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darthdevidem01 on 03 November 2009

PS3 Sales 'Very Strong' Through October, says GameStop

Posted November 3, 2009 by James Brightman

After dropping the price on PS3 and introducing the new slim model, Sony finally managed to capture the top spot for hardware sales in the U.S. during September, selling close to 500,000 units. In Japan, the PS3 saw a 707% upswing since the price cut went into effect across the Pacific. 

Despite a big (and much needed) surge from the PS3, some analysts questioned just how long it would last. After all, the Xbox 360 Elite SKU also came down to $299 and the Wii was dropped to $199. EEDAR said that the excitement for price cuts in September "wore off quicker than expected." Nevertheless, Tony Bartel, Executive VP of Merchandising and Marketing for GameStop, told IndustryGamers today that Sony's momentum was not limited to just September.

"We continue to see the [price drop] giving strong momentum to PS3. Obviously we had a strong surge when they initially dropped the price, and there was a lot of excitement around that, but we still see PS3 sales as very strong through October as well," Bartel said, without providing specific data.

It'll be interesting to see how the hardware numbers stack up for October once we have the official NPD tally later this month.

http://www.industrygamers.com/news/ps3-sales-very-strong-through-october-says-gamestop/

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so we probably won't see a "HORRIBLE DROP OFF" for PS3
Glad to hear them say VEry Strong, they were very unoptimistic on the PS3 last holiday


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darthdevidem01 on 03 November 2009

OP is fixed, sorry about the ad pop up thing in it, that site is horrible!



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Xxain on 03 November 2009

well I dont think the Sales will drop below 200k for the rest of the year..so i dont know about the horrible drop off you of...but idk



letsdance on 03 November 2009

LOL @ EEDAR... where did they get their information?

Anyway - I work at target and my anecdotal evidence is... It seems like 360 and Ps3 are selling just as well... maybe Ps3 beating it but not enough to be able to tell in one store. The Wii sells better than both separately but not both combined...



Seraphic_Sixaxis on 03 November 2009

Eh, expected.



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darthdevidem01 on 03 November 2009

@letsdance

no EEDAR is a well respected analyst firm, I think anyway



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letsdance on 03 November 2009

...Because sales dropping off after a major price cut isnt expected?



Steroid on 03 November 2009

Does anyone not think PS3 will be the best selling HD console in Oct.?



leo-j on 03 November 2009

In the U.S i CAN SEE the 360 outselling the ps3 in october., and wii definately, us americans dont view the PS3 as a quality system like the ps2 or ps1 (us americans aka 360 fans).



 

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darthdevidem01 on 03 November 2009

@leo-j

on Vg chartz PS3 has vastly outsold the xbox 360 system in USA



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