Overall sales:
U.S retail sales down 22% year over year
Microsoft PR:
Xbox 360 ended 2012 as the best-selling console in the U.S., selling 1.4 million units in December. Xbox 360 was the must-have gift this holiday season with more than $1.27 billion spent on Xbox 360 retail including games, consoles and accessories in December. (Source: NPD Group, December 2012)
December 2012 NPD highlights:
· Xbox 360 sold 1.4 million units in December more than double the amount of the second place console in the U.S. in the month of December. This marks the 24th consecutive month Xbox 360 has held the number one spot in the U.S. (Source: NPD Group, December 2012)
· During the month of December, Xbox 360 held seven of the top 10 console game titles including: Halo 4, Assassins Creed III, Just Dance 4, NBA 2K13, Far Cry 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Madden NFL 13. (Source: NPD Group, December 2012)
This holiday, Xbox delivered incredible value offerings paired with a strong lineup of entertainment experiences, along with exclusive blockbuster games like Halo 4, Forza Horizon, Dance Central 3 and Fable: The Journey, as well as new family friendly titles such as Kinect Nat Geo TV, Kinect Sesame Street TV, and Nike+ Kinect Training, and third party titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Assassins Creed III.
Even though the holidays are over, consumers can still get the best all-in-one entertainment experience starting at $99 with a two-year Xbox LIVE Gold commitment at $14.99/month. The Xbox 360 Entertainment For All Plan offers access to the best entertainment experiences including TV, movies, music, and sports, plus the hottest blockbuster games all in one package. *
We expect 2013 will be another big year for Xbox 360 and were eager to continue to expand and grow the offerings available on the platform.
Nintendo PR:
Wii U Hardware Sales Surpass Wii Sales by More Than $30 Million through First Six Weeks
With more than 460,000 units sold in December, Wii U has now sold nearly 890,000 units in the United States after only 41 days on the market, according to the NPD Group. To date, Wii U hardware sales have generated more than $300 million in the U.S. alone; Wii hardware had generated just more than $270 million at the same point in its lifecycle.
While the Wii launch established new benchmarks in the United States, Wii U has surpassed its predecessor in perhaps the most important category: revenue generation, said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of Americas executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. The demand for the Deluxe SKU, which was essentially sold out at retail this holiday, and the strong attach rate of New Super Mario Bros. U, shows that we have the value and the games to drive momentum in 2013. We look forward to offering great new experiences and bringing smiles to millions of new faces throughout the year.
Nintendo sold more than 2.65 million hardware units in the United States in the month of December. 2012 marked the 11th consecutive year that Nintendo has sold at least 8 million hardware units in the U.S. Other Nintendo sales milestones achieved in December 2012 and beyond that time frame, include:
- New Super Mario Bros. U has now sold more than 580,000 units, an attach rate of more than 65 percent.
- Nintendo 3DS sold more than 1.25 million units in December and has crossed 7.7 million units sold life to date.
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 became the fourth Nintendo 3DS title to surpass 1 million units sold in the U.S., and has now sold more than 1.45 million units life to date.
- Nintendo 3DS continues to outpace the historic sales rate of Nintendo DS.
- Wii sold nearly 475,000 units and crossed 40.8 million units sold life to date.
- Ubisofts Just Dance 3 became the 10th Wii title to sell more than 5 million units life to date.
- Nintendo DS sold nearly 470,000 units and crossed 53 million units sold life to date.
Xbox 360: 1.4 million
Nintendo 3DS: 1.2 million
Playstation 3: 625,000
Wii: 480,000
Nintendo DS: 470,000
Wii U: 460,000
PS Vita: 200,000
PSP: 50,000
@creamsugar
Vita > 1/10 3DS
cod bundle ~ 70%
XX. New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo, Wii U) - 337K
NPD:
Wii U has generated 3% more dollar sales than the Wii when looking at Dec vs Dec, but it is 11% for YTD.[/quote\
@Gameasurta
NPD says that fewer Wii Us were sold last month than the original Wii sold in its first December in 2006.Software sales:
XX. New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo, Wii U) - 337K
Lifetime Sales:
-Just Dance 3 (Wii) - 5 million
-NSMB2 (3DS) - 1.45 million
-NSMBU (Wii U) - 580KJust Dance 4 wii > halo 4
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-01-10-call-of-duty-dominates-an-awful-2012-for-us-retail
Will update more later.
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