NPD Sales April; Wii is Mind Bottling
Okay, honestly. What the (insert choice 4-letter word) is going on with the Nintendo Wii’s hardware sales? Who is still buying this thing and when is Nintendo going to stop with the “we’re low on supply” response? It’s completely mind bottling! The Wii continues to do it’s best Incredible Hulk impression by seriously crushing the competition in hardware sales. It doesn’t seem like it’s that hard to find to me. And I think it’s safe to say that 714,000 people feel the same.
This is madness! Someone needs to explain to me why everyone seems to be playing with their Wii. That’s a lot of Wii. Perhaps now is the time for that elusive Xbox 360 US price cut eh? I mean the economy isn’t exactly booming ya know.
Grand Theft Auto IV managed to highjack the top software spot from Mario Kart proving that the world would much rather engage in violence than play with plumbers in karts.
April 2008 Hardware Sales
Wii - 714,200
Nintendo DS - 414,800
PSP - 192,700
Xbox 360 - 188,000
PlayStation 3 - 187,100
PlayStation 2 - 124,400
April 2008 Software Sales
1. Grand Theft Auto IV (X360) - 1,850,000
2. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 1,120,000
3. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) - 1,000,000
4. Wii Play (Wii) - 360,000
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 326,000
6. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3) - 224,000
7. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (NDS) - 202,000
8. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (NDS) - 202,000
9. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii) - 152,000
10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (X360) - 141,000
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May 16th, 2008 at 9:48 am
It’s because the Wii is loved by anyone under 10 and over 40. I’ve even heard my finace’s family just straight up say the 360 doesn’t even compare to the Wii. WTF? Rayman Raving Rabbids, Wii Play, Cooking with Mama…C’mon people! I guess to each their own.
I personally don’t have a Wii, (could you tell?) but 480p graphics will eventually evaporate. Epic Games said it best regarding the Wii, “We go forward, not back. It makes more sense for us to invest in the next-generation tech.” It won’t be long before other devs follow suit.
May 16th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Oh Snap, I’m about to turn 40, that’s why I’ve started to look at a Wii for the family. Thanks for clearing things up for me Hazy. Looking at it for my kiddos!
May 16th, 2008 at 10:31 am
No problem, TX. It is actually a great system for kids/families. Lots of kid friendly games. I wasn’t trying to step on anyone’s toes, btw.
Oh I left you postive feedback from the Unscripted Nights. Good times.
May 16th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Chazz: Mind-bottling, isn’t it?
Jimmy: Did you just say mind-bottling?
Chazz: Yeah, mind-bottling. You know, when things are so crazy it gets your thoughts all trapped, like in a bottle?
May 16th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
lol@ Caleb u caught that too eh? sucks when G is so close to T, a common mistake.
I must say tho that I DO play with my Wii and i know many others who do! but i heart my 360 soooo much too.
May 16th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
I have a Wii and I love to play with it sometimes but my 360 is a everyday thing. The Wii is just fun, simple fun game play makes up for the graphics. Graphics aren’t everything anywho, it often hides crappy game play. Yes I just said waving my hands around like a crazy Hobo is fun. XD
May 16th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Will Ferrell is one of my favorite comedic actors
May 16th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
well there are a LOT of non-gamers, who sometimes want to do games like wii-sports.
/puke.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Nintendo’s laughing all the way to the bank with this “HD era” talk lol next-gen high definition is overrated. down with HD…480p ftw!
May 16th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
They sure are. They did something right that is appealing to the masses. It sure isn’t Friend Codes.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
something right = appealing to pocketbooks
i don’t think it’s as difficult to figure out at all. it’s priced right. and it’s not intimidating to parents. it’s a small cute, priced right machine.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
+1 for you. Well said.
May 16th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
wow. i honestly don’t know whats going on with the way.. are they buying one for every new born baby? i mean cmon its got to be something like that
May 17th, 2008 at 8:46 am
I’ll be picking up a Wii for the exclusive reason of getting Wii Fit. I expect millions of others to do the same, so their sales will most likely not drop off anytime soon. The wii should continue to dominate the hardware sales for many months to come. But when you look at game attach rate, its probably miniscule compared to the 360. And as they’ve always said, the money is in the software, not the hardware. How many 1,000,000 games has wii had in the last year compared to the 360? Actually, it’d be cool to know total combined software sales for each of the 3 consoles.
May 17th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
No hands” wow. i honestly don’t know whats going on with the way.. are they buying one for every new born baby? i mean cmon its got to be something like that”
no, they’re free with every liter of gas you pump at Shell.
May 17th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
hahaha at lawl! its got to be somthing like that!!
May 18th, 2008 at 11:25 am
yea seriously no hands, you know that term they use in chemistry/science. satiated. well i think that applies to the world + wii.