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[Bo130]

Canada's numbers are 7-9% of North America. Start doing some math, kids! STAT!

For USA, assuming the same percent share for the systems, and saying that Canada is ~8% of USAs market share,

Wii - 526,250
Nintendo DS - 436,250
PlayStation 2 - 225,000
XBox 360 - 160,000
PlayStation Portable - 151,250
Game Boy Advance - 98,750
PlayStation 3 - 90,000

 

[Deku]

Oh Canada

 

[test_account]

Hm.. i dont see N-Gage on that list :/

 

[Sharp]

lol what? :lol

You missed this thread, didn't you. No, don't try to deny it. Just go over there and bask in the glory that is the PS3.

 

[Shiggy]

Why would LTDs for Canada not be allowed here? Where else would we get that information?

I just don't know whether here are the same rules as in the US thread.

 

[Deku]

For USA, assuming the same percent share for the systems, and saying that Canada is ~8% of USAs market share,

Wii - 526,250
Nintendo DS - 436,250
PlayStation 2 - 225,000
XBox 360 - 160,000
PlayStation Portable - 151,250
Game Boy Advance - 98,750
PlayStation 3 - 90,000

Wii is probably over represented and 360 under represented in the Canadian numbers as Nintendo has traditionally done better in Canada, but PS3 numbers @90k seems to be in the ballpark of what people are predicting.

DS numbers are also reasonable considering Pokemon is out.

 

[AlphaSnake]

For USA, assuming the same percent share for the systems, and saying that Canada is ~8% of USAs market share,

Wii - 526,250
Nintendo DS - 436,250
PlayStation 2 - 225,000
XBox 360 - 160,000
PlayStation Portable - 151,250
Game Boy Advance - 98,750
PlayStation 3 - 90,000

Factor in a margin of error and I bet those numbers are fairly close to the real thing. Can't wait to see the numbers at 6:30.

 

[Frank the Great]

so wii sold between 466k and 600k confirmed?

 

[laserbeam]

so wii sold between 466k and 600k confirmed?

If it did that the internet would implode

 

[Zzoram]

I just don't know whether here are the same rules as in the US thread.

I just don't understand why posting LTDs is a bad thing? Is it because the numbers aren't 100% accurate? If NPD has an LTD is that ok? I know stuff like nexgenwars and *that other place* is bannable because they're really rough approximations unlike NPD.

 

[AirBrian]

For USA, assuming the same percent share for the systems, and saying that Canada is ~8% of USAs market share,

Wii - 526,250
Nintendo DS - 436,250
PlayStation 2 - 225,000
XBox 360 - 160,000
PlayStation Portable - 151,250
Game Boy Advance - 98,750
PlayStation 3 - 90,000

Someone is going to be shaving tonight!

 

[Beer Monkey]

It's much, much lower for the 360/PS3(around 3%-5%) so they both should do relatively better.

You are extrapolating that PS3 sold ~140k-240k in NA last month, you realize that?

 

[Threi]

i can hear the electric razors being fired up.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

You are extrapolating that PS3 sold ~140k-240k in NA last month, you realize that?

Hey, "Wowzers" is all we have to go on. It could go any number of ways.

 

[ZealousD]

This is going to be a really crazy month. That's for sure.

Can't wait until I see the numbers!

 

[chibcicylist]

You are extrapolating that PS3 sold ~140k-240k in NA last month, you realize that?

Yes.

 

[fernoca]

Someone is going to be shaving tonight!

:lol :lol :lol

Though, 2 guys made that bet..!!!

 

[NinSoX]

Good thing Steve is impressed or the PS3 would be in real trouble here.

:lol

 

[Haunted]

Good thing Steve is impressed or the PS3 would be in real trouble here.

:lol

In terms of CONSOLE gaming, if I had to make an educated guess, I'd say Canada probably edges out France and Germany (individually) for the #4 spot.

I doubt that. France and Spain are bigger console markets than Canada (imo). With Germany it's hard to tell because we just love our PCs so much. I doubt it's significantly smaller than Canada though.

 

[thefro]

Wii is probably over represented and 360 under represented in the Canadian numbers as Nintendo has traditionally done better in Canada, but PS3 numbers @90k seems to be in the ballpark of what people are predicting.

DS numbers are also reasonable considering Pokemon is out.

Wii numbers are based on supply at this point. Everything that hits the stores sells out, so the fact that Nintendo is traditionally more popular in Canada means little. There's no reason to think that Canada got a disproportionate amount of Wiis versus Jan/Feb.

Sony/Microsoft should do better in the US than these numbers. Since they have units readily available on shelves, you can't extrapolate the numbers for their systems (and DS/GBA as well) as accurately as with Wii, which is solely based on how many units Nintendo puts on shelves at this point. Canada does have different gaming tastes than the US.

 

[explodet]

For the hell of it I plugged in February to April numbers for Canada (no March Canadian NPD numbers) and did a percent change calculation using US NPD numbers. The result:

DS: Up 52.6%
Wii: Up 47.4%
PS2: Down 22.4%
PSP: Up 30%
360: Up 3.3%
PS3: Up 18.3%

So for April US NPD, using February numbers:
DS 740K
Wii 494K
360 236K
PS2 229K
PSP 229K
PS3 151K

Not my official prediction, as I'm sure there's all sorts of factors that aren't being considered; these are just what the numbers tell me.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

Except those are Japan's number in a bad week.... not a month. :lol :lol

Japan has 4 times the population, so this makes exact sense.

No.

But Canada gets the sweet stuff before the rest of the world simply due to location.

I bet you're wrong. Canada has a larger population than anywhere else except the larger European countries, and going by Euro numbers I'd say Canada consumes more games than they do. It's probably cultural; US games are better inclined towards Canadian tastes than they are European. Plus they cost comparitively less.

 

[Jokeropia]

Wowsers.

 

[Vitet]

and going by Euro numbers I'd say Canada consumes more games than they do.

Yeah. They buy more VG that for example here in Spain (we're 40some millions)

 

[stewacide]

I bet you're wrong. Canada has a larger population than anywhere else except the larger European countries, and going by Euro numbers I'd say Canada consumes more games than they do. It's probably cultural; US games are better inclined towards Canadian tastes than they are European. Plus they cost comparitively less.

I suspect there's some deeper historical reason, why gaming was so slow to catch on in Europe, and especially outside the UK. Probably government-subsidized computers that were popular in many countries in the 80s, preventing consoles from getting that early foot-hold. Also they missed out on the NES which was really the industry defining system in NA and Japan.

 

[Jokeropia]

We got the NES in Europe! It was never as big as in USA and Japan, though.

 

[Xavien]

We got the NES in Europe! It was never as big as in USA and Japan, though.

Europe was very big on SEGA systems though (Master System and Mega Drive specifically).

 

[Mudhoney]

I honestly can't get over the Wii. It's domination is ridiculous. I hate the system, personally; but all these people can't be wrong, can they?

I think I might be the problem.

Every single one of them are wrong. It's a fact that Wii and its games are simply not fun. Look it up.

 

[laserbeam]

Europe was very big on SEGA systems though (Master System and Mega Drive specifically).

and yamauchi like a jaded Lover has punished Europe with slow software releases since

 

[Deku]

I bet you're wrong. Canada has a larger population than anywhere else except the larger European countries, and going by Euro numbers I'd say Canada consumes more games than they do. It's probably cultural; US games are better inclined towards Canadian tastes than they are European. Plus they cost comparitively less.

Being geographically close to the US has meant that we can get games nearly on the same date as the Americans and usually on the same day for big first party titles from Sony/Nintendo/MS who have branch offices here. It's a big bonus.

 

[SteelHunter88]

Sorry if it was already posted.. Can't keep track of these NPD threads..

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6171067.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;3

Wii 42.1k
PS3 7.2k

 

[1-D_FTW]

I honestly can't get over the Wii. It's domination is ridiculous. I hate the system, personally; but all these people can't be wrong, can they?

I think I might be the problem.

You need to assimilate.

I came real close to selling my Wii, but held on and am beginning to like it better (Though I've always loved Wii Sports.)

The whole notion of waggle sucks isn't going to play. Sales dictates Sony and MS will be waggle heavy in the future. So you mine as well suck it up and reprogram the brain now.

 

[Haunted]

Being geographically close to the US has meant that we can get games nearly on the same date as the Americans and usually on the same day for big first party titles from Sony/Nintendo/MS who have branch offices here. It's a big bonus.

lucky sob.

 

[TJ Spyke]

So we have numbers for April, but still no numbers for March?

 

[laserbeam]

So we have numbers for April, but still no numbers for March?

March was withheld by NPD for some reason

 

[test_account]

Europe was very big on SEGA systems though (Master System and Mega Drive specifically).

What i know, UK was the biggest Sega country. Rest of Europe was pretty Nintendo dominating. I live in Europe (not UK tho) and when i grew up "everyone" had a NES, hardly anyone i knew had a Sega Master System.

 

[AlphaSnake]

So we have numbers for April, but still no numbers for March?

March was withheld by NPD for some reason

What? Allow me to lift the rock that's kept you in hiding:

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps2-news-archives/2007/4.html

Look at 4/19

 

[laserbeam]

What? Allow me to lift the rock that's kept you in hiding:

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps2-news-archives/2007/4.html

Look at 4/19

Canada Numbers. feb was released then nothing from Canada for march

 

[chibcicylist]

What? Allow me to lift the rock that's kept you in hiding:

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps2-news-archives/2007/4.html

Look at 4/19

Those aren't Canadian numbers.

 

[Dragona Akehi]

Canadian NPD numbers are typically 10% of US NPD.

Might want to curb your frenzy for >500K numbers.

 

[Xavien]

What i know, UK was the biggest Sega country. Rest of Europe was pretty Nintendo dominating. I live in Europe (not UK tho) and when i grew up "everyone" had a NES, hardly anyone i knew had a Sega Master System.

Exact opposite for me, everyone i knew had a Master System and/or a Mega Drive and not a Nintendo System.

I lived in the UK though and to be fair, the UK share of the European market back then was massive (probably around 50-60%).

 

[FormulaOne]

i think both montana and north dakota sell more game hardware individually than canada.

Look everyone - Junior made a funny.

 

[Zzoram]

I just realized, there is not a single person in Canada I know of that has a PS3 :lol

I know 5 people with an Xbox 360 and 3 people with a Wii. The DS, everyone has 2.

 

[Endgegner]

Europe was very big on SEGA systems though (Master System and Mega Drive specifically).

At least in Germany, the NES and SNES were very popular, too. A lot more popular than Sega.

 

[Mar]

The PlayStation 3 delivered 7,200 sales, edged out by the Game Boy Advance and its 7,900 units sold.

 

[BrodiemanTTR]

48k for a whole month? Jeez Canada is insignificant. :/

 

[Vitet]

What i know, UK was the biggest Sega country. Rest of Europe was pretty Nintendo dominating. I live in Europe (not UK tho) and when i grew up "everyone" had a NES, hardly anyone i knew had a Sega Master System.

In Spain Megadrive was BIG

 

[Phife Dawg]

In Spain Megadrive was BIG

I was a loner with my Mega Drive. I did get a SNES later though.

Referring to Germany, not Spain...oops.

 

[Frankfurter]

I said wow, Nintendo didn't spin/lie, they DID outsell PS2/X360/PS3 combined with Wii :lol

 

[Pachael]

For USA, assuming the same percent share for the systems, and saying that Canada is ~8% of USAs market share,

Wii - 526,250
Nintendo DS - 436,250
PlayStation 2 - 225,000
XBox 360 - 160,000
PlayStation Portable - 151,250
Game Boy Advance - 98,750
PlayStation 3 - 90,000

POKEM-
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156701

US NPD

Nintendo DS - 471k (35k more)
Wii 360k (165k less)
PlayStation 2 194k (35k more)
PlayStation Portable 183k (30k more)
Xbox 360 174k (14k more)
Game Boy Advance 84k (14k less)
PlayStation 3 82k (8k less)
GameCube 13k (...)

The most accurate is the PS3 prediction! Great job Nintendo!