Gfk reveals console sales numbers for Australia

PALGN News | Xbox 360 approaches 200,000 units in Australia.

Gfk has revealed the Quarter 2 hardware sales for consoles and handhelds in Australia, with the Nintendo DS outselling the PSP by more than three to one.

During the period of April to June 2007 the Nintendo DS sold 74,435 units, and the PlayStation 2 was second with with 45,962 consoles sold. The PlayStation 3 led the next generation charge with 27,645 consoles sold, followed closely by the Wii which sold 26,676 for the quarter. The Xbox 360 was the last next generation console on the list with 21,440 consoles sold and the PSP was last overall, selling 20,068 units.

For life to date sales, the PlayStation 2 obviously still leads, having now sold 2,052,193 consoles total. The Nintendo DS is up to 589,873 units, with the PSP at 288,757 units. The Xbox 360 has now sold 181,561, the Wii is at 106,538, and the PlayStation 3 has sold 54,728 units life to date.

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WiiPS360

4 years ago

ugh the boot wrote

Edit: I just looked it up, Wii launched on 7th December 2006 and Ps3 launched on 23rd March 2007 and these sales figures are from April to June....so you're ALL wrong (except for SMASHED who I can see was right by saying it was 8 days after the Ps3 launched....but still that doesn't make my logic sizzled...infact it further cements my logic), these Ps3 sales figures aren't even including it's first 8 days of sales where it would've sold the largest amounts in the shortest times because of the launch hype etc etc, so even without including it's launch sales the Ps3 in the last 3 months has beaten the Wii and the 360 in sales! EXACTLY what I said in my original post!

Man what a waste of time, I researched all this crap only to say exactly what I said in my 1st post because [b]you guys couldn't get your heads around it! Bah you fools!

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No-one here suggested that the period discussed actually included the PS3 launch - the article itself makes that clear by having two totals, one for the last 3 months (27,645) and a higher number for the total (54,728). I don't know what 'research' you claim to have done, but all the information was there to begin with.

So we heard that the PS3 passed 50,000 a week or so ago from this story on this website:

http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=8040&sid=60281c13c5201feddaf4f4ce8bf983c5

It took 14 weeks to reach that number. But we know that the Wii reached 50,000 in only 3 weeks from that same article. We also know that just like the Wii, the 360 had a much better launch then the PS3, selling only slightly less then the Wii did at launch (42,000ish for the first four days I think).

And yet both Wii and 360 slowed down a few weeks after their launches, as expected.

I don't see how you can think that the PS3 is somehow doing better then either the 360 or Wii. Both had better launches, both sold much better shortly after their launches, and both now have a massive lead on the PS3 and growing again (as the article above also shows, where the Sony guy said the PS3 was "outselling Wii and Xbox 360 every week, except for last week,").

LeonJ

4 years ago

Yeah I agree. The PS3 numbers are probably in par with everything else, if not worse. The high price point is a total bumper for them moving forward.

We have to number that the PS3 is doing much worse in Japan and US in comparison too. It's getting whipped by the Wii and 360 (in the US).

Seriously, I see the PS3 very similar to the PSP at this stage. May be a better unit and value for money (but at a high entry point), but it's not really catering to want the public wants.

SMASHED

4 years ago

ugh the boot wrote

SMASHED wrote

Ok the PS3 launched 8 days before these sales started getting counted, so your logic is kind of sizzled.

I don't understand? So you're saying this isn't including the 1st 8 days of it's sales...where it probably would've sold the largest volumes in the shortest times? I don't understand....so even without it's first 8 days of sales it managed to beat the Wii and the 360 in the last 3 months.....well that's even better then! So yea i'm confused how is my logic sizzled? Or did you mean 8 days before the Wii sales started being counted? Cuz that would make sense, although when did the Wii launch again?

Edit: I just looked it up, Wii launched on 7th December 2006 and Ps3 launched on 23rd March 2007 and these sales figures are from April to June....so you're ALL wrong (except for SMASHED who I can see was right by saying it was 8 days after the Ps3 launched....but still that doesn't make my logic sizzled...infact it further cements my logic), these Ps3 sales figures aren't even including it's first 8 days of sales where it would've sold the largest amounts in the shortest times because of the launch hype etc etc, so even without including it's launch sales the Ps3 in the last 3 months has beaten the Wii and the 360 in sales! EXACTLY what I said in my original post!

Man what a waste of time, I researched all this crap only to say exactly what I said in my 1st post because you guys couldn't get your heads around it! Bah you fools!

The casuals aren't informed on release dates

Ok you win whatever, but still top selling still doesn't mean there going to win.

tootie_kicks

4 years ago

SMASHED wrote

Ok you win whatever, but still top selling still doesn't mean there going to win.

Very good point, considering that the GameCube had a good start but then bombed completely.

EDIT: I still think that the PS3 is not going to attract the casual gamer crowd, which will make it such a success like the PS2, until it comes down in price and something like SingStar comes out.

SMASHED

4 years ago

tootie_kicks wrote

SMASHED wrote

Ok you win whatever, but still top selling still doesn't mean there going to win.

Ah smashed's good points told to date: 1

The only abysmal chance the PS3 has of attracting the casuals is if they get the console to $800 minimum and drastically do something. I suggest advertise littlebigplanet and singstar like never before.

Why on earth the GCN bombed I don't know, we had an awesome selection of launch games.

Crestfallen

4 years ago

SMASHED wrote

Why on earth the GCN bombed I don't know, we had an awesome selection of launch games.

I can't remember its launch exactly, but it just didn't have 3rd party support for the rest of its life.

The PS3 may have Singstar, but very few people will lay down $1k for it.

Qbert

4 years ago

SMASHED wrote

Why on earth the GCN bombed I don't know, we had an awesome selection of launch games.

No third party, it was purple, long waits between games, no online, expensive software, next to no advertising, no DVD player...I have no idea either

SMASHED

4 years ago

Qbert wrote

SMASHED wrote

Why on earth the GCN bombed I don't know, we had an awesome selection of launch games.

No third party, it was purple, long waits between games, no online, expensive software, next to no advertising, no DVD player...I have no idea either

Lol to tell the truth, I was like 8 back then and didn't pay any attention to the wars

?oe?oe

4 years ago

I was one of the few who liked the Cube being purple. Everything was grey or black back in the days. And I like the colour.

doofus

4 years ago

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For life to date sales, the PlayStation 2 obviously still leads, having now sold 2,052,193 consoles total.

So, forgetting people that buy multiple consoles, basically 10% of the population has a PS2?

That's crazy!

Qbert

4 years ago

joejoe wrote

I was one of the few who liked the Cube being purple. Everything was grey or black back in the days. And I like the colour.

Yeah I picked the purple over the black as well and I'm happy I did. But aparently purple is teh kiddy.

ugh the boot

4 years ago

The simple point I was trying to make (which seems to have alluded a lot of you) is that from april till now the Ps3 has sold the most consoles in that period only! I find this point important because from now till whenever it will be interesting to see which console can maintain the highest sales and imo could be a real indication as to who the winner of this next-gen race would be because now that the consoles don't have the added incentive of launch hype etc.

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