NPD sales numbers for November 2009

[WilliaM]

PlayStation 2 203.1K
PlayStation 3 710.4K
PSP 293.9K
Xbox 360 819.5K
Wii 1.26M
Nintendo DS 1.70M


CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 4.20M
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 1.87M
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 1.39M
ASSASSIN'S CREED II 360 UBISOFT Nov-09 794.7K
LEFT 4 DEAD 2 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-09 744.0K
WII SPORTS RESORT* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 720.2K
WII FIT PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-09 679.0K
ASSASSIN'S CREED II PS3 UBISOFT Nov-09 448.4K
DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS* 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-09 362.1K
MARIO KART W/ WHEEL WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 315.0K

[Terjyn]

I guess Microsoft's strategy of 100$ 360s(Walmart) and effectively giving away 300$ 360s(Best Buy) worked.

[Simplayer]

Huh, would have thought the 360 and PS3 numbers would have been reversed.

[Proteus]

In this economy the perceived lowest price will always win.

Plus, there are a TON of people who simply do not feel they need Bluray, believe it or not. Especially with people so worried about cash right now.

[toef]

Originally Posted by Terjyn

I guess Microsoft's strategy of 100$ 360s(Walmart) and effectively giving away 300$ 360s(Best Buy) worked.

Maybe, but I don't know if it was Microsoft's strategy or Wal-Mart's (or Best Buy's).

[Toxa]

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Toxa

That probably didn't hurt either.

[Toxa]

Originally Posted by Proteus

That probably didn't hurt either.

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 4.20M
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 1.87M

[Morphine]

Lets compare it to last year:

* Wii - 2,040,000
* Nintendo DS - 1,570,000
* Xbox 360 - 836,000
* PSP - 421,000
* Playstation 3 - 378,000
* Playstation 2 - 206,000

You decide which one improved better

[Terjyn]

Originally Posted by toefer

Maybe, but I don't know if it was Microsoft's strategy or Wal-Mart's (or Best Buy's).

There is no way that Best Buy is giving away 6 60$ games with the purchase of a 300$ 360 without some MAJOR kickbacks from Microsoft.

Also, if it were Best Buy's decision, it wouldn't have been 360 only.

[GLaDOS]

Originally Posted by Toxa

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 4.20M
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 1.87M

That's it; we need a PS3 MW2 Bundle to compete with that.

Or maybe an Uncharted 2 Special Edition PS3 Bundle.....

[Terjyn]

Bah, nevermind. The 6 free Best Buy games were pre-picked. That's not nearly the deal I thought it was.

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Terjyn

Bah, nevermind. The 6 free Best Buy games were pre-picked. That's not nearly the deal I thought it was.

Pre-picked or not... Average Joe sees it as 'six free games' and the wallet comes out. To that person it looks like a better deal for a gaming console (see 'people don't care about bluray stuff' above).

[GLaDOS]

Microsoft is desperate to snag first place in this console war, and all they'll keep doing is keep promoting their console until they got what they want. Besides, they're a multi-millionaire dollar corporation, so they can spend a lot of money just to keep the 360 alive.

Sony, on the other hand, is almost rarely promoting the PS3, but only more often since the Slim was announced and the $299 price drop. Sony seems to be a kind of dormant company when it comes to promoting their console with discounts from video games and so forth. Still, I think Sony being nonchalant about the competition is a bit of a good thing, since they also have some products to worry about like their TVs, Blu-ray players and VAIO laptops, and they're still making money off of their products.

But to be on topic, I was stunned to see that 360 is in the lead in November sales. Hopefully when the December NPD sales numbers start to show, I hope the tables turn this time.

[The Don]

Originally Posted by Morphine

Lets compare it to last year:



You decide which one improved better

also...which console made more money?

my calculations have PS3 around $213M and the 360 at approximately $205M....

[saprano]

Holy f$#% what a surprise to see 360 beat PS3 this month? what the hell happened????

And the difference between MW2 on both consoles is staggering!!!!

Sony really must be scratching the heads right now.

Heres to december.

(really f'n wow)

[GLaDOS]

Originally Posted by saprano

Holy f$#% what a surprise to see 360 beat PS3 this month? what the hell happened????

And the difference between MW2 on both consoles is staggering!!!!

Sony really must be scratching the heads right now.

Heres to december.

(really f'n wow)

This time, Sony really needs to get in their game.

[Morphine]

Why is every1 amazed by the numbers? You basically could get the xbox for $100 last month, plus limited edition MW2 console with one side advertisement of the 360 MW2 game. You do the numbers

[Clark Kent]

A public relations win for the Xbox, which is all that Microsoft cares about. Microsoft saw the tide turning against their system, now that the PS3 is reasonably priced, and reacted. I expect the PS3 to outsell them going forward, but Microsoft cares about the key holiday season numbers for marketing purposes. They know the gaming audience still distrusts them to some extent, and ready to drop them without a second thought.

[alanshearer]

After Sony inexplicably delayed Gran Turismo 5 it's what i expected. Sony seem to always react to competition rather than be the movers and shakers nowadays. We're in the the 4th year of the PS3 with no sign of GT5.

A massive publicity coup for MS. Stopped the PS3 bandwagon dead in it's tracks, unfortunately but predictably. But i'm sure after all these years Gran Turismo will release but with viciously crital reviewers expecting perfection. Rather than releasing when it should of maybe slightly less than stellar but would of sold gangbusters because of it's brand a bit like Halo.