NPD numbers for August, now imagine numbers for September.

What is going to happen when Halo 3 comes, and 360 sells even more hardware in September, coming next week the surge will only grow.

Just for those who hadn't seen these yet.

NPD's Top Hardware Sales in August:

Nintendo Wii - 403,600
Nintendo DS - 383,300
Microsoft XBox 360 - 276,700
Sony PlayStation 2 - 202,000
Sony PlayStation Portable - 151,200
Sony PlayStation 3 - 130,600
Nintendo Game Boy Advance - 67,500

NPD's Top Ten Software Sales in August:

1. Madden NFL 08 (X360) - 896,600
2. Madden NFL 08 (PS2) - 643,600
3. BioShock (X360) - 490,900
4. Madden NFL 08 (PS3) - 336,200
5. Wii Play (Wii) - 256,800
6. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii) - 218,100
7. Mario Strikers Charged (Wii) - 147,700
8. Guitar Hero II (PS2) - 145,400
9. Mario Party 8 (Wii) - 138,300
10. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (PS2) - 127,100

halo 3 wont make 360 have a "surge" in sales ...huff2k

Yes it will

halo 3 wont make 360 have a "surge" in sales ...huff2k

sure ok keep dreaming

halo 3 wont make 360 have a "surge" in sales ...huff2k

The sequel to the best selling game on the xbox with 30%ish attach rate wont make the 360 have a surge erm... intresting theory.

The 360 and Ps3 will have a high increase in sales

360: Halo 3

PS3: HS and warhawk

halo 3 wont make 360 have a "surge" in sales ...huff2k

Halo 3 is the definition of a system seller, I'm sure 360 sales will see a jump following its release.

[QUOTE="huff2k"]halo 3 wont make 360 have a "surge" in sales ...BlueBarad

Yes it will

I doubt it will overtake the Wii in selling units. But no doubt the software will sell bucketloads!
But who cares! Everyone knows Halo 3 will be awesome.

360 will sell 400k-500k next month.The effect of Halo 3 wont be a sudden 1 million sales spike.It'll be a great addition to the 360 library and will increase sales throughout the holiday season.

My predictions! ^_^

1. X360
2. DS
3. Wii
4. PSP (teh slimz)
5. PS2
6. PS3

Yes Halo 3 will make it have a surge.. I am betting by years end another 2 million consoles sold and directly be related to the MS line up for this year.NitaraPwnzU

Considering that the holiday season is the best time for console sales, that's not really a risky bet at all. Last year, the 360 sold about 2 million in November and December alone.

My predictions! ^_^

1. X360
2. DS
3. Wii
4. PSP (teh slimz)
5. PS2
6. PS3

Eponique

Mine are:

1. Wii

2. DS

3. 360

4. PSP

5. PS2

6. GBA (Oh snapz!!1!!one)

7. PS3 ;)

Nah, that's pretty mean. Switch the GBA and PS3 :D

[QUOTE="Eponique"]

My predictions! ^_^

1. X360
2. DS
3. Wii
4. PSP (teh slimz)
5. PS2
6. PS3

Zhengi

Mine are:

1. Wii

2. DS

3. 360

4. PSP

5. PS2

6. GBA (Oh snapz!!1!!one)

7. PS3 ;)

Nah, that's pretty mean. Switch the GBA and PS3 :D

The DS is getting Zelda :P

[QUOTE="NitaraPwnzU"]Yes Halo 3 will make it have a surge.. I am betting by years end another 2 million consoles sold and directly be related to the MS line up for this year.Zhengi

Considering that the holiday season is the best time for console sales, that's not really a risky bet at all. Last year, the 360 sold about 2 million in November and December alone.

Halo will have the same effect Gears of war did last year. And gears just started it's franchise. Everyone who knows anything about video games, knows about Halo 3. People that have not bought a 360 or either console could be waiting for the console to drop in price for the holidays.

MS will drop the price to counter anything Sony does. My prediction is atleast 2 million sold by years end. Could be alot more depending on what Mass Effect does.

Right now MS will have the 3 hottest exclusives.. Bioshock, Halo 3, and Mass effect. The only other game I am looking forward to multi-platform wise is COD4.. Take those 4 games and I will see you when GTA4 comes out in the spring!!

[QUOTE="Zhengi"][QUOTE="Eponique"]

My predictions! ^_^

1. X360
2. DS
3. Wii
4. PSP (teh slimz)
5. PS2
6. PS3

Eponique

Mine are:

1. Wii

2. DS

3. 360

4. PSP

5. PS2

6. GBA (Oh snapz!!1!!one)

7. PS3 ;)

Nah, that's pretty mean. Switch the GBA and PS3 :D

The DS is getting Zelda :P

[QUOTE="NitaraPwnzU"]Yes Halo 3 will make it have a surge.. I am betting by years end another 2 million consoles sold and directly be related to the MS line up for this year.Zhengi

Considering that the holiday season is the best time for console sales, that's not really a risky bet at all. Last year, the 360 sold about 2 million in November and December alone.

Halo 3 WILL sell consoles. Who cares if the 360 does not catch Wii. It is geared towards a different genre anyways. I just hope that we smoke Sony's ass off.Bones82

Agreed!

I agree with you SO much. Could care less what Nintendo is doing, want to see Sony totally embarrass themselves.

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]

[QUOTE="NitaraPwnzU"]Yes Halo 3 will make it have a surge.. I am betting by years end another 2 million consoles sold and directly be related to the MS line up for this year.out0v0rder

Considering that the holiday season is the best time for console sales, that's not really a risky bet at all. Last year, the 360 sold about 2 million in November and December alone.

That is not true. At All.

Consoles don't get all their sales in the first YEAR a system is out.

In fact me AND my best friend are Xbox users that are about to buy 360 in the next few weeks. (because we are getting too far behind in games, but especially because of Halo 3.)

[QUOTE="Eponique"][QUOTE="Zhengi"][QUOTE="Eponique"]

My predictions! ^_^

1. X360
2. DS
3. Wii
4. PSP (teh slimz)
5. PS2
6. PS3

Tnasty11

Mine are:

1. Wii

2. DS

3. 360

4. PSP

5. PS2

6. GBA (Oh snapz!!1!!one)

7. PS3 ;)

Nah, that's pretty mean. Switch the GBA and PS3 :D

The DS is getting Zelda :P

Buying before the day it comes? :lol:

In regards to a sales surge... I belive there will be a moderate surge for the console as the result of holdouts and advertising...however most familiar with halo have already bought the console. I know plenty of people rushing out to buy a 360 right now. A more significant surge will come in october once this game is released and everyone is talking about it... when all your friends are playing halo 3, your not gonna be the only one without a 360. Word of mouth will be huge.

The 2 main questions concerning the 360 selling more. 1, how many people that want to play halo don't have a 360 yet, and 2, how long will that surge last?TimeToPartyHard

[QUOTE="TimeToPartyHard"]The 2 main questions concerning the 360 selling more. 1, how many people that want to play halo don't have a 360 yet, and 2, how long will that surge last?NeoStar9

I disagree completely.

First, many 360 fans now were ps2 owners previously. You can see just from looking at system wars. They may not have had a chance to play Halo 1 and 2 and probably do want to join in in playing it now. Especially if they game on XBL. Next month over 75% of XBL will be playing Halo 3. I just saw a poster earlier note that because of XBL, he now buys games he may not have before just because his friends list is mostly playing said game. I now that tendency, because I have done it, too. Word of mouth will make Halo sell console's and systems for almost a year.

Secondly. about 6.6 million people bought Halo 2 in the U.S. 360 has sold about 7.1 million units in the U.S.

Are you saying that virtually all of the sales of the 360 thus far are Halo 1 and 2 fans? What about the millions of people, like I mentioned earlier, who didn't have an Xbox? Or the millions more I bet are out there, like myself and others I know, who were fans and have not yet made the next gen jump?

I disagree completely.

First, many 360 fans now were ps2 owners previously. You can see just from looking at system wars. They may not have had a chance to play Halo 1 and 2 and probably do want to join in in playing it now. Especially if they game on XBL. Next month over 75% of XBL will be playing Halo 3. I just saw a poster earlier note that because of XBL, he now buys games he may not have before just because his friends list is mostly playing said game. I now that tendency, because I have done it, too. Word of mouth will make Halo sell console's and systems for almost a year.

Secondly. about 6.6 million people bought Halo 2 in the U.S. 360 has sold about 7.1 million units in the U.S.

Are you saying that virtually all of the sales of the 360 thus far are Halo 1 and 2 fans? What about the millions of people, like I mentioned earlier, who didn't have an Xbox? Or the millions more I bet are out there, like myself and others I know, who were fans and have not yet made the next gen jump?

TBoogy

I highly doubt that everyone who bought Halo 2 will buy Halo 3. With only the 7.1 million units sold in the US (as per to your statement) There's a good chance that sales of Halo 3 will be hampered due to the low user install base. Although some people will buy a 360 just to play Halo 3, I doubt too many people will flock out and do just that. Only the diehard fans who haven't purchased a 360 yet will boost up the sales of 360 directly, and somehow I don't think they number in the millions, let alone in the hundreds of thousands.

halo 3 wont make 360 have a "surge" in sales ...huff2k

360 may just top the Wii in september.

It depends really. How many Wiis can Nintendo Ship? Will DS contuine to trounce competition? I expect decline in PS2 sales and PSP. Nothing really worth mentioning on those in terms of the public eye. 360 should see a good 100k-150k spike in sales. Which I expect will be maintained and increased in October, even higher the next two selling 1-1.5million units in those two months. Its the system to have. Ps3 is neglicatable outside of fanboys.

[QUOTE="TBoogy"]

I disagree completely.

First, many 360 fans now were ps2 owners previously. You can see just from looking at system wars. They may not have had a chance to play Halo 1 and 2 and probably do want to join in in playing it now. Especially if they game on XBL. Next month over 75% of XBL will be playing Halo 3. I just saw a poster earlier note that because of XBL, he now buys games he may not have before just because his friends list is mostly playing said game. I now that tendency, because I have done it, too. Word of mouth will make Halo sell console's and systems for almost a year.

Secondly. about 6.6 million people bought Halo 2 in the U.S. 360 has sold about 7.1 million units in the U.S.

Are you saying that virtually all of the sales of the 360 thus far are Halo 1 and 2 fans? What about the millions of people, like I mentioned earlier, who didn't have an Xbox? Or the millions more I bet are out there, like myself and others I know, who were fans and have not yet made the next gen jump?

RahnAetas

I highly doubt that everyone who bought Halo 2 will buy Halo 3. With only the 7.1 million units sold in the US (as per to your statement) There's a good chance that sales of Halo 3 will be hampered due to the low user install base. Although some people will buy a 360 just to play Halo 3, I doubt too many people will flock out and do just that. Only the diehard fans who haven't purchased a 360 yet will boost up the sales of 360 directly, and somehow I don't think they number in the millions, let alone in the hundreds of thousands.

I guess we can agree to disagree. :-)

I guess will see starting in about 5 days....

The 2 main questions concerning the 360 selling more. 1, how many people that want to play halo don't have a 360 yet, and 2, how long will that surge last?TimeToPartyHard

its not just about halo, its about seeing xbox360 everywhere from MY times, Time mag, Entertainement weekly, plus the ads, the slurpee, ect ect, its baout increased consumer awareness amongst casuals not just those that want halo3

there ends todays chooling in marketing

[QUOTE="TBoogy"]

I disagree completely.

First, many 360 fans now were ps2 owners previously. You can see just from looking at system wars. They may not have had a chance to play Halo 1 and 2 and probably do want to join in in playing it now. Especially if they game on XBL. Next month over 75% of XBL will be playing Halo 3. I just saw a poster earlier note that because of XBL, he now buys games he may not have before just because his friends list is mostly playing said game. I now that tendency, because I have done it, too. Word of mouth will make Halo sell console's and systems for almost a year.

Secondly. about 6.6 million people bought Halo 2 in the U.S. 360 has sold about 7.1 million units in the U.S.

Are you saying that virtually all of the sales of the 360 thus far are Halo 1 and 2 fans? What about the millions of people, like I mentioned earlier, who didn't have an Xbox? Or the millions more I bet are out there, like myself and others I know, who were fans and have not yet made the next gen jump?

RahnAetas

I highly doubt that everyone who bought Halo 2 will buy Halo 3. With only the 7.1 million units sold in the US (as per to your statement) There's a good chance that sales of Halo 3 will be hampered due to the low user install base. Although some people will buy a 360 just to play Halo 3, I doubt too many people will flock out and do just that. Only the diehard fans who haven't purchased a 360 yet will boost up the sales of 360 directly, and somehow I don't think they number in the millions, let alone in the hundreds of thousands.

The 2 main questions concerning the 360 selling more. 1, how many people that want to play halo don't have a 360 yet, and 2, how long will that surge last?TimeToPartyHard

exactly.

[QUOTE="RahnAetas"]I highly doubt that everyone who bought Halo 2 will buy Halo 3. With only the 7.1 million units sold in the US (as per to your statement) There's a good chance that sales of Halo 3 will be hampered due to the low user install base. Although some people will buy a 360 just to play Halo 3, I doubt too many people will flock out and do just that. Only the diehard fans who haven't purchased a 360 yet will boost up the sales of 360 directly, and somehow I don't think they number in the millions, let alone in the hundreds of thousands.Fusible

I don't doubt that Halo 3 will be able to push half a million in a month. What I do doubt is that Halo 3 will spur a sudden surge of 200,000 Xbox360s to be sold in the same month to let it surpass the Wii in monthly sales. One has to pretty much suggest that every 1 in 3 people who want Halo 3 within the first month of launchhasn't purchased a 360 yet.

Now imagine that NPD isn't just based on North America. Then, and only then, you might have something.

Besides, am I the only one that sees the "real deal" here?

Hardware Sales:
Nintendo = 4,304,100
Sony = 483,800
MS = 276,700

Software Sales:
Nintendo = 760,900
Sony = 1,252,300
MS = 1,387,500 (65% is Madden)

I think were going to see what halo can actually do in the october numbers. It'll be interesting how many consoles sell in sept with halo 3 only getting 5 days in sept.7thSIN

Actually, September is a 5 week tracking period. Halo 3 will get 2 weeks. In Oct., it will be a 4 week tracking month.

Now imagine that NPD isn't just based on North America. Then, and only then, you might have something.

Besides, am I the only one that sees the "real deal" here?

Hardware Sales:
Nintendo = 4,304,100
Sony = 483,800
MS = 276,700

Software Sales:
Nintendo = 760,900
Sony = 1,252,300
MS = 1,387,500 (65% is Madden)

The_Crucible

Nintendo= 854,400

Sony= 483,800

MS= 276,700

Kid go back to school. And for your info, they all make more money off of the games, and accesories for the consoles.