Nov-Dec Preliminary US Sales Figures

[Posty-McPOst]

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/02/us_console_sales_npd/

360: 2m
Wii:1.8m (Nov 19th-Dec 31st)
PS3: 750k (Nov 17th-Dec 31st)

Seems that 360 really did get an xmas sales boost. After selling only 511k units in November they almost tripled that number in December. Of course these numbers are for US where 360 will make it's best showing.

 

[Derwin0]

One problem with a direct comparison of numbers though,
PS3 & Wii only supplied so many, therefore sales can not exceed those numbers. They also both sold out, so any direct comparison is impossible.

The big jump from Nov to Dec for the Xbox makes sense, as people would generally hold off any purchases in Sept-Nov for Christmas.
The fact that they just barely beat the Wii when that had 3 extra weeks has got to be of some concern to Microsoft though.

Either way, all 3 are selling well, and it's impossible to declare a winner this soon. IMO the real winner will be settled during the '07 Christmas season.

 

[Posty-McPOst]

Either way, all 3 are selling well, and it's impossible to declare a winner this soon. IMO the real winner will be settled during the '07 Christmas season.

Agreed...if not later.

 

[ShinNYC]

March 2008 we'll see the shape of the winner/losers in nextgen consoles.

 

[Sapient]

While I think the Wii could have sold a boatload more, I'm not so sure about the PS3. It seems to be only a matter of a month before they were going at, or below, retail on ebay. Demand was definitely higher than supply, but not by as much as I would have thought. This is pure speculation, of course.

 

[BobMurdoch]

One problem with a direct comparison of numbers though,
PS3 & Wii only supplied so many, therefore sales can not exceed those numbers. They also both sold out, so any direct comparison is impossible.

The big jump from Nov to Dec for the Xbox makes sense, as people would generally hold off any purchases in Sept-Nov for Christmas.
The fact that they just barely beat the Wii when that had 3 extra weeks has got to be of some concern to Microsoft though.

Either way, all 3 are selling well, and it's impossible to declare a winner this soon. IMO the real winner will be settled during the '07 Christmas season.

But on the flipside, ALL of the 360s were bought to be used, ...NO speculators (of any significant number anyway) since they were plentiful. Sales for the Wii and PS3 may drop from launch levels for a bit as speculators try to unwind their stock onto the market (and since those gettingsnapped up won't count towards sales as they were already booked in Nov./Dec.). If they become so plentiful that every retailer has them in decent quantities, then resale prices may even wind up going below retail, but we'll see....

Then again, a lot of gift cards are burning holes in peoples' pockets so that may carry some purchase strength into the end of January...

 

[sullivbt]

Uhhh...

sorry to bust everybody's bubble, but those sales figures are bogus. Check any of the gaming websites (Kotaku, Joystiq, etc.) - NPD has yet to release sales figures for the holidays. I guess all of the fanbois will have to postpone their doubtlessly breathless and over-anticipated celebrations

 

[Posty-McPOst]

sorry to bust everybody's bubble, but those sales figures are bogus. Check any of the gaming websites (Kotaku, Joystiq, etc.) - NPD has yet to release sales figures for the holidays. I guess all of the fanbois will have to postpone their doubtlessly breathless and over-anticipated celebrations

They are preliminary estimates and I think I made that clear. We also agreed that this in no way suggests the console war is over. No need to get your panties in a bunch.

 

[ShinNYC]

The console war is far from over..see DC/PS2 sales in 2001.

 

[hpman247]

THESE ARE NOT NPD NUMBERS. You need to edit that out of your post. NPD confirmed that these numbers did not come from them, and even though they are prob right, NPD will not release nu,bers until Jan 11, and those are the only numbers worth going by.

 

[Posty-McPOst]

THESE ARE NOT NPD NUMBERS. You need to edit that out of your post. NPD confirmed that these numbers did not come from them, and even though they are prob right, NPD will not release nu,bers until Jan 11, and those are the only numbers worth going by.

CNBC said there were or it least it was picked up that way. I'd be happy to make any corrections but I'd like to see a link. I checked the two websites the other poster mentioned but didn't see anything there. There's no need to shout if you actually provide a link.

 

[Posty-McPOst]

Ok I found it here. The numbers are from a different and presumably less reliable group called IDC.

http://www.gadgetell.com/2007/01/npd-groups-findings-reported-before-they-exist/

I hate doing other people's homework.