Q3 2013 Hardware Analysis (VGC Exclusive)

[Michael-5]

 

Platform	Q4 2012 Sales
360	0.58 million
3DS	0.45 million
PS3	0.41 million
WiiU	0.16 million
Wii	1.12 million
DS	0.098 million
PSV	0.090 million
PSP	0.016 million

PSP is dead in USA, and Vita is not doing much better being behind the DS. Microsoft continues to dominate in USA with it's domestic product, but PS3 and 3DS have strong numbers despite being foreign. WiiU didn't do too horrid either, outselling the Wii by 33%.

Platform	Q3 2012 Sales	Q3 2013 Sales	% Difference	Market Share
360	0.83 million	0.58 million	-29.6%	52.5%
PS3	0.49 million	0.41 million	-16.5%	36.9%
WiiU	N/A	0.16 million	N/A	100% - 8th Gen
Wii	0.22 million	0.12 million	-45.8%	10.6%

Despite 360 being dominate in USA, PS3 isn't falling as hard with the end of the 7th generation. I personally noticed that after E3 2013, 360 sales dropped significantly and haven't been able to revive, where PS3 has remained steady. The poor XB One reveal likely hurt the brand, but we will see if this matters come Q4. I should mention that PS3/360 were down about 25-40% prior to GTAV's release, this one game really gave the system some life support.

Platform	Q3 2012 Sales	Q3 2013 Sales	% Difference	Market Share
3DS	0.57 million	0.45 million	-21.4%	83.3% - 8th Gen
DS	0.30 million	0.098 million	-66.7%	85.7%
PSV	0.13 million	0.090 million	-28.9%	16.7% - 8th Gen
PSP	0.026 million	0.016 million	-37.7%	14.3%

All platforms are down significantly. DS is on the verge of being discontinued, PSP is on life support, and 3DS/Vita sales are hurt. 3DS is hurt primarily because of the 3DS XL launch early in the quarter, and Vita is just struggling.

P.S. 13 is Vita sales from Q3 2012, my mistake.

P.S. sorry for the incorrect title for Americas in the first graph, I would edit this if I were a writer on VGC, but this is just a forum post. I edit these graphs on a different computer and am too lazy to edit them and re-upload them