06-14-2008, 03:48 AM
Filed under: News, Sales
"Safe and steady" was the theme of May's NPD figures, with no console either enjoying a majestic surge or suffering a crushing collapse -- the DS simply registered a decent if unspectacular 9% rise in hardware sales. As it turns out, that bump was timely, because it meant the console reached 20 million units sold in North America, a landmark that has now been passed in all major regions.Of course, we could snicker at how the PSP only clinched 29% of the handheld market, and so we will.
Wii: 714.2K 39.1K (5.5%)
DS: 414.8K 37.8K (9.1%)
PSP: 192.7K 10.4K (5.4%)
Xbox 360: 188K 1.4K (0.8%)
PS3: 187.1K 21.6K (11.5%)
PS2: 124.4K 8.3K (6.7%)
Software sales are waiting past the break.Continue reading May NPD: Buoyant Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:30:00 EST at http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/06/13/may-npd-buoyant/
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"Safe and steady" was the theme of May's NPD figures, with no console either enjoying a majestic surge or suffering a crushing collapse -- the DS simply registered a decent if unspectacular 9% rise in hardware sales. As it turns out, that bump was timely, because it meant the console reached 20 million units sold in North America, a landmark that has now been passed in all major regions.Of course, we could snicker at how the PSP only clinched 29% of the handheld market, and so we will.
Wii: 714.2K 39.1K (5.5%)
DS: 414.8K 37.8K (9.1%)
PSP: 192.7K 10.4K (5.4%)
Xbox 360: 188K 1.4K (0.8%)
PS3: 187.1K 21.6K (11.5%)
PS2: 124.4K 8.3K (6.7%)
Software sales are waiting past the break.Continue reading May NPD: Buoyant Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:30:00 EST at http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/06/13/may-npd-buoyant/
Comments: http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/06/13/may-n.../#comments