PS3 passes 2 million in France

SCE France claim 2 million PS3s sold in France, citing GfK figures through December 20 the also claim to be 400,000 ahead of Xbox 360, which would put it at around 1.6 million.

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November 2009 UK Charts (25/10 - 21/11)

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

Individual Format Top Ten:

01 [360] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 1,025,000 / NEW
02 [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 726,000 / NEW
03 [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 294,000 / NEW
04 [WII] Wii Sports Resort - 237,000 / 749,000
05 [360] Forza Motorsport 3 - 176,000 / 256,000
06 [360] Grand Theft Auto Episodes from Liberty City - 116,000 / NEW
07 [360] FIFA 10 - 108,000 / 572,000
08 [WII] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - 105,000 / 166,000
09 [360] Assassin's Creed II - 100,000 / NEW
10 [PS3] FIFA 10 - 92,000 / 531,000

Previous months

Wii breaks 2 million in Canada

VANCOUVER, BC, December 15, 2009- NPD reports that Nintendo has now sold over two million units of Nintendo’s Wii™ system in Canada. Wii is the first system of the current generation to reach this sales volume and now joins the Nintendo DS™ portable handheld system above the two million units sold mark (both stats are reflective of Canadian NPD data*).

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PS3 sales in the Netherlands

According to GfK there are around 500,000 Blu-Ray players in the Netherlands, approximately two thirds of which are PS3s. That puts the PS3 at around 330,000 in the country.

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Archive: Famitsu Xbox 360 Feb 2009 & Famitsu DS+WII March 2009 Charts

X360 Top 10 (11/17/08 - 12/14/08):
01. [360] The Last Remnant (Square Enix) - 128,917 / NEW
02. [360] Fallout 3 (Bethesda) - 41,224 / NEW
03. [360] Otomedius G (Gorgeous!) (Konami) - 19,425 / NEW
04. [360] Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (BEST) (Namco Bandai) - 18,167 / 29,249
05. [360] Beautiful Katamari (BEST) - 17,909 / 28,519
06. [360] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009 (Konami) - 14,538 / NEW
07. [360] Saints Row 2 (THQ) 11,315 / NEW
08. [360] Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft) - 7,221 / NEW
09. [360] Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom) - 5,745 / 56,127
10. [360] Agarest Senki: Reappearance (Compile Heart) - 5,155 / NEW

Weekly Top 5:

12/08/08 - 12/14/08:
01. [360] Fallout 3 (Bethesda) - 7,812 / 41,224
02. [360] Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (BEST) (Namco Bandai) - 5,364 / 29,249
03. [360] Beautiful Katamari (BEST) - 5,292 / 28,519
04. [360] Mirror's Edge (EA) - 4,274 / NEW
05. [360] The Last Remnant (Square Enix) - 4,107 / 128,917

12/01/08 - 12/07/08:
01. [360] Fallout 3 (Bethesda) - 33,412 / NEW
02. [360] Saints Row 2 (THQ) 8,568 / NEW
03. [360] The Last Remnant (Square Enix) - 5,968 / 124,810
04. [360] Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (BEST) (Namco Bandai) - 4,282 / 23,885
05. [360] Beautiful Katamari (BEST) - 4,190 / 23,227

11/24/08 - 11/30/08:
01. [360] The Last Remnant (Square Enix) - 16,735 / 118,842
02. [360] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009 (Konami) - 9,237 / NEW
03. [360] Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft) - 5,523 / NEW
04. [360] Beautiful Katamari (BEST) - 4,416 / 19,037
05. [360] Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (BEST) (Namco Bandai) - 4,376 / 19,603

11/17/08 - 11/23/08:
01. [360] The Last Remnant (Square Enix) - 102,107 / NEW
02. [360] Otomedius G (Gorgeous!) (Konami) - 14,586 / NEW
03. [360] Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (BEST) (Namco Bandai) - 4,145 / 15,227
04. [360] Beautiful Katamari (BEST) 4,011 / 14,621
05. [360] Mercenaries 2: World in Flames 2740 / NEW



Nintendo Top 20 (12/01/08 - 01/04/09):
01. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo) - 572,760 / 986,367
02. [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra Deluxe (Nintendo) - 495,510 / 947,658
03. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo) - 375,596 / 625,774
04. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.) - 324,309 / 2,252,803
05. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) - 313,395 / 1,442,095
06. [NDS] Prof. Layton and the Last Time Travel (Level 5) - 310,475 / 671,253
07. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco Bandai Games) - 287,974 / NEW
08. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 283,587 / 3,039,233
09. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 235,207 / 2,075,844
10. [NDS] Tales of Hearts: CG Movie/Anime Movie Editions (Namco Bandai Games) - 201,851 / NEW
11. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai: Saikyou Penguin Densetsu! (Konami) - 176,991 / NEW
12. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 170,600 / 3,364,809
13. [NDS] Momotarou Dentetsu 20th Anniversary (Hudson) - 168,917 / NEW
14. [WII] Karaoke Joysound Wii (Hudson) - 164,678 / NEW
15. [NDS] Tongari Boushi to Mahou no 365 Nichi (Little Magician's Magic Adventure) (Konami) - 155,903 / 250,483
16. [NDS] Tamagotchi Kira Kira Omisecchi (Namco Bandai Games) - 151,336 / 172,791
17. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo) - 145,657 / 354,068
18. [NDS] Phantasy Star Zero (SEGA) - 140,425 / NEW
19. [NDS] Power Pro Kun Pocket 11 (Konami) - 130,396 / NEW
20. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) - 109,400 / 4,881,085

DS Breaks 10 Million in UK, Passes PS2

According to GfK Chart-Track the Nintendo DS passed the 10 Million mark in the UK during week 47 and now stands at 10.05M, passing the previous record holder PS2's 10.02M. I'm not sure if the current totals given are through week 47 when DS passed 10M, or for the latest week's figures available, week 49.

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Last week GfK-Chart-Track announced WII had passed 6M, and this week GAME revealed that current generation installed base was at 27.2M.

Total Current Generation Installed Base: 27,200,000 (WK49)

NDS: 10,050,000 (~WK48)
PS2: 10,020,000 (~WK48)
WII: 6,035,000 (WK48)

This leaves 11,1M for 360, PSP,and PS3, which were at a combined 9.4M through week 26:

360: 3,900,000 (WK26)
PSP: 3,300,000 (WK26)
PS3: 2,200,000 (WK26)

Combined these three consoles have moved 1.7M units since week 26, so 360 should be well over 4M by now, with PSP approaching 4M and PS3 approaching 3M.

Hopefully GAME will give exact numbers for all current gen consoles when they post their Christmas Trading Statement on January 12.

Famitsu November 2009 Software Charts

Famitsu November 2009 (10/26 - 11/29):

Top 20
01. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 321,722 / NEW
02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 308,944 / 1,709,209
03. [NDS] Layton Kyouju to Majin no Fue (Level 5) - 301,290 / NEW
04. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 282,224 / 942,128
05. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon) - 250,472 / 3,021,701
06. [PS3] Bayonetta (Sega) - 187,379 / NEW
07. [NDS] Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden (Square Enix) - 178,510 / NEW
08. [PSP] Persona 3 Portable (Atlus) - 174,228 / NEW
09. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha - Fire (Level 5) - 163,769 / 659,104
10. [PS3] Tekken 6 (Bandai Namco Games) - 158,965 / NEW
11. [PSP] J-League Pro Soccer Club wo Tsukurou! 6: Pride of J (Sega) - 126,155 / NEW
12. [PS3] Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (Bandai Namco Games) - 90,067 / NEW
13. [360] Bayonetta (Sega) - 85,649 / NEW
14. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 71,568 / 1,355,478
15. [WII] Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Olympics?(Nintendo) - 58,234 / NEW
16. [WII] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers (Square Enix) - 48,061 / NEW
17. [PSP] Dissidia: Final Fantasy - Universal Tuning (Square Enix) - 47,170 / NEW
18. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Olympics?(Nintendo) - 46,163 / NEW
19. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Dodoon to 2 Yome! (Bandai Namco Games) - 45,644 / NEW
20. [NDS] Rockman EXE: Operate Shooting Star (Capcom) - 44,110 / NEW
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmgk/m/

DS Top 10:
01. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 308,944 / 1,709,209
02. [NDS] Layton Kyouju to Majin no Fue (Level 5) - 301,290 / NEW
03. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon) - 250,472 / 3,021,701
04. [NDS] Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden (Square Enix) - 178,510
05. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha - Fire (Level 5) - 163,769 / 659,104
06. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Olympics?(Nintendo) - 46,163 / NEW
07. [NDS] Rockman EXE: Operate Shooting Star (Capcom) - 44,110 / NEW
08. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix) - 43,624 / 4,038,990
09. [NDS] Summon Night X: Tears Crown (Bandai Namco Games) - 37,396 / NEW
10. [NDS] Tamagotchi no Narikiri Channel?(Bandai Namco Games) - 34,419 / NEW
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmds/m/

PS2 Top 10:
01. [PS2] Sekirei: Mirai Kara no Okurimono (Alchemist) - 7,991 / NEW
02. [PS2] Sengoku Hime: Senran ni Mau Otometachi (War Princess) (Yeti) - 6,354 / NEW
03. [PS2] Beatmania II DX 16 Empress + Premium Best (Konami) - 4,836 / 27,707
04. [PS2] Nade Pro: Kisama mo Seiyuu Yattemiro! (GungHo) - 4,761 / NEW
05. [PS2] Momotaro Dentetsu 16: Hokkaido Daiido no Maki (PlayStation 2 the Best) (Hudson) - 3,108 / 53,300
06. [PS2] Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryoku Series Vol. 14 CR Shinseiki Evangelion: Saigo no Shimono (D3 Publisher) - 3,099 / 66,026
07. [PS2] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6 (Konami) - 2,865 / 117,180
08. [PS2] Grand Theft Auto: San Adreas (Best Price!) (Capcom) - 2,855 / 11,695
09. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z: Special Disc (Namco Bandai) - 2,819 / 91,101
10. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2009 Club Championship (Konami) - 2,786 / 82,375
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmps/m/

Indian installed base and total market estimates

MCV's full Indian Market Report can be read on page 29 of this PDF.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Chris Stanton-Jones
Catapult Business Solutions

Culturally, gaming is a new phenomenon for the Indian market. Although it has been present in India since the early days, games have traditionally been quite niche with PC the largest format. It has also been dominated by high piracy and a very under-developed retail environment, while the main import channel was previously an uncontrolled grey one.

Furthermore, it has been quite difficult for games to emerge from the overpowering dominance that Bollywood holds over entertainment in the home and getting acceptability from the parents has and will continue to be one of the key challenges to making the market mainstream.

Nevertheless, what is clear now is that the games market is advancing with substantial growth in the last two years and further growth predicted. Although there is no official data, industry estimates value the market at a substantial €40m with it expected to double to €80m in the next two years. NASSCOM, India’s trade body for IT, had an even more upbeat prediction that the console gaming market would be €96m in 2010.

There are several factors that have helped the market growth, including the drastic rise in disposable income, the increasing mall culture, the organised presence of Sony, Microsoft and EA, release date parity with Europe, and platform holders heavily subsidising console pricing.

In a highly pirated market, software pricing is also key and locally replicated PS2 games can now sell for the magic price point of 499 INR (€8). Furthermore, Sony have invested in localised content of their own games (including SingStar Bollywood and Buzz Maha) and heavily encouraged local game development with the first result emerging in the form of PS2 title Hanuman.

There are still some market concerns including a largely negative economical mind-set, a lack of clarity on Nintendo's plans, high piracy and a current low rate of return for third party publishers – although revenues and profits are sure to increase as the market grows further.

Going forward, however, the future is very bright and the Indian games market will continue to be one of the fastest growing in the world pushed heavily by investments from the key players such as Sony.

These estimates include unofficial "grey imports".





Here a percentage is given for the estimated number of unofficial "grey imports", note that Nintendo do not have an official presence in India. These figures are through March 2009:

Total estimated official and unofficial units:

PS2: 650,000
PSP: 175,000
PS3: 48,000
360: 48,000
NDS: 40,000
WII: 23,000

Total estimated official units:

PS2: 247,000
PSP: 117,000
PS3: 32,000
360: 32,000

Total estimated unofficial units:

PS2: 403,000
PSP: 58,000
NDS: 40,000
WII: 23,000
PS3: 16,000
360: 16,000

Wii passes 6,000,000 in UK

Wii passed 6 million in the UK during week 48 of 2009 according to GfK Chart-Track.

After adjusting their numbers back in June Chart-Track also helpfully supplied the new updated annual sales for Wii;

2009: 1,310,000 (Week 48)
2008: 2,730,000
2007: 1,810,000
2006: 185,000

The article also stated PS2 has sold 10 million, but I've seen this figure several times before and would like to see a more accurate figure than one that's been rounded to the nearest million.

MCV