The latest issue of Famitsu this week features sales information for software and hardware from January to the end of March of this year. It even features a graph similar to those Panther makes every week. :lol
12/31/2007 - 3/30/2008
Hardware - 2008 period (2007 period) [% change]
Wii - 1,077,100 (1,005,313) [+7%]
NDS - 1,064,289 (1,948,344) [-46%]
PSP - 1,038,713 (672,823) [+53%]
PS3 - 336,429 (362,647) [-8%]
360 - 54,250 (80,547) [-33%]
Software
1. [Wii] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 1,554,852
2. [Wii] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 944,027 / 1,762,193
3. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) - 823,265
4. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo) - 426,671 / 1,659,315
5. [Wii] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 375,655 / 2,840,389
6. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger Batonage (Pokemon) - 343,990
7. [PS3] Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom) - 293,000
8. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 280,715
9. [Wii] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 270,443 / 2,261,112
10. [PS2] Gundam Musou Special (Bandai Namco) - 258,171
11. [PS3] Yakuza! Kenzan (Sega) - 248,117
12. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 222,495 / 2,917,923
13. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom) - 195,111 / 1,685,009
14. [Wii] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 170,653 / 533,754
15. [NDS] Professor Layton & Pandora's Box (Level 5) - 168,452 / 783,790
16. [PSP] Mobile Suit Gundam: Giren's Ambition: Axis no Kyoui (Bandai Namco) - 162,313
17. [Wii] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo) - 151,308 / 1,205,242
18. [NDS] Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix) - 151,249 / 598,336
19. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 (Konami) - 147,762
20. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 146,029 / 893,713
21. [PS2] Tales of Destiny Director's Cut (Bandai Namco) - 139,408
22. [PS2] Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi (Banpresto) - 137,190
23. [NDS] Dragon Quest IV: Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi (Square Enix) - 135,462 / 1,188,289
24. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 134,333 / 5,129,486
25. [NDS] Etrian Odyssey II (Atlus) - 130,078
26. [NDS] DS Beautiful Character Training (Nintendo) - 123,766
27. [PSP] Musou OROCHI (Koei) - 112,895
28. [NDS] Rune Factory 2 (Marvelous Interactive) - 112,362
29. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) 111,714 / 4,625,236
30. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami) - 106,864 / 651,888
Market Share
System 2008 (2007)
NDS - 37.3% (52%)
Wii - 26.6% (12.1%)
PSP - 13.9% (10.3%)
PS2 - 12.3% (19.4%)
PS3 - 7.4% (3.5%)
360 - 2.2% (1.5%)
ETC - 0.2% (1.3%)
Key Points
- Nintendo Long Sellers: Some Nintendo games in the top 30 for 2008 are from as far back as 2005 (MKDS and ACWW), and quite a few are from 2006 (Wii Sports, Wii Play, NSMB).
- Monster Hunter PSP: Monster Hunter is quite a hit on the PSP, and 2nd G's opening week of 823,265 outdid the original version's opening week of 746,313.
- Wii Ware To Establish New Distribution?: Wii Ware, launched on March 25 with a few titles, can become a big factor in the game market industry and may increase as time goes by. The PS3 and 360 also have their download services that can contribute to this download market.
12/31/2007 - 3/30/2008
Hardware - 2008 period (2007 period) [% change]
Wii - 1,077,100 (1,005,313) [+7%]
NDS - 1,064,289 (1,948,344) [-46%]
PSP - 1,038,713 (672,823) [+53%]
PS3 - 336,429 (362,647) [-8%]
360 - 54,250 (80,547) [-33%]
Software
1. [Wii] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 1,554,852
2. [Wii] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 944,027 / 1,762,193
3. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) - 823,265
4. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo) - 426,671 / 1,659,315
5. [Wii] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 375,655 / 2,840,389
6. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger Batonage (Pokemon) - 343,990
7. [PS3] Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom) - 293,000
8. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 280,715
9. [Wii] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 270,443 / 2,261,112
10. [PS2] Gundam Musou Special (Bandai Namco) - 258,171
11. [PS3] Yakuza! Kenzan (Sega) - 248,117
12. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 222,495 / 2,917,923
13. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom) - 195,111 / 1,685,009
14. [Wii] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 170,653 / 533,754
15. [NDS] Professor Layton & Pandora's Box (Level 5) - 168,452 / 783,790
16. [PSP] Mobile Suit Gundam: Giren's Ambition: Axis no Kyoui (Bandai Namco) - 162,313
17. [Wii] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo) - 151,308 / 1,205,242
18. [NDS] Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix) - 151,249 / 598,336
19. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 (Konami) - 147,762
20. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 146,029 / 893,713
21. [PS2] Tales of Destiny Director's Cut (Bandai Namco) - 139,408
22. [PS2] Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi (Banpresto) - 137,190
23. [NDS] Dragon Quest IV: Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi (Square Enix) - 135,462 / 1,188,289
24. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 134,333 / 5,129,486
25. [NDS] Etrian Odyssey II (Atlus) - 130,078
26. [NDS] DS Beautiful Character Training (Nintendo) - 123,766
27. [PSP] Musou OROCHI (Koei) - 112,895
28. [NDS] Rune Factory 2 (Marvelous Interactive) - 112,362
29. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) 111,714 / 4,625,236
30. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami) - 106,864 / 651,888
Market Share
System 2008 (2007)
NDS - 37.3% (52%)
Wii - 26.6% (12.1%)
PSP - 13.9% (10.3%)
PS2 - 12.3% (19.4%)
PS3 - 7.4% (3.5%)
360 - 2.2% (1.5%)
ETC - 0.2% (1.3%)
Key Points
- Nintendo Long Sellers: Some Nintendo games in the top 30 for 2008 are from as far back as 2005 (MKDS and ACWW), and quite a few are from 2006 (Wii Sports, Wii Play, NSMB).
- Monster Hunter PSP: Monster Hunter is quite a hit on the PSP, and 2nd G's opening week of 823,265 outdid the original version's opening week of 746,313.
- Wii Ware To Establish New Distribution?: Wii Ware, launched on March 25 with a few titles, can become a big factor in the game market industry and may increase as time goes by. The PS3 and 360 also have their download services that can contribute to this download market.