Here are the numbers for the 1st week of Madden 08 where I work, for all systems. These numbers should be seen as tiny sample, and not a representation of sales for the week nationally. I am very interested in seeing how well the numbers from my store reflect the overall trend.
# in stock # sold # on order # total
P S3 41 12 0 53
360 109 34 0 153
Wii 0 9 14 23
Xbox 9 12 0 21
GC 4 1 0 5
DS 1 1 0 2
Psp 6 2 0 8
Ps2 121 34 0 155
My take on the results from the store:
Microsoft did very well here. Not only is the 360 version in a dead heat with the last gen winner, 109 copies in stock is a huge vote of confidence from the store. Think of the total number of copies as the current faith that the company has in its ability to sell that version. We would not have gotten that many in without a reason.
Sony sales were also decent here as well. The ps2 version is still selling very strongly. While the store has little faith in handheld Madden overall, it seems to think it can sell more Psp versions in the end. 30 fps issues aside, the Ps3 also did well I think. It sold more than the Wii, and we have a supply in the back. I think the company sees potential in the ps3 sales here, but does not see enough of a reason to invest upwards of a hundred copies.
Nintendo's sales at my store were more of a mixed bag. True, we sold through our run of Wii copies. Then again, relatively few were ordered in the first place. We recieved almost as many Gc copies as Wii copies. The reorder was placed faster than usual, and we will get more in next week most likely. I feel the company does not currently see a long term sale rate worth keeping around many copies. And just becuase we sold out it should not been seen that the Wii version sales are being hampered by limited supply. I bet that if I looked in town there are several places that would have it easily. As much as I love to hear about Wii related success, this years' Madden will likely be far more profitable for the 360 and Ps2 (Very likely the Ps3 as well). Even the Wii can't win them all.
"But as always, technology refused to be dignity's bitch."--Vance DeGeneres
