Número de Vendas de Consolas e Jogos

Citação :

A SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America) anunciou hoje, que o FPS exclusivo da PS3, Killzone 2,
atingiu agora a marca de um milhão de unidades vendidas em todo o
mundo. Esta marca é atingida quase dois meses após o seu lançamento,
tornando-se o título exclusivo da consola a atingir o primeiro milhão
mais rápido.

http://ez.mygames.pt/ps3/accao/killzone2/noticia/killzone-2-atinge-1-milhao-de-vendas-10207/

Citação :

Segundo os dados mais recentes do NPD, apenas um
jogo Playstation 3 conseguiu vender mais de 1 milhões de unidades em
território norte-americano. Esse jogo foi Resistance: Fall of Man
lançado em 2007.

Estes dados são relativos a novos IPs.
Podemos observar que títulos tão aclamados pela crítica, como Killzone
2, Resistance 2, e até Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, não conseguiram
atingir a marca de 1 milhão de copias vendidas.

É caso para
pensar se vale mesmo a pena apostar em novos ideias. Os jogadores estão
sempre a pedir inovação mas quando as produtoras realmente o fazem
parece que as pessoas se esquecem de os comprar, preferindo gastar o
seu dinheiro em sequelas como é o caso de MGS4 ou até GTA IV.

Exclusivos PS3 publicados pela SCEA

Resistance: Fall of Man - Mais de 1 milhão
LittleBigPlanet - Entre 750 mil a 1 milhão
Resistance 2 - Entre 500 mil a 750 mil
Killzone 2 - Entre 500 mil a 750 mil
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - Entre 500 mil a 750 mil
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue - Entre 500 mil a 750 mil
Motorstorm - Entre 250 mil a 500 mil
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction - Entre 250 mil a 500 mil
Heavenly Sword - Entre 250 mil a 500 mil
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift - Menos de 250 mill

http://www.eurogamer.pt/articles/apenas-um-jogo-ps3-vendeu-mais-do-que-1-milhao

Do videogames live in a parallel economic universe? They must,
with the way sales are going according to the February 2009 NPD Group
data. At least we can say they're a stimulus to the economy. Overall,
the videogame industry grew another notch to $1.47 billion total sales
in February 2009 (10% over February 2008).

Nintendo has a solid hold on the industry, making an impressive
showing with some games that were released well before February 2009.
It just goes to show you the longevity of their games and the large
Nintendo hardware base they have out there. Nintendo had 5 of the top
10 games on the February 2009 top seller list, with their most recent
game on there being Wii Fit (released May 2008). Nintendo calls them
“evergreen” games. Wii Play hit the 10 million unit sold mark since
it's launch in February 2007. Ironically, that makes Wii Play
the top-selling software on all consoles and portable systems in the
United States. We really know the Wii Remote pack-in is the driving
force of the Wii Play game at $49.99. Wii Play itself is ranked #225 in the GameRankings.com Wii game list. Can Microsoft and Sony come up with a clever controller packed with game bundle?

Capcom is doing well with it's Street Fighter IV games, which came out mid-February '09. Activision is still hanging on with two of its popular franchise games, Call of Duty: World at War and Guitar Hero: World Tour. Sony's Killzone 2 came in at just about the very last day in February, but still managed to take the #5 spot for the whole month.


Here's the February 2009 videogame sales breakdown:

February 2009 hardware game sales (units):
Wii
- 753k

DS
- 588k
Xbox 360
- 391k
PLAYSTATION 3
- 276k
PSP
- 199k
PlayStation 2
- 131k

February 2009 software game sales (units):

1. Wii Fit (Wii) – Nintendo – 644k
2. Street Fighter IV
(Xbox 360) – Capcom – 446k
3. Street Fighter IV
(PS3) – Capcom – 403k
4. Wii Play with Wii Remote
(Wii) – Nintendo – 386k
5. Killzone 2
(PS3) – Sony – 323k
6. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel
(Wii) – Nintendo – 263k
7. Call of Duty: World at War
(Xbox 360) – Activision – 193k
8. Mario Kart DS
(DS) – Nintendo – 145k
9. New Super Mario Bros.
(DS) – Nintendo – 144k
10. Guitar Hero World Tour
(Wii) – Activision – 136k

What are some of the games contending for top spots in March 2009
sales? Expect the usual Nintendo suspects, but many others should be
worthy contenders. We know we'll be seeing plenty of Resident Evil 5 reported in March 2009's top list, if the reports from Capcom are foretelling. Halo Wars will also be there, as good sales have been reported by Microsoft. Will Killzone 2 be up there in a crowded March month? If there's one Sony exclusive game that can, Killzone 2 would be it. March '09 should be another healthy month for the DS, and for Rockstar Games, with Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Pokémon Platinum games breaking in. Any others you think will make the March 2009 top 10 video game list?
NPD Group February 2009 sales numbers from GameDaily.





It's time for a pulse of the video game business. Looks like a
bit of the economic reality is starting to step into the gaming realm
with March 2009 game sales down 17%. GameDaily points out that Nintendo's March 2008 release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl
was a tough sales month to beat. Easter also fell in the month of March
last year. The NPD Group numbers in April 2009 will likely account for
an increase in video game sales from Easter gift giving, and Nintendo
will likely boost numbers up once again with the release of the
Nintendo DSi on April 5th.
March 2009 is a telling month for Mature rated games on Nintendo
platforms. It's proven to be tough for Mature games to sell on the Wii
and DS. Game publishers such as SEGA (MadWorld on Wii) and Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
on DS) are putting their Mature (M) games in a Nintendo market that is
saturated with kid and family-friendly titles. Both of those games are
great accomplishments and highly rated. MadWorld, released on March 10th, is in the top 5 highly rated Wii games for 2009, but didn't make the top 10 sales list in March 2009. Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, released on March 17th, is the top rated game, number one game on the Nintendo DS currently, yet it didn't make the top 10 sales list for March, even when released before Pokemon Platinum, which was released on March 22nd. Is it too late for games aimed towards an older, mature audience to succeed on the Wii and DS?


Here's there breakdown of March 2009 video game industry sales, based on units, from the NPD Group, via GameDaily.

Game hardware sales (in units) for March 2009:
1. Wii - 600k units
2. DS - 563k units
3. Xbox 360 - 330k units
4. PLAYSTATION 3 - 218k units
5. PlayStation Portable - 168k units
6. PlayStation 2 - 115k units


Game software sales (in units) for March 2009:1. Resident Evil 5 Regular & Collector's Edition (Xbox 360) 938k units
2. Pokemon Platinum (DS) 805k units
3. Halo Wars Regular & Collector's Edition (Xbox 360) 639k units
4. Resident Evil 5 Regular & Collector's Edition (PS3) 585k units
5. Wii Fit with Balance Board (Wii) 541k units
6. MLB '09 The Show (PS3) 305k units
7. Killzone 2 (PS3) 296k units
8. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii) 281k units
9. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii) 278k units
10. Major League Baseball 2K9 (Xbox 360) 205k units

See the February 2009 NPD results here
(and see how previous sales and predictions compare). As for
predictions in April 2009, the Nintendo DSi will likely top the game
hardware lists.

The newly priced $99.99 PS2 will revive the PlayStation
2 a bit more as well. The April 2009 game software is pretty mixed.
It's up to games like Rhythm Heaven, Guitar Hero Metallica, Chronicles
of Riddick: Dark Athena and Godfather II to boost the month up.

GameDaily BIZ
has received the NPD video game sales data for February, showing that
games continue to perform well despite a very rough economy. Total
sales climbed 10 percent to $1.47 billion, while hardware was up 11
percent to $532.7 million and software was up nine percent to $733.5
million. Dollar sales would have been even higher since unit sales were
way up, but average pricing has fallen, NPD industry analyst Anita
Frazier explained: "Consumers picked up nearly 20 million units of
video game software in February, a 14% increase over February 2008. The
average retail price for games is 4% lower than last year, which is why
the dollar sales increase is not quite keeping in pace with the
increase in unit sales."


Accessories actually saw the most growth in February, rising 13 percent
to $207.1 million. Frazier told us, "With all the hardware systems
realizing an increase over last month, accessory sales will usually
follow along. The items in the top 10 for the month include Wii
controllers, the PS3 Dual Shock controller, and Xbox Live point cards."


Overall, Nintendo has shown no signs of slowing down. The Wii and DS
platforms easily outsold all other platforms and six of the top 10
selling games were for either the Wii or DS. It's Nintendo's world; the
rest of the industry is just visiting.


The Wii sold another 753K units while the DS sold 588K units.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 had a very solid showing with 391K units sold. The
PS3 sold over 100 fewer at 276K units. Sony's PSP and PS2 rounded out
hardware with 199K units and 131K units, respectively.



In terms of software, Wii Fit continues to excel, taking the top spot with 644K units sold. Combining SKUs for Capcom's Street Fighter IV, however, produces nearly 850K units sold. After all these years and iterations, Street Fighter
clearly still resonates with fans. Frazier said the game's success "is
a testament to the power of carefully cultivating evergreen properties."


Here's the top 10 software chart from NPD (ranked by units):


1. Wii Fit w/ balance board - Wii – Nintendo – 644K
2. Street Fighter IV - Xbox 360 – Capcom – 446K*
3. Street Fighter IV - PS3 – Capcom – 403K*
4. Wii Play w/ remote - Wii – Nintendo – 386K
5. Killzone 2 - PS3 – Sony – 323K
6. Wii Mario Kart w/ wheel - Wii – Nintendo – 263K
7. Call of Duty: World at War - Xbox 360 – Activision – 193K*
8. Mario Kart DS - DS – Nintendo – 145K
9. New Super Mario Bros. - DS – Nintendo – 144K
10. Guitar Hero World Tour - Wii – Activision – 136K*

*includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware

It's obviously quite early in 2009 still, but so far total sales are
tracking ahead 11 percent this year, which is quite encouraging.

Frazier commented to GameDaily BIZ, "I think the
performance in the industry in Q4 when the economic downturn really
accelerated, combined with the performance so far this year when
gift-giving isn't really instigating purchases for the most part are
clear signs that the foundation of the industry is strong - there are
more people gaming and bringing new people into the industry. This will
help the industry continue to post gains even if at the individual
level folks are spending a bit less. As long as the industry keeps up
the innovation that brings new folks into gaming - and keep in mind
it's far from saturated because there is still only 61% of the U.S.
population ages 2+ involved in gaming - that will help offset anything
that belt-tightening at the individual level might do."


While Nintendo remains the big winner, Frazier was also impressed by
Microsoft's surge: "When I first looked at the numbers, nothing really
surprised me except perhaps the big increase the Xbox 360 hardware
sales generated over last year. While I expected the price cuts they
made and the high-value bundles they're offering at retail to generate
strong interest from consumers, the increase was very substantial. I
think consumers are showing that they're responding to value
propositions."


Frazier expects March to be another great month for the industry,
considering the quality of releases: "March should be another great
month for software sales between Pokemon Platinum, GTA: Chinatown Wars, Halo Wars, the two MLB titles and of course, Resident Evil 5,
just to name a few of the key drivers. The sheer quantity of great
content coming to market early in the year should keep industry sales
humming throughout 2009."
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/npd-wii-fit-street-fighter-iv-drive-industry-to-147-billion-in-february/?biz=1

Citação :

I'm a hardcore gamer, I have a PS3. I can definitely wait for MAG. From
the name on that game has Epic Fail written all over it, in bullet
points.