Latest UK Console Figures

[Gollum]

Latest UK figures are in:
PS2: 113.862 (+ 23%)
Xbox: 27.829 (+ 31%)
Cube: 11.531 (+ 15%)
GBA: 32.345 (+ 18%)

Holy Cow, the PS2 is seling like there's no tomorrow, about 3x(Xbox+GC)! Xbox is doing good but trailing PS2 by a huge margin, while GC fails to gain any momentum for the final weeks of the holiday sales. Wonder how it will affect Xbox sales if the mega bundle is indeed sold out soon as the rumors have it...

 

[nonamer]

Latest UK figures are in:
PS2: 113.862 (+ 23%)
Xbox: 27.829 (+ 31%)
Cube: 11.531 (+ 15%)
GBA: 32.345 (+ 18%)


Holy Cow, the PS2 is seling like there's no tomorrow, about 3x(Xbox+GC)! Xbox is doing good but trailing PS2 by a huge margin, while GC fails to gain any momentum for the final weeks of the holiday sales. Wonder how it will affect Xbox sales if the mega bundle is indeed sold out soon as the rumors have it...

The PS2 is selling about 1/2 as well as in NA for UK!!! Considering the population differences, that's unbelievable!

 

[wazoo]

Latest UK figures are in:
PS2: 113.862 (+ 23%)
Xbox: 27.829 (+ 31%)
Cube: 11.531 (+ 15%)
GBA: 32.345 (+ 18%)


Holy Cow, the PS2 is seling like there's no tomorrow, about 3x(Xbox+GC)! Xbox is doing good but trailing PS2 by a huge margin, while GC fails to gain any momentum for the final weeks of the holiday sales. Wonder how it will affect Xbox sales if the mega bundle is indeed sold out soon as the rumors have it...

the Gc is selling quite bad. I heard there is a price drop next week. The xbox is doing what it can with the effect of the bundle not too bad. Only conclusion you can draw, ps2 is the videogame market.

 

[DVFtaxman]

where have those figures come from? At that rate every single person in the UK would have a PS2 within a year!

 

[Vince]

Holy Cow, the PS2 is seling like there's no tomorrow, about 3x(Xbox+GC)

Whats really scary is that SCEE, unlike others, isn't giving away a free 3 bed, 2 bath, house with each console.

I thought the "power and graphics superiority of XBox and Gamecube" was suppose to lead them to the promised land by now? I mean, it's all the graphics, right? What happened?

 

[Johnny Awesome]

Poor Nintendo.

Xbox is doing quite well, but boy those PS2 numbers are good.

It'll be interesting to see the November US numbers...

 

[Tahir2]

Went to Toy R Us in a UK store and they are sold out of the XBOX JSFR and Sega GT deal as well as the other deal with Splinter Cell and Halo + above games.

Still they did have some budles with Tom Clancy's games left.
Full stock of GC and PS2 bundles though.

The assistance that attended to me was a bit of a 'durr, can i help u sir? [action=scratches head]' so didnt even bother trying to engage in any meaningful conversation with him about how each system is doing...

 

[Gollum]

oops, sorry I forgot to post the source of the numbers:
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/news/news_story.php?id=84480

I would like some numbers from other european countries to see how big of a market Europe as a whole is by now, should certainly dwarf Japan in hardware sales this year. Maybe if some more publishers would get those poles out of their behinds, we'd actually get to see some more timely software releases boosting sales too (I guess GC sales would be way better right now if we didn't have to wait till friggin' march 03 fo the release of MP!)...

 

[Goldni]

Yeah poor Nintendo they only moved 43,876 units of GCN and GBA for the week.

 

[Kolgar]

I think the point, Goldni, is that in the home console market, Nintendo is losing ground (again) this generation. And this time to another complete newcomer to the market - Microsoft.

If and when Sony or Microsoft ever decide to enter the handheld market, Nintendo is going to have itself one hell of a wakeup call.

Kolgar

 

[jvd]

Heh all nitendo has to do is keep all thier hand helds backwards compatible and they wont have a problem.

 

[Kolgar]

No? Not even if Sony launches a portable game system with an exclusive Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest game?

Certainly, the same developer support the company enjoys in the home market would prove a mighty weapon in the handheld arena.

And if Sony were to take a cue from Nintendo and build in some kind of synergy between its market-leading home systems and such a new portable, they'd have a large base of potential users.

There's a lot of opportunity there. I think it's only a matter of time.

Kolgar

 

[Goldni]

How does one week of the Xbox selling more than Gamecube in the UK mean "losing ground in the console market"?

Look I did'nt mean to start something but "poor Nintendo" remarks and "Nintendo is doomed" stuf just cracks me up. People forget Nintendo has TWO machines it's marketing and selling globally. Just because XB has FINALLY pulled ahead in the UK does'nt mean a thing.

Should'nt the XB be ahead of the GCN in the UK? I mean they have lowered thier price several times, included several giveaways and bundle deals. Advertised 3X as much. Has a stronger Christmas UK lineup than GCN. Bought the UK's best developer (Rare). I mean XB SHOULD be ahead of GCN in Europe.

MS has spent close to over a half billion in Europe alone marketing XB since it's launch..IT SHOULD BE AHEAD! Yet both of these fantastic superior consoles get thier asses handed to them by an inferior POS in the HypeStation 2. But I digress.

 

[marconelly!]

Yet both of these fantastic superior consoles get thier asses handed to them by an inferior POS in the HypeStation 2. But I digress.

I can see your despair... and laught at it

 

[Kolgar]

Uh, I thought Xbox had pulled ahead of GC in the UK weeks ago?

Yet both of these fantastic superior consoles get thier asses handed to them by an inferior POS in the HypeStation 2.

What makes a "fantastic, superior console"? I thought it was all about the games.

Oh, right. It is, and PS2 has more of 'em. That's a good part of what makes the PlayStation brand is so strong - because technical superiority only goes so far.

And thank goodness for that!

Kolgar

 

[Legion]

well i guess because they are new they are superior? We just aren't seeing the draw in certain areas as we did with the release of the "16bit" consoles.

 

[Vince]

Xbox is doing quite well

Johnny, you says "Poor Nintendo", but do you ever wonder where the XBox would be if they weren't packing in 2 or 4 or whatever many games (with another controller too somewhere, no?!?) they are now at that price?

Granted, their achieving good sales, but look at what cost (not just monetary).

 

[Gerry]

Xbox has indeed been ahead of GC in terms of sales for quite a while now.

I still find these PS2 sales figures pretty startling. Given another couple of weeks with similar sales they'll have sold about 500,000 in the month before Christmas. That's just incredible. How come the things aren't selling out? Can they really manufacture PS2s at that rate?

I think it's time I bought some shares in some game retailers...

 

[zurich]

Interesting that MS didn't offer crazy bundles in JP.. perhaps thats a cultural sign of weakness (or something)?

Also, is MS is selling bundles "while supplies last", the initial run must have been their target expectation, and if they've sold out, then the MS suits must be more than satisfied.

edit: it's also good-ish that MS didnt put all their eggs in one basket (ie: Holiday season), and instead has a comparatively strong 1st Qrtr 2k3 line up (instead of the usual draught). PD:Orta, DoAXBV, Brute Force, Crimson Skies, KotOR, Ninja Gaiden (from EBGames from Jan 1 to March 1 [I know a few are placeholder dates]).

Heh, that said, my money's still going to Devil May Cry 2

 

[Qroach]

vince,

Johnny, you says "Poor Nintendo", but do you ever wonder where the XBox would be if they weren't packing in 2 or 4 or whatever many games (with another controller too somewhere, no?!?) they are now at that price?

...and game cubes are coming with 10 games in that area. Yet, there' still not much of an increase in sales. I've always thought that consoles SHOULD come with at least one game. It's a rip off if it doesn't IMO. However 10 games is a bit much and even 5 games is a deal you can't refuse. how can anyone refuse 10 games?