sales charts

Since we've been talking numbers the last couple post or so, here are some of the "to date" sales number from Japan as published recently by Media Create. we also have the hardware sales for the last week, with Sony's Portable gaining ground, and surpassing the DS's weekly sales figures.

2008-04-17 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl boosted Wii sales to abnormal heights last month, according to official console ware bean counter, the NPD Group.

As far as hardware numbers go, Nintendo sold 720,000 Wiis last month; more than double that of combined Xbox 360 and PS3 sales, and almost enough to match the combined sales of all other consoles when including PS2.

"Across hardware, software, and accessories, the Wii contributed the most to total industry sales, representing 31% of total industry dollars for the month," said NPD analyst Anita Frazier.

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An onslot of new releases, coinciding with a national holiday celebrating the vernal equinox, has jolted the Japanese charts back into life with one of the busiest weeks of the year so far.

Call of Duty 4 for the Xbox 360 narrowly outsells Devil May Cry 4 in February US Sales Charts

The month saw some impressive debuts, including strong sales for Lost Odyssey and Turok. Wii Play and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games continue to be lapped up by the masses, with Guitar Hero III and Rock Band taking the open slots on the top ten. Latest Numbers follow..

Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. Brawl in Japan on January 31 and, over the course of the next four days, gamers there snapped up over 800,000 copies of the Wii fighter.

Long-running sales chart topper Wii Fit was finally dethroned this week, amid a stable of new releases that also included Disgaea 3, Assassin's Creed and Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi. Also debuting, but not performing quite as well as the Nintendo mascot fighter was Capcom's Devil May Cry 4 which moved nearly a quarter million units combined on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, making it one of three PS3 titles to chart in the top ten.

The best selling software in Japan for the week of January 28 to February 4, 2008 courtesy of Media Create, continues after the jump.

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 820,000 / NEW
2. Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) - 205,000 / NEW
3. Tales of Destiny: Director's Cut (PS2) - 117,000 / NEW
4. Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi (PS2) - 114,000 / NEW
5. Wii Fit (Wii) - 73,000 / 1,356,000
6. Disgaea 3 (PS3) - 55,000 / NEW
7. Devil May Cry 4 (Xbox 360) - 40,000 / NEW
8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS) - 34,000 / 175,000
9. Assassin's Creed (PS3) - 28,000 / NEW
10. World Soccer Winning Eleven: Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 (PSP) - 26,000 / 102,000
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Nintendo DS and Wii Finish as the No. 1 and No. 2 Best-Selling U.S. Systems

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 17, 2008 -- Nintendo DS(TM) and Wii(TM) finished strong in 2007, commanding sales in the holiday shopping period and finishing the year as the two best-selling video game systems in the United States, according to new data just released by the independent NPD Group. Nintendo DS was the top-selling U.S. system of 2007, with nearly 8.5 million sold, including more than 4 million in November and December alone. Wii placed second, with nearly 6.3 million sold through the year, more than 2.3 million of which sold in the final two months.

"By the end of 2007 we were sold out of virtually all hardware, and much of our stock of software and accessories was sold out as well, thanks to the broad appeal of Wii and Nintendo DS to core gamers, women, families, grandparents - and seemingly everyone in between," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales & marketing. "And that momentum continues here in the early weeks of 2008."

After the jump, we have some additional facts about Nintendo's 2007 performance in the United States (note: All figures are from NPD):

Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has released its latest data, a 2007 hardware and software sales round-up. According to Enterbrain's sales data and estimation, the domestic Japan market was worth ¥687.66 billion (US$6 billion). That 25 percent increase is an a record high for the domestic market. Here's the breakdown for those who are into numbers and money:

Total Sales by Year:

• 2006 (December 26, 2005 ~ December 31, 2006)
  Hardware: Approximately 261.9 billion yen
  Software: Approx. 363.89 billion yen
  Total: Approx. 625.79 billion yen
• 2007 (January 1, 2007 ~ December 30, 2007)
  Hardware: Approximately 327.41 billion yen
  Software: Approx. 360.25 billion yen
  Total: Approx. 687.66 billion yen

The breakdown of individual hardware and software top spots after the Jump..

According to Kotaku, last week's Mario Party DS sales were no fluke. While the 180,000 copies it sold for the week ending December 16 were it's previous best, in the week ending December 23 it set a new record. 330,000. For a DS game released in early November, those are good, good numbers.

Wii Fit continues to sell well, moving another 214,000 units on the way past three quarters of a million sold, while Final Fantasy IV on DS (sadly) reinforced Square's rehash policy by selling 288,000 copies. As for Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, which last week debuted at #3, well...it's a little lower this week.

1. Mario Party DS (DS)- 330,000 / 1,156,000
2. Final Fantasy IV (DS) - 288,000 / NEW
3. Wii Fit (Wii) - 214,000 / 749,000
4. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 114,000 / 664,000
5. Naruto: Shippuuden N-Ultimate Accelerator 2 (PS2) - 109,000 / NEW
6. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) - 105,000 / 317,000
7. Dragon Quest IV (DS) - 94,000 / 963,000
8. Doraemon Baseball: Dramatic Stadium (DS) - 85,000 / NEW
9. Wii Sports (Wii) - 84,000 / 2,425,000
10. Prof. Layton and Pandora's Box (DS) - 83,000 / 527,000

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Having crossed the $10 billion revenue mark as of the end of October, with its two biggest revenue generating months still to come. October '07 saw the industry pull in $1.1 billion, across hardware and software, ensuring that this year will be its best. Much of that revenue can be chalked up to higher console prices for the Wii and PlayStation 3, plus some very strong selling software.

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