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[SniperHunter]

Both GoWs failed

bad hardware sales...

 

[Gartooth]

Very well deserved for Injustice, Bioshock, and Luigi's Mansion.

 

[SmokyDave]

NPD itself contracted by 16.7%.

Very nice.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

so....

over/under Wii-U 55k >_>

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

time for next gen....

Yep. If 130K is number one, god help Nintendo.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Hopefully Bioshock Infinite had a solid 2nd month.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Man, these consoles have been overpriced for far too long.

 

[China Dont Care]

No need to buy a new Xbox, May 21st

 

[pharmboy044]

I'm getting a flashback to 2007 with the PS3 sales. lol

pretty much. I'm guessing it's sub 100k. That's pretty brutal.

 

[qko]

Beating a console selling 130k is now "really turning around"?

if the 3DS can continue to chart games as unhyped like Lego City and console sales stay like this for the next 6 months until new hardware comes out, then yeah, it is.

 

[Wynnebeck]

Xbox 360 at #1 with 130K?

I don't even want to imagine what Wii U and Vita were at.

 

[EvilMario]

Luigi's Mansion at the 6 spot for the second straight month. I hope this means it was a success for Nintendo, because it's a really amazing game. LEGO Cities for the 3DS charting was a surprise to say the least.

so....

over/under Wii-U 55k >_>

I believe you mean..

over/under Wii U 5,500

 

[allan-bh]

Worst month in history for Xbox 360 (Sold 155k in may 2007)

 

[sleepykyo]

Injustice at the top with Dead Island Riptide in the number 2 spot? Safe to assume it was an awful month?

 

[metalslimer]

so....

over/under Wii-U 55k >_>

More like over under Wii U 35k

 

[Ninja Scooter]

holy shit at those hardware numbers...could the Wii U be sub-40K?

 

[Drago]

Worst month in history for Xbox 360 (Sold 155k in may 2007)

Wow.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I like how the "d" isn't capitalized.

Anyway ~179K for the PS3, Wii and Wii U combined. Terrible month.

Don't make the PS3 look bad. Its done its dues with PS4 on the horizon.

 

[Kusagari]

Worst month in history for Xbox 360 (Sold 155k in may 2007)

Yeah, this gen needs to end pronto.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Once CreamSugar arrives we'll get the answer to why EA dropped the Wii U

It could be Superbad!! Much worse than Patcher predicted. Eeek!!

 

[Dave Meltzer]

Consoles are dying. Next gen won't save them.

 

[Seda]

I have no clue what Defiance is

 

[sangreal]

Injustice at the top with Dead Island Riptide in the number 2 spot? Safe to assume it was an awful month?

Yeah.

I have no clue what Defiance is

It's an MMOFPS TV Show Tie-In

So... Yeah.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Um, are we sure MS count both Wii and Wii U as current gen?

 

[RoKKeR]

Damn, horrible month. Starved for next gen I suppose.

 

[DMczaf]

How long before MS, Sony and Nintendo start using "the home console family"?

 

[Miles X]

if the 3DS can continue to chart games as unhyped like Lego City and console sales stay like this for the next 6 months until new hardware comes out, then yeah, it is.

No it isn't. Doesn't matter if it's first or last the actual numbers matter and if it did something like 150k it's doing bad. Also without any SW numbers you can't comment on them either.

 

[GhaleonEB]

With 42% marketshare for 360, that leaves ~180K for Wii, PS3, and Wii U.

Wii-U's sales are going to be miniscule. Good lord.

Um, are we sure MS count both Wii and Wii U as current gen?

I was going to ask about this, I assume it's how they've grouped them in the past?

 

[RurouniZel]

[360] 210K
[3DS] 120K
[PS3] 165K
[WIU] 20K
[PSV] 15K

Maybe I got the bolded right after alll...

 

[DC R1D3R]

Xbox 360 at #1 with 130K?



I don't even want to imagine what Wii U and Vita were at.

Let's just hope for the best shall we?

 

[Ridley327]

Kind of weird that Lego City charted, wasn't the 3DS version awful?

LEGO games are typically quite strong on handhelds, and unlike the Wii U version, Nintendo advertised it pretty well on children's networks.

 

[Anth0ny]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuck that is a low 360 number

good to see Injustice at #1. Fighting games haven't over-saturated the market yet!

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Yeah, this gen needs to end pronto.

I still can't believe so many amazing games are repair for current generation this fall.

 

[Dead Prince]

everyone is saving up for the ps4

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Xbox 360: 130K (-44.9%)

*sucks in thru teeth*

Fuck, it's the 2008 of Gen 6 right now (as if we needed other signs)

 

[shinra-bansho]

Don't make the PS3 look bad. Its done its dues with PS4 on the horizon.

Well, I wrote in the prediction thread that it's to be expected with such old systems (PS3, Wii). Still a bad month though.

Thread needs some cream and sugar to tell us how bad.

Maybe I got the bolded right after alll...

Wii would have to sell 0 units.

 

[maabus1999]

Worst month in history for Xbox 360 (Sold 155k in may 2007)

And is still #1 for the month lol.

 

[NateDrake]

Consoles are dying. Next gen won't save them.

Sadly, I agree. They'll sell during their launches but I can see sales being low in early 2014 for them. The industry is shifting.

 

[Cess007]

So, it was a bad month for everyone? I shiver just thinking of the data for both WiiU and Vita sales

 

[Satchel]

The 360 and PS3 need a serious price drop. I assume the 360 might get one on the 21st or at E3.

Get some inventory out the door before the new box hits.

 

[Kouriozan]

Lego City on 3DS sold that well? I'm surprised, the Wii U version always seemed to be the better one.

 

[Azure J]

I think at the very least these shits should have been out all in 2012. I wish the market would have accommodated the longer life span, but it wasn't meant to be

I disagree on the longer lifespan desire even if I can see the pluses. I feel like too many things came in and snuck under the radar stealing one too many portions of the the pie in the near 10 years that these systems have been out for. The console holders didn't have enough time to develop the proper flexibility to maneuver in this same market while also being able to distract people from "the new hotness". Prolonging the gen was definitely a move to recoup losses from the beginning, but it's also helped make a scenario where people either got bored of waiting for next-gen or had them double down on alternative gaming/PC gaming.

 

[Kazerei]

I hope the 3DS's good performance outweighs NWU's poor performance enough that Nintendo releases a PR statement :lol

 

[Macho Madness]

Lego City on 3DS sold that well? I'm surprised, the Wii U version always seemed to be the better one.

Sold well probably isn't meaning that much this month.

 

[Tenki]

Maybe I got the bolded right after alll...

If 360 was #1 with 130k, PS3 can't be at 165k.

 

[H_Prestige]

If even the 360 could only manage 130k then god help the wii u. Wow.

 

[MrDaravon]

Maybe I got the bolded right after alll...

Given that the 360 was the #1 home console with 130k...no.

At this point the Wii U guess might be spot on though.

In general this is terrifying. The generation has gone on way too long, especially without having budget consoles; the fact that I can't go get a $99 360 or PS3 is crazy.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Maybe I got the bolded right after alll...

Except the fact 360 is in first with 130K....

 

[Miles X]

Sadly, I agree. They'll sell during their launches but I can see sales being low in early 2014 for them. The industry is shifting.

It is? This is BS. WiiU, Vita and 3DS just arnt what the public want (as the past few years of sales have proven) and PS360 are long overdue price cuts.

 

[EvilMario]

Lego City on 3DS sold that well? I'm surprised, the Wii U version always seemed to be the better one.

Yeah, but no one owns a Wii U and a ton of people own 3DS.