Weekly Sales Analysis, 26 July - PS4 Tops 9m, 3DS Hits 44m - News

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by, posted on 07 August 2014

Overview

Overall, hardware sale this week decreased by four percent. Week-on-week sales is up for the Wii and Wii U. Overall year-on-year sales are up by five percent. The Wii U and Vita are up year-on-year.

Two games debuted in the top 30 this week: Tokyo New World Record: Operation Abyss (PSV) debuted at number 23 with sales of 15,638 units. The game launched in Japan.

There are no software milestones this week in the top 30.

This week there has been many hardware milestones. The PlayStation 4 topped nine million units, the 3DS 44 million units, the PlayStation 3 83 million units, and the Xbox 360 83 million units.

Worldwide Hardware

Hardware home console sales week-on-week is up for the Wii and Wii U. PlayStation 4 sales are down by 5,938 (-5%) to 117,353 units sold. Wii U sales are up 1,511 (2%) to 62,927 units sold. The Xbox One sold 54,867 units, a decrease of 2,549 (-4%). PlayStation 3 sales are down 166 (0%) to 48,089 units sold. Xbox 360 sales are down 150 (-1%) to 28,349 units sold. The Wii sold 7,902 units, an increase of 242 (3%).

Handheld sales week-on-week is down across the board. The 3DS sold 108,546 units, which is a decrease of 3,347 (-3%). The PlayStation Vita sold 37,466 units, which is down 7,906 (-17%) compared to last week. The PSP is down 85 (-1%) to 6,007 units sold. Total week on week sales are down 18,388 units (-4%) to 471,506 units sold.

The Wii U and Vita are up year-on-year. The PlayStation 3 is down 43,851 (-48%), the Wii is down 14.987 (-65%), the Xbox 360 is down 29,808 (-51%), and the Wii U is up 33,504 (114%). The PSP is down 39,043 (-87%), the Vita is up 167 (0%) and the 3DS is down 43,468 (-29%). Year on year sales is up by 24,336 units (5%).

Home console hardware sales have increased for the Wii U for one week. Sales have decreased for the PlayStation 4 for one week, three weeks for the Xbox 360, four weeks for the PlayStation 3, and five weeks for the Xbox One.

The PlayStation 3 has a 57 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has a 34 percent market share; and the Wii has a nine percent market share. The PlayStation 4 has a 50 percent market share for the eighth generation, the Wii U has a 27 percent market share and the Xbox One has a 23 percent market share. Compared with 10 weeks ago the PlayStation 4, Wii U and Xbox One are up.

Handheld hardware sales have decreased for the 3DS and Vita for two weeks, and seven weeks for the PSP. The Vita has outsold the PSP for 42 straight weeks. The gap between the 3DS and Vita has increased this week to 71,000 units, from 67,000 units last week.

The 3DS has a 74 percent market share for the eighth generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 26 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks the 3DS is up, while the PSP and Vita are down.

Worldwide Software

Two games debuted in the top 30 this week: Tokyo New World Record: Operation Abyss (PSV) debuted at number 23 with sales of 15,638 units. The game launched in Japan.

Corpse Party: Blood Drive (PSV) debuted at number 29 with sales of 13,812. The game launched in Japan.

Here are the other games in the top 10 that are not debuts: Yakai Watch 2 Honke (3DS) is at number one with sales of 186,747. Mario Kart 8 (WiiU) is at number two with sales of 82,868. Yoshi’s New Island (3DS) is at number three with sales of 65,395. Minecraft (PS3) is at number four with sales of 57,492. Tomodachi Life (3DS) is at number five with sales of 52,507.

Minecraft (X360) is at number six with sales of 46,194. Pokémon X/Y (3DS) is at number seven with sales of 39,423. Watch Dogs (PS4) is at number eight with sales of 29,729. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3) is at number nine with sales of 29,442 FIFA Soccer 14 (PS4) is at number 10 with sales of 29,129.

Software home console sales week-on-week is down across the board. The PlayStation 3 sold 773,685 games this week, a decrease of 54,127 units (-7%). The Xbox 360 sold 613,998 games, a decrease of 10,821 units (-2%). The PlayStation 4 sold 226,149 games, a decrease of 26,049 units (-10%). Wii software sales are down 4,764 units (-2%) to 218,916 games sold. The Wii U sold 201,245 games, a decrease of 5,186 (-3%). The Xbox One sold 117,009 games, a decrease of 14,551 (-11%).

Handheld software sales week-on-week is down across the board. The 3DS sold 599,956 games, which is down 196,553 units (-9%). The DS sold 170,283 games, a decrease of 5,008 units (-3%) week-on-week. Vita game sales are down 52,032 units (-26%) to 145,687 games sold. The PSP sold 53,028 games, a decrease of 1,859 (-3%). Total combined software is down 235,956 units (-7%) week-on-week to 3.12 million.

Year-on-year software totals is up for the Wii U. The PlayStation 3 is down 411,905 units (-35%), the Wii is down 180,664 units (-45%), the Xbox 360 is down 296,974 units (-33%), and the Wii U is up 36,757 units (22%). The DS is down 99,345 units (-37%), the PSP is down 80,968 units (-60%), the 3DS is down 196,553 units (-25%), and the Vita is down 4,364 units (-3%). Total combined software is down 890,858 units (-22%) games sold year-on-year.

Home console software sales have increased for the Wii U for one week. Sales have decreased for the Xbox 360 and Wii for three weeks, and four weeks for the PlayStation 3, four weeks for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The PlayStation 3 has a 48 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has a 38 percent market share; and the Wii has a 14 percent market share. The PlayStation 4 has a 42 percent market share for the eighth generation, the Wii U has a 37 percent market share, and the Xbox One has a 21 percent market share.

Handheld software sales have decreased for the Vita for one week, two weeks for the 3DS, the DS for three weeks and the PSP for eight weeks. The 3DS and DS have remained above their rivals, the Vita and PSP respectively. The 3DS sold more than four times as many games as the Vita. The DS sold more than three times as many games as the PSP.

The DS has a 76 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 24 percent market share. The 3DS has an 80 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 20 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the 3DS and Vita are up.

The Top 75 can be seen below or click here to view the full chart.

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com.

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