Exclusive LSA: Sales of game consoles in strong fall

It is not any more the euphoria in the video game. At a few days of opening of the Cannes-native professional living room of Idef (June 30 to July 2), LSA got the sales figures of consoles (origin undertaken, GfK source) in France over the first five months of the year. With 700.000 specimens (+8% compared to the same period in 2008) sold of January 1 to May 31, the DS arrives at the head. A light growth to be put for the exclusive benefit of DSi which with it was only sold with 300.000 specimens over the period. Behind, Wii (307 000 specimens) shows a fall of 35% compared to 2008, just like the PS3 (160 000 specimens (- 35%)) and the PSP (104 000 specimens (- 37%)). Only XBox 360 survives (+50% to 176.000 units) in this stagnation. Side plays, the market there too shows the blow with a passing of 12% in value over the first five months of the year. The reasons of such a reversal are undoubtedly with going to seek side of the “line-up” (catalogues of plays) of the consoles at this beginning of year. In 2008, the period had been marked by the exits of the three blockbusters Mario Kart Wii, AWG IV and Wii the FIT. Nothing equivalent this year. The two best sales were precisely carried out by two plays left there are one year (Wii the FIT with 380.000 specimens) and Mario Kart Wii (290 000). The first play left in 2009 in this signal 5 French is Resident Evil 5 on PS3 and XBox 360 which in cumulated was sold with 220.000 units. A nice success which however places it far behind a AWG IV and its 550.000 boxes sold with at the end of June 2008. The remainder of the year (left waited Wii Sport Arises, Wii the FIT More, Assasins' S Creed 2 or Uncharted 2…) will say if the accident of line-up hid a true beginning of recession.

Park installed of consoles in France at the end of May 2009 (origin undertaken, GfK source):

DS: 7,4 million

Wii: 3,2 million

PSP: 2,3 million

PS3: 1,4 million

XBox 360:1,3 million