360 And Halo 3 Push Past the Wii's Sales

GameDaily has the NPD numbers for September, and they're impressive if only because for the first time in months Nintendo isn't dominating the top of every list. Total sales across the industry hit $1.36 billion (a 74% bump over last year), mostly fueled by Halo 3 sales. The game (across all skus) sold some 3.3 million units, while Xbox 360 platforms hit about 528,000 units sold last month. Ironically, the Wii had its second best month ever and the DS sold big numbers thanks to Phantom Hourglass. "Nintendo's Wii, despite not really having any significant new software releases, was close behind with 501K units sold. The DS handheld also did quite well, selling another 495.8K. Looking at Sony's platforms, the PS3 sold just 119.4K units, while the surging PSP sold 284.5K and the PS2 maintained healthy sales at 215K." The piece also offers up analysis from an NPD researcher, who feels Microsoft is likely to maintain some good momentum through the holidays.

Re:I doubt the 360 will be ahead.

[jlf278]

If you really want a Wii for retail and live anywhere near New York City (or know someone who does), Nintendo World in Rockefeller Center rarely runs out of stock.

Re:I doubt the 360 will be ahead.

[Endo13]

Just an FYI.. the Wii package does in fact come with a Nunchuck controller. The only reason you'd need to buy anything extra is if you need a second controller or want the Classic controller for virtual console games.

How long since the quit?

[BitterAndDrunk]

If it's the first few days, yeah, you'll have that.
Your body's going through withdrawal symptoms and keeping you awake.

Your sleep should return to normalcy in a week or so.

Re:I doubt the 360 will be ahead.

[Zelos]

The Wii definitely always shipped with a Nunchuk, your brother must have got a mispackaged console.

Re:Great news for MS!

[ArtDent]

Seriously. And that's just in America. They'll need to do it every two weeks to win worldwide.

What you just heard was the sound of Microsoft rather unimpressively blowing its load.

They just released what will probably be the biggest game ever on the console (or is there going to be a Halo 4?), and only managed to squeeze past Wii by 27,000 units (about 5%). And this in the 360's strongest territory.

Worldwide, Wii outsold 360 in September, 1,075,000 to 735,000. The 360 managed to hold a lead over Wii for a mere two weeks and is now trailing again.

Re:Great news for MS!

[Pojut]

I still don't get why everyone's comparing the $2 special, Gen1.5 "Wii" against true "next-gen" (Gen2.0) consoles?

Maybe you are just super-young, or maybe you just aren't as hopelessly nerdy as me, but the Wii/360/PS3 is considered the 7th generation....GC/Xbox/PS2 were considered 6th...

Re:The Numbers Are Skued

[Anonymous Coward]

What does across all SKU's mean?

It means there were 3 versions of Halo for sale. Regular, collector's edition, and legendary (with the cat helmet). All 3 of those combined sales are reported in the figures.

Re:Great news for MS!

[Blakey Rat]

Personally, I think the feature set of the Xbox should put it in the "current generation" (or generation 7 as you call it), rather than the last generation.

Like the other current-gen consoles (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii), the Xbox has:
* Integrated storage, no requirement to buy memory cards
* Integrated network connectivity, not a plug-in widget to provide it
* Online service to assist in the hosting of multiplayer games
* Online game-purchasing/download service

The Dreamcast, PS2, and Gamecube had none of those. The Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3 have all of them. Seems like an obvious place to draw the line.