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04-21-2008: March 2008 Videogame Sales - PS3 & 360 console wars evening out! |
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NPD Group has just released Sales Figures for March 2008, and amid a
struggling economy, the gaming industry continues to thrive. Sonys PS3
price cut is bringing the total unit sales just within reach of the
ever leading XBOX 360 console. Super Smash Bros. took the top spot with
2.7 million copies sold. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (360) took second and Army
of Two (360) grabbed 3rd.
March 2008 videogame hardware sales (in units):
1.Wii: 721K
2. DS: 698K
3. PSP: 297K
4. Xbox 360: 262K
5. PS3: 257K
6. PS2: 216K
March 2008 videogame software sales (in units):
1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii), Nintendo: 2.7 million
2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Xbox 360), Ubisoft: 752.3K
3. Army of Two (Xbox 360), EA: 606.1K
4. Wii Play w/ remote (Wii), Nintendo: 409.8K
5. God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP), Sony: 340.5K
6. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP), Square Enix: 301.6K
7. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii), Activision: 264.1K
8. Major League Baseball 2K8 (Xbox 360), Take-Two: 237.1K
9. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360), Activision: 237K
10. Army of Two (PS3), EA: 224.9K
With gas prices soaring, many are speculating an even larger
increase than in the videogame industry sales than is already expected.
Their reasoning... look for more gamers to stay at home, and they'll
need something to do.
While the US economy is in turmoil, the Gaming Industry continues to
bust charts and break records. Videogames already drawf the music and
movie industry, and we expect live videogame events to become the
Theater of the 21st Century.
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