December NPD

[Michael Bluth]

Ripped from CloudChaser.

Software
1 PS2 GRAND THEFT: ANDREAS 1,553,930
2 PS2 NEED SPEED:UNDRGRND 2 1,044,661
3 PS2 MADDEN NFL 2005 935,719
4 XBX HALO 2 900,927
5 PS2 CALL OF DUTY: FINEST 624,341
6 GBA KINGDOM HEARTS: CHAIN 539,847
7 XBX NEED SPEED:UNDRGRND 2 534,815
8 PS2 NBA LIVE 2005 519,289
9 PS2 METAL GEAR3:SNAKE EAT 486,886
10 GCN MARIO PARTY 6 W/MIC 469,014
11 XBX SW:KNIGHT REPUBLIC II 458,761
12 PS2 DRAGONBALL Z:BUDOKAI3 443,378
13 NDS SUPER MARIO 64 DS 437,331
14 GBA THE INCREDIBLES 411,578
15 PS2 TONY HAWK UNDERGRND 2 397,517
16 PS2 JAK 3 389,683
17 GBA THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE 368,012
18 XBX T.CLANCY GHOST RECON2 367,950
19 GBA DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 2 334,731
20 PS2 RATCHET & CLANK: UP 315,979
21 XBX CALL OF DUTY: FINEST 314,756
22 XBX MADDEN NFL 2005 302,994
23 PS2 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 298,342
24 PS2 T.CLANCY GHOST RECON2 294,956
25 PS2 THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE 291,703
26 GBA POKEMON FIRERED W/ADP 285,988
27 PS2 ESPN NBA 2K5 285,319
28 PS2 ESPN NFL 2K5 283,535
29 GCN METROID PRIME 2: ECHO 270,092
30 PS2 WORLD CHAMP POKER 268,160
31 PS2 THE INCREDIBLES 265,071
32 GBA FINAL FANTASY I & II 263,635
33 GBA POKEMON LEAFGRN W/ADP 246,023
34 PS2 SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 245,041
35 PS2 PRINCE PERSIA:WARRIOR 236,096
36 XBX PRINCE PERSIA:WARRIOR 224,831
37 PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY 3 217,349
38 GCN PAPER MARIO: THOUSAND 214,921
39 NDS SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 201,522
40 GCN MARIO POWER TENNIS 198,793
41 GBA MARIO BROS 3: MARIO 4 197,773
42 PS2 SW: BATTLEFRONT 196,667
43 GCN THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE 193,650
44 GBA KIRBY AMAZING MIRROR 192,852
45 PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 2005 180,833
46 XBX NBA LIVE 2005 178,885
47 PS2 KILLZONE 171,062
48 GCN THE INCREDIBLES 169,537
49 PS2 JAK II 164,673
50 PS2 EYE TOY: ANTIGRAV 162,728
51 PS2 SONIC MEGA COLL PLUS 162,179
52 PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA 2005 161,052
53 XBX ESPN NFL 2K5 159,994
54 PS2 GOLDENEYE:ROGUE AGENT 159,789
55 GCN NEED SPEED:UNDRGRND 2 158,473
56 XBX ESPN NBA 2K5 157,968
57 PS2 SPONGEBOB: BATTLE 156,166
58 PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO:VICE 155,122
59 PS2 LEMONY SNICKET'S 155,106
60 GBA NAMCO MUSEUM 154,453
61 XBX HALO 152,976
62 GCN SUPER SMASH BRO MELEE 152,962
63 PS2 X-MEN: LEGENDS 151,875
64 PS2 SOCOM II: NAVY SEALS 151,293
65 PS2 NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND 151,220
66 PS2 DDR EXTREME KONAMI OF AMERICA 150,935
67 PS2 NCAA MARCH MDNSS 2005 150,749
68 PS2 ACE COMBAT 5: UNSUNG 149,082
69 GCN SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE 146,104
70 GCN MADDEN NFL 2005 143,677
71 PS2 ESPN COLLEGE HOOP 2K5 142,973
72 GCN ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER 141,663
73 PS2 NFL STREET 2 139,015
74 GBA MARIO PINBALL LAND 137,152
75 XBX TOURNAMENT PAINTBALL 136,545
76 PS2 LORD RINGS: THIRD AGE 136,466
77 XBX TONY HAWK UNDERGRND 2 133,409
78 PS2 AMERICAN CHOPPER 132,811
79 GBA THAT'S SO RAVEN 131,200
80 XBX SW: KNIGHTS REPUBLIC 128,600
81 PS2 RATCHET & CLANK:GOING 128,475
82 PS2 SLY 2:BAND OF THIEVES 128,377
83 GBA LEMONY SNICKET'S 128,159
84 PS2 SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN 128,145
85 GBA SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 128,067
86 PS2 SHREK 2 126,364
87 GBA LIZZIE MCGUIRE 2 122,320
88 GCN DONKEY KONGA W/BONGOS 121,574
89 XBX FABLE 121,301
90 PS2 MORTAL KOMBATECEPTN 121,207
91 XBX HALO 2 LIMITED ED 120,367
92 XBX SW: BATTLEFRONT 119,573
93 GBA SHREK 2:BEG FOR MERCY 118,996
94 GCN SONIC MEGA COLLECTION 117,247
95 PS2 TONY HAWK UNDERGROUND 116,770
96 GBA SUPER MARIO CLASSIC 116,560
97 XBX GOLDENEYE:ROGUE AGENT 116,494
98 PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS 116,399
99 GCN SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 113,896
100 PS2 THE URBZ:SIMS IN CITY 113,291


Hardware
Coming soon?



Software comparisons:
2 PS2 NEED SPEED:UNDRGRND 2 1,044,661
7 XBX NEED SPEED:UNDRGRND 2 534,815
55 GCN NEED SPEED:UNDRGRND 2 158,473

3 PS2 MADDEN NFL 2005 935,719
22 XBX MADDEN NFL 2005 302,994
70 GCN MADDEN NFL 2005 143,677

5 PS2 CALL OF DUTY: FINEST 624,341
21 XBX CALL OF DUTY: FINEST 314,756
GCN: Did not break top 100

8 PS2 NBA LIVE 2005 519,289
46 XBX NBA LIVE 2005 178,885
GCN: Did not break top 100

15 PS2 TONY HAWK UNDERGRND 2 397,517
77 XBX TONY HAWK UNDERGRND 2 133,409
GCN: Did not break top 100

34 PS2 SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 245,041
99 GCN SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 113,896
Xbox: Did not break top 100

35 PS2 PRINCE PERSIA:WARRIOR 236,096
36 XBX PRINCE PERSIA:WARRIOR 224,831
GCN: Did not break top 100

54 PS2 GOLDENEYE:ROGUE AGENT 159,789
97 XBX GOLDENEYE:ROGUE AGENT 116,494
GCN: Did not break top 100


Halo 2 = 1,021,294 (CE + Regular)
Metroid Prime 2 = 270,092
Killzone = 171,062


In the top 100:
PS2: 49
Xbox: 18
GCN: 14 (of those, 8 are Nintendo games)
GBA: 17
NDS: 2

[X2_revolution]

Console sales are going to look bad because I know Gamestop said they only had 82 PS2's and 104 Xbox's across 1,768 stores the weekend befor Christmas. They were saying the shortage was really bad this year.

[Michael Bluth]

Hardware shortages drag down tally for game industry; analysts caution against overexposure to game stocks in '05.

Fall hardware shortage at the retail level put quite the damper on December sales, according to NPD data cited by industry analysts today.

Month-on-month hardware unit sales were off 12 percent for December--and for the full year, unit sales slumped 7 percent. Year-on-year December sales saw Xbox hardware sales down 7 percent, PlayStation 2 sales down 50 percent, GameCube sales down 30 percent, and Game Boy Advance hardware sales remain flat.

Total software dollar sales were off just 1 percent in December, compared to December 2003. Total dollar sales of video games in December were $1.7 billion, according to NPD data.

By platform, analysts reported that PS2 software declined by 9 percent, Xbox saw increased software sales of 20 percent year-on-year for December, GameCube software sales declined by 9 percent, and all Game Boy software increased 12 percent. NPD tracked DS game sales as driving $35 million from sales of 1.1 million units.

Boris Markovich of TerraNova Institutional pointed out the winners and losers of market share, revenue-wise. "The biggest share gainers were Activision and Take-Two with 2.9 percent and 2.5 percent share increases, respectively. THQ gained 1.4 percent; Midway was flat, and Atari lost 1.4 percent. Electronic Arts was the biggest share loser dropping 4 percent."

Looking ahead to 2005, Mike Wallace of UBS said, "Heading into 2005, we are projecting software sales to fall 6 percent due to the transition. With a down year expected and with the run the video game stocks have had, we remain cautious on the group heading into this year."

PiperJaffray's Tony Gikas had his own assessment of the upcoming year, saying "Game publisher valuations are 6 to 12 months ahead of themselves. Our expectation is that the group needs a breather and will be range-bound near-term."

His recommendation to investors: "Maintain investments and add to positions on dips near term."

PiperJaffray views the sector growth at 20 percent during the next console cycle (2006-2010). Gikas says he "continue[s] to favor video game publisher stocks as a core long-term holding," singling out Electronic Arts and Activision as "favorite" long-term holdings.



http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/14/news_6116430.html

[Viper]

Some games that didn't deserve it sold very well and some games that should have done well did poorly on all platforms.

This caught me.

61 XBX HALO 152,976
62 GCN SUPER SMASH BRO MELEE 152,962

[orcus116]

69 GCN SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE 146,104

That one struck me as odd as well.

[Pro A.]

I think all three of them went through some kind of price cut.

[koten]

Smash Bros and Mario Sunshine have been player's choice for a long time. I don't think they would get a price cut all of a sudden.

[Pro A.]

I think a local retailer near me (I can't remember which) started selling both at 20 bucks a pop.

[dncardman]

Well a coupe places had them for like 16 for a couple weeks before xmas.