
Hardware sales
- Wii: 714.2K
6.8K (0.94%)- DS: 414.8K
283.2K (40.6%) - PSP: 192.7K
104.3K (35.1%)- Xbox 360: 188K
74K (28.2%)- PS3: 187.1K
69.9K (27.2%) - PS2: 124.4K
91.6K (42.4%)April software sales
1. GTA IV – Xbox 360 – 1.85 million*
2. Mario Kart Wii – Wii – 1.12 million
3. GTA IV – PS3 – 1.00 million*
4. Wii Play w/ remote – Wii – 360K
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Wii – 326K
6. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue – PS3 – 224K
7. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness – DS – 202K
8. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time – DS – 202K
9. Guitar Hero III – Wii – 152K
10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Xbox 360 – 141K*
* includes bundles, collector's editions, GOTY editions













Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-16-2008 @ 11:50AM
Casey said...
Mario Kart Wii does better than PS3 GTA IV. Love it.
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5-16-2008 @ 2:19PM
FantomRedux said...
uhm.... take a look at the chart again. MK Wii came 2nd, GTA IV came top.
5-16-2008 @ 3:09PM
Soiden said...
But he said 'PS3'. Please read carefully before posting :)
5-16-2008 @ 3:25PM
SoshiKitai said...
GTAIV on the PS3 ain't that great to begin with.
1. GTA games don't need that high of graphics. And as "intensely modified" the graphics are in GTAIV compared to 3, PS3 GRAPHICS ARE NOT NEEDED.
2. GTA IV's ultimate feature: Multiplayer
And lots of people know that the Xbox360 has the best online feature to date. (whether it be functionality, or large number of players)
So... easily explainable.
In fact, I'm surprised ANYONE bought it on the PS3.
5-16-2008 @ 12:06PM
Mr.Taco said...
MarioKart is definitely better.
Not much fun in gathering your friends to play a quick game of 'kill the hooker.'
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5-16-2008 @ 12:10PM
Jeremy said...
The PS3 still sucks after all this time. I guess "The Mercedes of consoles" just isn't catching on and it looks like the Kia of consoles is the the Sh!t.
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5-16-2008 @ 1:59PM
Waffala said...
We're better than a Kia, we're like the Scion, the ps2 is a Cavalier or Camry, cheap, dependable, not that nice looking but everyone has one, the Wii is a Scion, stylish yet affordable and tragically hip. This would of course put ps3 as a Benz respectfully, and Xbox 360 as a Ford, falling apart and killing itself a la red ring of death.
5-16-2008 @ 12:19PM
nintendo1889 said...
HAHA! GTA IV sucks anyways. Mario Kart wii is actually FUN, and not some game where you play some pothead going around a city killing floozies. Is this game any different from the previous titles? Aside from the game's locales, no, it isn't. Same old, same old.
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5-16-2008 @ 3:33PM
sn1per said...
Clearly, you haven't played GTA IV. The main character is NOT a pothead, and the story is COMPLETELY different from past games in the series. Also, the game isn't about running around killing random people. Please, try to play a game at least once before passing judgment on it.
5-16-2008 @ 3:40PM
CJLopez said...
Played GTA4 on a 360, a friend was super duper hyped about. It's the same old crap from GTA3, Vice City, San Andreas, just with better graphics, physics and a better history
The real appeal of this game truly is the so longed Multi player game, which in fact, was what keep me on playing this game. But 'll wait for the PC version
5-16-2008 @ 12:24PM
Rolith said...
none of you have obviously played GTA4... you don't kill people, you take them BOWLING and drive them sedately down town, getting nagged at if you so much as bump another car's bumper at a light.
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5-16-2008 @ 3:30PM
SoshiKitai said...
Dude... it's so much harder getting away with murder in GTA nowadays...
The police are actually a bit more formidable nowadays.
The only thing that keeps you safe is the whole "search area" they got. ...other than that, when you're surrounded: YOU'RE SURROUNDED. Expect death. *sigh*
I find it coo, still.
5-16-2008 @ 12:38PM
Jeannie said...
Mario Kart is brilliant, nothing compares! Best deals for wii games, etc at BuyYourWii.com.
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5-16-2008 @ 12:51PM
Kenology said...
The biggest game of this gen for PS360 and they still couldn't touch the Wii. And don't think for a second this predicted residual boost in May sales for those systems are gonna make a difference either. Wii Fit is released in May and I think this 700k figures from March and April are gonna be shattered.
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5-16-2008 @ 2:02PM
Waffala said...
Definitely, WiiFit is going to blow everything out of the water this May, especially with Amazon.com already sold out.
5-16-2008 @ 2:00PM
SourceJR said...
I'm confused GTA IV still sold more that Mario Kart. and to that every GTA is the same comment isn't every Mario Kart the same just with different locals.
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5-16-2008 @ 3:48PM
CJLopez said...
The thing is, there was a really super duper hype about GTA4, which had a lot of merchandise, propaganda, marketing, call it what you like it, up that there was till really 24 levels tall GTA 4 posters hanging from the roof to the street and all right, while Mario Kart Wii only had a couple of tv commercials and a little event on launch day in Nintendo Store in New York City. They were saying GTA4 would keep Mario Kart Wii from the top 5, and still, it appears on second place, outselling the PS3 version of this game, maybe not the 360 one, cuz this one was bugless while the PS3 had many, so many went for the 360 version, but still, this really big hype didn't keep Mario Kart Wii from getting to be on second place and Wii still outselling 360 and PS3
5-16-2008 @ 3:50PM
CJLopez said...
Also, if we take the numbers, GTA 4, on 2 consoles almost sell 3 millions on first month, while Mario Kart Wii, which is only on the Wii, hence, only in 1 console, sold 1.2 Million, close to half what GTA 4 sold in 2 separate consoles
5-16-2008 @ 2:09PM
Roger Wilco said...
Not that I'm downplaying things, but GTA sold almost 3 million copies. That's nothing to sneeze at.
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5-16-2008 @ 2:22PM
FantomRedux said...
I'm half-surprised Wii Play is still in the charts, what with it being a launch game and all. The free Wagglestick probably seels it though
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5-16-2008 @ 2:33PM
dswill79 said...
@ FantomRedux
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Casey did say the PS3 version, which according to your aforementioned chart, clearly did sell less copies than Mario Kart Wii. The X-360 version sold more...
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5-16-2008 @ 3:26PM
SoshiKitai said...
All this talk of cars makes me realize how unmanly I am for not knowing what any of you are talking about. @_@
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5-16-2008 @ 3:27PM
SoshiKitai said...
Oops, forgot to click "reply".
Above post directed @
Kenology
&
Waffala
5-16-2008 @ 6:57PM
Patrick said...
Just a fact: Mario Kart Wii was available for four days in April (released 4/27), while GTA IV was available for only two (released 4/29). Take from that what you will.
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