Why Madden sells the way it does

[johnlucas]

NightDragon83 said:
The leading current gen console in America always sells the most copies of Madden... DUH!

Last gen it was always PS2>Xbox>GC and before that it was PS>N64>Sat for madden sales... SNES and Gen were neck and neck though sports titles sold better on Genesis overall.

And before you go and say "Wait a minute NightDragon... Wii is the best selling current gen console, so why the lackluster sales?"

Glad you asked... because 360 is the leading console in America this generation for GAMERS. People who own 360s and PS3s are the ones who are most inclined to camp out and pick up madden its opening week. Then you got PS2 which continues to sell well and has an installed base of 50 bajillion so of course its still gonna sell well (plus its a cheap alternative than making the jump to next gen).

Then there's Wii, whose audience is more concerned with repetitive mini-games than a serious football simulation. Madden Wii sales are still strong nevertheless... more than double last years effort, and it will continue to sell well because of its long legs, unlike the HD consoles whose audiences pick up games in the first week or 2 of release.

The leading current gen (7th gen) console in America didn't sell the most copies of Madden in 2006 (part of the 7th gen).

See here:

American Chart for Week Ending 26th August 2006

http://vgchartz.com/aweekly.php?date=38956&console=&maker=&boxartz=1

John Lucas