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    September 08

    Sales to Date in the US

    Just for fun I thought I'd post the sales to date for each of the console game system in the US. 
     
    These numbers are representative of November 2005 to date in the United States.  So really you are looking at Xbox 360 launch to date numbers for all console systems.
     
    #sold - Console
    4,128,611 - PS2
    3,464,357 - DS
    3,425,334 - GBA
    2,858,097 - PSP
    2,412,699 - XBox 360
    1,281,491 - GameCube
    982,340 - Xbox
     
    and in a chart format, month by month (these are NPD sales numbers, which are representative of consoles sold, not shipped)
     

    Month

    PS2

    Xbox

    GCN

    X360

    GBA

    DS

    PSP

    November 2005 531000 197000 272000 326000 820000 370000 353000
    December 2005 1500000 415000 606423 281441 1213196 1070000 1120000
    January 2006 272000 89000 66000 249000 172000 158000 179000
    February 2006 299000 88000 67000 161000 190000 150000 170000
    March 2006 273000 83000 63000 192000 201000 184000 186000
    April 2006 206995 38987 38028 295381 169115 138427 162438
    May 2006 231616 26353 33040 220877 152023 145930 159659
    June 2006 312000 24000 51000 277000 189000 593000 221000
    July 2006 241000 12000 44000 206000 163000 377000 161000
    August 2006 262000 9000 41000 204000 156000 278000 146000
    Totals 4,128,611 982,340 1,281,491 2,412,699 3,425,334 3,464,357 2,858,097

    I think the numbers are interesting for a number of reasons, but for the most part they only tell a piece of the story.  For example, the software sales for the PSP tell a different story of its relationship to the DS.  The software for the Xbox 360 has also been quite strong, though the margin of the PS2 software dominance is huge due to install base.  Still the software sales for the Xbox 360 is quite encouraging.

    10:21 AM | Blog it | Games

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    CVG-Russel​l Carrollwrote:
    Notably the orginal Xbox sold 2.6 million units over its first 10 months, meaning in principle it outsold the 360.  However, the 360's failed launch (meaning an inadequate availability of units hurt sales in an extreme way) is the only reason the 360 is lagging behind the orginal Xbox.  Month on month for the last 8 months the 360 is selling much better than its predecessor (though still not taking the market by storm).
    Sept. 8

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