Wii and PS3 sales neck and neck in Australia
By John Pospisil
Unit sales of the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 (PS3) were neck and neck in Australia in the quarter ending 31 March 2007.
Nintendo’s Wii console sold 28,000 units, while the PS3 sold 27,000 units, according to recently released figures from market research company Gfk Australia. By comparison, 20,000 Xbox 360s were sold.
The best-selling console games console by units sales was Sony’s elderly PlayStation 2, which sold an 48,000 units. The PS2 was followed closely by the Nintendo DS, which sold 47,000 units.
In terms of revenue, the AUS$999 PS3 was the stand out winner, generating AUS$27 million of sales revenue, compared to the AUS$399 Wii, which generated just $11 million of sales. The AUS$650 Xbox 360 generated $13 million of sales.
Interestingly, despite the higher price tags of the PS3 and Xbox360, Nintendo is the only company that actually makes money from selling its console. Both Sony and Nintendo loose money on each console they sell.
What should also be taken into account is that PS3 was not available for the full three months; it was launched in Australia on March 23. And it should also be noted that the Wii sold 33,000 units on its launch weekend in December.
However, all things considered, the good news for Sony is that despite the steep price tag of the PS3 relative to the Wii, Australian consumers are evidently impressed with what the PS3 has to offer.
As I’ve said on numerous occasions, it’s far too early to write off the PS3 - despite what some of the critics say.
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May 6th, 2007
Nintendo is the only company that actually makes money from selling its console. Both Sony and Nintendo loose money on each console they sell.
fix that. its good to know the ps3 has a good chance. maybe the trend will continue
May 6th, 2007
This article is missing one important bit, how much profit is there for the retailers? Gross sales are meaningless, net sales are the important part.
May 6th, 2007
Typo: ‘loose’ instead of ‘lose’ in the last sentence of the fifth paragraph.
I agree that it’s too early to write off the PS3, but I imagine Australian sales are inconsequential compared to the much larger American market, where it doesn’t appear to be doing nearly as (proportionally) well… Time will tell
May 6th, 2007
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May 6th, 2007
The problem with the PS3 numbers is that this was release month. Not great numbers when you consider the constraint shipments of 360’s still allowed for over 30,000 in the first 4 days.
May 6th, 2007
The problem with the PS3 numbers is that this was release month. Not great numbers when you consider the constraint shipments of 360’s still allowed for over 30,000 in the first 4 days.
May 6th, 2007
I like that.
May 6th, 2007
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21621379-7486,00.html
figures seem to be closer to 38,000 ps3 and 80,000 wii according to this article…
not so neck and neck.
May 7th, 2007
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May 7th, 2007
Lets see, Sony quoted 20,000 pre-order sales at release, so since then PS3 has managed only 7000 additional in general sales, while Wii and Xbox360 have both managed 28000 and 20000 in general (non-preorder) sales this quarter.
I’d say that’s very -bad- news for Sony…
…nice try at spin though.
May 7th, 2007
I hope Sony keep spinning the numbers, they might even start to believe them themselves and see no need to cut the price.
Because without a hefty price-cut very soon, PS3 is dead in the water in most territories.
Ha!
May 7th, 2007
DONT YOU KNOW GUYS THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A MOTHER-FUCKER TRYIN TO SABOTAGE XBOX 360???
May 8th, 2007
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May 9th, 2007
[…] It seems the PS3 is doing well against the Wii which is less than half its price in Australia. I actually own both these systems. The PS3 is far superior in what it presents on screen but the Wii has such a unique interface it is still a lot of fun to use. As the article says: Nintendo’s Wii console sold 28,000 units, while the PS3 sold 27,000 units, according to recently released figures from market research company Gfk Australia. By comparison, 20,000 Xbox 360s were sold. […]
May 10th, 2007
Wot Tingler said
May 10th, 2007
“figures seem to be closer to 38,000 ps3 and 80,000 wii according to this article…
not so neck and neck. ”
Lets see… the piece of shit wii was launched in December and the ps3 was launched in MARCH!!!!!! 4 months of difference!!!!!!
May 19th, 2007
Based on recent and accurate news reporting, it looks more like Sony have vastly underestimated the competition and the consumer.
-Who wouldve thought Wii would do so well, (Nintendo I guess)?
-M$ have gained first place in worldwide sales and seem set to keep it that way.
-Sony continue to hold out on much needed price reductions in light of huge financial losses, consumers seem indifferent to PS3 due to price and lack of games, while “loyal” developers defect left and right.
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February 24th, 2008
preorder playstation 3…
Sounds like an idea of the month!…