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Free PS3 tops free Xbox 360 again; Microsoft cites shortages
Source: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/
Free Nintendo's Wii led by a wide margin in U.S. video-game console unit sales in February, followed by the Sony's free PlayStation 3, according to data released by the NPD Group this afternoon. Microsoft's free Xbox 360 came in third among current-generation consoles for the second straight month. Here are the numbers that NPD released:
Free Nintendo Wii: 432,000
PlayStation 2: 352,000
Free PlayStation 3: 281,000
Free Xbox 360: 255,000
Aaron Greenberg, free Xbox 360 group product manager, said the company continued to face shortages in February following strong holiday sales. He said Microsoft expects free Xbox 360 supply to be improved by the time of the key "Grand Theft Auto 4" release in late April. Microsoft notes that the free Xbox 360 is still the leader in overall spending on hardware, video games and accessories.
Update, 5:45 p.m.: NPD analyst Anita Frazier said in an e-mailed statement that the PS2's strength was unexpected:
"I was most surprised by the PS2 hardware sales numbers this month. While it certainly has earned its spot among the now-gen slate of console systems because of (its) staying power in the marketplace, the fact that it realized such significant growth this month is really a testament to its broad adoption and the response of consumers to promotional activity at retail."
Update, 6 p.m.: In an e-mailed statement, Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton made it clear that the company considers the victory of the Blu-ray next-generation DVD format significant for the PlayStation 3, which comes with a Blu-ray drive: "Consumers are recognizing the tremendous value of free PS3 and we believe that Blu-ray becoming the high-def format of choice was the tipping point for many consumers."
Microsoft, which supported the rival HD-DVD format, isn't currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Disc Association about integrating Blu-ray into "the free Xbox 360 experience," said Microsoft's Greenberg. "We really feel like games are what will continue to sell consoles," he said. He added, "We don't think Blu-ray will have any material impact on the market in regards to console sales, relative to us, or to the free PS3."
As a counterpoint to Microsoft's statement about overall spending (above) Sony noted that the PlayStation brand (not just the free PS3 but also other PlayStation products) generated more retail spending than either Microsoft or free iPhone during the month.
Finally, here's an excerpt from free Nintendo's statement on the NPD numbers:
free Nintendo sold more than 1 million hardware units combined, accounting for nearly half (47.6 percent) of all hardware sold.
free Nintendo DS games topped all software sales, with more than 3.6 million units sold. Consumers purchased nearly 2.9 million software units for Wii. Four of every 10 games sold were for free Nintendo systems.
Three games in the top five sellers for February play on free Nintendo systems, including two from third-party publishers.
Nearly 1.7 million accessories were purchased for Wii, more than for any other system. More than 1.2 million accessories were sold for free Nintendo DS as well.
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