PS3 Too Far Behind Wii and Xbox 360 in Launch to Date US Sales

"The video game industry is very similar to sports in the sense that stats are analyzed, argued over and then reanalyzed again to the point that it's hard to tell what all the numbers really mean. Industry execs and even fanboys like to throw out numbers monthly depending on whether or not those numbers promote that individuals argument or business position. There's one thing that can't be debated and that is the simple breakdown of launch-to-date sales in the United States."

[GunShotEddy]

in the US though? Japan sells a lot more I think. Wow though on Nintnedo DS sales!

[charlescox4]

DS is F'ing killing it! But most should remember that the Gameboy, GBA and so on, all had very impressive sales numbers. Portables tend to outsell home consoles.

[vgn24]

Portables outsell home consoles if they have the Nintendo logo somewhere on them. WonderSwan, Lynx, GameGear and many others are examples that only Nintendo handhelds dominate.

Weird that the PSP has outsold the PS3 in the US though.

[Fred-G-Sanford]

I love my PSP, but whenever I look over at my PS3 I just shake my head and laugh. lol

I have owned every one of Sony's consoles so far, but after being so disappointed with the PS3 I will be thinking long and hard about purchasing the PS4.

It's as if Sony is out of touch with what the american gamer wants, and their arrogance appears to be making them unwilling to change at this point.

They have already went from first to worst in a single generation, and if they want that to stop they better start listening to what american gamers are saying (with their wallets).

[Chromer]

Sanford I seriously doubt you have a PS3. If you are so "disappointed" in it, then you should have no problem selling it for another console right? Get out of here troll.

[Pixelated_Army]

By 2 mill, it looks like a pretty tight race to me. Oh I see this is a bullshit article that only talks about US sales and ignores the rest of the market. Ok then, carry on with your pointless argument.

[zootang]

Funny thing is The PSP has been demolishing the DS in Japan lately. 3DS launch over 2 days only sold 400,000.

[GrandTheftZamboni]

"PS3 Too Far Behind Wii and Xbox 360 in Launch to Date US Sales"

Wii - 40,586,525
Xbox 360 - 30,493,137
PS3 - 18,786,727

PS3 is 12 million behind the 360. 360 is 10 million behind Wii.

So, 10 million behind means leading, and 12 million behind means "too far behind".

Yeah, gameplaytoday.com, unbiased way to present the sales figures. /S

[RockmanII7]

You know that's actually a pretty good point.

[MaximusPrime]

Hmm the article's chart shows two NDS and no PS3. I take it that PS3 is the second NDS. /s

Who I'm kidding, USA is indeed a tough country to crack, Sony. Thanks goodness I'm an European living in Europe, Sony's strong market.

[vgn24]

Tough to crack? You do know that Sony was number one in the US the last two generations. You don't crack a nut you already have open.

[MaximusPrime]

True but I'm talking about PS3. Xbox 360 seems to dominate USA since it launched but PS3 is catching up thou.

[lexington]

Xbox 360 is mopping up on ps3 and has been from the beginning. Sony priced itself out early on and now are having to play catch up.

[clrlite]

MaximusPrime:
It wasn't too tough to crack for the 260. Sony will not truly dominate here unless they continue to improve their marketing, or their "competition" blunders(they may have). When the PS3 gets down to a mass market price point, Sony might start a heavier mass market marketing campaign here again. If not, whatever they have to offer will be swept under the rug as public interest and opinion will not be in their favor. That's not to say the PS3 wont sell well anyway. These are just some of my thoughts....

Anyway, the PS3 sells pretty well here. I know a LOT of people with PS3s, so don't let anyone fool ya'.

[Sizzon]

In the US huh?

here in Europe it's doing really good job with huge sellers such as FIFA 11 and Gran Turismo 5.

[YourCall]

Uh...The article was about the US. Why are you bringing up Europe. What are you now adding you own chapter to the article?

[Mr_Luke]

Why can't he? He's just comparing, like all the other ppl keep doing here around.

[YourCall]

Yeah that makes it rigt...shut up and mind your own business.

[Stealth20k]

its sad how me me me me american journalism is. The ps3 will soon be number 2 worldwide and the 260 will be dead last. Whats the better position now?

[Optical_Matrix]

And the FUD begins. Far behind in the US, yet somehow you fail to mention the 2.1 million unit difference worldwide. As for the Wii...we know its won.

[Agent_S]

Did you miss the part where they are going to take a look at the japanese market next week, where they mention its horrible for the Xbox 360? Did you not read the title of this article where they specifically say US(United States if you were strugging to grasp that) sales? Who knows maybe they'll take a look at all the markets individually then all together?? Its a pointless article but no one was lied to.

[Silly gameAr]

lol. These guys are really earning their pay today.

[Kon]

Sales doesn't matter...

[LoaMcLoa]

Say that to the game companies that are being forced to close due to bad sales of their products :I

[Kon]

You have a point there. But what i'm saying is, sales doesn't matter to us, normal gamers.

[LoaMcLoa]

Now that's actually true. Good point!

[FrigidDARKNESS]

please stop bringing up europe and world wide sales. This aryicle has nothing to do with that. The PS3 no longer dominate in the U.S. which is an end of era.

[nskrishna2]

'the ps3 no longer dominate in US'

When did it ever dominate in the first place.??

[FrigidDARKNESS]

my bad i meant to say Sony no longer dominates the U.S. market.

[Silly gameAr]

?End of an era? Little dramatic don't you think? Good thing the PS3 doesn't need just one territory to hold it up.

[vgn24]

It's true. Sony pretty much owned the US to the point that they drove SEGA out of hardware (along with poor business decisions on SEGA's part) and had Nintendo on the ropes in the US last gen.

PSone and PS2 were completely dominant in the US. The PS3 is like the 3rd generation dictator that couldn't hold off the rebels.

[MaximusPrime]

Even thou not on list, PS2 is still selling.

All three Sony consoles are still selling. One hell of domination

[eraursls84]

Yes, and the ps3 will be the same. The price will continue to drop and the sales will climb for a long time because Sony will continue to support it unlike other console makers. This strategy could've helped Microsoft with both, the xbox and the 360. I think it left some people with a bad impression having a short life with the xbox and then cutting support when the 360 dropped. I think Microsoft may do things differently this time around

[nskrishna2]

In the US?
everyone knows that..whats the news in this article?

[vgchica]

I think it's just about launch-to-date unless I'm reading the title and article wrong. I guess it's new each month?

[Treyb3yond]

Nobody actually cares about US only markets apart from self obsessed Americans.

[TheDivine]

Everyone cares about the us market, we rise you rise we hit a recession and your fu***d! Companys all want the us, we are the goose that lays the golden egg.

[Lyr1c]

@LiL T
Trust me....I'd be moving out of America asap if it weren't for that "Let me see you naked, or you get hand raped" thing going on at the airports.......

[Agent VX]

I hate to say it, but the USA as a driving factor in the world compared to 30 years ago is far different now, and its influence is quickly dwindling. The USA is turning into a failed state quickly, as it economy tumbles into catastrophe.

Yes, it (USA) still is the biggest and most influential market in the world right now, but in a couple of decades, you will be bowing to the Chinese as the new economic powerhouse.

Regardless, the USA consumes the most video games as a country, and as far as countries go, the most important for sales figures.

[Agent VX]

Lil T... I don’t know how you can bring Europe into this, that is another failed Union, ever hear of the PIGS, countless countries in that god forsaken economic union are failing as we speak.

I also wouldn’t put all the eggs into China, as the USA and European Union fail, China also fails as it loses most of its exporting markets. We are all in this failed economic cluster f#$k together.

Good thing is for video gamers, is that sitting at home playing video games is sure a hell of a lot cheaper then a trip to Vegas. We are all gonna have less in the near future, so get used to it, you can thank the Bankers for that.

[Tbag]

What are you guys talking about? Delusional much? The US is in a recession and not on the verge of collapse like so many EU countries (Spain, Ireland, Greece, etc.). Why is that? Well it's because everyone can't live off the government and not actually produce anything. If you people are so smart, why does that concept escape you? The US will come out of this recession like it always does (bc capitalism actually works) and will remain the dominant world economy.
As for the PS3, neither company really profits from sales of the consoles themselves that much. Game sales is where the $ is at. With 1 out of 3 Xboxes dead (based on several estimates) and far less on the PS3 side, I think it's safe to say Sony is in the #2 slot already.

[Agent VX]

Tbag... ROTFLOL.... Please, do share you economic figures with us, cause you would be the first to say otherwise.

The USA is running a Trillion dollar deficits, now totalling 100% of GDP, and increasing by 2 to 3 trillion every year for the next few. The greenback is on the verge of losing its “status” as the world currency of choice, unemployment mixed with the housing collapse, out of control defence spending, banking bailouts, austerity measures that all levels of government are implementing, uncontrolled inflation by the Federal Reserve printing money like toilet paper, etc..... I could go on and on, never mind the massive outsourcing and now emerging energy crisis the USA faces.

Sorry sport, the USA is but a shell of what it was, with no hope of every returning to its glory days this century. There is no “Capitalism” in the USA, it’s Keynesianism, big difference.

But you are right about making money on video games themselves, little money to be made on the hardware. (unless your Nintendo and put out and out of date machine to the public and profit insanely on it.)

[Tbag]

You want figures Agent VX? Here's a few:
1. With less than 5% of the world's population, the US still produces one quarter of it's gross domestic product - more than 3X the share held by Great Britain at the height of it's empire in the mid 1800s
2. 60% of the world's currencies are held in US dollars
3. 1/3 of the worlds 500 largest companies are American as are 1/3 of it's patent filings.

Now do I think the U.S. is as dominant globally as it once was? - Certainly not. Will it regain that status? - unlikely. However, the US will never be a "failed state" and most of the evidence that you produced amounts to little mote than wishful thinking on your part. By the way, the US has practiced Keynesian economics in varying degrees during the past century (especially during the Great Depression - and we came out of that pretty well I think).

[Treyb3yond]

What a boring stereotype you are. Seriously.

If you could stop saluting your flag long enough you may be able to see what you're standing in....

That goes for all you other overly patriotic clones as well.

[captainjy]

This has to be the dumbest comment I have heard. Minus the US Markets from the world and the entire world economical infrastructure will collapse. Nice job dude. Keep the crap flowing!

[GoldPS3]

PS3 will pass Wii when it hits below $200. Wii don't have the hardware and software to survive another 5 years. PS3 is a 10 year console and long as Sony keep bringing the games it will make people keep buying. Watch and see.

[vgn24]

Please pass me whatever you're smoking. The PS3 can't sell for sub $250 until the PS4 is released. Do you know how much it costs to make a PS3? Simple math bro.

[IRetrouk]

dont know where you have been but ps3s are down in price, every majour retailer has slashed prices, there will be a ps3 for under 200 by the end of the year.

[vgchica]

Under 200 in Europe maybe, but not in North America. Someone might want to look at a conversion chart.

[IRetrouk]

200 hundred pounds is about 250 dollars or there abouts, its happining as we speak

[damnyouretall]

it doesnt mean people dont enjoy their ps3. i owned the first xbox and it was more powerful than the ps2. had better looking games but people still didnt buy into it. same ol shit i guess

[jneul]

If American.sales was everything then how come the ps3 - 360 gap is less than 3m, lol Europe and Japan love ps3. Wii now is selling less than ps3 in Europe and Japan on a regular basis, Wii will not last much longer

[prettyboy1]

sounds like some poor smo butt hurt cause ps3 is goin to take 2nd from 360.FREAKING FANBOYS!

[Chevalier]

I'd like to see the numbers for broken RROD 360's factored in. A lot of 360's replaced does a nice job of artificially bumping up those numbers considerably.

[Agent_S]

lol no no no. A replaced rrod machine does not factor into sales figures. If that were the case the 360 would probably be alot closer to the Wii in this article(sadly). Alot of them did(past tense)fail.

[Chevalier]

Why not? Every one of my 360 customers has replaced their unit at one point or another by BUYING a new system. So yes it does bump up numbers considerably. For example 360's best customer is one of my customers from my store owns EVERY 360 console version released. He had to replace THIRTEEN 360's. So please again tell me how it's not bumping up 360 numbers?

If you really think that people didn't just buy a cheap arcade console because of 360's stupid RROD issues, then I'd have to say your an idiot, plain and simple.

[Agent_S]

While that may be the case I would bet that was a small percentage. Everyone I know or heard about, sent their broken machine back to the factory and was sent back a replacement unit(as I did). Thats what I was reffering to Mr.DumbshitIgotsAstoreExpert, I guess im just about a big an idiot as that guy who bought 13 360's and uhh you.

[captainjy]

Think about it- the 360 came back very strong with the RROD issue and has still managed to outsell the PS3 and is slowly catching the Wii.

And let's not talk Move. What a blunder....

[strickers]

That says more about the US consumer than it does the quality of the product.

[dorron]

US is not the only market in the world for the PS3...In Japan and Europe PS3 rules over 360.

[Agent_S]

and the Dur dur durrrr award goes to....dorron congratulations.

[dorron]

shut the fuck up

[blackburn5]

I agree that the PS3 should try to increase their standing in NA but come on. Why does every fanboy hidd behind NA's skirts to diss the PS3? They went on and on about GT5 doing bad in the US only to find out it sold 6 million plus worldwide. Everyone thought the 360 outsold the PS3 last year because of NA but it turned out that it actually outsold the 360 worldwide. And let's not forget that dispite Mircosoft's best efforts they STILL haven't shaken off the PS3 or caught the Wii either. Seems to me that the only people that seem to have a problem with the PS3 is NA. Everyone else seems to accept it just fine. @ captainjy. Being too stupid to give up on a system after the 4th or 5th time it breaks is nothing to boast about.

[Whitey2k]

its easy americans are all 4 the 360 its american based company like the 360 is doing shit in japan cos Nintendo and playstation is japanese based but yea ps3 is dead last in america but whats making it sell more is japan and the rest of Europe

[ufo8mycat]

The XBOX 360 too far behind PS3 in Launch to date JAPAN sales

See what I did there?

Means nothing, unless you include WORLD WIDE.

Why do 360 fanboys write these articles, they getting that desperate?

[KaiokenKid]

meh, not really a big deal when everyhwere else makes up the difference.

[DFresh]

A large part of the reason that Xbox 360 is in the lead of the PS3 is because of the 1 year head start obviously and all those shooter games coming to that platform.

ex.)
-Call of Duty (Timed exclusive maps on XBL.)

-Halo

-Battlefield

etc.
(Pretty much if it isn't a shooter game it doesn't do that well on Xbox 360.)

Besides I'm curious to know how many of those Xbox 360 consoles are arcade vs pro vs elite vs kinect bundles vs slim.
(Let's not forget the failure rate.)

Worldwide right now if we include failure rates the numbers would be as followed on an estimate.

Wii (70M)
70M - 1% failure rate (700,000---LOL.) = 69.3M

Xbox 360 (52M)
52M - 33% failure rate (Roughly 18M.) = 34M
[Seriously now. How we know that Microsoft aren't counting broken consoles being fixed as new sales.)

PS3 (50M)
50M - 10% Failure Rate (5M) = 45M
(If you factor in YLOD.)

In theory the real numbers are as followed from a worldwide stand point if we included failure rates.

Wii (69.3M)

PS3 (45M)

Xbox 360 (34M)

I still think this gen people playing the numbers name with these consoles in order to prove console supremacy or my console is better then your console is just ridiculous.

If you like what you like then play it.

I game on PC/PS3/Wii and am just fine with those platforms.
(Also if I ever need to get an Xbox 360 I just borrow it from my friend.)

You see I'm not missing out on anything.

:D

Edit:
My avatar is better then your avatar because I have a bass with flame decals.
(See how stupid these pointless discussions can get. I rest my case.)

[Aarix]

How can we include failure rates if we never actually bought them when we got them for free.

[BubloZX]

No people re bought the 360 like crazy even when the console broke. 1 of my friends bought 2 because he couldn't wait a week to get his 360 back. and there where alot of people who did this when microsoft released the 360 in an arcade bundle. I never did any of that though because my 360 didn't shit on me until the new slim model came out

[pcz]

saying ''oh but they only took usa numbers into account'' ... i bet if ps3 was leading on usa numbers but failing in japan you lot woulnt even mention japan or the rest of the world.

pathetic. the article is about usa numbers

[prettyboy1]

ACTUALLY YOUR WRONG SEE,THE WAY I LOOK AT IT THE WHOLE SALES WAS NEVER EVEN PLAYED UNTIL MS LAUNCHED AHEAD OVER SONY.NO ONE CARED ABOUT SALES UNTIL MS STARTED RUBBING IT IN EVERYONES FACES.SO IN REALITY YOU HAVE YOUR PRECIOUS MONEY HUNGRY MS TO BLAME FOR ANY OF THE SALES GAME.....PERIOD!WHICH IS KINDA IRONIC CAUSE WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BRAG ABOUT WHEN SONY FINALLY SURPASSES THEM IN SALES.DONT KNOW,BUT I CAN TELL WHAT THEY CAN'T BRAG ABOUT AND THATS EXCLUSIVE GAMES MY FRIEND

[Thoreau]

the U.S. gaming market is a perfect reflection of ignorance at the apex. this is all that 360 love, but what have they got to show for it. kinect and multiplatform games????