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sharky974 on 30 September 2008

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/console-installed-base-almost-doubles-in-uk

 

BTW, why the heck doesnt this forum have a qoute button? Instead I had to italicize this story.

 

Console installed base almost doubles in UK

New figures from data specialist GfK Chart Track have revealed the current installed base for console hardware in the UK.

As of September 2008, the PlayStation 3 has reached 1.4 million units, the Xbox 360 2.3 million and the Wii 3.6 million units.

The numbers show considerable growth from 2007 – both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have shifted a million units since the same period last year when their installed base was 0.4 million and 1.3 million, respectively.

However, it's Nintendo's Wii that has boomed in the region, from 1.1 million units in September 2007 to the current 3.6 million units.

In the battle of the handhelds, the DS has also shot up in the UK from 3.8 million to 7.1 million units in the space of a year, while the PSP has registered a more modest growth in comparison, from 2.2 million to 2.9 million units.



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goddog on 30 September 2008

cool, not too surpising, the ps3 s doing what it needs to to hold on, and the handheld market is booming in every region



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Cougarman on 30 September 2008

it is almost same as VGC numbers, that's impressive



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AlexeiYashin on 30 September 2008

DS sold 3.3 million in one year vs 700K PSP?

I thought PSP did better than that.



The Fury on 30 September 2008

Against VGChartz numbers. Wii is 200,000 over, 360 is 220,000 over and PS3 is 130,000 over at VGchartz then the Chart-TRack.



Hmm, pie.

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SleepWaking on 30 September 2008

WTF that's an insane increase in DS sales



shanbcn on 30 September 2008

PS3 over tracked by 100k+ and 360 by 200k+ here in VGC. According Chart-track the difference is 900k.



Bitmap Frogs on 30 September 2008

So it basically confirms what we already knew: wii dominating, 360/ps3 tied so the one million +/-10% advantadge in the UK remains.





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BKK2 on 30 September 2008

Great to finally have some Chart-Track numbers. 360, PS3, and NDS are roughly what I expected, Wii is a bit higher, and PSP is quite a bit lower. Shame we don't have PS2 LTD, but it should be somewhere around 10m.

Final part of the article was missed in the OP:


Matt Martin 12:00 (BST)
30/09/2008
Matt Martin

Console installed base almost doubles in UK

New figures from data specialist GfK Chart Track have revealed the current installed base for console hardware in the UK.

As of September 2008, the PlayStation 3 has reached 1.4 million units, the Xbox 360 2.3 million and the Wii 3.6 million units.

The numbers show considerable growth from 2007 – both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have shifted a million units since the same period last year when their installed base was 0.4 million and 1.3 million, respectively.

However, it's Nintendo's Wii that has boomed in the region, from 1.1 million units in September 2007 to the current 3.6 million units.

In the battle of the handhelds, the DS has also shot up in the UK from 3.8 million to 7.1 million units in the space of a year, while the PSP has registered a more modest growth in comparison, from 2.2 million to 2.9 million units.

The installed base for all five consoles has almost doubled in the UK from 8.8 million to 17.3 million in twelve months

The data comes from High Street retailer The Game Group, which estimates that by Christmas the installed base for the Wii will reach 4.9 million units, the Xbox 360 2.8 million and the PS3 1.9 million units.

DS units are expected to climb a further 1.2 million to 8.3 million and the PSP to 3.1 million.

Edited PS2 estimate.



KatinJin on 30 September 2008

September 2008 - UK LTD
PS3 - 1.4m
360 - 2.3m
Wii - 3.6m

Year ending September 2008
PS3 - 1.0m
360 - 1.0m
Wii - 2.5m