The thing that strikes me about those hardware sales... Is how poor both DS and PSP did. Under 400K for DS, and 150K for PSP? Those both seem unusually low.
I have to agree with the folks who say the Metroid v. Bioshock comparison isn't very fair. But I have to give props to Take 2 and the team in Boston for turning such a seemingly niche game into a substantial hit.
And props to VGC for a good month all-around.
1 more set of props to Microsoft, for executing Stage 1 of their holiday plan very well. 270K sales is a pretty good haul.
With Wii pulling down 100K a week, and Halo 3 coming out towards the end of next month, Wii vs. 360 is going to be VERY interesting in both Sept and Oct NPD.
"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
