The Official May NPD Thread (Data released 6/12 at ~6:30 PM EST)

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Leandrovisk on 12 June 2008

HW
PlayStation 3 208.7K
PlayStation Portable 182.3K
Xbox 360 186.6K
Wii 675.1K
Nintendo DS 452.6K

SW Top 10
Top 10 SKU's May 2008 Rank # Units
(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc.)
360 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 1 871.3K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2008 2 787.4K
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAY 2008 3 687.7K
PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 4 442.9K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 5 294.6K
WII SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR 2008 6 171.1K
PS2 IRON MAN SEGA OF AMERICA APR 2008 7 130.6K
WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ WIREACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 8 116.8K
NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF DARKNESS NOA APR 2008 9 107K
NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF TIME NOA APR 2008 10 102K

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FishyJoe on 12 June 2008

http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/npd-wii-and-gta-dominate-ps3-tops-360-in-112-billion-may/?biz=1

The NPD Group's May video game sales data has arrived and the total numbers, although slightly down from April, were similarly impressive. Total industry sales came to $1.12 billion (up 37 percent year-over-year), while software sales climbed 41 percent to $536.9 million and hardware sales increased 34 percent to $428.6 million. Even sales of accessories were up 30 percent to $150.8 million. Overall, year-to-date industry sales have now reached $6.58 billion, up 32 percent from last year.

Unsurprisingly, the late April release of GTA IV easily carried its momentum into May, as the title racked up another 871.3K in unit sales on Xbox 360 and 442.9K unit sales on PS3. Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii once again took second place with 787.4K unit sales, followed by the fitness sensation Wii Fit, which sold 687.7K units.

Interestingly, although a number of analysts thought we might finally see the "GTA IV hardware bump" in May, that wasn't really the case. PS3 sold 208.7K units while Xbox 360 sold just 186.6K units. The Wii easily took top honors again with 675.1K units. The DS put up another 452.6K unit sales, while the PSP sold 182.3K units (down about 10K). PS2 sales were not provided, but last month the aging console saw just 124.4K unit sales, and we have little reason to believe that number increased much (if at all) in May.

The top 10 selling games in May (based on unit sales and including collector's editions, bundles, etc.) were as follows:

1. GTA IV - Xbox 360 – Take-Two – 871.3K

2. Mario Kart Wii (w/ wheel) – Wii – Nintendo – 787.4K

3. Wii Fit (w/ Balance Board) – Wii – Nintendo – 687.7K

4. GTA IV - PS3 – Take-Two – 442.9K

5. Wii Play (w/ remote) – Wii – Nintendo – 294.6K

6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Wii – Nintendo – 171.1K

7. Iron Man - PS2 – Sega – 130.6K

8. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Wii – Activision – 116.8K

9. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness - DS – Nintendo – 107K

10. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time - DS – Nintendo – 102K

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Ail on 12 June 2008

Lol 687k WiiFit...

PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !

PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !

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Gobias on 12 June 2008

zomg! ps3 undertracked and 360 overtracked!!!!1111 conspiracy!!!1

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kingofwale on 12 June 2008

LOL. PS3 did considerably better than 360, in a month without any good games. INTESTERESTING....

Soriku (Feb 10/08): In 5 years the PS3/360 will be dead.

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DMeisterJ on 12 June 2008

PS3 > 360

PS3 + 360
Wii > DS >>> PS3 > 360 > PSP

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koffieboon on 12 June 2008

From Gaf:

HW
PlayStation 3 208.7K
PlayStation Portable 182.3K
Xbox 360 186.6K
Wii 675.1K
Nintendo DS 452.6K

SW Top 10
Top 10 SKU's May 2008 Rank # Units
(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc.)
360 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 1 871.3K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2008 2 787.4K
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAY 2008 3 687.7K
PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 4 442.9K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 5 294.6K
WII SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR 2008 6 171.1K
PS2 IRON MAN SEGA OF AMERICA APR 2008 7 130.6K
WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ WIREACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 8 116.8K
NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF DARKNESS NOA APR 2008 9 107K
NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF TIME NOA APR 2008 10 102K

Serious Nintendo domination...

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celine on 12 June 2008

However I'm a bit dissapointed ...

“In the entertainment business, there are only heaven and hell, and nothing in between and as soon as our customers bore of our products, we will crash.” Hiroshi Yamauchi

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