Everyone is talking about the NPD reports which state that the gaming industry's sells of hardware have fallen 37%. Also, software sells have fallen 26% and accessories have fallen 12%. Some people are looking at this as a bad thing but not me. What is says to me is that most people already have consoles so they aren't buying anymore hardware. As for the software we all know that the summer is the slow season for gaming and the holiday season always brings the best games so we should see a huge rise in software sells. I'm sure Madden 10 has already helped those numbers since the study was done before Madden launched. If I'm wrong, and certainly could be, and these numbers do mean that less people are playing games all that means is those of us that still love them should get out there and buy everything we can afford.
The report also stated the number of sales on all consoles.
They are as follows: NintendoDS-538,900;
Nintendo Wii-252,500; Microsoft Xbox 360-202,900; Sony PSP-122,800; Sony PlayStation 3-121,800; Sony PlayStation 2-108,000. The only real story here is how close the Xbox 360 is to the Wii in sales. These numbers are for the year so far. Many other sources say that the Xbox at this time is outselling the Wii for the first time since 2007. No one is too sure why, but it might have something to do with the Wii not producing a lot of “great” games just good ones. Whereas the Xbox has not only been pumping out loads of good games but have many “great” titles out and many more coming soon.
The report also stated the number of sales on all consoles.
They are as follows: NintendoDS-538,900;
Nintendo Wii-252,500; Microsoft Xbox 360-202,900; Sony PSP-122,800; Sony PlayStation 3-121,800; Sony PlayStation 2-108,000. The only real story here is how close the Xbox 360 is to the Wii in sales. These numbers are for the year so far. Many other sources say that the Xbox at this time is outselling the Wii for the first time since 2007. No one is too sure why, but it might have something to do with the Wii not producing a lot of “great” games just good ones. Whereas the Xbox has not only been pumping out loads of good games but have many “great” titles out and many more coming soon.
As I was reading over this post I realized that I put a good deal of my opinion rather then news into this post and I'm sorry for that but it also gave me an idea. I want your opinion on the NPD reports. If you know something interesting about them that I didn't mention or you have something to say about what you read, please feel free to leave a comment. I also got the idea to ask you what's your favorite console and why? Please leave a comment and please visit DailyGamingNews4u again.
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