2007 (France):

DS: 2.2M (Beating it's own 2006 record of 1.4M)

WII: 1M

PSP: 600K

PS3: 500K

360: 200K

LTD:

PS2: 5.5M

DS: 4.4M

XBOX: 750K

PS3: 500K

360: 500K

French Console Market in 2007:

1.1B Euros, up from $568 million in 06 (Hardware).

5 Million Consoles purchased up from 3 Million in 06.

2.3B - 2.4B Euros, of which Nintendo claim to hold 50%, mainly due to the DS (Hardware, Software, and Accessories).

ZDNet.fr via Google Translate:

"The Nintendo DS bestseller market french video game

Christophe Guillemin, published on January 4, 2008

Business - With more than 2 million sales, a portable game console bat a new record in 2007, in a market that surpassed the one billion euros in sales. Nintendo France believes he managed to seduce women, in addition to the young players.

The portable game console Nintendo has registered another record year in France with 2.2 million units sold. "We had weeks to more than 200000 Nintendo DS passed," to ZDNet.fr, Stéphan Bole, general manager of Nintendo France.

In 2006, it had sold about 1.4 million copies, already forming a national record. 2007 will have seen its sales real progress. "Our strategy to target realignment has worked well," says the manager. Beyond the young players, Nintendo seems to have also attracted adults and especially women.

He capitalized on titles such as Nintendogs, which is capable of raising a dog virtual; English Training, which is supposed to teach the rudiments of the English language, or the Platform for training cerebral Dr Kawashima, following exercises intellectuals.

In comparison, the Wii, the console on the market for Nintendo, has passed in 2007 to just over one million units. "It's a very good start but it is the beginning of the life cycle of the console," says Stephan Bole, which ensures that supply problems will be quickly resolved. "We now reach a production capacity of 1.8 million Wii per month, a doubling in 2007. "

According to our information, competing consoles have sold a little less than 600000 Sony PSP, PS3 approximately 500000 and over 200000 Xbox 360 in 2007.

A market of more than one billion euros

Fine performances were achieved Nintendo in a market that has also experienced a record year. For the first time, the sector of the french game console (cumulative turnover of players) is expected to exceed 1.1 billion euros, according to GFK - in 2006, it was $ 568 million. In volume terms, nearly 5 million machines were purchased, compared to 3 million in 2006.

By integrating accessories and games, this market would be between 2.3 and 2.4 billion euros, for its part, believes Nintendo. The Japanese manufacturer ensures hold 50%, mainly thanks to the DS which the park installed in France reached 4.4 million.

This is less than the Playstation 2, higher than 5.5 million units sold (about 500000 PS3). For its part, Microsoft claims to have sold a total of 500000 Xbox 360 since its release in late 2005. As for the installed base of first-generation Xbox, it is 750000 consoles, according to Microsoft France.

By Christophe Guillemin, ZDNet France"

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Excelent for Ps3, great for Wii and DS....poor 360

360 have sold more then Ps3 in France these numbers seems wierd.

err look at the LTD yojimbo.. they show that

For november in France, we can see that:

http://tf1.lci.fr/infos/podcast/pleinecran/0,,3667858,00-plein-ecran-decembre-meilleurs-jeux-2007-.html

NDS - 400,000
WII - 230,000
PS3 - 30,000
360 - 10,000

I confirm, because i speak french, that they really said these numbers for november in France.

If these numbers are true, i doubt of the number of 500,000 ps3 LTD in France at the end of the year.

The number of 200,000 360 give by "the information of zdnet" is strange for me, when we compare with the number give by LCI.

I hope, we will have gfk numbers to clarify the situation.

The LTD number of the 360 is before christmas,

http://www.jeux-france.com/news23083_500000-xbox-360-vendues-en-france.html

7 december, date of the article, and zdnet said the same:

http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39377056,00.htm

very good DS numbers , as expected

Hmmm France is a bigger game country than I thought.

That is good news....More French girls for me

Be careful, we don't speak here of gfk numbers.

The numbers of ds and wii are give by nintendo now, and are the true subject of the article.

The number of microsoft are give by microsoft in the begin of december.

The number of sony are give by sony here (begin of december):

http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39376373,00.htm

" Quid des autres consoles de salon ? Sony France indique avoir vendu 5,5 millions de Playstation 2 en France depuis son lancement fin 2000, et 400 000 PS3 depuis mars dernier. Le constructeur estime pouvoir atteindre les 500 000 d'ici à la fin 2007 grâce aux fêtes de Noël."

"Nintendo France believes he managed to seduce women, in addition to the young players."

I'd like to meet this 'Nintendo France' guy

EDIT:

Nintendo France believes he managed to seduce women, in addition to the young players.

FOR THIS PART ONLY!!!!!!!!