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SOLIDSNAKE08 on 16 April 2009

this gen is going to be weird, the 360 will probably stay ahead of the ps3 in america whilst the ps3 will be molesting the 360 over in europe and japan. especially in europe, once that price drops i see the ps3 going crazy in europe. not wii crazy but crazy enough to give the 360 a good ass kicking while it will be the other way round in america.



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metalmonstar on 16 April 2009

The numbers don't look good at all. Not really a boring month just a depressing one.



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dolemit3 on 16 April 2009

Resistance Retribution apparently sold



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gebx on 17 April 2009
darthdevidem01 said:
RPG said:
Sony will be crawling around on the floor having seen these numbers, all these months of low software sales will only bring that price drop closer and closer. One needs a PS3 to play PS3 games, Sony need the $100 sooner rather then later.

One thing is for sure, release GT5 with the console still $400 = Sony are officially retarded

SONY can't drop the price till next year simple as that

for SONY as long as 2007 numbers don't come back they are happy

 

muhahah... Someone finally opened their eyes!!!

Some of us have been stating this SINCE DECEMBER 2008!!!!

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=52932&page=1

 

 



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MANUELF on 17 April 2009

Anyone know about the top 20?



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Dark Chaos on 17 April 2009
gebx said:
darthdevidem01 said:
RPG said:
Sony will be crawling around on the floor having seen these numbers, all these months of low software sales will only bring that price drop closer and closer. One needs a PS3 to play PS3 games, Sony need the $100 sooner rather then later.

One thing is for sure, release GT5 with the console still $400 = Sony are officially retarded

SONY can't drop the price till next year simple as that

for SONY as long as 2007 numbers don't come back they are happy

 

muhahah... Someone finally opened their eyes!!!

Some of us have been stating this SINCE DECEMBER 2008!!!!

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=52932&page=1

 

 

Patience is a virtue. Each month more and more ppl are realizing it.

 



Dinomax on 17 April 2009

Oh look at that, the Nintendo tag team win again. 

 



Slimebeast on 17 April 2009

X360 fans rejoice! Gap 110K we should be content with for now.

 

Slimebeast said:
I perdict PS3 279,000 and the X360 366,000.

You can quote me on this.

 

 PS3 218,000 and the X360 330,000

Perdicted gap 87,000 became 112,000. Well done X360!



TheSource on 17 April 2009

Chris Kohler has posted the top ten games by platform and the top twenty overall. I've made some estimates based on some known points. The main thing is Resistance PSP selling under 55k, Madworld at 66k, GTA DS at 89k, and none of them were in the top twenty which means the top twenty all sold at least 89,000 units...

http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/04/march-2009s-top.html#more

Red values are estimates based on known information that puts data between two points, pink values are just complete guesses on my part.

Overall
1. RESIDENT EVIL 5*    360     CAPCOM USA   938,000
2. POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION    NDS     NINTENDO  805,000
3. HALO WARS*    360     MICROSOFT 639,000
4. RESIDENT EVIL 5*    PS3     CAPCOM USA   585,000
5. WII FIT    WII     NINTENDO OF AMERICA   541,000
6. MLB '09: THE SHOW    PS3     SONY 305,000
7. KILLZONE 2    PS3     SONY 296,000
8. WII PLAY W/ REMOTE    WII     NINTENDO     281,000
9. MARIO KART W/WHEEL    WII     NINTENDO    278,000
10. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K9    360     TAKE 2   205,000
11. GUITAR HERO METALLICA    360     ACTIVISION  198k
12. CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR*    360     ACTIVISION  190k
13. STREET FIGHTER IV*    360     CAPCOM USA   182k
14. MARIO KART DS    NDS     NINTENDO  175k
15. STREET FIGHTER IV*    PS3   CAPCOM  168k
16. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS    NDS     NINTENDO  160k
17. PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE    NDS  NINTENDO  153k
18. MLB '09: THE SHOW    PS2   SONY  145k
19. HALO 3*  360  Microsoft 137k
20. LEGO STAR WARS: COMPLETE SAGA    WII     LUCASARTS 128k
Wii
1. WII FIT    NINTENDO OF AMERICA 541,000
2. WII PLAY W/ REMOTE    NINTENDO OF AMERICA 281,000
3. MARIO KART W/WHEEL    NINTENDO OF AMERICA 278,000
4. LEGO STAR WARS: COMPLETE SAGA    LUCASARTS 128,000
5. LINK'S CROSSBOW TRAINING    NINTENDO  116,000
6. GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR*    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD  104,000
7. GUITAR HERO METALLICA    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD       92,000
8. NEW PLAY CONTROL! MARIO POWER TENNIS    NINTENDO  80,000
9. MADWORLD    SEGA  66,000
10. SONIC AND THE BLACK KNIGHT    SEGA    61,000
X360
1. RESIDENT EVIL 5*    CAPCOM USA 938,000
2. HALO WARS*    MICROSOFT 639,000
3. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K9    TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 205,000
4. GUITAR HERO METALLICA    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 198,000
5. CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR*    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 190,000
6. STREET FIGHTER IV*    CAPCOM USA 168,000
7. HALO 3*    MICROSOFT 137,000
8. TOM CLANCY'S H.A.W.X.    UBISOFT 85,000
9. NBA 2K9    TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 60,000
10. WWE LEGENDS OF WRESTLEMANIA    THQ 50,000
PS2
1. MLB '09: THE SHOW    SONY 145,000
2. NARUTO: ULTIMATE NINJA 4    NAMCO BANDAI GAMES OF AMERICA 70,000
3. GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS    TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 60,000
4. NBA 2K9    TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 50,000
5. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K9    TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 40,000
6. RESIDENT EVIL 4*    CAPCOM USA 30,000
7. TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD    EIDOS INTERACTIVE 25,000
8. GOD OF WAR II    SONY 20,000
9. CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 17,500
10. GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR*    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 15,000
PS3
1. RESIDENT EVIL 5*    CAPCOM USA 585,000
2. MLB '09: THE SHOW    SONY 305,000
3. KILLZONE 2    SONY 296,000
4. STREET FIGHTER IV*    CAPCOM USA 168,000
5. GUITAR HERO METALLICA    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 55,000
6. TOM CLANCY'S H.A.W.X.    UBISOFT 48,000
7. CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 45,000
8. WWE LEGENDS OF WRESTLEMANIA    THQ 40,000
9. SONIC'S ULTIMATE GENESIS COLLECTION    SEGA OF AMERICA 37,500
10. NBA 2K9    TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 35,000
GBA
1. ASTEROIDS/PONG/YARS    DESTINATION SOFTWARE INC.
2. UNO 52    DESTINATION SOFTWARE INC.
3. PUPPY LUV: SPA & RESORT    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4. BIG MUTHA TRUCKERS    DESTINATION SOFTWARE INC.
5. VALUE GAME BUNDLE 14.99    MULTIPLE VIDEO GAME MANUFACTURER
6. GBA SPYHUNTER/SUPERSPRINT    DESTINATION SOFTWARE INC.
7. VAN HELSING    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8. PRINCESS NATASHA: STUDENT SECRET AGENT    DESTINATION SOFTWARE INC.
9. UNO/FREEFALL    DESTINATION SOFTWARE INC.
10. GAUNTLET/RAMPART    DESTINATION SOFTWARE INC.
DS
1. POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION    NINTENDO 805,000
2. MARIO KART DS    NINTENDO 175,000
3. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS    NINTENDO 160,000
4. PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE    NINTENDO 153,000
5. GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS    TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 89,000
6. LEGO STAR WARS: COMPLETE SAGA    LUCASARTS 75,000
7. PHINEAS AND FERB    DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 70,000
8. MARIO PARTY    NINTENDO 64,000
9. SUPER MARIO 64 DS    NINTENDO 60,000
10. CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE    DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 57,500
PSP
1. MLB '09: THE SHOW    SONY 67,000
2. RESISTANCE: RETRIBUTION    SONY 54,000
3. PHANTASY STAR PORTABLE    SEGA OF AMERICA 50,000
4. GRAND THEFT AUTO: LIBERTY CITY STORIES    TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 44,000
5. GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES    TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 40,000
6. IRON MAN    SEGA OF AMERICA 35,000
7. MEDAL OF HONOR: HEROES 2    ELECTRONIC ARTS 30,000
8. MIDNIGHT CLUB: LA REMIX    TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 27,000
9. WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2008    THQ 25,000
10. MX VS ATV UNLEASHED: ON THE EDGE    THQ 22,000


People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.

When there are more laws, there are more criminals.

- Lao Tzu

TheSource on 17 April 2009

Top 10 Portable Games (All):

  1. NDS POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION    NDS     NINTENDO OF AMERICA
  2. NDS MARIO KART DS    NDS     NINTENDO OF AMERICA
  3. NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS    NDS     NINTENDO OF AMERICA
  4. NDS PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE    NDS     NINTENDO OF AMERICA
  5. NDS GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS    NDS     TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE
  6. NDS LEGO STAR WARS: COMPLETE SAGA    NDS     LUCASARTS
  7. NDS PHINEAS AND FERB    NDS     DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
  8. PSP MLB '09: THE SHOW    NDS     SONY
  9. NDS MARIO PARTY    NDS     NINTENDO OF AMERICA
  10. NDS SUPER MARIO 64 DS    NDS     NINTENDO OF AMERICA


People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.

When there are more laws, there are more criminals.

- Lao Tzu