Nintendo made a graph: Weekly sales show huge PS3 price cut spike

Nintendo's financial briefing last week included a graph for up-to-date European hardware sales figures. The red line represents PS3. PS3 sales went from around 20,000 a week to 60,000 thanks to the new 40GB model and the price slashing of the 60GB model, overtaking Xbox 360 and almost managing to outsell the Wii - but not quite. It is still by far the best sales PS3 has managed since its launch weeks.

[Meus Renaissance]

That can't be right. I think the PS3 sold around 107,000 the week after the price cut yet that graph only shows the highest to just over 60,000.

[ruibing]

It's still good news for Sony.

[gtgcoolkid]

I thought there were couple of weeks where PS3 was above hundred thousand.

[jaja1434]

Well its for Europe, which honestly who cares about anything outside of US, so it probably doesn't includes US/Japan/wherever sales.

[Foliage]

"which honestly who cares about anything outside of US"

Nintendo and Sony do, and it shows.

[neil_1980]

And what makes you think anyone out side the US cares about anything to do with the US?

Seriously man, you the American version of Hitler or something?

[Coffin87]

"who cares"??

well, 1st of all, i care, cause i live in europe, and all this anti-sony news on the .com websites really doesn't represent the general mood in europe.

2ndly, sony and ms care, and both of them KNOW this: sony = (europe + japan), ms = n.america. it IS a tendency, and if some of you americans just don't care, well.. i gotta say it's pretty sad to see how confined some of you are..

[malingenie]

How can someone with xenophobic messages like you have so many bubbles?

[The Swordsman]

Multiple accounts, perhaps? Or is that just jumping to conclusion?

[Rasulis]

Jaja you give educated Americans, such as me, a horrible image. Please stop spouting such ignorant lines.

The question is if the sale rate of the ps3 will be sustainable or if this was just people waiting for the 400 Dollar price drop? I personally don't think the sales will sustain anywhere near this level for an extended period of time.

[jaja1434]

Haha so many lovely comments I got.

To those who live in Europe, obviously you care but you should realize that my comment is directed toward those who live in other countries outside of Europe.

To those who said MS and Sony cares. Really you think? Maybe I should have worded my post to mean why should "you" care, but I thought that would have been obvious. So my bad on that part...

And lastly my dear friend who is an educated American. How is what I said giving "you" a bad name? Its a gaming console... Now if I said who cares about their political/economical/social stability then sure you could claim I'm uneducated. But in the grand scheme of things a gaming console means absolutely jack. Don't misconstrued this to mean it means nothings as it is a fast growing industry, but as far as world politics go, its means jack. Being an educated American I would expect you to know the difference.

The guy who said I'm xenophobic...I sorry what? Xenophobia is the fear of something foreign, usually a type of people. So how in the hell do you get that out of my post?

[Shankle]

This is bull. if there had been such a spike in wii sales I think we would have noticed already.

[riqued]

A company as big as Nintendo would probably notice it before us and have more sources than any of us...

[REbirth]

i still don't understand why people keep buying the wii...the stupid console ever...if people want fun with low graphics or low power the ps2 is cheaper and has more variety of games:P

[Ares84]

..that chart is from Nintendo. What did you guys expect to see??? Sony going over Nintendos sales??? Stop kidding yourselfs!!

The chart is all wrong...Nintendo haven't skyrocketed like that!

[Area_51]

Something stinks

[Ares84]

Well sometimes it does!

[Rooftrellen]

Since you know better, I trust you can provide us with a link ot a source that's more reliable?

[Proxy]

They make a profit on every Wii, if it was selling 10 a week they'd be happy, although not AS happy as they currently are.

[bestgamer94]

idk i think it's a misleading graph some how it looks like it
but i can't back it up so whatever

[kevoncox]

Why would Nintendo lie.
They have never jus lied before.

[Drano]

This is a Corporation, not the Pope. They've got a "nice guy" image but they've got their dirty secrets too, just like any company. And before anyone panics, I'm not saying they're [email protected], just saying that they COULD modify the numbers at their advantage. This is pure speculation.

Jump Beyond.

[Darkiewonder]

to make a graphs. I would have done it for free.

[XxZxX]

kudo to Wii and PS3. The graph shown HALO 3 has negative effect on XBOX 360 sales in Europe.....coincidence??? probably ;)

[PStriple703]

Go Sony!

[Meus Renaissance]

@ thread title. "Nintendo made a graph..look Ma, look Pa". That just sounds funny to me :)

[XxZxX]

more like Look investor, there is no need to panic. Wii indeed was declining but no worry they are going up again. Rest assure.

[Meus Renaissance]

Shame the graph is inaccurate but then again..investors..$$$

[forum_crawler]

Prove it.

If you claim the graph is not accurate, then let's see your "insider" statistics that prove that Nintendo is pulling numbers out of thin air.

[Foliage]

The HD-DVD camp had plenty of graphs. We all know how much those meant.

Nintendo might be a kiddy brand but they are far from innocent. To think that any company can be honest in this industry is illogical.

I'm sure Sony and Microsoft have plenty of graphs for investors with similar results.

[TheExodus]

So the PS3 price cut (aka. 40GB SKU) spiked sales of the 80GB SKU & the Wii. I'm not the CEO of an electronics company, but I'd say it might be time to squeeze BC back into the PS3.

[antoinetm]

I thought the situation was worse than that for sony... ummm interesting

the ps3 actually managed to beat the 360 at some points b4 Halo.

The wii shouldnt be considered as competition... its more like a curiosity :) </free_hate>

[forum_crawler]

The Wii is not competing with the PS3 or 360. The graph just proves that Nintendo is playing in a league of their own...

[Foliage]

I didn't think the Wii owned the last-gen, the fact is the PS2 did and continues to.

[goodganja]

With the PS3 price cuts, expect dominating sales over both consoles. XBOX for sure. With the momentum that PS3 is getting, We'll be getting either a Halo 3 port or Halo 4 for PS3 so that way Bungie can make double the money. Mass Effect the same, especially with EA taking over, they're money hungry so I cant wait to play Mass Effect for PS3.

[bootsielon]

Yeah, and they reinvented the wheel too.

Don't kid yourself, nintyboys.

[forum_crawler]

Prove those numbers wrong?

Enlighten all of us Nintendo fans who are, oh, so confused. Please bestow your wisdom (and proper numbers from your "inside" sources) upon us.

[antoinetm]

its as if college leagues were more popular then pros.

\o/

[texism]

Do you really think Nintendo will make sh!t up when it comes to stuff like this? They'd get sued for slander and false advertising. If Sony or MS had this same data, they won't hesitate to show off. Microsoft did the exact same thing at E3. They showed a bunch of charts that said how successful they were, but I didn't see people saying "Oh it's just from MS, so of course it's gonna be like that." But when Nintendo does it, all of a sudden it is made up? You stupid fuks.

Your favorite console is getting seriously raped. Admit it and move on.