July NPD: Wii climbs to the top, PS3 overcomes 100K hump

by Ludwig Kietzmann on Aug 23rd 2007 8:25PM

Upon first viewing the latest US video game sales data from GameDaily BIZ, we instinctively exclaimed "July NPD!" and shook our heads in dismay. "No, I never lie," replied the NPD, its anthropomorphized form struggling to escape the confines of a bad pun. "The Wii did in fact beat the DS in a month that saw overall industry sales climb to a staggering $925.5 million dollars. The PlayStation 3's clearance sale also gave it the push it needed to defeat the GBA and break through the 100,000 unit barrier, though it still trailed slightly behind the Xbox 360. So much for those analysts, eh?"

And so we all laughed, cracked open a few beers and watched some American football. According the top ten in software sales (presented after the break), a good deal of gamers appreciate the sport. Despite having access to a considerably smaller user base than the PS2, the Xbox 360 version of NCAA Football 08 reigned supreme, no doubt thanks to the system's magical attach rate.

Nintendo Wii: 425K
Nintendo DS: 405K
Sony PlayStation 2: 222K
Sony PSP: 214K
Microsoft Xbox 360: 170K
Sony PlayStation 3: 159K
Nintendo GBA: 87K

NCAA Football 08 (Xbox 360) -- 397K
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's (PS2) -- 339K
Wii Play w/remote (Wii) -- 278K
NCAA Football 08 (PS2) -- 236K
Mario Party 8 (Wii) -- 177K
NCAA Football 08 (PS3) -- 156K
Pokémon Diamond (DS) -- 144K
Transformers: The Game (PS2) -- 143K
Guiitar Hero II w/guitar (PS2) -- 138K
Guitar Hero II w/guitar (Xbox 360) -- 108K

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Tags: DS, NPD, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (153)

"Well, that's how PS2 got to the top of the marketplace - it became the system that people who don't buy a lot of games bought to play the few games they wanted to play.

It's what helped get you those 100+ games you wanted to play, son."

so you're telling me that the people who bought games every 12-24 months help pay for the 100+ games that guy bought?.....so I usually buy 2-3 games every month sometimes more...but that was made possible because the causal people buy ONE game every 1 to 2 years? that doesn't make any sense....the countless games that are release every year are funding by people who buy maybe 2 games over a 24 month timespan?....that just doesn't make any sense

If it wasn't for the casuals, PS2 would not have had such a fanbase. Without such a large install base, there wouldn't have been so big of a library of games - since developers flock to the 1st place console. Therefore, without the casuals, there wouldn't have been that many games to play.

It's the same thing the Wii has going for it now.

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