NPD Results
360 393k (VGC 418k) - VGC 6% overWii 250k (VGC 283k) - VGC 13% over
3DS 250k (VGC 260k) - VGC 4% over
PS3 250k (VGC 290k) - VGC 16% over
NDS 180k (VGC 117k) - VGC 35% under
NPD will report sales and financials for the US video game market later today. As leaks and numbers become available I will update this thread and no doubt so will others.
VGC estimates the following for US:
Full preview here:
http://www.vgchartz.com/article/88407/usa-retail-preview-for-october-2011/
Wedbush's Big Bill Pachter predicts:
- software sales in the U.S. will total $690 million
- this is up 14 percent compared to last year's $605 million
- the release line-up for this year's October and November period is "one of the strongest in history."
- 180,000 Nintendo Wii units sold (36% lower than VGC extimate)
- 350,000 Xbox 360 units sold (16% lower than VGC estimate)
- 265,000 PS3 units (8.6% lower than VGC estimate)
- 140,000 DS units
- 250,000 3DS units (3.8% lower than VGC estimate)
- hardware unit sales during October will be flat compared to October of last year
- handheld sales were up 8 percent thanks to the Nintendo 3DS