October 15th, 2009 BlamBurg
Our source:
“Just rang them about my order. Whilst I was waiting for someone to answer the phone my order was still in processing on the website. But as soon as someone picked up it changed to dispatched and completed the guy apologised and blamed the ‘biggest release of the year’ Uncharted 2 for the delay in sending out my order“
Also, the PS3 Slim is showing no signs of slowing down in Japan and it is still tracking #1 across all U.S. sales charts: original story
The Slim Effect™ is really taking the world by storm.
Keep your browser pointed to SDF for all the latest, unbiased and unfiltered sales data.
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October 12th, 2009 BlamBurg
The Slim Effect™ has taken the United States by storm. The new PS3 Slim is selling out nationwide, Uncharted 2 is topping every sales chart there is and 360 is losing major momentum going into the fourth quarter.
Not only is Halo 2.5: ODST already being discounted $10 but Forza 2.5 has failed to gain any momentum despite being weeks away from release and the 360 Elite Modern Warfare 2 “meh-gaton” seems to be a complete failure.
The year of the PS3 continues…
Keep your eyes on SDF throughout the holiday season for unbiased, real-time sales data.
Posted in Forza 3, GT5, Halo 2.5, Other Systems, Playstation 3, The Slim Effect™ | 9 Comments »
October 6th, 2009 BlamBurg
Sony gives an unbiased, real talk opinion of the gaming industry… a very good read.
SCEA president Jack Tretton has said that one of the major advantages the PlayStation brand holds over its rivals is its ability to appeal to the masses on a worldwide basis.
The executive spent a chunk of a recent Forbes video interview contrasting his own company with Microsoft and Nintendo. He said that Sony is more profit driven than Microsoft in the short-term, suggesting that the Xbox maker “can afford to be more patient” when it comes to generating a return on investment.
He then argued that “Nintendo is almost the polar opposite”. For the Japanese firm, “features are nice” but “profitability is king and I think that is enviable”, he said, adding that Nintendo’s successful delivery of a “casual, youth-oriented entertainment experience” for 20 years now enables the company to “print money”.
“I think we like to see ourselves somewhere in the middle,” he said of Sony. “We don’t have unlimited money, we cater to a more mass market audience. I think we’re willing to take a little bit more risk than a competitor like Nintendo is and ultimately we deliver to the masses on a worldwide basis and that’s what we’ve done for the last 15 years.
“In an industry that’s certainly had its challenges this year, we like to say that the environment where PlayStation wins is best for this industry, because we have a brand that can play on a worldwide basis, young and old, male and female, where our competition tends to be relegated to either select regions or to select consumer audiences.”
Elsewhere in the interview Tretton said that the PS3 had enjoyed “skyrocketing sales” since the introduction of a price cut on September 1.
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October 5th, 2009 MitchMcCanan
Sony has told GamesIndustry.biz that sales of PSP hardware are up over 120 percent in the UK, following the launch of the PSPgo.
Sales of the PSP-3000 have also grown, as the hardware benefits from the release of the long-awaited Gran Turismo for PSP on UMD and EA’s FIFA 10, which this weekend broke records for the franchise.
“PSPgo has performed in line with our expectations, driving 100 per cent incremental volume for the category and has benefited the broad PSP portfolio with PSP-3000 also enjoying a big lift,” said SCEE in a statement. “PSP software sales also having been a standout with both new releases GT PSP and FIFA 10 performing well.” The new PSPgo launched last Thursday and sells in the UK for around GBP 224.99.
Early adopters are able to download a free copy of Gran Turismo PSP until October 10, and UK consumers can also access a deal which allows them to download another three games for free if they register with Sony online.
When contacted by GamesIndustry.biz this morning, Chart-Track in the UK said it would not reveal any independent sales data for the PSPgo. “It’s a new format and we are simply not revealing the figures for public consumption,” said director Dorian Bloch. Update: Sony has clarified that sales of the PSP hardware are up over 120 percent compared to the previous week.
The PSPgo sold as many units as the PSP-3000 during the period.
Yet another successful hardware launch from Sony. 2010 is going to be a great year for the company.
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October 1st, 2009 MitchMcCanan
Uncharted 2 has toppled Halo 3: ODST in a U.S. sales chart and the game isn’t even out yet. Wii is enjoying a temporary sales boost due to Amazon practically giving them away at this point ($50 off in addition to the $50 price cut).
It’s nice to see a well reviewed game destroy a rehashed expansion pack.
Posted in Halo 2.5, Other Systems, Playstation 3, The Slim Effect™ | 15 Comments »
September 30th, 2009 BlamBurg
PS3 continues to dominate the Wii week after week in Japan and last week was no different.
PS3 50000
PSP 20000
Wii 13000
360 3700
01. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (Pokemon) – 166,000 / 2,068,000
02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) – 90,000 / 1,156,000
03. [PS3] Tales of Vesperia (Bandai Namco Games) – 45,000 / 272,000
04. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (Konami) – 43,000 / 151,000
05. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 34,000 / 1,194,000
06. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix) – 34,000 / 3,925,000
07. [360] Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft) – 33,000 / NEW
08. [NDS] SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu – Goddess of Destiny (Square Enix) – 29,000 / 30,000
09. [PSP] Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Tag Force 4 (Konami) – 14,000 / 66,000
10. [PS3] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (BEST) (Square Enix) – 11,000 / 41,000
11. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (BEST) (Capcom) – 11,000 / 1,007,000
12. [PSP] Ys Seven (Nihon Falcom) – 10,000 / 53,000
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September 8th, 2009 BlamBurg
In Europe, some regions saw as much as a tenfold increase in PS3 sales (admittedly, sales had been low the previous week as consumers anticipated the new model launch) – around 250,000 units were sold in “other regions” (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia etc) according to our preliminary data. In Japan, reports have already been independently confirmed from Famitsu magazine of over 150,000 units sold – twice as much as the previous best week for PS3. Sales in Americas also saw a large increase, over 125,000 units according to preliminary data (although this could be higher as more info comes in).
Stay tuned for more data as it comes in… and please note that this data is still preliminary at this stage. We can say with a fair amount of certainty that between 500,000 and 600,000 units were sold but will not know the exact figure until all of the finalised data is in.
Update – we have already upgraded the figure to 500-600k as all pointers now suggest the figure to be comfortably over half a million.
Source: http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=5105
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