The Official December NPD 2008 Thread

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FishyJoe on 15 January 2009

Results should come in around 6:30 Eastern time.

TheSource Dec NPD Preview

HARDWARE

NPD:

DS 3.04m
Wii 2.15m
X360 1.44m
PSP 1.02m
PS3 0.73m
PS2 0.41m

VG Chartz:

	NA	US (Est)
Wii	3,432,072	2,985,903
DS	3,207,933	2,790,902
X360	1,748,712	1,521,379
PSP	997,564	867,881
PS3	818,135	711,777
PS2	530,276	461,340

*Assuming US represents 87% of American market

EEDAR:
Wii 3.20m
DS 3.00m
X360 1.50m
PSP 0.88m
PS3 0.70m

Pachter:
Wii 3.25m
DS 2.60m
X360 1.35m
PS3 0.75m

SOFTWARE:

NPD:

1. Wii Play w/ remote - Wii – Nintendo – 1.46 million
2. Call of Duty: World at War - Xbox 360 – Activision – 1.33 million*
3. Wii Fit w/ balance board – Wii – Nintendo – 999K
4. Mario Kart Wii w/ wheel – Wii – Nintendo – 979K
5. Guitar Hero: World Tour - Wii – Activision – 850K*
6. Gears of War 2 - Xbox 360 – Microsoft – 745K*
7. Left 4 Dead - Xbox 360 – Electronic Arts – 629K
8. Mario Kart - DS – Nintendo – 540K
9. Call of Duty: World at War - PS3 – Activision – 533K
10. Animal Crossing: City Folk - Wii – Nintendo – 497K*

VGChartz:

Wii Play	Wii	1.43
Mario Kart Wii	Wii	1.34
Call of Duty: World at War	X360	1.25
Wii Fit	Wii	1.19
Guitar Hero: World Tour	Wii	0.75
Gears of War 2	X360	0.74
Call of Duty: World at War	PS3	0.66
Mario Kart DS	DS	0.62
Guitar Hero: World Tour	X360	0.61
Wii Music	Wii	0.57

EEDAR:
PLAY W/ REMOTE Nintendo of America WII 1,300,000
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR Activision Blizzard 360 1,200,000
MARIO KART W/ WHEEL Nintendo of America WII 1,200,000
FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD Nintendo of America WII 1,000,000
GEARS OF WAR 2 Microsoft 360 800,000
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR Activision Blizzard PS3 650,000
MADDEN NFL 09 Electronic Arts 360 500,000
LEFT 4 DEAD Electronic Arts 360 500,000
PRINCE OF PERSIA UbiSoft 360 475,000
MUSIC Nintendo of America WII 425,000

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colonelstubbs on 15 January 2009

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SOLIDSNAKE08 on 15 January 2009

nothing new is gonna happen. the usual stuff. wii kicking everybody ass and ps3 and 360 with the normal holiday boosts. one thing that might happen though is that ps3 sales may be lower because of the price and recession.