| chairmansteve
Authority
 | | How many game consoles are sold in the US each month?
| Monthly U.S. Console Hardware Sales |
| Month | PS2 | Xbox | GameCube | Xbox 360 | PS3 | Wii |
| Nov/2001 | 920,000 | 720,000 | 660,000 | - | - | - |
| Dec/2001 | 1,940,000 | 700,000 | 550,000 |
| Jan/2002 | 350,000 | 130,000 | 60,000 |
| Feb/2002 | 420,000 | 140,000 | 80,000 |
| Mar/2002 | 350,000 | 130,000 | 110,000 |
| Apr/2002 | 190,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| May/2002 | 490,000 | 230,000 | 110,000 |
| Jun/2002 | 690,000 | 260,000 | 200,000 |
| Jul/2002 | 440,000 | 160,000 | 140,000 |
| Aug/2002 | 450,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 |
| Sep/2002 | 540,000 | 170,000 | 160,000 |
| Oct/2002 | 500,000 | 240,000 | 170,000 |
| Nov/2002 | 1,300,000 | 470,000 | 440,000 |
| Dec/2002 | 2,700,000 | 1,040,000 | 600,000 |
| Jan/2003 | 440,000 | 160,000 | 80,000 |
| Feb/2003 | 480,000 | 200,000 | 160,000 |
| Mar/2003 | 410,000 | 160,000 | 170,000 |
| Apr/2003 | 260,000 | 130,000 | 100,000 |
| May/2003 | 290,000 | 120,000 | 80,000 |
| Jun/2003 | 430,000 | 170,000 | 120,000 |
| Jul/2003 | 310,000 | 140,000 | 130,000 |
| Aug/2003 | 290,000 | 150,000 | 100,000 |
| Sep/2003 | 330,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 |
| Oct/2003 | 300,000 | 170,000 | 250,000 |
| Nov/2003 | 850,000 | 480,000 | 750,000 |
| Dec/2003 | 1,930,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,150,000 |
| Jan/2004 | 340,000 | 190,000 | 130,000 |
| Feb/2004 | 360,000 | 200,000 | 140,000 |
| Mar/2004 | 290,000 | 200,000 | 160,000 |
| Apr/2004 | 180,000 | 300,000 | 90,000 |
| May/2004 | 250,000 | 220,000 | 80,000 |
| Jun/2004 | 430,000 | 260,000 | 110,000 |
| Jul/2004 | 310,000 | 200,000 | 90,000 |
| Aug/2004 | 210,000 | 220,000 | 110,000 |
| Sep/2004 | 250,000 | 270,000 | 110,000 |
| Oct/2004 | 330,000 | 210,000 | 110,000 |
| Nov/2004 | 690,000 | 700,000 | 350,000 |
| Dec/2004 | 990,000 | 1,050,000 | 810,000 |
| Jan/2005 | 490,000 | 240,000 | 110,000 |
| Feb/2005 | 530,000 | 210,000 | 120,000 |
| Mar/2005 | 500,000 | 230,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr/2005 | 330,000 | 150,000 | 60,000 |
| May/2005 | 270,000 | 130,000 | 50,000 |
| Jun/2005 | 360,000 | 170,000 | 70,000 |
| Jul/2005 | 260,000 | 130,000 | 50,000 |
| Aug/2005 | 250,000 | 130,000 | 50,000 |
| Sep/2005 | 270,000 | 130,000 | 110,000 |
| Oct/2005 | 250,000 | 110,000 | 100,000 |
| Nov/2005 | 530,000 | 200,000 | 270,000 | 326,000 |
| Dec/2005 | 1,500,000 | 420,000 | 600,000 | 281,000 |
| Jan/2006 | 270,000 | 90,000 | 70,000 | 250,000 |
| Feb/2006 | 300,000 | 90,000 | 70,000 | 161,000 |
| Mar/2006 | 270,000 | 80,000 | 60,000 | 192,000 |
| Apr/2006 | 210,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 295,000 |
| May/2006 | 230,000 | 25,000 | 30,000 | 221,000 |
| Jun/2006 | 310,000 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 277,000 |
| Jul/2006 | 240,000 | 10,000 | 40,000 | 206,000 |
| Aug/2006 | 260,000 | 10,000 | 40,000 | 205,000 |
| Sep/2006 | 310,000 | 5,000 | 40,000 | 259,000 |
| Oct/2006 | 240,000 | 5,000 | 30,000 | 218,000 |
| Nov/2006 | 660,000 | 5,000 | 70,000 | 511,000 | 197,000 | 476,000 |
| Dec/2006 | 1,400,000 | 5,000 | 200,000 | 1,130,000 | 491,000 | 604,000 |
| Jan/2007 | 299,000 | - | 34,000 | 294,000 | 244,000 | 436,000 |
| Feb/2007 | 295,000 | 24,000 | 228,000 | 127,000 | 335,000 |
| Mar/2007 | 280,000 | 22,000 | 199,000 | 130,000 | 259,000 |
| Apr/2007 | 194,000 | 13,000 | 174,000 | 82,000 | 360,000 |
| May/2007 | 188,000 | 11,000 | 155,000 | 82,000 | 338,000 |
| Jun/2007 | 270,000 | - | 198,000 | 99,000 | 382,000 |
| Jul/2007 | 222,000 | 170,000 | 159,000 | 425,000 |
| Aug/2007 | 202,000 | 277,000 | 131,000 | 404,000 |
| Sep/2007 | 215,000 | 528,000 | 119,000 | 501,000 |
| Oct/2007 | 184,000 | 366,000 | 121,000 | 519,000 |
| Nov/2007 | 496,000 | 770,000 | 466,000 | 981,000 |
| Dec/2007 | 1,100,000 | 1,260,000 | 798,000 | 1,350,000 |
| Jan/2008 | 264,000 | 230,000 | 269,000 | 274,000 |
| Feb/2008 | 352,000 | 255,000 | 281,000 | 432,000 |
| Mar/2008 | 216,000 | 262,000 | 257,000 | 721,000 |
| Apr/2008 | 124,000 | 188,000 | 187,000 | 714,000 |
| May/2008 | 133,000 | 187,000 | 209,000 | 675,000 |
| Jun/2008 | 189,000 | 220,000 | 406,000 | 667,000 |
| Jul/2008 | 156,000 | 205,000 | 225,000 | 555,000 |
| Aug/2008 | 144,000 | 195,000 | 185,000 | 453,000 |
| Sep/2008 | 173,000 | 347,000 | 232,000 | 687,000 |
| Oct/2008 | 136,000 | 371,000 | 190,000 | 803,000 |
| Nov/2008 | 206,000 | 836,000 | 378,000 | 2,040,000 |
| Dec/2008 | 410,000 | 1,440,000 | 726,000 | 2,150,000 |
| Jan/2009 | 101,000 | 309,000 | 203,000 | 679,000 |
| Feb/2009 | 131,000 | 391,000 | 276,000 | 753,000 |
| Mar/2009 | 112,000 | 330,000 | 218,000 | 601,000 |
| Apr/2009 | 172,000 | 175,000 | 127,000 | 340,000 |
| May/2009 | 117,000 | 175,000 | 131,000 | 290,000 |
| Jun/2009 | 153,000 | 241,000 | 165,000 | 362,000 |
| Jul/2009 | 108,000 | 203,000 | 122,000 | 253,000 |
| Aug/2009 | 106,000 | 215,000 | 210,000 | 277,000 |
| Sep/2009 | 146,000 | 353,000 | 492,000 | 463,000 |
| Oct/2009 | 118,000 | 250,000 | 321,000 | 507,000 |
| Nov/2009 | 203,000 | 820,000 | 710,000 | 1,260,000 |
| Dec/2009 | 333,000 | 1,310,000 | 1,360,000 | 3,810,000 |
| Jan/2010 | 42,000 | 333,000 | 277,000 | 466,000 |
| Feb/2010 | 102,000 | 422,000 | 360,000 | 398,000 |
| Mar/2010 | 118,000 | 338,000 | 314,000 | 558,000 |
| Apr/2010 | - | 185,000 | 181,000 | 277,000 |
| May/2010 | 195,000 | 155,000 | 335,000 |
| Jun/2010 | 452,000 | 305,000 | 423,000 |
| Jul/2010 | 444,000 | 215,000 | 254,000 |
| Aug/2010 | 357,000 | 226,000 | 244,000 |
| Sep/2010 | 484,000 | 312,000 | 254,000 |
| Oct/2010 | 325,000 | 250,000 | 232,000 |
| Month | PS2 | Xbox | GameCube | Xbox 360 | PS3 | Wii |
These numbers may or may not be accurate. They've been pieced together from various figures and percentages on the Internet. It's probably close enough for amateur analysis and web discussion. |
| qwerty710710
Meatorolegist | | May 28, 2004 [edited: May-28-04] | 2 |
| | Xbox finally outsales the ps2 last month. Good job but overall the ps2 has the lead. |
| superSONIC
 | | | Whoa.. impressive how they jump nearly 10x during December/Christmas. |
| David_South
Sony Propagandist | | PS2 sales for June??
Why on earth did sales double into that month?
I bought a new PS2+ Broadband Package a while back.
But that couldn't have been as recent as June, perhaps Febuary?
Crazy. I just don't see what could have driven sales during that month?
...could it have been the publicity over PSP??? Perhaps. |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | The sales doubling is due to the price drop in mid-May. Sony announced that in June. The April sales surge for Xbox was also due to a price drop. Although, some might claim that a "montage" of low-priced Xbox software is responsible.
http://station.pcvsconsole.com/view.php?news=2540
xbox-sales-double-after-price-drop |
| | Calgon | | | I always said thats what it would take for Xbox to outsell the PS2 - "WE'RE GONNA NEED A MONTAGE!" |
| | guicho80 | | | June must have been a slow month for Aibo sales. Thats the only way to explain the spike in sales for PS2. |
| fearsomepirate
Microsoft Hater | | | I find it interesting how GameCube outsells Xbox during the holidays, but not during the rest of the year. |
| OG10
Sex Offender
 | | Hmm I wonder if this lead that the xbox has now, will play in its favour for the forthcoming XBOX2, they are building a nice userbase to gain new users from, and the progressional growth is showing that people are trying to get in on the best online experience offered in the console world.
I am still very suprised that sony are shifting this many consoles this late in the game. I wonder when people will stop. One question, are the sales of the PS2 shown that of the Original PS2, or the PS2 SMALL? |
| fearsomepirate
Microsoft Hater | | Xbox's sales lead over Christmas can be explained by 2 things:
1. Halo 2, the most hyped game ever.
2. The market is probably getting close to saturated with PS2s, what with 80 million of them out there worldwide, and what with the graphics looking increasingly dated. |
| | earthling10 | | Xbox's sales surge is to be expected. Most new Xbox owners are actually PS2 owner who might be looking for something new after a couple of years of their old console especially as the prices drop.
To put this into perspective for the price of a PS2 launch bundle, you can now buy a PS2 and games, Xbox and games and game cube with a couple of games.
There are ofcourse Xbox owner buying PS2s as well but there are many more PS2 owners buying an xbox that the other way round. |
| alterego
Apple iPuppet
 | | | Whoever thinks Nintendo is in decline should look at those November numbers...over 2,100,000 units of hardware in a single month. Of course, the Gamecube numbers will drop after the holidays, but still...f'ing impressive. |
| | wiseguy6666 | | November 2005 Hardware Sales
GBA - 690,000
PS2 - 531,000
NDS - 370,000
360 - 326,000
GCN - 272,000
XBOX - 197,000
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7509 |
| | clover07 | | December 22, 2005 [edited: Jan-28-06] | 14 |
| December 2005
PS2 - 1,500,000
GC - 600,000
Xbox - 420,000
Xbox 360 - 281,000
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6142565.html |
| AllKnowing
Sony Supporter | | January 2006
PlayStation 2 - 275,000
Xbox 360 - 250,000
PSP - 180,000
Nintendo DS - 160,000
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8143 |
| The_Joker
Nintendork | | March 13, 2006 [edited: Apr-18-06] | 16 |
| February 2006
PS2 = 300,000
PSP = 170,000
Xbox 360 = 160,000
DS = 150,000
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6145806.html |
| | knowledge | | | Can Dec. 2005 unit sales for PS2 really be 1.5 million in US - wouldn't they be jumping up and down? It just seems like a huge jump. Any clarification is welcome. Thanks. |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | April 2006
Xbox 360 = 295,000
PS2 = 207,000
Xbox = 39,000
GameCube = 38,000
Xbox 360 was at the top with nearly 300K.
http://videogames.yahoo.com/newsarticle?eid=457462 |
| Sirius_Grey
Nintendork | | | Looks like I'm eating humble pie tonight. I was wrong about the demand of the 360 being that low in the US market. I honestly did not thing the 360 would sell past 250K on April. I knew there would be a spike, but not this high. |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | May 2006
PS2 = 232,000
Xbox 360 = 221,000
PSP = 160,000
GBA = 152,000
NDS = 146,000
Xbox 360 should be between 200K and 300K each month until November.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3151407 |
| | kenneth9265 | | | The XBox 360 will start to pull away when the holiday season arrives. |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | June 2006
NDS = 593,000
PS2 = 312,000
Xbox 360 = 277,000
Xbox 360 did slightly better than expected.
And quite a few people grabbed the Nintendo DS Lite.
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3414 |
| The_Joker
Nintendork | | | Awesome performance from the DS Lite. More than I could ever hope for. :D |
| mizzle
Wiitard
 | | Thats still quite a lot of gbas being sold. In fact, now that I think about it, I have been seeing a few of them here and there in the streets, mostly younger kids. Being cheap goes a long ways with parents, I guess. I have a feeling that Nintendo will still sell them as long as they keep making them.
And why not? There is still a market for the Parents who are a leary of handing their grubby clumsy kids something as pretty as a DSL touchscreen or expensive as a PSP. If they keep up with releases and rereleases now and again, why shouldnt Nintendo again thumb its nose to convention and keep the GBA going forever? The lite looks dumb with gba carts in it anyways. |
| The_Joker
Nintendork | | July 2006
NDS = 377,000
PS2 = 241,000
360 = 206,000
GBA = 163,000
PSP = 161,000
GCN = 44,000
XBOX = 12,000
Another strong month for DS, and PSP lost to GBA. It should be noted that July was a four week month compared to five weeks for June so there's nothing strange about the lower sales across the board.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3152822 |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | August 2006
PS2 = 260,000
Xbox 360 = 205,000
PSP = 150,000
http://videogames.yahoo.com/newsarticle?eid=481356 |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | September 2006
DS = 403,000
PS2 = 310,000
Xbox 360 = 259,000
PSP = 153,000
Xbox 360 is still holding steady (over 50K per week).
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=14093 |
| Sirius_Grey
Nintendork | | October 12, 2006 [edited: Oct-12-06] | 28 |
| I can only imagine that the DS sales will skyrocket even more after the GBA is phased out in the US. It will probably see a price cut during that period too, since something has to replace the GBA SP as the lower end choice. Should the DS get below the $100 mark, it will cement itself in the US market as the perennial hardware mover in the US much like the GBA proved itself to be.
As for the slouching PSP numbers....I think the PS3 hype is cannabalizing the PSP's momentum. Who knows if Sony wants the PSP to just fade away. They don't seem to mind, considering PSP support from Sony, other than some vague claims from PR reps, has gone cold. |
| The_Joker
Nintendork | | November 9, 2006 [edited: Nov-9-06] | 29 |
| October 2006
NDS 360,000
PS2 235,000
360 218,000
GBA 169,000
PSP 130,000
DS whips up some more domination while PSP falls even further behind the GBA.
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4185 |
| | DRiley | | Good afternoon. David Riley here, from The NPD Group. I couldn't help but notice that you have been regularly posting our proprietary retail sales information. This needs to stop.
This posting serves as a notice to immediately cease these activities or NPD will be forced to take legal action against you.
Our lawyers love pursuing sites and media outlets that blatantly disregard common corporate policies (and common sense), so I have no issue with forwarding this to them if you do not comply.
Thank you and have a great day! |
| bfun
Little Mermaid
 | | | Oh noes. The man cometh to take Steve away. I’ll send cookies. |
| HarakoMeshi
Sony Puppet | | | Hmm, what kind of company posts a cease and desist order on a forum? |
| | DRiley | | | I posted the cease and desist not our lawyers. I can assure you they won't take that route. |
| bfun
Little Mermaid
| | | Are you in anyway related to the FBI guy that comes on here and yells at the spammers? He’s a hoot. |
| Quaid
Nintendo Terrorist
 | | If that's the case then we can just modify the numbers by randomly adding or subtracting a few hundred. Then they aren't "your" numbers anymore.
Or, somebody else can post the numbers and Steve can't be held responsible. Supreme Court ruling, bud.
Thanks and have a nice day! |
| The_Joker
Nintendork | | December 7, 2006 [edited: Dec-7-06] | 36 |
| November 2006
GBA = 641,000
DS = 918,000
PS2 = 664,000
PS3 = 197,000
PSP = 412,000
Wii = 476,000
360 = 511,000
Look at the DS, and the GBA! Nintendo sold almost 1.6 million handhelds and it's not even December yet. Wii and PS3 obviously sold out so X360 was the best next gen console, though by a smaller margin than I expected.
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=14685
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4362&Itemid=2 |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | Which data is not allowed to be posted? Is it not fine to report numbers that are publicly available on web sites such as GameSpot.com, GameDaily.com, Next-Gen.biz, Gamasutra.com, IGN.com, Yahoo.com, Bloomberg.com, and Reuters.com?
Thank you, and have a wonderful day! |
| Quaid
Nintendo Terrorist
| | This guy has been posting the same nonsense at other forums... not sure if he is for real or not.
Regardless, this type of information sharing is protected by supreme court rulings. It's nothing but scare tactics. |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | December 2006
DS = 1.6 million
PS2 = 1.4 million
360 = 1.1 million
PSP = 953,200
GBA = 850,700
Wii = 604,200
PS3 = 490,700
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=14940
Xbox 360 sold over 1 million, but PS2 still sold more. |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | February 21, 2007 [edited: Feb-21-07] | 40 |
| January 2007
Wii = 436,000
PS2 = 299,000
360 = 294,000
PS3 = 244,000
DS = 239,000
PSP = 211,000
GBA = 179,000
GCN = 34,000
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=aeP6KYaQ4o_k
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=15294
Wii and 360 sold well, keeping PS3 in dead last. |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | February 2007
DS = 485,000
Wii = 335,000
PS2 = 295,000
360 = 228,000
PSP = 176,000
GBA = 136,000
PS3 = 127,000
GCN = 24,000
I expected PS3 to be behind Wii and 360 but not that far behind.
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=15503 |
| ShadowrunneR
StuipD | | | GBA and PS2 selling still shows how price sensitive the US can actually be. There are people who want to play games but a lot just cannot afford some fo the price tags. It is good that the other alternatives are still there until the next gen systems come down in price. |
| | PirateGuy | | Interesting to see PS3 numbers going down that much. I assume it would hover around 200,000 given last month's performance.
Not suprised. Lack of games & price killed the demand.
No suprised for Nintendo DS seeing that I actually bought one this week. |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | April 19, 2007 [edited: Apr-19-07] | 44 |
| March 2007
DS = 508,000
PS2 = 280,000
Wii = 259,000
360 = 199,000
PSP = 180,000
GBA = 148,000
PS3 = 130,000
GCN = 22,000
PS3 desperately needs a price cut. And PS2 beat Wii.
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13612
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=15870 |
| scruffdog
Wiitard | | | It would be interesting to see what the PS1 sales figures were in comparison to PS2 sales 5 months after release. I would suspect the PS2 easily outselling the PS1. This just further illustrates that the price point for this generation of consoles is having a negative impact on sales. |
| The_Joker
Nintendork | | May 17, 2007 [edited: May-17-07] | 46 |
| April 2007
NDS = 471,000
Wii = 360,000
PS2 = 194,000
PSP = 183,000
360 = 174,000
GBA = 84,000
PS3 = 82,000
GC = 13,000
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=16199
I said wow. |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | May 2007
DS = 423,000
Wii = 338,000
PSP = 221,120
PS2 = 187,800
360 = 154,900
PS3 = 81,600
GBA = 80,554
GCN = 10,728
The PS3 downhill drop seems to have stopped.
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=16507
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=SNE:US&sid=al_jVeWnhvSA |
| fearsomepirate
Microsoft Hater | | | Steve, on the front page chart, could you possibly extend the chart backward to the PS2's launch? |
| chairmansteve
Authority
| | July 23, 2007 [edited: Jul-23-07] | 49 |
| June 2007
DS = 561,900
Wii = 381,800
PSP = 290,100
PS2 = 270,000
360 = 198,400
GBA = 113,000
PS3 = 98,500
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14798
http://ps2.ign.com/articles/807/807399p1.html (PS2/GBA) |
| | claussen | | Hello Chairmansteeve,
I am doing research for my thesis on the impact of the PS2 on DVD sales. The table on the first page is extremely useful but unfortunately I need to track the sources down. This is not a problem for the past 2 years, but I'm having a hard time finding the older numbers?
Do you recall where these numbers come from? Are they all NPD numbers like the recent ones?
Thanks a lot for your help ! |
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