Nintendo Dominates NPD April Sales

[Metroid]

The NPD Group has released its sales data for April, a month that saw Nintendo dominate hardware and software sales charts. The company's Nintendo DS sold a staggering 471,000 units, beating out its console sibling the Wii which racked up monthly sales of 360,000. While DS sales were down from the previous five-week month, Wii sales were noticeably higher.

Sony's PlayStation 2 continues to lead the company's hardware sales with 194,000 units, down considerably from the month prior. PlayStation Portable sales were up, though, pushing 183,000 hardware units. Microsoft's Xbox 360 trailed the PSP, seeing a decreased 174,000 units sold.

Similar to March sales data, the Game Boy Advance continued to outsell the PLAYSTATION 3, with Nintendo shifting 84,000 handhelds versus Sony's 82,000.

On the software side, Nintendo's Pokemon Diamond and Pearl took the top two spots for the month, selling a combined 1.75 million copies. The publisher also saw massive sales of Super Paper Mario and Wii Play, which checked in at spots three and four for the month. Games from Activision and Sony comprised the rest of the top ten.

Here are the full hardware and software numbers released by NPD in easy-to-read list format.

Hardware Sales For April

* Nintendo DS - 471K
* Wii - 360K
* PlayStation 2 - 194K
* PlayStation Portable - 183K
* Xbox 360 - 174K
* Game Boy Advance - 84K
* PLAYSTATION 3 - 82K
* GameCube - 13K

Top 10 Software Sales For April

01. Pokemon Diamond (DS) - 1.045M
02. Pokemon Pearl (DS) - 712K
03. Super Paper Mario (Wii) - 352K
04. Wii Play (Wii) - 249K
05. Guitar Hero II (Xbox 360) - 197K
06. Guitar Hero II (PS2) - 142K
07. Spider-Man 3 (Xbox 360) - 117K
08. Spider-Man 3 (PS2) - 105K
09. God of War II (PS2) - 101K
10. MLB '07: The Show (PS2) - 79K


Kotaku Source (http://kotaku.com/gaming/sales-frenzy/nintendo-dominates-npd-april-sales-261419.php)

Nintendo FTW :)


Nintendo Tops Hardware, Software Sales for April

Research firm NPD Funworld has released video game sales figures for April 2007, which once again belong much to Nintendo. The Wii and the DS continued to be top sellers, with Nintendo’s handheld taking top spot at 471,000 units and the home console selling 360,000 units.

Sony ruled the two spots after Nintendo, though it is the last-generation PlayStation 2 that takes third at 194,000 units and the PlayStation Portable at fourth at 183,000. The PlayStation 3 places three spots below the PSP at seventh, selling 82,000.

In fifth is Microsoft’s only entry, the Xbox 360, with 174,000 units. Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance, with 84,000 units, placed just above the PS3, while the GameCube held sat at the bottom with 13,000 units sold.

On the software side, Nintendo ruled the top four spots with the two new Pokemon games taking first and second. Pokemon Diamond sold an astounding 1.045 million units, while the less popular Pokemon Pearl moved a still impressive 712,000 copies. A pair of Wii games, Super Paper Mario and Wii Play, took spots three and four, respectively.

Guitar Hero II rocked spot five on Xbox 360 and spot six on the PlayStation 2. The Spider-Man 3 games on Xbox 360 and PS2 took seven and eight, while PS2 games God of War II and MLB ’07 closed out the last two of the top ten.

April represented another strong month for the video games industry, pulling in $838.6 million in U.S. sales – a 20 percent growth over the same period last year.



DT Source (http://www.dailytech.com/Nintendo+Tops+Hardware+Software+Sales+for+April/article7344.htm)


It looks like everyone wants to screw Sony :D

[perry_78]

Ah, GBA outselling the PS3. Made my day :)

[Metroid]

Ah, GBA outselling the PS3. Made my day :)

Well let's put some facts on the table, first the GBA is much cheaper and it does not need a TV with HD ready to play with, second no new games for PS3 and third and most important GBA is soft :)

[Thorry]

Well let's put some facts on the table, first the GBA is much cheaper and it does not need a TV with HD ready to play with, second no new games for PS3 and third and most important GBA is soft :)
More facts:

GBA is ancient
PS3 is brand new

GBA is one in many of Nintendo's console line-up
PS3 is Sony's one and only next to PS2 (or do we count the PSP as a console? :rofl: )

GBA has a good price/performance (pleasure) ratio
PS3 has a average price/performance (pleasure) ratio

GBA has over 10000+ top games available
PS3 has over 3 top games available

Eat your heart out Sony ;)

[WeaponX]

Top 10 Software Sales For April

01. Pokemon Diamond (DS) - 1.045M
02. Pokemon Pearl (DS) - 712K
03. Super Paper Mario (Wii) - 352K
04. Wii Play (Wii) - 249K
05. Guitar Hero II (Xbox 360) - 197K
06. Guitar Hero II (PS2) - 142K
07. Spider-Man 3 (Xbox 360) - 117K
08. Spider-Man 3 (PS2) - 105K
09. God of War II (PS2) - 101K
10. MLB '07: The Show (PS2) - 79K


Source (http://kotaku.com/gaming/sales-frenzy/nintendo-dominates-npd-april-sales-261419.php)

Nintendo FTW :)

Wii Play shouldn't really be listed as it comes free with every Wii sold anyways.

[yaddam205]

Wii Play shouldn't really be listed as it comes free with every Wii sold anyways.

Are you talking about Wii Sports? I am probably wrong as it is probably different in the EU and UK. Here in the US we got Wii Sports free and Wii play was a separate purchase with 1 remote.

[Galactic]

yaddam205;2197571']Are you talking about Wii Sports? I am probably wrong as it is probably different in the EU and UK. Here in the US we got Wii Sports free and Wii play was a separate purchase with 1 remote.
Wii is bundled with Wii Sports at least here in Finland, so you're probably right.

[FragTek]

Wii Play does not come with the Wii. It's an expansion of Wii'esque games, and also comes with an extra remote IIRC.

[Metroid]

Wii Play shouldn't really be listed as it comes free with every Wii sold anyways.

Wii play is not Wii Sports and it does not come bundled with Wii. Well if was Wii Sports I would agree.

It clearly shows Nintendo's sovereign in the gaming market. :)

[Anavel0]

Ah, GBA outselling the PS3. Made my day :)

Pfft, the PS2 out selling the PS3 made me rofl even more so than that.

[Sesto Sento]

great news for nintendo ;)

[desolator]

God of war 2 that low?

[Celcius]

Always good to see Nintendo doing well :up:

*notices that he doesn't own any nintendo stuff* :confused:

[clayton]

Ahh good news for the company, not for me though. I don't care about sales figures :P

[1badhabit]

I love seeing those PS3 sales at the bottom!

[Stuperman]

More facts:

GBA is one in many of Nintendo's console line-up
PS3 is Sony's one and only next to PS2 (or do we count the PSP as a console? :rofl: )



If you count one hand held, you have to count them all.



GBA has a good price/performance (pleasure) ratio
PS3 has a average price/performance (pleasure) ratio



This factor is not a fact, a fact has to be 'provable' and as this is about opinion, that is impossible.



GBA has over 10000+ top games available
PS3 has over 3 top games available



GBA has 988 titles according to Nintendo

http://www.nintendo.com/gamelist?start=1&oord=asc&osort=title&sort=&cmd=&toggle=true&query=&tf=&cf=&sf=Game+Boy+Advance&ef=&rf=&pf=&mf=&af=&vf=&nf=

[Kingcarcas]

Once again the PS2 is king of this gen :up: I'm getting a DS for my b-day :devil:




^ I think he was trying to exaggerate.

[Thorry]

If you count one hand held, you have to count them all.

It was more a comment about the PSP not being what Sony wanted it to be ;)


This factor is not a fact, a fact has to be 'provable' and as this is about opinion, that is impossible.

True, but sales in the past have proven the GBA to be a winner.


GBA has 988 titles according to Nintendo

http://www.nintendo.com/gamelist?start=1&oord=asc&osort=title&sort=&cmd=&toggle=true&query=&tf=&cf=&sf=Game+Boy+Advance&ef=&rf=&pf=&mf=&af=&vf=&nf=

Exclusive GBA titles yes, but the GBA can run all the old GB and GBC games as well ;)