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[Ashodin]

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I helped with the DS numbers, bought my gf a DS

Not a DSi mind you.

We are playing Pokemon together now

Also HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIT at the 360 numbers. And Nintendo domination am total.

 

[Askia47]

PS2 + DSi = Win

 

[gregor7777]

Poor PS3 :lol

DS owns

 

[Darklord]

360 -47%
PS3 -42%
PSP -31%
Wii -43%

Why such a big drop? What's going on?

 

[BrokenSymmetry]

Wii: April 2008 714K
Wii: April 2009 340K

 

[DMeisterJ]

So where is Killzone2 ? :lol :lol

That's what I said on the first page! Less than 91k? Wowzers.

 

[Rated-Rsuperstar]

These numbers are boring. Wii fit, mario kart, Wii play. Boring.

 

[Basileus777]

This is just terrible news for the industry as a whole.

 

[TurtleSnatcher]

I called it in the prediction thread.. No one said over 1 mil!

(Too bad I didn't do the prediction thing in time :lol )

 

[chubigans]

So where is Killzone2 ? :lol :lol

Not sure why that's surprising. Probably around the 30k mark.

 

[dexterslu]

Honestly think the low numbers are a result of a lack of major releases for April. Pretty much a super dry month.

 

[OldJadedGamer]

Recession proof, huh?

Recession resistant

 

[Jon]

I thought Rhythm Heaven was supposed to have sold over 100K? I forget where I read that though, so maybe it was invented by my own crazy mind.

 

[AniHawk]

WTF at the Wii sales? Could all the doom and gloom be true? It's actually lower than the April 2007 sales, but without a shortage to blame it on (I don't know how many weeks were in April 2007 and how many were in April 2009, so the comparison may be off quite a bit.) The 360 seems to have sales consistent with previous Aprils, and I just noticed how low the PS3 was.

I think a price cut is in order. It's been over 2.5 fucking years now.

 

[Nuclear Muffin]

What the hell happened to the entire industry?!

Spoiler

Guess everyone spend all their money buying DSis!

Wow, that's really bad all around. Even for April! I really don't see how we could have such a sudden and massive drop for everyone (If it really was the recession, why now all of a sudden?)

 

[sprocket]

Poor PS3 :lol

DS owns

why not poor 360 owners it went down the most ?

low sales all around though.

 

[MirageDwarf]

Why is everybody surprised? What was released last month except for NDS that could have given big boost? I don't think we will see big boost until fall starts.

 

[Guled]

I repeat: what the hell?

no mario kart or GTA4 this month, of course there are going to be big drops. Nothing big came out this month compared to last year

 

[charlequin]

Holy crap. That's so much worse than I expected anything to do (except DS, of course.) How badly is everyone fuckowned in their predictions this month?

That software picture is brutal too. If you thought the last year was bad for dev houses closing, the next twelve months are going to be much, much worse.

 

[Opiate]

I am now convinced that we're going to see another slew of significant cutbacks by developers.

 

[Cygnus X-1]

Maybe Wii's hardware is down, but its software is still selling at high rates. Wii Fit just doesn't seem to step back from the first spot.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Why such a big drop? What's going on?

Recession is the only think I can think of. The year started strong in Jan and Feb, and the bottom fell out the past two months.

 

[Y2Kev]

save us xbox fluid

pee on us

PEEE ON USSS

 

[OldJadedGamer]

Not sure why that's surprising. Probably around the 30k mark.

I remember reading many, many times how it would have a long tail and the sales were not front loaded.

 

[AndresON777]

Holy 500's. Wow at how many underestimated the DSi

I wonder how much that has to do with the dsi. And how much of it has to do with the great trade in deal Gamestop was offering.

Ps2 $99 price point seems to have made an impact. I got a friend who bought one not too long ago. He's really casual with gaming but as long as it has the new sports games like fifa he's happy.

 

[gofreak]

Why such a big drop? What's going on?

People closing their wallets I guess. Plus entering into spring/summer months, cheaper entertainment to be had outdoors.

I'm only surprised it didn't kick in sooner this year though.

 

[Johann]

Is this the April 2007 NPD or something?

I wonder how much revenue is down for this month during this year.

 

[cakefoo]

So where is Killzone2 ? :lol :lol

In Feb and March's top 10.

 

[frankie_baby]

Wow shocking drop for wii though still managing to make hd look laughable, think wii price cut at e3 is pretty much a certainty now

 

[user friendly]

So where is Killzone2 ? :lol :lol

In my PS3.

 

[DMeisterJ]

Well, with these low ass software sales, there's no way inFamous won't chart next month, even though it'll only have 1 week of release.

 

[NeoUltima]

Holy shit at PS3 :lol :lol :lol

Yes let's ignore low sales of everything else and laugh at ps3.

Shit, didnt notice the PS2 outsold the PS3 :lol :lol :lol :lol

*facepalm

Ps2 dropped to $99 are people forgetting that?

 

[Wii Will Rock U]

Wow the DS DOMINATED. :lol

Should I be shocked that Godfather sold well because I kind of am.

Also, to all the people saying that Wii is losing its steam, it is STILL selling double that of the PS3 or the 360.

 

[gregor7777]

why not poor 360 owners it went down the most ?

low sales all around though.

Because the PS3 sold 125k. When I bought mine I was under the assumption that the rest of the cool kids would jump on board.

 

[Mindlog]

I'm throwing the red challenge flag on NPD.

I'd like a replay on the numbers and data collection practices. At worst I'll just lose a timeout.

 

[harSon]

why not poor 360 owners it went down the most ?

low sales all around though.

I'm sure if people wanted to comment on another console, they would have put it in their posts.

I'm guessing this months sales aren't going to be any better.

 

[plank]

The DS destroyed everything.

 

[chubigans]

I remember reading many, many times how it would have a long tail and the sales were not front loaded.

Not from me you didn't. I also remember people saying the 360 would start outselling the Wii now that it's cheaper, but it barely outsold the PS2.

 

[Basileus777]

I remember reading many, many times how it would have a long tail and the sales were not front loaded.

Unless you are a mega franchise like Call of Duty, Halo, or GTA, no one should expect long tails on the HD systems.

 

[Kandrick]

Yes let's ignore low sales of everything else and laugh at ps3.


*facepalm

Ps2 dropped to $99 are people forgetting that?

 

[jamesinclair]

We must remember that Wii is still selling 3x the other people, and is doing very well.

HOWEVER, my prediction of a price drop this year (which was laughed at) will almost certainly come true.


Also, LOL at people who said the 99$ price point for PS2 would not do anything.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Kinda thought Rhythm Heaven would chart, actually.

 

[Darklord]

Recession is the only think I can think of. The year started strong in Jan and Feb, and the bottom fell out the past two months.

God, I didn't know America was that bad. Australia is in a recession and our sales are way up. What a horrible month.


EXCEPT FOR THE DS. Once again, holy shit.

 

[Yes Boss!]

I guess it is time for a new grudge match...this time between the PS2/3.

 

[PhoenixDark]

PlayStation 2 172K

PlayStation 3 127K

PSP 116K

Xbox 360 175K

Wii 340K

Nintendo DS 1.04M

 

[careksims]

People closing their wallets I guess. Plus entering into spring/summer months, cheaper entertainment to be had outdoors.

I'm only surprised it didn't kick in sooner this year though.

I say! There's actually more good movies to watch this year!

 

[Hesemonni]

OK, that's it! This the second month in a row with no MamaRobotnik gif on the first page. I'm done with NPDs!

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

PS3 sales look rough, but don't standout when you look at the sales of 360 and Wii as well.

 

[Classic_Gs]

Ugh what a horrible month.

 

[Cygnus X-1]

PS2 had a full month at $99.

Honestly, I expected more, since it is the first real price drop since a lot of time. The recession is just hitting almost everyone now. Nintendo is really the only one that it's keeping the industry to fall on its knees.