Just a quick update on the worldwide marketshare (April 9, 2007) before games like Guitar Hero 360 and Paper Mario begin affecting things.
Total Hardware sold: 19.41 million
Worldwide Marketshare (4/9/07)
Xbox 360 - 49.87% (The dip below majority status has occured with the Euro adjusted data)
Wii - 33.90% (Continued big gains in Japan)
PS3 - 16.23% (likely 1st in Europe in sales at the moment, 2nd in Japan leading to gain in marketshare)
Japanese Marketshare (4/9/07)
Wii - 63%
PS3 - 26%
360 - 11%
Others Marketshare (4/9/07)
360 ~ 54.33%
Wii ~ 30.33%
PS3 ~ 15.33%
Americas (4/9/07 - 10 days pre March NPD)
360 - 60%
Wii - 26%
PS3 - 14%
(Best Market for each console from strongest to weakest - 360 - Americas, Others, Japan Wii - Japan, Others, Americas, PS3 - Japan, Others, Americas)
At the moment, Microsoft and Nintendo are roughly as strong as each other in the US & Japan (by %)
By the end of the year I expect total hardware sold to equal 43 million with the breakdown as follows:
Wii ~ 44.5%
360 ~ 35%
PS3 ~ 20.5%
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