Worldwide up!

[Reasonable]

Okay, first this whole tie arguement.  If it's plus/minus 5% margin of error for the site then

• if 360 is assumed to be on the low end of the margin of error we remove 5% to get 204,613
• if PS3 is assumed to be on the high end of the margin or error we add 5% to get 219,264

So I guess it is a statistical tie going by the 5% plus/minus guidance of the site as it is possible within the margin of error to swap their position.  The site also estimates the 360 sold more this week so it's listed appropriately above the PS3.   All fine and dandy.

Can we stop arguing about it now?  It's a statistical tie but the 360 is estimated to be the higher seller.

Second, amazing how close all consoles are.  360 up of course which is good but of course confirms it was down prior to slim/Kinect and also confirms the positve effect those have had on the console, reversing its trend.  Good stuff.

PS3 down a bit but not much and looks to be holding well since the slim intro and price cut.  Good stuff.

Wii down the most therefore easy to think "doomed" but the Wii down a lot is still selling essentially the same as the 360/PS3 worldwide - hardly awful but clearly a definate down from its previous high.

Nice start for Dead Space 2 - just finished it and I liked it.  More thriller than horror, but well made and fun I thought - apart from a few nitpicks with some odd design decisions.

LBP2 doing okay, too.

Interesting to see that, Kinect Adventures aside - due to bundling of course - with the exception of Kinect Sports at 19 most Kinect/Move titles are dropping down out of the top of the chart leaving the Wii to hold the top spots for motion control titles - with Wii Sports Resort at 6 and Just Dance 2 at 8 for example.

There's no doubt Kinect has made a splash in US, and Move to a lesser extent seems to have carved out a niche more globally, but I'm not convinced either has established a true foothold just yet (yes even Kinect with 8m plus sales).  I think if  each device is to truly flourish we're going to need to see some seriously compelling standalone titles.  At this point both Kinect and Move could be easily abandoned over time while the Wii - even with lowered hardware sales - clearly isn't going anywhere soon and still shifts its evergreen titles in mighty numbers.