NPD hardware & software sales for April

[Domination]

psp - 620k
playstation2 - 495k
xbox - 227k
gamecube - 94k

PSP NEED SPEED:UND RIVALS $5,973,790 121,293
PSP TWISTED METAL:HEAD ON $5,034,513 127,403
PSP UNTOLD LEGENDS:BTHRHD $4,078,071 103,010
PSP METAL GEAR ACID $3,483,612 88,362
PSP WIPEOUT PURE $3,474,053 88,083
PSP T.HAWK UNDGRND2 REMIX $3,072,220 62,312
PSP LUMINES $2,582,971 65,445
PSP RIDGE RACER $2,388,781 60,638
PSP NFL STREET 2:UNLEASHD $2,350,924 47,991
PSP TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR $2,336,386 47,310
PSP DYNASTY WARRIORS $2,286,374 46,373
PSP APE ESCAPE:ON LOOSE $2,044,120 52,197
PSP NBA $2,002,644 50,835
PSP SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 $1,970,245 40,145
PSP DARKSTALKERS: CHOAS $1,519,263 38,485
PSP GRETZKY NHL $741,333 18,896
PSP WORLD TOUR SOCCER $718,640 18,290

God of War (PS2) 214,028
Tekken 5 (PS2) 172,621
MVP 2005 (PS2 XBX GC) 571,917
MLB 2k5 (PS2 XBX) 364,129
MLB 2006 (PS2) 49,094
Timesplitters (PS2 XBX GC) 65,181
Brother in Arms (PS2 XBX) 282,584
Devil May Cry 3 (PS2) 252,006
SW: Republic Commandos (XBX) 214,923
Tom Clancy: Chaos Theory (XBX XBXLE PS2) 224,927

PS2 Title Publisher Projected $'s Projected Units
1 GRAN TURISMO 4 Sony $ 26,165,740 532,219
2 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 2 Electronic Arts $ 12,891,970 261,974
3 DEVIL MAY CRY 3 Capcom $ 12,467,640 252,006
4 GOD OF WAR Sony $ 10,612,730 214,028
5 MVP BASEBALL 2005 Electronic Arts $ 9,917,162 337,736

Xbox Title Publisher Projected $'s Projected Units
1 SW: REPUBLIC COMMANDO LucasArts $ 10,644,190 214,923
2 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 2 Electronic Arts $ 9,902,274 201,638
3 BROTHERS ARMS:HILL 30 Ubi Soft $ 8,670,007 186,542
4 T.CLANCY:CHAOS THEORY Ubi Soft $ 8,157,217 163,766
5 MVP BASEBALL 2005 Electronic Arts $ 5,456,600 185,589

GC Title Publisher Projected $'s Projected Units
1 STAR FOX: ASSAULT Nintendo $ 3,899,296 80,389
2 RESIDENT EVIL 4 Capcom $ 2,617,991 52,717
3 DK: JUNGLE W/BONGOS Nintendo $ 2,125,341 39,242
4 MARIO PARTY 6 W/MIC Nintendo $ 2,025,914 40,850
5 NBA STREET V3 Electronic Arts $ 1,996,246 41,134

Handhelds Title Publisher Projected $'s Projected Units
PSP NEED SPEED:UND RIVALS Electronic Arts $ 5,973,790 121,293
PSP TWISTED METAL:HEAD ON Sony $ 5,034,513 127,403
PSP UNTOLD LEGENDS:BTHRHD Sony $ 4,078,071 103,010
NDS WARIOWARE: TOUCHED! Nintendo $ 3,909,432 113,380
PSP METAL GEAR ACID Konami $ 3,483,612 88,362

For those wondering where Nintendo is, it's uncertain at this time. However, they seem to be doing quite well in Japan the last time I checked. It's only been a week, though.

PS2 - 37,870
DS - 30,028
PSP - 28,848
GBASP - 13,693
GC - 3,406
GBA - 347
Xbox - 315

[Gegenki]

Eh!
All i have to say in regards to that final xbox figure is -
ouch

[Chris Metal]

Originally Posted by Gegenki

Eh!
All i have to say in regards to that final xbox figure is -
ouch

Gamecube ain't doing so hot either.

[The_One]

Originally Posted by Chris Metal

Gamecube ain't doing so hot either.

True enough, but Big N is still earning money like crazy :shock:!

[Chris Metal]

Originally Posted by The_One

True enough, but Big N is still earning money like crazy :shock:!

Yeah they're making profit, mainly thanks to their GBASP, and DS. While MS on the other hand have only X-Box to profit on, which doesn't seem to be going so well :? .

[Viper]

20 million Xboxes sold worldwide
19 million GameCubes sold worldwide

MS - $3 billion in losses since Xbox launch.
Nintendo - $3.5 billion in profits since GC launch.


With Nin making that kind of money, they don't need to go sales crazy.

[mckmas8808]

Thanks Viper to state a great point. I'm more of a Sony guy but that sales figure is important.

[Rallyracr420]

Nintendo definitely knows how to turn a profit, and I'll give them respect for that. I just wish they'd allow more mature games on the GameCube like God of War. There's too much blood and boobies in that game for Nintendo, and that's what scares all the mature gamers away from GameCube. Nintendo needs to cater to both the kids and the adults with the Revolution.

[Charlie]

I don't think blood and boobies hold much of an arguement considering when BMX XXX came out Sony didn't want the developers to show the breasts on the females whilst Nintendo didn't seem to care either way. Its not that Nintendo dosn't want "mature" games on their system, its just past titles havn't sold as well compared to that on the Xbox and PS2. Which is the inherant problem with the Cube, most games that are non-Nintendo developed don't sell nearly as well compared to those on other systems (with a few exceptions, such as Soul Calibur 2). Which is the exact same case with everyone I know who owns a Gamecube (including myself). I have one for Mario, Zelda, Pikmin, Geist, Donky Konga, ect. While I have a Xbox and PS2 for Katamari Damacy, Devil May Cry, Doom 3, Teken, Halo, God of War, GTA, Oddworld, ect.

[Rallyracr420]

Originally Posted by Charlie

I don't think blood and boobies hold much of an arguement considering when BMX XXX came out Sony didn't want the developers to show the breasts on the females whilst Nintendo didn't seem to care either way. Its not that Nintendo dosn't want "mature" games on their system, its just past titles havn't sold as well compared to that on the Xbox and PS2. Which is the inherant problem with the Cube, most games that are non-Nintendo developed don't sell nearly as well compared to those on other systems (with a few exceptions, such as Soul Calibur 2). Which is the exact same case with everyone I know who owns a Gamecube (including myself). I have one for Mario, Zelda, Pikmin, Geist, Donky Konga, ect. While I have a Xbox and PS2 for Katamari Damacy, Devil May Cry, Doom 3, Teken, Halo, God of War, GTA, Oddworld, ect.

I stand corrected. Nintendo definitely has a different edge, as seen from games like Conker's Bad Fur Day which definitely has sexually suggestive themes. I don't know why Sony would allow boobs on games like Playboy: The Mansion, the Guy Game, and God of War, but not allow them on BMXXX. Seems retarded.

I guess I'm just trying to pin a reason as to why no one my age even talks Nintendo anymore. If they allow mature games, then what's the deal? What I get from your reasoning is that most people buy the Gamecube for 1st party games, and those games are tiered towards young people? This may be the case, but Nintendo will have to do alot to send me (and others i believe) a message that they are ready for a different audience. Mario shooting bubbles in his latest game doesn't even come close to doing that.

[Viper]

Nintendo worked with Silicon Knights to create Eternal Darkness, one of the most mature games ever made (not in terms of boobies and sexual innuendo, that just makes a game immature). Coming in June is Geist. A co-creation of Nintnedo and N-Space with a very mature theme. Nintendo lured Capcom into exclusivity, we know how that went, with Resident Evil. If a mature game, such as GTA III, isn't on GC it's because the company, Rockstar, didn't want it on GC, not the other way around.

It's the mainstream media and unkowing gamers that spout the 'Nintendo is only for kids' ideology. Nintendo aims at everyone. Wind Waker, looked cartoony, but was damn fun.


You're right that most owners purchase mostly 1st party games.

There are two reasons many games do not appear on Nintendo.

1. Mainstream media doesn't make Nintendo sound cool enough. They tell consumers what the cool systems are and readers follow that.

2. Publishers know that Nintendo software is hard to equal and believe their products just won't sell on a Nintendo system because they'd have to directly compete with Nintendo on that Nintendo system.


Overall, sales of games have had a big increase over last year so for the moment, they are all winning.