NPD: MARCH - Keep it here

"The Wii was up 42% from the first quarter of 2008, while the Nintendo DS (including the 58,000 Nintendo DSi sales) was up a more modest 8%. " ezikiell

"Sony's systems have started 2009 with far lower sales than it saw in 2008. The PlayStation Portable (PSP) saw a decline of 30% from its sales in 1Q 2008 while the PlayStation 3 dropped almost 14%. The ailing PlayStation 2 dropped a staggering 59% in 1Q 2009, year-on-year " ezikiell

[QUOTE="ezikiell"]"The Wii was up 42% from the first quarter of 2008, while the Nintendo DS (including the 58,000 Nintendo DSi sales) was up a more modest 8%. " IronBass

"Sony's systems have started 2009 with far lower sales than it saw in 2008. The PlayStation Portable (PSP) saw a decline of 30% from its sales in 1Q 2008 while the PlayStation 3 dropped almost 14%. The ailing PlayStation 2 dropped a staggering 59% in 1Q 2009, year-on-year " ezikiell

And that's with the release of Killzone 2 :?

[QUOTE="ezikiell"] "Sony's systems have started 2009 with far lower sales than it saw in 2008. The PlayStation Portable (PSP) saw a decline of 30% from its sales in 1Q 2008 while the PlayStation 3 dropped almost 14%. The ailing PlayStation 2 dropped a staggering 59% in 1Q 2009, year-on-year " IronBass

[QUOTE="IronBass"] [QUOTE="ezikiell"] "Sony's systems have started 2009 with far lower sales than it saw in 2008. The PlayStation Portable (PSP) saw a decline of 30% from its sales in 1Q 2008 while the PlayStation 3 dropped almost 14%. The ailing PlayStation 2 dropped a staggering 59% in 1Q 2009, year-on-year " SpinoRaptor24

And that's with the release of Killzone 2 :?

[QUOTE="IronBass"][QUOTE="ezikiell"] "Sony's systems have started 2009 with far lower sales than it saw in 2008. The PlayStation Portable (PSP) saw a decline of 30% from its sales in 1Q 2008 while the PlayStation 3 dropped almost 14%. The ailing PlayStation 2 dropped a staggering 59% in 1Q 2009, year-on-year " killerfist

[QUOTE="killerfist"][QUOTE="IronBass"] Ouch :(IronBass

The PSP...A big :question: PS3 is due to the price I think. A pricedrop would definitely help but I don't know how much they can afford to risk that.killerfist

[QUOTE="killerfist"] The PSP...A big :question: PS3 is due to the price I think. A pricedrop would definitely help but I don't know how much they can afford to risk that.IronBass

I see, I don't know anything about the PSP tbh. Could the many new versions of the PSP have something to do with it as well? That people are simply holding on to their money because they think there will be a newer version down the road anyway? :P lol idk..just guessing really.

I don't think the lineup has lots to do with it to be honest. People could go back to the cheaper last year line-up as well.

[QUOTE="IronBass"][QUOTE="killerfist"] The PSP...A big :question: PS3 is due to the price I think. A pricedrop would definitely help but I don't know how much they can afford to risk that.killerfist

Matt Matthews has an analyst on March's NPD numbers at Gamasutra.

The 1Q console and handheld sales are interesting:

"The Wii was up 42% from the first quarter of 2008, while the Nintendo DS (including the 58,000 Nintendo DSi sales) was up a more modest 8%.

After a nearly flat performance from 1Q 2007 to 1Q 2008, the Xbox 360 gained almost 38% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2009.

In fact, 1Q 2009 was the first non-holiday quarter during which the Xbox 360 broke the million system barrier. (It had previously come within 25,000 systems during 3Q 2007, during the launch of Halo 3.)

Sony's systems have started 2009 with far lower sales than it saw in 2008. The PlayStation Portable (PSP) saw a decline of 30% from its sales in 1Q 2008 while the PlayStation 3 dropped almost 14%. The ailing PlayStation 2 dropped a staggering 59% in 1Q 2009, year-on-year."

ezikiell

So I suppose that the competiton was just too strong.IronBass

[QUOTE="IronBass"][QUOTE="ezikiell"] "Sony's systems have started 2009 with far lower sales than it saw in 2008. The PlayStation Portable (PSP) saw a decline of 30% from its sales in 1Q 2008 while the PlayStation 3 dropped almost 14%. The ailing PlayStation 2 dropped a staggering 59% in 1Q 2009, year-on-year " killerfist

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"]Wow whats making the 360 sell so well:?johnnyblazed88

200$ price tag with 90% of PS3's library

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"]Wow whats making the 360 sell so well:?Shy_Guy_Red

Halo Wars + RE5 would be my guess.

[QUOTE="johnnyblazed88"]

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"]Wow whats making the 360 sell so well:?FirstDiscovery

200$ price tag with 90% of PS3's library

So would it make you feel better if he said :

$250 price tag with 90% of the PS3's library?

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="johnnyblazed88"]

200$ price tag with 90% of PS3's library

SolidTy

So would it make you feel better if he said :

$250 price tag with 90% of the PS3's library?

Premium is $300:PFirstDiscovery

Okay Sold... for only $300! :P

*unstickies* Lets see what happens... Don't let me down!musicalmac

I can goes make new NPD Topic now's? :D ;) :P

[QUOTE="rofflecopter_"]

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

Yeah, maybe...if KZ2 doesn't hit that 500,000 sales mark in Europe, then KZ2 is clearly is behind the norm, for sure. It has all year to sell, I hope Sony's efforts weren't in vain...It's a good game. So far it's a little over a month old and it's sold 1 million copies to date, despite the worlds econsomic crisis. So, we will see.

SolidTy

Okay, that's fine...not like I care, I'm just trying to be accurate. Technically, the numbers a million, but even if we play your game, KZ2 sold 900,000 in a little over a month.

Sounds pretty good to me, KZ2 has all year to keep on keepin' on. Obviously a Holiday release would have been better, but Sony knows something we don't I guess.