)
GFK have released Christmas hardware figures to manufacturers. So far, only Sony has released their data to the public. GFK however have released a ranking of consoles from most to least.
1. NDS (Unknown)
2. Wii (Unknown)
3. PS2 (81,000)
4. PS3 (48,000)
5. Xbox 360 (Unknown)
6. PSP (45,000)
The Age said that NDS "dominated", the Wii and PS2 were "neck-and-neck", and the PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP were only separated by a few thousand units.
Australian IT reports that
2007 Software Sales-Age
Best selling game: Halo 3 (120,000 copies)
Number of games sold: 15.4 million titles
Number of NDS games sold: 2.3 million (up from 840,000 in 2006)
Other Miscellaneous Information
Game industry sales: AU$1.3 billion (up from $925 in 2006 -- 43.6% increase)
- Game console sales: AU$500 million (up from AU$329 million in 2006)
- Game software sales: AU$800 million (up from AU$596 million in 2006)
Average age of gamers: 28
Notes about Australia for foreigners:
Population: 20.4 million (15x smaller than the US)
Console prices:
- Xbox 360 Pro: AU$579.95 / US$500
- Nintendo Wii: AU$399.95 / US$345
- PlayStation 3: AU$699.00 / US$600 (formerly AU$1000 / US$860)
All figures from GFK Australia. Various sources used:
- "Nintendo crowned Australia's console king" (The Age)
- "Sony catch-up play in game war" (Australian IT)
- "Aussies crazy for consoles" (The Courier-Mail)
- "Aussies spend $1.3bn on games" (The Australian)
- "Australian gaming worth A$1.3 billion in 2007" (GameSpot)
** 155,000 Sony PS3 consoles sold. An additional 20,000 have been given away via Sony's HDTV promotion, whereby any SONY Full HDTV purchased over Christmas comes with a free PS3. These free consoles are not counted by GFK.
360: 303,000 (as of mid January)
Wii: 293,990 (as of end of 2007)
PS3: 175,000** (as of end of 2007)
NDS: 988,168 (as of early January)
PSP: Unknown
PS2: More than 2.1 million
Christmas 2007 Sales (last six weeks of 2007)
GFK have released Christmas hardware figures to manufacturers. So far, only Sony has released their data to the public. GFK however have released a ranking of consoles from most to least.
1. NDS (Unknown)
2. Wii (Unknown)
3. PS2 (81,000)
4. PS3 (48,000)
5. Xbox 360 (Unknown)
6. PSP (45,000)
The Age said that NDS "dominated", the Wii and PS2 were "neck-and-neck", and the PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP were only separated by a few thousand units.
Australian IT reports that
(I'll update the OP on Thursday when the latest Nintendo figures are released)[Nintendo] spokeswoman Heather Murphy wouldn't provide up-to-the-minute figures because Nintendo is preparing to make an announcement on Thursday. [...] Based on the sales of the DS, it's expected that Nintendo will announce on Thursday that the handheld console has broken the million unit milestone, which has previously been reached in Australia only by the PS2.
2007 Software Sales-Age
Best selling game: Halo 3 (120,000 copies)
Number of games sold: 15.4 million titles
Number of NDS games sold: 2.3 million (up from 840,000 in 2006)
Other Miscellaneous Information
Game industry sales: AU$1.3 billion (up from $925 in 2006 -- 43.6% increase)
- Game console sales: AU$500 million (up from AU$329 million in 2006)
- Game software sales: AU$800 million (up from AU$596 million in 2006)
Average age of gamers: 28
Notes about Australia for foreigners:
Population: 20.4 million (15x smaller than the US)
Console prices:
- Xbox 360 Pro: AU$579.95 / US$500
- Nintendo Wii: AU$399.95 / US$345
- PlayStation 3: AU$699.00 / US$600 (formerly AU$1000 / US$860)
All figures from GFK Australia. Various sources used:
- "Nintendo crowned Australia's console king" (The Age)
- "Sony catch-up play in game war" (Australian IT)
- "Aussies crazy for consoles" (The Courier-Mail)
- "Aussies spend $1.3bn on games" (The Australian)
- "Australian gaming worth A$1.3 billion in 2007" (GameSpot)
** 155,000 Sony PS3 consoles sold. An additional 20,000 have been given away via Sony's HDTV promotion, whereby any SONY Full HDTV purchased over Christmas comes with a free PS3. These free consoles are not counted by GFK.