Friday 30 October 2009

Nintendo Q2 2009 Results



System: Q2 shipments / LTD shipments

NDS: 5.73m / 113.48m
Wii: 3.52m / 56.14m

Finland Q1-Q3 2009

Total Software Units: 1,200,000 (2008: 1,300,000)

PS2: 28.2% (338,400)
PC: 23.5% (282,000)
PS3: 16.5% (198,000)
360: 13.5% (162,000)
WII: 10.3% (123,600)
NDS: 6.2% (74,400)
PSP: 1.8% (21,600)

Total Software Value: €41M (2008: €44.9M)

PS3: 23.2% (€9,512,000)
PS2: 19.6% (€8,036,000)
360: 18.8% (€7,708,000)
WII: 15.7% (€6,437,000)
PC: 15.3% (€6,273,000)
NDS: 6.1% (€2,501,000)
PSP: 1.3% (€533,000)

FIGMA

Thursday 29 October 2009

ELSPA Sales Awards October 2009

Check out the UK LTD Charts by Platform for the latest update (bolded)

Silver (100,000+)

[PS3] FIFA 10 EA
[360] FIFA 10 EA
[NDS] PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA'S BOX NINTENDO
[NDS] GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR DECADES ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
[PS3] NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT EA
[360] NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT EA
[NDS] SONIC CHRONICLES: THE DARK BROTHERHOOD SEGA
[360] LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME WARNER BROS.
[NDS] PEPPA PIG: THE GAME UBISOFT
[WII] MYSIMS KINGDOM EA
[PS3] UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES SONY
[PSP] BEN 10: PROTECTOR OF THE EARTH D3P

Gold (200,000+)

[PS3] FIFA 10 EA
[PS3] FAR CRY 2 UBISOFT
[PS3] RESIDENT EVIL 5 CAPCOM
[360] FIFA 10 EA
[NDS] POKEMON PLATINUM NINTENDO

Platinum (300,000+)

[PS3] FIFA 10 EA
[360] FIFA 10 EA
[WII] WII MUSIC NINTENDO
[360] HALO 3: ODST MICROSOFT
[WII] MARIO STRIKERS CHARGED FOOTBALL NINTENDO

http://www.elspa.com/?l=saleaward

Friday 23 October 2009

Microsoft Q1 '10 Results

Microsoft shipped 2.1m Xbox 360s in the past quarter taking lifetime unit sales to 33.5m.

The Entertainment and Devices Division which includes Xbox had an operating income of $312m for the three months ending September 30th.



September 2009 UK Charts

Check out the UK LTD Charts by platform for the latest update (bolded).

Individual Format Top Ten

01 [360] Halo 3: ODST (212,000)
02 [360] Batman: Arkham Asylum (131,000)
03 [PS3] Batman: Arkham Asylum (116,000)
04 [WII] Wii Sports Resort (105,000)
05 [NDS] Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (82,000)
06 [PS3] Need for Speed: Shift (72,000)
07 [WII] Wii Fit (63,000)
08 [360] Need for Speed: Shift (62,000)
09 [WII] Mario Kart Wii (42,000)
10 [360] Colin Mcrae: Dirt 2 (38,000)

Combining the Individual format figures with the All format chart we get;

01 Batman: Arkham Asylum (X360: 131k, PS3: 116K, PC: ??K) - 249,000+
02 Halo 3: ODST (X360: 212K) - 212,000
03 Need for Speed: Shift (PS3: 72K, X360: 62K, PC: ??K, PSP: ??K) - 134K+
04 Wii Sports Resort (WII: 105K) - 105,000
05 Guitar Hero 5 (X360 ??K, WII: ??K, PS3: ??K, PS2: ??K) -
06 Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (NDS: 82K) - 82,000
07 Colin Mcrae: Dirt 2 (360: 38K, PS3: ??K, WII: ??K, PSP: ??K, NDS: ??K) -
08 Wii Fit (WII: 63K) - 63,000
09 Ashes Cricket 2009 (WII, ??K, PS3: ??K, 360: ??K, PC: ??K) -
10 The Beatles: Rock Band (X360: ??K, WII: ??K, PS3: ??K) -
11 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (X360: ??K, PS3: ??K, PC: ??K) -
12 Mario Kart Wii (WII: 42K) - 42,000

We can now see that Guitar Hero 5 sold around 90k give or take 10k or so, Dirt 2 sold around 70k total give or take around 10k, and Ashes Cricket, Beatles Rock Band, and COD4 all sold around 50k with a margin of error of around 10k again.

Wii Play down in 25th sold around 6k/week during August, if that kept up for September it would put it around 30k or the month, so 13th - 25th are possibly somewhere around 30k - 40k.



Wednesday 21 October 2009

PS3 Slim Sales Pass 60,000 in Australia

Sony claim in excess of 60,000 PS3 Slims sold in Australia, more than both Wii and Xbox 360 since it's September 3rd launch.

Sony will also be bringing back it's popular Bravia TV promotion, 25,000 PS3s will be bundled with select Bravia TV models from October 22nd until supply is exhausted. Previously Bravia TV promotions have seen 35,000 PS3s bundled in July 2008, and 33,000 bundled in December 2007.

Link

Home Console Hardware Sales Decline in Spain (GfK)

According to GfK home console sales were down 12% year on year from January - September 2009. Xbox 360 was the only console to see an increase, up 32% YoY, PS3 was down 8%, Wii down 17%, and PS2 down 44%.

Total Home Consoles: -12%
X360: +32%
PS3: -8%
Wii: -17%
PS2: -44%

Link

PSP Go sells 1,000 first week in Australia

A source revealed to The Age that PSP Go sold just 1,000 units first week in Australia, a number later confirmed by SCE Australia's Michael Ephraim, although there was some dispute as to whether it was just over or just under 1,000.

The same source revealed that PS3 Slim has been selling over 10,000 per week since launch.

September 2009 NPD

[NDS] 524,200 (33.24M)
[PS3] 491,800 (8.73M)
[WII] 462,800 (21.56M)
[360] 352,600 (16.25M)
[PSP] 190,400 (14.67M)
[PS2] 146,000 (44.24M)

01. [360] Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft) - 1,520,000 / NEW
02. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 442,885 / 1,705,100
03. [360] Madden NFL 10 (EA) - 289,596 / 1,217,600
04. [NDS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo) - 258,100 / NEW
05. [360] The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games/EA) - 254,000 / NEW
06. [PS3] Madden NFL 10 (EA) - 246,526 / 911,500
07. [360] Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (Activision Blizzard) - 236,017 / NEW
08. [PS3] Batman: Arkham Asylum (Square Enix) - 212,500 / 502,500
09. [360] Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Blizzard) - 210,800 / NEW
10. [WII] The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games/EA) - 208,600 / NEW
11. [360] Batman: Arkham Asylum (Square Enix) - 202,034+ (SE Only) / 505,000+
12. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - ~202,000 / NEW
13. [NDS] Scribblenauts (Warner Bros.) - ~193,000 / NEW
14. [360] NHL 10 (EA)
15. [360] Need for Speed: Shift (EA)
16. [PS3] Need for Speed: Shift (EA)
17. [PS3] Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (Activision Blizzard)
18. [NDS] Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (Nintendo)
19. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 133,930+ (SE Only) / 8,000,000
20. [PS3] The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games/EA) - ~130,000 / NEW

XX. [PS3] Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 - ~38,000 / NEW
XX. [WII] Muramasa - ~35,000 / NEW
XX. [PSP] Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny - ~26,000 / NEW
XX. [PSP] Persona PSP - ~23,000
XX. [PSP] Gran Turismo - ~18,000 / NEW
XX. [WII] Dead Space Extraction - ~9,000 / NEW
XX. [PSP] Motorstorm: Arctic Edge - ~3,000 / NEW
XX. [WII] Spyborgs - ~500 / NEW

Friday 16 October 2009

ELSPA Sales Awards September 2009 (GfK)

Check out the UK LTD Charts by Platform for the latest update (bolded)

Silver (100,000+)

[PS3] INFAMOUS SONY
[PSP] GOD OF WAR: CHAINS OF OLYMPUS SONY
[360] BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM EIDOS
[NDS] GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS TAKE 2
[PS3] FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 EA
[PS3] BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM EIDOS
[360] HALO 3: ODST MICROSOFT
[WII] CSI: HARD EVIDENCE UBISOFT
[PC] STRONGHOLD 2: DELUXE TAKE 2
[PC] LOCK ON: AIR COMBAT SIMULATION UBISOFT

Gold (200,000+)

[360] SEGA SUPERSTAR TENNIS SEGA
[WII] EA SPORTS ACTIVE EA
[WII] PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008 KONAMI
[360] HALO 3: ODST MICROSOFT
[360] QUANTUM OF SOLACE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
[360] LEFT 4 DEAD EA
[PC] ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3 ATARI

Platinum (300,000+)

[WII] WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO

http://www.elspa.com/?l=saleaward

PSP Go sells 8,000 first week in France

JVN report that PSP Go sold 8,000 in the three days it was available for during it's launch week from an initial shipment of 50,000.

French

UK: Q3 2009



MCV

Saturday 10 October 2009

German Console Hardware Sales for August & September (GfK)

September 2009:

PS3: 88,000
Wii: 31,200
360: 16,300

August 2009:

PS3: 36,000
Wii: 35,000
360: 13,200

German

Wednesday 7 October 2009

Famitsu August & September 2009 Software Charts

Famitsu September 2009 (08/31 - 09/27):

Top 20:

01. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (Pokemon) - 2,067,609 / NEW
02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 320,767 / 1,156,103
03. [PS3] Tales of Vesperia (Bandai Namco Games) - 272,465 / NEW
04. [PS3] Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki (Bandai Namco Games) - 210,092 / NEW
05. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix) - 159,825 / 3,925,285
06. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (Konami) - 151,146 / NEW
07. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 144,499 / 1,194,491
08. [NDS] SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu - Goddess of Destiny (Square Enix) - 130,051 / NEW
09. [NDS] Love Plus (Konami) - 81,279 / NEW
10. [PSP] Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 (Konami) - 66,352 / NEW
11. [PSP] Ys Seven (Nihon Falcom) - 53,102 / NEW
12. [NDS] Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari 2 (Level 5) - 52,141 / NEW
13. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (BEST) (Capcom) - 49,964 / 1,007,098
14. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) - 42,953 / 908,693
15. [PS3] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (BEST) (Square Enix) - 40,818 / NEW
16. [NDS] Idolmaster: Dearly Stars (Bandai Namco Games) - 37,307 / NEW
17. [360] Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft) - 33,020 / NEW
18. [NDS] Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshuu: Shiranai Mama dewa Son wo Suru - Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (Nintendo) - 29,744 / 47,080
19. [NDS] Puyo Puyo 7 (Sega) - 29,327 / 169,181
20. [PS3] 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de (Spike) - 27,086 / NEW
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmgk/m/

DS Top 10:
01. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (Pokemon) - 2,067,609 / NEW
02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 320,767 / 1,156,103
03. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix) - 159,825 / 3,925,285
04. [NDS] SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu - Goddess of Destiny (Square Enix) - 130,051 / NEW
05. [NDS] Love Plus (Konami) - 81,279 / NEW
06. [NDS] Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari 2 (Level 5) - 52,141 / NEW
07. [NDS] Idolmaster: Dearly Stars (Bandai Namco Games) - 37,307 / NEW
08. [NDS] Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshuu: Shiranai Mama dewa Son wo Suru - Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (Nintendo) - 29,744 / 47,080
09. [NDS] Puyo Puyo 7 (Sega) - 29,327 / 169,181
10. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (Konami) - 22,134 / 145,937
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmds/m/

PS2 Top 10:
01. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Bandai Namco) - 15,015 / 303,054
02. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2009: Club Championship (Konami) - 10,999 / 75,341
03. [PS2] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Namco Bandai) - 8,583 / 93,011
04. [PS2] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6 (Konami) - 7,706 / 110,874
05. [PS2] Sweet Honey Coming (Kadokawa Shoten) - 6,676 / NEW
06. [PS2] Melty Blood: Actress Again (Ecole Software) - 6,269 / 56,484
07. [PS2] Hakuouki: Zuisouroku (Idea Factory) - 6,025 / 25,411
08. [PS2] Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryoku Series Vol. 14 CR Shinseiki Evangelion: Saigo no Shimono (D3 Publisher) - 5,078 / 60,126
09. [PS2] Canvas 3: Tanshoku no Pastel (GN Software) - 4,365 / NEW
10. [PS2] Momotarou Dentetsu 16: Trip to Hokkaido! (Playstation 2 the Best) (Hudson) - 3,347 / 47,643
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmps/m/

X360 Top 10 (08/17 - 09/13):
01. [360] Dream Club - 51,912 / NEW
02. [360] Call of Duty 4 (The Best) - 9,036 / NEW
03. [360] MagnaCarta II - 6,763 / 53,908
04. [360] Gears of War 2 - 5,307 / 63,468
05. [360] Memories Off 6 Next Relation - 3,630 / NEW
06. [360] FEAR 2 Project Origin - 3,524 / NEW
07. [360] Tales of Vesperia - 2,394 / 199,481
08. [360] Red Faction Guerrilla - 2,235 / 8,793
09. [360] GTA IV (The Best) - 2,189 / NEW
10. [360] Memories Off 6 Double Pack - 1,761 / NEW

Famitsu August 2009 (07/27 - 08/30):

Top 20:
01. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) - 865,740 / NEW
02. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix) - 547,958 / 3,765,460
03. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 429,969 / 835,336
04. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 314,766 / 1,049,992
05. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Bandai Namco) - 288,039 / NEW
06. [PSP] Tales of Versus (Namco Bandai) - 208,135 / NEW
07. [NDS] Puyo Puyo 7 (Sega) - 139,854 / NEW
08. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (BEST) (Capcom) - 108,391 / 957,134
09. [PS2] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Namco Bandai) - 84,428 / NEW
10. [NDS] Color Changing Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love (Nintendo) - 70,544 / NEW
11. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (Konami) - 67,652 / 123,803
12. [NDS] Blood of Bahamut (Square Enix) - 66,303 / NEW
13. [PSP] Armored Core 3 Portable (From Software) - 64,523 / NEW
14. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2009: Club Championship (Konami) - 64,342 / NEW
15. [NDS] Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Oosouji (Nintendo) - 63,068 / 103,152
16. [360] Gears of War 2 (Microsoft Game Studios) - 61,860 / NEW
17. [PS2] Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryoku Series Vol. 14 CR Shinseiki Evangelion: Saigo no Shimono (D3 Publisher) - 55,048 / NEW
18. [360] Magna Carta 2 (Namco Bandai) - 52,324 / NEW
19. [PS2] Melty Blood: Actress Again (Ecole Software) - 50,215 / NEW
20. [360] Dream C Club (D3 Publisher) - 44,884 / NEW
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmgk/m/1/

DS Top 10:
01. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix) - 547,958 / 3,765,460
02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 429,969 / 835,336
03. [NDS] Puyo Puyo 7 (Sega) - 139,854 / NEW
04. [NDS] Color Changing Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love (Nintendo) - 70,544 / NEW
05. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (Konami) - 67,652 / 123,803
06. [NDS] Blood of Bahamut (Square Enix) - 66,303 / NEW
07. [NDS] Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Oosouji (Nintendo) - 63,068 / 103,152
08. [NDS] Super Robot Gakuen (Namco Bandai) - 25,680 / NEW
09. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) - 24,976 / 1,794,745
10. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.) - 24,639 / 2,480,661
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmds/m/1/

PS2 Top 10:
01. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Bandai Namco) - 288,039 / NEW
02. [PS2] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Namco Bandai) - 84,428 / NEW
03. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2009: Club Championship (Konami) - 64,342 / NEW
04. [PS2] Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryoku Series Vol. 14 CR Shinseiki Evangelion: Saigo no Shimono (D3 Publisher) - 55,048 / NEW
05. [PS2] Melty Blood: Actress Again (Ecole Software) - 50,215 / NEW
06. [PS2] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6 (Konami) - 33,188 / 103,168
07. [PS2] Hakuouki: Zuisouroku (Idea Factory) - 19,386 / NEW
08. [PS2] Tsuyo Kiss 2 Gakki: Swift Love (Revolution) - 11,901 / NEW
09. [PS2] Lucian Bee's: Resurrection Supernova (5pb) - 8,607 / NEW
10. [PS2] S.Y.K Shinsetsu Seiyuki (Journey to the West - New Theory) (Idea Factory) - 7,746 / NEW
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmps/m/1/

Tuesday 6 October 2009

UK Week One Fastest Sellers

This is a list of Games known to have sold 110,000 or more first week in the UK.

Numbers are obtained from a combination of various sources such as Chart-Track's weekly UK Games News, UK monthly charts, ELSPA Sales Awards, and media reports.

When Chart-Track announce actual numbers to the media they extrapolate to 100% of the market from the 90% that they track, but ELSPA numbers such as the UK monthly charts, and ELSPA Sales Awards are not extrapolated, therefore the following numbers have all been adjusted to reflect 100% of the market.

This list is not complete, it may be missing titles, and for some titles only a "~" rough number is known. Outside of the top selling titles exact positions may be incorrect, but if used with these limitations in mind it can be a useful tool for estimating first week sales of titles from any data given in Chart-Track's weekly UK Games News.


UK Week One Fastest Sellers


01 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 360 (1015k)
02 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PS3 (712k)
03 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 (677k)
04 Grand Theft Auto IV 360 (514k)
05 Grand Theft Auto IV PS3 (413k)
06 Halo 3 360 (411k)
07 FIFA 10 360 (340K)
08 FIFA 10 PS3 (326K)
09 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City PS2 (~270k)
10 Halo 2 XBX (260k)
11 Gran Turismo 4 PS2 (~255k)
12 Call of Duty: World at War 360 (~248k)
13 Gears of War 2 360 (~247k)
14 Wii Fit Wii (238k)
15 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 PS2 (237k)
16 Halo 3: ODST 360 (236K)
17 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 PS2 (223k)
18 Mario Kart Wii (207k)
19 FIFA 09 360 (201k)
20 FIFA 09 PS3 (192k)
21 Call of Duty: World at War PS3 (~183k)
22 FIFA 08 PS2 (153k)
23 FIFA 07 PS2 (~150k)
24 FIFA 06 PS2 (~145k)
25 World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King PC (140k+)
26 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 360 (~140k)
27 The Getaway PS2 (~140k)
28 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 PS2 (~140k)
29 Championship Manager 4 PC (139k)
30 World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade PC (138k)
31 Fable II 360 (137k)
32 Metal Gear Solid 2 PS2 (136k)
33 WWF Smackdown 2 PSX (~130k)
34 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 PS2 (128k)
35 Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 (122k)
36 Gran Turismo 5: Prologue PS3 (120k)
37 Assassin's Creed 360 (~115k)
38 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 360 (~114k)
39 FIFA 2004 PS2 (~110k)
40 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 PS3 (110k)

Monday 5 October 2009

Greek Hardware Sales (GfK)

This is the first time I've seen any GfK figures or installed bases for Greece. Overall market data is from GfK, installed bases seem to be from Nortec Multimedia, the official distributer for Nintendo in Greece.


Annual Market Size:


€130m - €150m

FY 2009 (Apr 09 - Sep 09?):

Total Hardware: 93,129 (+20%)
Consoles: 56,253 (+2%)
Portables: 36,876 (+63)

FY 2008 (Apr 08 - Mar 09): 218,000
FY 2007 (Apr 07 - Mar 08): 154,000

Installed Bases:

NDS: 330,000
Wii: 126,000


Greek

Friday 2 October 2009

UK: "PSP installed base fast approaching 3.5m"

According to Rockstar's Neil Stephen on expectations for GTA Chinatown Wars in the UK:

"There is a massive install base for the PSP in the UK that is fast approaching 3.5 million owners"

PSP was at 3.3 million in UK through week 26 2009.

MCV

Thursday 1 October 2009

SCE Asia officially enter Indonesian market

Press Release:

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT ASIA STARTS
ITS PLAYSTATION® BUSINESS IN REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
New Slimmer & Lighter PlayStation®3 and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) (PSP-3006) and
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)go (PSP-N1006) First Hit to Indonesian Market on 1st of October 2009

Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia, October 1, 2009 – Sony Computer Entertainment Asia (SCE Asia) today announced that the company will initiate the PlayStation® business in Republic of Indonesia on October 1, 2009, making the world’s popular computer entertainment systems and services available to the PlayStation fans and consumers in the country. Indonesia will be the 7th country in the SCE Asia territories.

Along with the initiation of the PlayStation business in Indonesia, SCE Asia will introduce to the market, the new PlayStation®3 (PS3™) (CECH-2006A) computer entertainment system featuring an extremely streamlined form factor with a 120GB Hard Disk Drive, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) (PSP-3006) handheld entertainment system in 7 colors, a wide selection to choose from to match the user’s lifestyle and preference, as well as a new evolution of the PSP system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) go (PSP-N1006). The new PS3, PSP and PSPgo will become available in stores from 1st of October, 2009, at very attractive suggested retail prices of 4,499,000rb, 2,599,000rb and 3,599,000rb respectively (including tax). With the launch of the PlayStation platforms, users in Indonesia will be able to enjoy a wide variety of entertainment content including games, music, photos and movies as well as services through PlayStation®Network on the favorite entertainment systems.

Australia: PS3 sells 47,000 in September + Wii forecasts

SCE Australia's Michael Ephraim claims 47,000 PS3s sold in September, nearly as much as Wii, and outselling Xbox 360 by more than three to one. That would mean something like ~50k Wiis and ~15k 360s sold last month.

September rough estimates:

Wii: ~50k
PS3: 47k
360: ~15k

Nintendo's Rose Lappin expects to sell a further 400,000 Wiis by the end of the year on top of the current 1.4m, and expects to be at 2m total by March 2010. She also says 3m is a possibility by the end of 2010.

Nintendo's Wii forecasts:

Dec 2009: 1.8m
Mar 2010: 2m
Dec 2010: 3m?

Link

Japanese market drops in FY2009 (Enterbrain)

Enterbrain (famitsu) first half of fiscal year 2009 (March 30, 2009 - September 27, 2009)

Total Market: 2,137.8 billion yen. (down 10.5% from 2008)
Hardware: 808.6 billion yen (down 15.1% from 2008)
Software 1,329.1 billion yen (down 7.5% from 2008)

Hardware sales:

[NDS] 1,698,818 (27,851,784)
[PSP] 813,604 (12,618,193)
[WII] 594,398 (8,547,552)
[PS3] 581,676 (3,591,071)
[360] 137,059 (1,138,250)

TOP 5 software sales

[NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (Square Enix) - 3,925,285 / NEW
[NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.) - 2,067,609 / NEW
[WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 1,194,491 / NEW
[NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) - 1,156,103 / NEW
[WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) - 908,693 / NEW

Famitsu

And calender year 2009;

FY2009 H1 figures + CY2009 Q1 figures

(Dec 29, 2008 - September 27, 2009)

CY2009 Market Value

Total Market: 351.36 bln yen (down 13.6%)
Hardware: 138.96 bln yen (down 19.3%)
Software: 212.40 bln yen (down 9.4%)

CY2009 HW Sales

[NDS] 2,716,508 (27,851,784)
[PSP] 1,539,709 (12,618,193)
[Wii] 1,020,731 (8,547,552)
[PS3] 926,705 (3,591,071)
[360] 272,083 (1,138,250)
[PS2] 220,000 (21,768,000) (rounded)

ESAC Release "Essential Facts About the Canadian Computer and Video Game Industry (2009)"

ESAC have released their annual report on the Canadian video game industry, unfortunately unlike previous years this year's contains no market data. Thus I have yet to see any market data for total software units or value in 2008. From a previous article it's known that the overall market for Software, hardware, and accessories was worth C$2.09b in 2008 with 3.1m units of hardware sold.

It seems that Canadian data is hard to come by these days, with nothing released since an overall market report for Q1 '09, and no hardware numbers released since 2008.

The report did however contain top 20 software charts for the year ending in July;