Sony Responds To February NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

Yesterday's NPD Group sales data revealed that PlayStation 3 sales were down year-over-year. In fact they were down across the PlayStation family. But that's only focusing on the negatives. What about the PlayStation positives?

While Sony didn't release a "PlayStation By The Numbers" response this month—putting the fate of our regular Corporate Gloating in doubt—Peter Dille, Senior VP of Marketing and the PlayStation Network at Sony Computer Entertainment America gave the numbers some thought. While Dille doesn't point out that PlayStation family sales bested 600,000 units sold, he does call the month a "tremendous kickstart" to the year.

SCEA did brag about the launch of Killzone 2 which placed in the top ten and scored a "noteworthy 92 Metacritic score."

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Read on for the full statement and the word "momentum."

"In February, we had a tremendous kickstart to what promises to be another record year for the PlayStation brand with the launch of mega blockbuster hit Killzone 2, which ranked in the top 5 with only two days of sales in February and has been garnering extraordinary reviews, and a noteworthy 92 Metacritic score. We have no doubt this game will deliver a next gen experience and will be responsible for driving hardware sales throughout the year. You can also expect an onslaught of unmatched entertainment offerings to hit across our platforms, such as genre-leading PS3 titles like MLB'09: The Show and inFamous, and new content via the PlayStation Network like movies and TV shows from NBC Universal, and an unprecedented line-up of third and first party exclusives to hit the PSP. We have no doubt 2009 will be another year of continued momentum and we remain confident in delivering the best entertainment experience to our consumers." — Peter Dille, Senior Vice President of Marketing and the PlayStation Network, Sony Computer Entertainment America

I agree with him!

Well, I wouldn't really expect Sony to say something bad. Besides, he's distracting people with the PS3 lineup for the year, which is very impressive, and just reminds me of how much my wallet will hate me by the end of the year. =)

Ohhh so it is only 2 days of sales...

Nintendo Responds To February NPD Sales, Seems Pleased.

Microsoft Responds To February NPD Sales, Seems Pleased.

They always seem "pleased", it doesn't matter if they are down YoY

Sony didn't even respond last month to the NPD...

I could be mistaken, but I looked and never saw an article..

Idk, but they do it almost every month

yeah i thought they do it every month

No necessarily, they didn't reply to the holiday NPD numbers. I don't recall about Janurary or Feburary though.