The Official NPD March 11' Thread (Data at 6:30 PM EST for 5 wks to 4/2/11)

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Mr.Ashtear on 14 April 2011

lol @ "DS Family"

awful numbers for the 3DS...but lets wait until Christmas, perhaps many people still believe that the 3DS is just a revision rather than a whole new console.

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Hyruken on 14 April 2011

thismeintiel said:

ZaneWane said:

Sony responds to the NPD report but doesn't issue any specific PS3 sales data.

Sony Computer Entertainment America has just released its NPD statement, responding to NPD's March report. The company noted that the overall PlayStation business saw some significant growth, but the company didn't provide any specific sales information.

"According to the latest NPD report, PlayStation saw double digit growth across hardware and peripherals, signaling continued momentum for the PlayStation platform and consumer demand for immersive 3D and precision motion game play," said Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA.

"Led today by the PlayStation Move motion controller, Move accessories and the deep lineup of Move-compatible software titles, PlayStation peripherals have now achieved double-digit growth for 19 consecutive months, according to NPD. People are loving the gaming experience provided by true stereoscopic 3D and PlayStation Move, and we'll up the ante next week with the release ofSOCOM 4: US Navy Seals."

So this confirms that is not HW and peripherals combined, but seperate. And damn, double-digit growth for 19 consecutive months? Is the Move doing a little better than some think? I'm guessing Sony will be announcing the updated shipped figure for the Move at E3.

They way i see it is they have included all hardware together i.e "across hardware" and used that to say it has had growth.

Because if they meant it for each individual platform then i doubt very much PSP jumped from 120k in march 2010 to 135k in march 2011. Especially considering that last month it sold 70k.

So i think they mean all hardware combined.

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psrock on 14 April 2011

Hyruken said:

thismeintiel said:

ZaneWane said:

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So this confirms that is not HW and peripherals combined, but seperate. And damn, double-digit growth for 19 consecutive months? Is the Move doing a little better than some think? I'm guessing Sony will be announcing the updated shipped figure for the Move at E3.

They way i see it is they have included all hardware together i.e "across hardware" and used that to say it has had growth.

Because if they meant it for each individual platform then i doubt very much PSP jumped from 120k in march 2010 to 135k in march 2011. Especially considering that last month it sold 70k.

So i think they mean all hardware combined.

That's only if we forget the PSP had a price cut in March. The PSP, PS3, Accessories had double digit growth, it's ok.

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