May NPD

[slade]

X360 = 221,000
PS2 = 232,000
Xbox = 26,000
GCN = 33,000
GBA = 158,000 (approx)
DS = 147,000 (approx)

May Top 25 Software Sales

Rank Title Publisher
1 NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS Nintendo
2 PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS II Square Enix
3 360 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: ADVANCED WARFIGHTER Ubi Soft
4 360 ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION Take 2 Interactive
5 PS2 GUITAR HERO BUNDLE Activision
6 360 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 Electronic Arts
7 PS2 MLB '06: THE SHOW Sony
8 360 BATTLEFIELD 2: MODERN KOMBAT Electronic Arts
9 360 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K6 Take 2 Interactive
10 360 X-MEN: THE OFFICIAL GAME Activision
11 PS2 X-MEN: THE OFFICIAL GAME Activision
12 PS2 OVER THE HEDGE Activision
13 360 CALL OF DUTY 2 Activision
14 PS2 GOD OF WAR Sony
15 NDS BRAIN AGE: TRAIN YOUR BRAIN IN MINUTES A DAY Nintendo
16 PS2 THE GODFATHER: THE GAME Electronic Arts
17 PS2 TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND Eidos
18 360 TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND Eidos
19 PS2 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K6 Take 2 Interactive
20 PS2 ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE BELKAN WAR Namco
21 PS2 FIFA WORLD CUP 2006 Electronic Arts
22 PS2 NBA BALLERS: PHENOM Midway
23 GCN OVER THE HEDGE Activision
24 360 FIFA WORLD CUP 2006 Electronic Arts
25 360 TABLE TENNIS Take 2 Interactive

Source: The NPD Group/NPD Funworld, POS
Note: Ranked in terms of $$$ sales.

The 360's performance could mean one of two things. Either the four hundred dollar price is way too steep for most people, which would mean the PS3 is in trouble. Or, it could mean that people are waiting for Sony's platform to launch. This holiday is going to be very interesting.

[Zilla Man]

X360 = 221,000
PS2 = 232,000
Xbox = 26,000
GCN = 33,000
GBA = 158,000 (approx)
DS = 147,000 (approx)

The 360's performance could mean one of two things. Either the four hundred dollar price is way too steep for most people, which would mean the PS3 is in trouble. Or, it could mean that people are waiting for Sony's platform to launch. This holiday is going to be very interesting.

I think it's mostly the fact that the 360 has no "killer app/system mover" like Xbox did with Halo. Oblivion's a great game but with the exception of Final Fantasy, RPG's are rarely system movers. Plus you can get it on the PC.

I doubt the PS3 will have problems moving units. All the tech heads wanting the latest, coolest thing, will snatch up the initial shipments.

[Gadfly2317]

All the tech heads wanting the latest, coolest thing, will snatch up the initial shipments. . .

. . . .of the Wii.

[Glockstar]

Boy, all I know is that Oblivion and GRAW have been in the Top 5 for each of their 3 months on the market, and Call Of Duty 2 has never left the Top 15. And according to the GameRankings each of those three games are AAA titles (Oblivion = 94.0; GRAW = 90.8; and COD2 = 90.2). Maybe those aren't[i/] "killer apps", but they gotta be close. Either way, that is pretty damn good for a system that's only been out for 6 months, and "only" has around 5 million units sold at this point. (I say "only" because that's in comparison to the other systems' installed base(s) - especially the PS2, which has around [i]50 million.) Oh yeah, and each of those three titles are also available on PC. :rolleyes: (That shows you much people care about that.)

[slade]

Either way, that is pretty damn good for a system that's only been out for 6 months, and "only" has around 5 million units sold at this point.

Trouble is that it's only sold 1.7 million in the U.S, which is considered its strongest market.

[DrunkenThumbmaster]

Trouble is that it's only sold 1.7 million in the U.S, which is considered its strongest market.

I don't think that's true. I've read that Oblivion alone has sold 1.7 million. Plus I don't think this is a issue that will be exlusive to the xbox. This gen is the first time that the Publishers all don't just jump ship. Even after the wii and the PS3 are released I expect to still see quality last gen games released and this is going to have and adverse effect on all 3 next gen consoles. Especially the PS3 at it's price point.

[theWacoKid]

360 sales by month according to npd tracking numbers.

nov. 326k
dec. 281k
jan. 250k
feb. 161k
mar. 192k
apr. 295k
may 221k

total 1726k

Supply issues hurt sales initially. Supply is not an issue any longer. Buyers won't be picking up cores any longer because there wasn't anything else. That measn MS must make adjustments to their marketing strategy.

You're looking at a $400 system and for the majority of gamers, that's simply too much bread to shell out for a game system. Add in $60 price gouging on the software and you have even more problems. Price gaps between current gen versions of games and 360 oifferings are typically $20 and can be even greater than that. You're not going to be getting joe average gamer biting on a 360 at these nosebleed pricing levels.

When MS releases their 256mb card, they should scrap the old one and bundle the card with core 360's. MS needs to consider promotional bundling of games and accessories with the 360. Summer months can be slow and if MS is serious about growing the install base, now is the time to make some moves. Regardless of what price the ps3 is selling at, MS needs to price the 360 so that it flies off the shelves come xmas time. If that means a price cut, promotional bundling or a combination of the two, then that's what you do. MS needs to get in a platinum hits line for the holidays.

The sales decline in May was not unexpected imo. Its $400, that's a lot of bread, any way you cut it. MS has been able to sell as many systems as they have at $400, because the xbox fanbase that migrated over to the 360 is a hardcore crowd. Sony is going to find out the hard way, just how few hardocore sony fans there are in the coming months. How many sony nuthuggers here are shelling out for a ps3 at launch. Anyone?

$400 for a game system was bad enough, $500-$600 is just plain stupid. That's why sony is so desparate for the ps3 to be more than just a game system. You look at polls in japan, the price of the ps3 is a big detractor for the system, when you look at the price for the wii, there is no problem. Sony's biggest threats this xmas are the wii and its own ps2. At $500-$600, current ps2 owners will just stay put and continue on with ps2 gaming. Why move when you've got GOW2 and FFXII coming out.

[Cuddly Knife]

Good post Waco. Could this be the beginning of the next great Video Game Crash?

[VGV]

I don't think that's true. I've read that Oblivion alone has sold 1.7 million.

1.7 million units sold ... PC and Xbox 360 combined. Click <a href="http://www.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/9453/" target=_blank>here</a> for confirmation.

[Glockstar]

Trouble is that it's only sold 1.7 million in the U.S, which is considered its strongest market.

You guys totalling up the NPD numbers yourselves? Good. I like that. I don't trust the numbers that the companies spew themselves. Especially when one's talking units shipped, while the other talks only terms of percentages, it's this, that, or the other and you can't truss 'em.

Still, you only proved my point even more. Those three games are that high up in the charts - with that few(er) of consoles sold?! You betta recognize!

-

Hey, by the way, where's the PSP numbers?!

[theWacoKid]

If software continues to stream onto the ps2, there's less reason to move to a ps3. When the ps2 debuted, I played FFIX more than anything else on the ps2 in those first few months. But, I would've played even more ps1 games if they hadn't dried up so quickly.

If all I had was a ps2 and nothing else, I still wouldn't be picking up a ps3. As long as solid software offerings are coming out for the ps2, what's the huge incentive to move forward. There are still a ton of cheap games on the ps2 that I could check out. And I could spend the next couple of years playing the various rpgs on the system. The ps2 is a much bigger threat to the ps3 than the wii360.

Sony wants to have their cake and eat it too. They want to continue selling the ps2 and games for it, and begin selling the ps3. We transition from current consoles to the newer gen for various reasons, but the single biggest reason is that software development dries up for the older systems and we have no choice but to move on. If ps2 game development and software releases continue to flourish, then one of the primary reasons to move to a ps3 becomes null and void.

You saw a transition with the 360. The hardcore xbox crowd moved over to the 360. This is the crowd that games online and is looking for the next new hit. Xbox online penetration was 10% at best. Xbox 360 online penetration is 50%. These gamers go where their friends go and they buy what their friends are playing. Online communities for games dry up. If you want people to play with, you move with the herd and the herd has moved over to the 360.

Sony doesn't have that kind of demographics. Sony's fanbase is far more generalized than nintendo's or microsoft's. Sony needs crossovers from the 360 side, but how many will they get? Supporting two expensive consoles is a big nut. That's why you see so much popularity for the concept of Wii360. Why, because the Wii is different and its cheap.

I could argue that $600 still represents great value with the ps3 based on its various functions and features, but, for the vast majority of gamers, its simply more than they willing to spend. For a lot of gamers, the price point is depressing. Even if sony in 2 years time, say, cuts the price by half down to $300, this is still more than most are willing to pay. The facts are clear from previous console cycles and the general consumer electronics industry in general, that the magic price point for items of this nature is $200 and below. The vast majority of sony's own ps and ps2 sales have occurued at those price points. That is the sobering reality both MS and Sony have to deal with or face the consequences.

[Gadfly2317]

If all I had was a ps2 and nothing else, I still wouldn't be picking up a ps3. As long as solid software offerings are coming out for the ps2, what's the huge incentive to move forward. There are still a ton of cheap games on the ps2 that I could check out. And I could spend the next couple of years playing the various rpgs on the system. The ps2 is a much bigger threat to the ps3 than the wii360.

If all I had was a Ps2 (and all I intended on gaming on was Sony) I'd totally be picking up the Ps3 because it's b/c. . .I could still have only one console under my TV and play the new stuff AND keep up with all the Ps2 titles coming out.

But I see what you are saying. The Ps2 has been the #1 reason I have found it easier to resist the allure of the 360. I just got the weirdo Atlus game Steambot Chronicles, there are some older games I plan to play, and the upcoming titles like GoW2, Okami, and Guitar Hero 2 are awesome. . . and I'm sure there's a lot more: I don't follow Ps2 releases in any real sense.

[theWacoKid]

If all I had was a Ps2 (and all I intended on gaming on was Sony) I'd totally be picking up the Ps3 because it's b/c. . .I could still have only one console under my TV and play the new stuff AND keep up with all the Ps2 titles coming out.

But I see what you are saying. The Ps2 has been the #1 reason I have found it easier to resist the allure of the 360. I just got the weirdo Atlus game Steambot Chronicles, there are some older games I plan to play, and the upcoming titles like GoW2, Okami, and Guitar Hero 2 are awesome. . . and I'm sure there's a lot more: I don't follow Ps2 releases in any real sense.

Originally, I used that as justification for buyihg a ps2 at launch, sell off my ps1 and keep my games and peripherals. Kept my memory card, my ps1 controller as my second controller for the ps2 and my ps1 games.

However, ps2 mem cards don't work on the ps3, the old controllers don't work on the ps3. You have to start your ps2 games from scratch as a result. The form of the ps2 slimline is quite attractive, its small and very quiet, I'm not sure I'd sell it off just to get into a ps3 which is a humongous console. Talk about your console droppage factor. Its bigger than the 360 in all directions and weighs more even factoring the 360's power supply into the equation.

The ps3's price point is such that the money you got in trade in credit for your ps2 is still not putting much of a chink in the size of the bill. With the ps3, if you want to play ps3 games, welcome to $60 game prices. Want to watch bluray movies, cha-ching. $30plus. Its not like the ps2, where people already had existing dvd libraries they could use. You're going to have invest serious money in brand new high def films. Then of course, that's supposing you have a high def setup with a surround sound setup. How many ps3s do you really think are going to wind up in the kid's bedroom hooked up to the 27inch walmart special of the week.

The ps3 is an expensive proposition if you want to make the most use out of it. That's why I don't even have to think about it. Late 2007 is about the earliest date I see in my time horizon. Right now, too many variables and too much FUD. Will bluray win in its battle with HD-DVD? High def sets are in a constant state of flux. What will be the true high def standard? 720p or 1080p? Do I really want to spend money on a 720p set if I can wait a couple of years and get a true 1080p model instead.

Exactly how will the market react to the price point once the initial euphoria is gone and reality has sunk in. Will sony get as much software support as they have with the ps2. I think sony is going to have problems here. Big expensive games on a big expensive console. Oh, sure, MGS4, Madden and FXIII will do well, but what about other developers, how will they fare? Will they be able to compete and if not, where they do put their games? On the 360 or wii, perhaps?

The safest bet if you're a sony gamer is to just stay where you are and wait for the dust to settle. In this case, where you have a console priced so high, its an easy decision for many gamers to make.

[slade]

Accurate Hardware numbers including PSP:

Game Boy Advance 152,023
GameCube 33,040
Nintendo DS 145,930
PlayStation 2 231,616
PlayStation Portable 159,659
Xbox 26,353
Xbox 360 220,877

Software in terms of units sold:

NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS 275,692
PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS II 168,944
NDS BRAIN AGE: TRAIN YOUR BRAIN IN MINUTES A 109,432
PS2 GOD OF WAR 106,707
360 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: ADVANCED WARFI 84,431
360 ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION 83,507
PS2 MLB '06: THE SHOW 81,895
PS2 GUITAR HERO BUNDLE 67,871
PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS 64,520
PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS 60,236

[Gadfly2317]

That's just so weird. . . another month where the PsP edged out the DS in sales here, and yet still no charting software.

I had figured the month prior to the Lite's release, the DS sales would have fallen off more.

[Fivespot]

That's just so weird. . . another month where the PsP edged out the DS in sales here, and yet still no charting software.

I had figured the month prior to the Lite's release, the DS sales would have fallen off more.

Why is that? How the hell can the PSP sell more units than the DS in the US. Could that change once the DS Lite is released? I think it will.

Is it possible the US consumers are so in the PS camp that they'll buy a PSP based on name alone? Or is GTA pushing systems yet again?

[trebor]

That's just so weird. . . another month where the PsP edged out the DS in sales here, and yet still no charting software.

I sense conspiracy. For the last several months Slade will post the NPD numbers and the PSP numbers are always conspicuously absent. Then a few days later Slade will post the PSP numbers with them always 20k - 30k ahead of the DS. Yet, I have yet to see a single PSP title crack the top 20 for the last several months.

I'm not accusing Slade of anything, but... bullocks.

Sorry but, not everyone who buys a PSP is homebrewing and ripping their own movie content - especially since newer PSP sales have the most recent firmware, and can't be homebrewed as easily. Yet PSP software sales are dismal and UMD movie sales have officially tanked. Every store I go in has cases full of PSPs, with little to no interest from any customers.

I'm not taking these sales numbers seriously anymore.

[Glockstar]

I think the PS2 numbers are more bullocks than the PSP.

Just because no games crack the Top 25 NPD Sales Charts, doesn't mean that the games don't sell well. I look at it like this: the PSP does so many different things - it's appealling on so many different levels - that people probably buy it for it different reasons. So just as the software support is spread out - games, movies, music, etc. - so too, I think, are the sales.

[slade]

snip.

LOL, you think that's conspiracy? Wait till you hear that PSP software numbers are comparable to DS software numbers. PSP software sales are spread out over a whole bunch of games at around 50k - 60k each month. They are at the bottom end of the chart but apparently there are a lot of them. I'm going on the word of the supplier of these numbers in this case but he's reliable.

As for the delay when it comes to the PSP numbers, the reason why that is is because the primary poster that gives this information doesn't get the PSP sales numbers. The secondary poster who posted the more in depth numbers does.

[slade]

Top 20 in terms of units sold:

1. New Super Mario Bros-Nintendo (DS)
2. Kingdom Hearts II-Square Enix (PS2)
3. Brain Age: Train Your Brain In Minutes-Nintendo (DS)
4. God of War-Sony Computer Entertainment (PS2)
5. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter-UbiSoft (Xbox 360)
6. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion-Bethesda Softworks(Xbox 360)
7. MLB '06: The Show-Sony Computer Entertainment (PS2)
8. Guitar Hero (with Guitar)-RedOctane (PS2)
9. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas-Take Two Interactive (PS2)
10. Kingdom Hearts-Square Enix (PS2)
11. X-Men: The Official Game-Activision (PS2)
12. Over The Hedge-Activision (PS2)
13. Fight Night Round 3-Electronic Arts (Xbox 360)
14. FIFA World Cup 2006-Electronic Arts (PS2)
15. The Godfather: The Game-Electronic Arts (PS2)
16. Gran Turismo 4-Sony Computer Entertainment (PS2)
17. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat-Electronic Arts(Xbox 360)
18. Midnight Club 3: Dub Ed Remix-Take Two Interactive (PS2)
19. Major League Baseball 2K6-Take Two Interactive (PS2)
20. Major League Baseball 2K6-Take Two Interactive (Xbox 360

http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10637

[trebor]

LOL, you think that's conspiracy? Wait till you hear that PSP software numbers are comparable to DS software numbers. PSP software sales are spread out over a whole bunch of games at around 50k - 60k each month. They are at the bottom end of the chart but apparently there are a lot of them. I'm going on the word of the supplier of these numbers in this case but he's reliable.

As for the delay when it comes to the PSP numbers, the reason why that is is because the primary poster that gives this information doesn't get the PSP sales numbers. The secondary poster who posted the more in depth numbers does.

Bullocks. And how will you prove the accuracy of these numbers from this supposedly "reliable" supplier or this secondary poster? You can't.

Besides, it's not as if you haven't been known to spread a bit of misinformation in the past.

[slade]

What misinformation have I spread in the past that I haven't owned up to when I was wrong? These are the facts and you can stick your head in the sand all you want but they will still be there when you eventually pull your head back out.

[GameLegend]

Who flipp'n cares if PSP sold just a bit more than the DS, if these numbers are reliable or not. They're just numbers that represent sales for the month. big deal. its not going to affect your day or cause u to ponder over it in the days to come.

I guess this is the only 'real' proof some system wars addicts can use to say 'see my system is winning, i m the majority.' Hmm come to think about it, Slade usually posts the NDP monthyl sales, and sony ps2 is undoubtly always winning collectively in software sales. Slade is without a doubt in the sony camp, so these posts are monthly reminders to xbots and cubber's whose camp is winning.

Anyway, i'm going off topic. Call me cranky and old (21), but I'm at that stage where i stopped caring about 'monthly sales.' Maybe its cuz i have chem and bio exams approaching that makes everything else seem frivolous.


*i understand this month super mario is number one, but in comparison to every other ps2 title, its nothing to them collectively.

[trebor]

What misinformation have I spread in the past that I haven't owned up to when I was wrong? These are the facts and you can stick your head in the sand all you want but they will still be there when you eventually pull your head back out.

I'm just pointing out the consistent oddness of the absent PSP tallies. Why is it always the case with these monthly numbers? Perhaps your sources are telling you the facts as they believe them to be true, perhaps their sources are wrong or misleading. Maybe these numbers are 100% accurate.

Perhaps I'm just baffled at the consistent poor taste of N.American consumers.

[Gadfly2317]

LOL, you think that's conspiracy? Wait till you hear that PSP software numbers are comparable to DS software numbers. PSP software sales are spread out over a whole bunch of games at around 50k - 60k each month. They are at the bottom end of the chart but apparently there are a lot of them. I'm going on the word of the supplier of these numbers in this case but he's reliable.

A "whole bunch of games" selling 50-60k each month? There aren't even a "whole bunch" of games available for PsP, much less many that are moving 50-60k each month. Additionally, in the numbers you posted for the top ten selling games, #10 Kingdom Hearts was at 60k units. So any title moving 60k a month woulda made that top 20 list you posted. If even Liberty City Stories or the new highly rated Daxter game can't crack the top 20, the software is moving pretty small numbers. Hell, I know it released near the end of the month, but even Field Commander--Sony's first party supposedly highly anticipated answer to the million selling Advance Wars--didn't crack the top 20.

The way handheld titles sell both systems definitely have some smaller titles moving units each month; many titles don't need to top the charts to be profitable. But some hits are important too. How many million sellers are on the PsP so far?

[Gadfly2317]

Just some more food for thought on the "whole bunch" of PsP games moving more than 50k units a month. . . Amazon.com is one of the largest online retailers. I thought it would be interesting to see what is selling on both systems. Here's the top 25 currently.

PsP
1 Sony (PSP) Playstation Portable System (#26 computer/videogame sales at Amazon.)
2 PSP Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (#44)
3 Sony PSP Daxter
4 Playgear Pocket for PSP
5 PSP Field Commander
6 PSP MLB 2006: The Show
7 PSP Lumines
8 PSP Madden NFL 2006
9 Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (PSP)
10 Sony PSP Monster Hunter (#241 in computer/videogame sales at Amazon.)
11 PSP Twisted Metal Head On
12 PSP Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade
13 2006 FIFA World Cup
14 PSP Burnout Legends
15 PSP Star Wars Battlefront II
16 PSP Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006
17 PSP Pro Starter Kit
18 PSP USB CABLE
19 PSP SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo
20 PSP ATV Offroad Fury Blazin Trails (#380)
21 Sony PSP Cars
22 PSP Need for Speed: Underground Rivals
23 PSP Virtua Tennis World Tour
24 PSP Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
25 PSP WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2006 (#527 in computer and video game sales at amazon)

DS:

1. Nintendo DS New Super Mario Bros (#2 computer/game sales Amazon)
2. Nintendo DS Brain Age (#3 )
3. Nintendo DS Big Brain Academy (#11)
4. DS Mario Kart
5. NDS Meteos
6. Super Mario 64
7. Nintendo DS - Animal Crossing: Wild World
8. DS Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
9. NDS Electroplankton
10. DS Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time (#80 computer/game sales at Amazon.)
11. Nintendo DS Tetris
12. Electric Blue Nintendo DS Hardware
13. Nintendogs - Dachshund
14. NDS Super Princess Peach
15. Nintendogs - Labrador Retriever
16. Metroid Prime Hunters
17. Nintendo DS Mega Man Battle Network 5
18. Nintendo DS Age of Empires: The Age of Kings
19. Lost Magic
20. Nintendo DS Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (#282)
21. Trace Memory
22. Nintendogs - Chihuahua
23. Warioware: Touched!
24. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
25. Sonic Rush (ranked #309 computer/game sales at Amazon)

Without digging deaper into the charts, the top, middle, AND bottom end of DS titles are outperforming the top, middle and bottom end of the PsP's titles at Amazon. While obviously not a national sales chart or exactly scientific, Amazon does a high enough volume of sales from a diverse enough demographic of consumers to draw some conclusions about sales trends; and that conclusion, in conjunction with the May NPD Slade posted below is: The notion that PsP is making up the difference in sales at the lower end of the charts is ludicrous.

The DS chart hasn't been updated yet: the #1 selling item over-all on Amazon's computer/videogames charts currently is the Polar White DS Lite.

Slade, if you can get the cumulative sales #'s for individual titles currently out on both systems, I'd love to see them.

[slade]

Sorry, that's a bigger risk then these people are willing to take. There is this though:

DS = 855,765
PSP = 683,485

That is cumulative software sales for both portable systems in May. Not too terrible a gap considering that the DS just launched with NSMB's.

Some other stuff:

DS LTD in the US is 4,593,022
PSP LTD is the US is 4,492,531

You guys better hope that the DS Lite is a huge success because it looks as if PSP is going to surpass DS's overall sales in another half year or so.

[trebor]

DS = 855,765
PSP = 683,485

The difference being 172,280 - which is more then the #2 game sold in May. You don't think that is a big difference in sales?


DS LTD in the US is 4,593,022
PSP LTD is the US is 4,492,531

Yet you are always posting that the PSP beats the DS in sales on a monthly basis. And you wonder why I question the validity of your information.

[slade]

Those are cumulative numbers from the beginning of both portable's launches. DS launched before the PSP so it stands to reason that it would be ahead. PSP has been beating the DS in monthly sales for a while now.

[trebor]

Those are cumulative numbers from the beginning of both portable's launches. DS launched before the PSP so it stands to reason that it would be ahead. PSP has been beating the DS in monthly sales for a while now.

Ok, so LTD is Lifetime to Date and YTD is Year to Date. Gotcha.

[slade]

The difference being 172,280 - which is more then the #2 game sold in May. You don't think that is a big difference in sales?

Missed this somehow. Anyway, considering that there are no PSP games on the chart, no it really isn't. Looking at the PSP's software numbers, you can tell that software is selling. It just isn't represented on the top of the charts. And since the number one game in May sold some 300,000 units and was a DS title, the difference in software isn't as big as it should be.

Ok, so LTD is Lifetime to Date and YTD is Year to Date. Gotcha.

Yes.

[Gadfly2317]

One of the reasons I'm interested in these numbers is if we can divine any trends about the future. I haven't really decided yet.

The PsP is doing well in the handheld sector, and actually the DS is doing way better than I predicted way back. I predicted it would be the more fun and innovative system but that PsP would destroy it in sales. I was wrong. Who could have predicted that the DS would become a true craze in Japan? And who woulda thought that with the DS and it's b/c that the GBA would continue for so long to outsell both the DS and PsP well over a year into the new systems lives?

PsP will need the big hits to propel it beyond where it is currently chugging along, because with the Lite hitting US shores this week and games like Final Fantasy 3 and Zelda Phantom Hourglass coming this fall. . . plus a US holiday season that should finally see much of the GBA crowd finally move to the DS. . . it seems to me like the momentum is now with the DS.

The paradigm was that the PsP was the sexy hip device, while DS was the quirky little gimmick. You can see that the paradigm has shifted in the minds of many; the DS is a cool sleek system with a lot of true originality and something for every taste; the PsP is a port-station, movie player, emu-box, geek toy and their first party attempt at a new big first party game (Field Commander) is an inferior if prettier rip-off of Advance Wars.

To me the war is already over. The DS has overcome every obstacle that was predicted for it and the great games keep on marching in. PsP still has a place for me, but aside from a couple potentially interesting titles, the PsP didn't exactly light any gamer's imaginations and future wishlists on fire this E3.

[theWacoKid]

Wait till you hear that PSP software numbers are comparable to DS software numbers. PSP software sales are spread out over a whole bunch of games at around 50k - 60k each month. They are at the bottom end of the chart but apparently there are a lot of them. I'm going on the word of the supplier of these numbers in this case but he's reliable.



Ahem, ....

Best seller list of psp titles in may.

PSP MLB '06: THE SHOW $1,309,399 32,853
PSP DAXTER $1,254,392 31,456
PSP GTA: LIBERTY CITY STORIES $1,449,690 30,811
PSP FIELD COMMANDER $826,104 20,784
PSP DRAGON BALL Z: SHIN BUDOKAI $822,629 20,617
PSP MONSTER HUNTER: FREEDOM $767,330 19,232
PSP SYPHON FILTER: DARK MIRROR $710,106 17,821
PSP MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K6 $667,975 16,763
PSP SOCOM: FIRETEAM BRAVO $660,392 16,610
PSP FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 $662,168 16,608
PSP NBA LIVE 06 $632,113 15,404
PSP TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: ESSENTIALS $599,159 15,030
PSP NEED SPEED: MOST WANTED $684,923 14,777
PSP UNTOLD LEGENDS: THE WARRIOR'S CODE $505,896 12,705
PSP PURSUIT FORCE $490,327 12,300
PSP STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT II $586,545 12,130
PSP MX VS ATV UNLEASHED: ON THE EDGE $443,328 11,115

Maybe my eyes are going here, but I don't see even one title selling 50k-60k, let alone a bunch.

[Cuddly Knife]

With the exception of Pursuit Force, much better versions of all of those games listed can be played on the PS2, and that's why no one is buying the games.

I remember when the PSP was first gonna come out that Sony was telling everyone that they were frowning on ports for the PSP. And now, that's all that's coming out.

It also can't be the homebrew that's making people buy these things, because you can't put emulation on anything above version 1.51.

[slade]

All PSP and DS titles for this month:

MONTHLY = Total MONTHLY
PSP CABELA'S DANGEROUS HUNTS: ULTIMATE CHALL $200,004 5,014
PSP SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 $28,562 1,106
PSP T.HAWK UNDGRND2 REMIX $142,538 4,782
PSP THE HUSTLE: DETROIT STREETS $43,133 2,582
PSP WORLD SERIES OF POKER $114,534 3,772
PSP X-MEN LEGENDS II: ROA $251,783 8,425
PSP ARMORED CORE: FORMLA FRNT SE $40,683 1,023
PSP POPOLOCROIS $55,143 1,459
PSP DRAGON BALL Z: SHIN BUDOKAI $822,629 20,617
PSP KAO CHALLENGER $83,164 4,170
PSP GHOST IN SHELL: STAND $64,350 3,116
PSP LEGEND OF HEROES: VERMILLION $51,791 1,319
PSP CAPCOM CLASSICS REMIXED $255,930 6,416
PSP DARKSTALKERS: CHOAS $9,486 350
PSP MEGA MAN POWERED UP $186,989 6,155
PSP MEGA MAN: MAVERICK HUNTER X $198,724 6,658
PSP MONSTER HUNTER: FREEDOM $767,330 19,232
PSP STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3 MAX $216,616 5,441
PSP VIEWTIFUL JOE: RED HOT RUMBLE $80,876 2,700
PSP PINBALL HALL OF FAME $66,361 3,244
PSP ULTIMATE BLOCK PARTY $15,787 791
PSP WORLD CHAMP POKER 2: LEDERER $58,808 2,624
PSP PQ: PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE $78,859 3,446
PSP SMART BOMB $11,073 468
PSP BURNOUT LEGENDS $337,857 7,961
PSP FIFA SOCCER $15,741 527
PSP FIFA SOCCER 06 $100,944 2,403
PSP FIFA STREET 2 $173,828 4,859
PSP FIFA WORLD CUP 2006 $115,274 2,891
PSP FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 $662,168 16,608
PSP FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE $304,637 7,635
PSP HARRY POTTER: GOBLET OF FIRE $94,801 3,174
PSP LORD OF THE RINGS: TACTICS $129,816 4,352
PSP MADDEN NFL 06 $366,687 8,254
PSP MARVEL NEMESIS:RISE IMPERFCT $213,407 7,136
PSP MVP BASEBALL $24,818 873
PSP NBA LIVE 06 $632,113 15,404
PSP NBA STREET SHOWDOWN $122,395 4,129
PSP NEED SPEED: MOST WANTED $684,923 14,777
PSP NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND RIVALS $188,669 6,328
PSP NFL STREET 2:UNLEASHD $165,969 5,620
PSP SSX ON TOUR $156,514 5,213
PSP THE SIMS 2 $275,653 6,434
PSP TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR $15,674 578
PSP TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 06 $224,363 5,266
PSP A. MACLEAN'S MERCURY $18,392 780
PSP DYNASTY WARRIORS $32,612 1,024
PSP SAMURAI WARRIORS: STATE WAR $165,888 4,157
PSP CODED ARMS $73,117 1,877
PSP DEATH JR $51,233 1,312
PSP FROGGER: HELMET CHAOS $25,338 950
PSP METAL GEAR ACID $38,960 1,031
PSP METAL GEAR ACID 2 $240,143 6,609
PSP RENGOKU: PURGATORY $11,107 296
PSP STREET SUPREMACY $83,240 2,783
PSP WORLD SOCCER WINNING ELEVEN 9 $175,623 4,399
PSP YS: ARK OF NAPISHTIM $102,351 3,417
PSP STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT II $586,545 12,130
PSP BUST A MOVE DELUXE $177,077 4,457
PSP INFECTED $75,532 2,209
PSP MIDWAY ARCADE TREASURE: XTND $170,173 5,716
PSP NBA BALLERS: REBOUND $584,545 14,650
PSP DEAD TO RIGHTS: RECKONING $18,921 510
PSP ME AND MY KATAMARI $250,849 6,290
PSP NAMCO MUSEUM BATTLE COLLECTION $271,095 6,816
PSP PAC-MAN WORLD 3 $46,988 1,180
PSP RIDGE RACER $33,788 864
PSP WRC: FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP $124,997 3,131
PSP GENERATION OF CHAOS $130,689 3,275
PSP OUTRUN 2006: COAST 2 COAST $211,139 7,055
PSP VIRTUA TENNIS: WORLD TOUR $101,284 5,268
PSP APE ESCAPE ACADEMY $156,979 4,775
PSP APE ESCAPE:ON LOOSE $23,996 677
PSP ATV OFF ROAD: BLAZIN $62,737 1,671
PSP DAXTER $1,254,392 31,456
PSP GRETZKY NHL $15,279 1,092
PSP GRETZKY NHL 06 $74,061 2,526
PSP HOT SHOTS GOLF:OPEN $68,317 1,850
PSP KINGDOM OF PARADISE $65,543 1,729
PSP LEMMINGS $227,626 5,745
PSP MEDIEVIL RESURRECTION $98,923 3,813
PSP MLB $43,192 1,710
PSP MLB '06: THE SHOW $1,309,399 32,853
PSP NBA $15,584 669
PSP NBA 06 $181,370 6,222
PSP NEOPETS: THE WAND OF WISHING $135,089 3,652
PSP PURSUIT FORCE $490,327 12,300
PSP SOCOM: FIRETEAM BRAVO $660,392 16,610
PSP SYPHON FILTER: DARK MIRROR $710,106 17,821
PSP THE CON $56,867 1,918
PSP TWISTED METAL:HEAD ON $96,505 3,156
PSP WIPEOUT PURE $34,032 1,273
PSP WORLD TOUR SOCCER $20,446 571
PSP FIELD COMMANDER $826,104 20,784
PSP FRANTIX $15,954 946
PSP GRIPSHIFT $24,126 1,275
PSP UNTOLD LEGENDS: THE WARRIOR'S CODE $505,896 12,705
PSP UNTOLD LEGENDS:BTHRHD $98,145 3,330
PSP GTA: LIBERTY CITY STORIES $1,449,690 30,811
PSP MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K6 $667,975 16,763
PSP MIDNIGHT CLUB 3: DUB $320,576 8,104
PSP WORLD POKER TOUR $67,112 2,227
PSP TOKOBOT $28,426 1,391
PSP MX VS ATV UNLEASHED: ON THE EDGE $443,328 11,115
PSP SPONGEBOB: THE YELLOW AVENGER $335,994 8,417
PSP WORMS: OPEN WARFARE $287,424 7,205
PSP WWE SMACKDOWN! VS RAW 2006 $466,957 9,622
PSP EXIT $46,053 1,477
PSP GO! SUDOKU $186,970 6,258
PSP KING KONG: PETER JACKSON'S $187,751 5,382
PSP LUMINES $123,329 6,250
PSP PRINCE PERSIA: REVELATIONS $117,938 2,985
PSP TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: ESSENTIALS $599,159 15,030
PSP CRASH: TAG TEAM RACING $236,077 5,919


MONTHLY = Total MONTHLY
NDS GREG HASTING'S TOURNAMENT PAINTBALL: MAX $48,676 1,625
NDS MADAGASCAR $18,495 925
NDS OVER THE HEDGE $600,106 20,060
NDS SEA WORLD: SHAMU'S DEEP SEA $24,000 1,247
NDS SHREK SUPERSLAM $23,240 1,159
NDS SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 $24,068 1,254
NDS TONY HAWK: AMERICAN SK8LAND $55,350 2,724
NDS ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN $38,384 1,905
NDS WHAC-A-MOLE $7,643 432
NDS X-MEN: THE OFFICIAL GAME $147,028 4,913
NDS DRAGONBALL Z: SUPERSONIC WARRIOR 2 $100,105 3,724
NDS MONOPOLY/BOGGLE/YAHTZEE/BATT $66,642 2,482
NDS RETRO ATARI $13,170 816
NDS PUYO POP FEVER $6,388 428
NDS SBK: SNOWBOARD KIDS $8,904 424
NDS TRAUMA CENTER: UNDER KNIFE $64,527 2,171
NDS TAMAGOTCHI CONNECTION: CORNR $229,690 7,663
NDS CHRONICLES OF NARNIA $99,598 3,841
NDS KIM POSSIBLE: KIMMUNICATOR $26,916 1,080
NDS MEGA MAN BATTLE 5: DBLE TEAM $45,251 2,231
NDS PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE ATTORNEY $4,468 150
NDS RESIDENT EVILEADLY SILENCE $110,792 3,660
NDS VIEWTIFUL JOE: DOUBLE TRBLE $35,970 1,785
NDS WORLD CHAMP POKER DS $15,608 838
NDS FORD RACING 3 $6,132 367
NDS SNOOD 2: ON VACATION $4,864 387
NDS BURNOUT LEGENDS $68,096 2,990
NDS FIFA SOCCER 06 $16,812 817
NDS FIFA STREET 2 $33,362 1,585
NDS FIFA WORLD CUP 2006 $64,940 2,168
NDS GOLDENEYE: ROGUE AGENT $14,024 480
NDS HARRY POTTER: GOBLET OF FIRE $91,534 4,533
NDS MADDEN NFL 06 $27,452 922
NDS MADDEN NFL 2005 $25,487 1,687
NDS MARVEL NEMESIS:RISE IMPERFCT $39,287 1,930
NDS NEED SPEED: MOST WANTED $134,628 6,228
NDS NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND 2 $25,474 864
NDS THE SIMS 2 $259,188 12,869
NDS THE URBZ:SIMS IN CITY $18,365 786
NDS TIGER WOODS PGA 2005 $22,996 1,487
NDS ELF BOWLING 1 & 2 $3,770 246
NDS ZOO KEEPER $11,966 1,336
NDS CASTLEVANIA : DAWN OF SORROW $82,496 2,376
NDS DRAGON BOOSTER $8,825 293
NDS FROGGER: HELMET CHAOS $22,593 1,158
NDS LOST IN BLUE $46,891 1,569
NDS TAO'S ADVENTURE: CURSE DEMON $65,061 2,171
NDS TMNT 3: MUTANT NIGHTMARE $27,036 1,353
NDS YU-GI-OH! NIGHTMARE $58,605 1,712
NDS AGE OF EMPIRES II: THE AGE OF KINGS $172,385 5,760
NDS ATV: QUAD FRENZY $13,858 682
NDS BUST-A-MOVE $16,192 810
NDS DINO MASTER: DIG DISCOVER DUEL $1,352 67
NDS GOLDEN NUGGET CASINO $3,748 180
NDS GUILTY GEAR: DUST STRIKERS $118,998 3,973
NDS MONSTER TRUCKS $12,775 639
NDS NANOSTRAY $14,397 482
NDS SUPER BLACK BASS FISHING $24,525 1,371
NDS TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER $16,216 811
NDS SPACE INVADERS REVOLUTION $866 42
NDS TOP GUN $51,469 1,720
NDS DIG DUG: DIGGING STRIKE $16,232 1,003
NDS MR. DRILLER: DRILL $5,674 311
NDS PAC MAN WORLD 3 $9,642 325
NDS PAC PIX $15,005 779
NDS PAC'N ROLL $21,199 1,236
NDS REAL TIME CONFLICT: SHOGUN $12,871 648
NDS RIDGE RACER DS $11,215 640
NDS ADVANCE WARS : DUAL STRIKE $118,667 3,432
NDS ANIMAL CROSSING: WILD WORLD $974,265 27,919
NDS BRAIN AGE: TRAIN YOUR BRAIN IN MINUTES A $2,137,604 109,432
NDS ELECTROPLANKTON $32,214 921
NDS KIRBY: CANVAS CURSE $101,433 2,910
NDS MARIO & LUIGI: PARTNERS IN TIME $422,504 12,106
NDS MARIO KART $852,624 24,635
NDS METEOS $28,870 980
NDS METROID PRIME PINBALL $61,230 1,984
NDS METROID PRIME: HUNTERS $1,078,823 30,957
NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS $9,441,569 275,692
NDS NINTENDOGS: CHIHUAHUA & FRIENDS $496,739 16,025
NDS NINTENDOGS: DACHSHUND & FRIENDS $668,988 21,701
NDS NINTENDOGS: LABRADOR & FRIENDS $575,125 18,582
NDS POKEMON DASH $47,438 1,486
NDS POKEMON TROZEI $358,161 10,261
NDS POLARIUM $14,579 605
NDS SUPER MARIO 64 DS $480,459 15,771
NDS SUPER PRINCESS PEACH $736,689 21,146
NDS TETRIS $663,992 21,099
NDS TRACE MEMORY $35,827 1,240
NDS TRUE SWING GOLF $45,981 1,779
NDS WARIOWARE: TOUCHED! $108,683 3,124
NDS YOSHI TOUCH & GO $33,781 1,106
NDS FEEL THE MAGIC: XY/XX $6,970 427
NDS RUB RABBITS $14,222 474
NDS SEGA CASINO $22,724 942
NDS SONIC RUSH $212,419 7,081
NDS SUPER MONKEY BALL: TCH & ROL $154,812 5,175
NDS BLADES OF THUNDER 2 $15,923 797
NDS TOP SPIN 2 $30,030 1,002
NDS FRANKLIN'S GREAT ADVENTURES $5,760 193
NDS FINDING NEMO: ESCPE BIG BLUE $72,177 3,429
NDS INCREDIBLES 2: RISE UNDRMINR $31,107 1,549
NDS NICKTOONS UNITE! $140,741 4,700
NDS PING PALS $11,502 894
NDS SCOOBY-DOO: UNMASKED $22,489 1,133
NDS SPONGEBOB: YELLOW AVENGER $116,031 3,874
NDS TAK 3: GREAT JUJU CHALLENGE $25,977 1,606
NDS WORMS $126,380 4,231
NDS ZOO TYCOON $419,351 14,013
NDS ASPHALT: URBAN GT $75,072 4,447
NDS BATTLES OF PRINCE OF PERSIA $24,541 834
NDS BOMBERMAN $27,886 1,706
NDS KING KONG: PETER JACKSON'S $62,066 2,069
NDS LOST MAGIC $375,913 12,568
NDS LUNAR DRAGON SONG $44,920 1,502
NDS RAYMAN DS $12,293 619
NDS SPRUNG $7,347 469
NDS STAR WARS EPISODE III: SITH $66,414 2,215
NDS TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: CHAOS THEORY $31,044 1,494
NDS ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN $279,626 9,318
NDS ROBOTS $8,591 425
NDS SPYRO: SHADOW LEGACY $38,829 1,297


MONTHLY = Total MONTHLY
360 CALL OF DUTY 2 $2,194,013 37,603
360 GUN $192,634 3,283
360 QUAKE 4 $356,207 6,296
360 TONY HAWK AMERICAN WASTELAND $231,115 3,889
360 X-MEN: THE OFFICIAL GAME $2,791,534 46,744
360 TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND $2,057,780 34,489
360 BATTLEFIELD 2: MODERN KOMBAT $3,003,708 50,575
360 BURNOUT REVENGE $1,166,430 22,468
360 FIFA SOCCER 06 $285,662 5,306
360 FIFA WORLD CUP 2006 $1,550,154 25,976
360 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 $3,431,308 57,536
360 MADDEN NFL 06 $936,391 17,103
360 NBA LIVE 06 $830,074 19,606
360 NEED SPEED: MOST WANTED $1,031,124 17,314
360 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 06 $951,985 17,688
360 DYNASTY WARRIORS 5: EMPIRES $541,912 13,610
360 RUMBLE ROSES XX $285,730 4,795
360 KAMEO: ELEMENTS OF POWER $424,056 8,775
360 PERFECT DARK ZERO $511,190 10,323
360 PERFECT DARK ZERO LTD ED $315,844 5,390
360 PROJECT GOTHAM 3 $997,354 20,098
360 RIDGE RACER 6 $120,384 2,430
360 CONDEMNED: CRIMINAL ORIGINS $463,026 8,213
360 FULL AUTO $427,615 7,857
360 FINAL FANTASY XI ONLINE $1,049,675 25,567
360 AMPED 3 $168,165 4,235
360 COLLEGE HOOPS 2K6 $204,669 3,437
360 ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION $4,984,103 83,507
360 ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION CE $464,909 6,697
360 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K6 $2,849,039 47,815
360 NBA 2K6 $676,182 16,192
360 NHL 2K6 $244,300 4,099
360 TABLE TENNIS $1,532,953 38,756
360 TOP SPIN 2 $731,432 18,381
360 DEAD OR ALIVE 4 $796,617 13,433
360 THE OUTFIT $584,927 10,693
360 BLAZING ANGELS: SQUADRONS OF WWII $1,213,755 20,317
360 FAR CRY: INSTINCTS PREDATOR $1,247,471 20,934
360 KING KONG: PETER JACKSON'S $195,229 4,607
360 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: ADVANCED WARFI $5,032,992 84,431

[slade]

Further breakdown of above chart:

PSP Best Sellers (over 10K units), in order:

PSP MLB '06: THE SHOW $1,309,399 32,853
PSP DAXTER $1,254,392 31,456
PSP GTA: LIBERTY CITY STORIES $1,449,690 30,811
PSP FIELD COMMANDER $826,104 20,784
PSP DRAGON BALL Z: SHIN BUDOKAI $822,629 20,617
PSP MONSTER HUNTER: FREEDOM $767,330 19,232
PSP SYPHON FILTER: DARK MIRROR $710,106 17,821
PSP MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K6 $667,975 16,763
PSP SOCOM: FIRETEAM BRAVO $660,392 16,610
PSP FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 $662,168 16,608
PSP NBA LIVE 06 $632,113 15,404
PSP TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: ESSENTIALS $599,159 15,030
PSP NEED SPEED: MOST WANTED $684,923 14,777
PSP NBA BALLERS: REBOUND $584,545 14,650 (fixed)
PSP UNTOLD LEGENDS: THE WARRIOR'S CODE $505,896 12,705
PSP PURSUIT FORCE $490,327 12,300
PSP STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT II $586,545 12,130
PSP MX VS ATV UNLEASHED: ON THE EDGE $443,328 11,115

NDS Best Sellers (over 10K units), in order:

NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS $9,441,569 275,692
NDS BRAIN AGE: TRAIN YOUR BRAIN IN MINUTES A $2,137,604 109,432
NDS METROID PRIME: HUNTERS $1,078,823 30,957
NDS ANIMAL CROSSING: WILD WORLD $974,265 27,919
NDS MARIO KART $852,624 24,635
NDS NINTENDOGS: DACHSHUND & FRIENDS $668,988 21,701
NDS SUPER PRINCESS PEACH $736,689 21,146
NDS TETRIS $663,992 21,099
NDS OVER THE HEDGE $600,106 20,060
NDS NINTENDOGS: LABRADOR & FRIENDS $575,125 18,582
NDS NINTENDOGS: CHIHUAHUA & FRIENDS $496,739 16,025
NDS SUPER MARIO 64 DS $480,459 15,771
NDS ZOO TYCOON $419,351 14,013
NDS LOST MAGIC $375,913 12,568 (fixed)
NDS MARIO & LUIGI: PARTNERS IN TIME $422,504 12,106
NDS THE SIMS 2 $259,188 12,869
NDS POKEMON TROZEI $358,161 10,261

The volume of PSP titles seems to be fairly evenly split up amongst titles. Yeah, none of them did 50 - 60k but there a lot that did well enough.

Edit: These are the actual PSP and DS software numbers. The ones before were just predictions using percentage change over the last year.

DS = 856,706
PSP = 679,603

[Pandarbock]

You know one big problem with the NPD numbers in my mind is that they don't in fact include walmarts numbers as those aren't avalible to them. Considering that walmart is one of if not the biggest video game retailer, I think a big piece of the whole picture is missing.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FNP/is_11_40/ai_75452781

[slade]

Apparantely, WalMart's numbers are estimated into the NPD's numbers. Not sure how this works exactly.

Here, check this out:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=105096

Around page 23, 24, or 25, it gets into sales speak and this issue comes up.

[Gadfly2317]

The volume of PSP titles seems to be fairly evenly split up amongst titles. Yeah, none of them did 50 - 60k but there a lot that did well enough.

Edit: These are the actual PSP and DS software numbers. The ones before were just predictions using percentage change over the last year.

DS = 856,706
PSP = 679,603

I think maybe your source just mispoke and meant 5-6k rather than 50-60k, because PsP software sales made up a lot of ground on a number of the titles selling in the 5-6 range.

If you just looked at the top ten, it was 664,836 to PsP's 331,666, so you were right, PsP made up a lot of ground on the more even distribution of sales amongst the boatload of Ps2 ports. Pretty much shows why devs are dumping ports to the PsP: It Pays!

PsP software sales seem even better when you consider this is a snapshot from a month where Nintendo shipped one of its most anticipated titles.