NPD today released their console sales numbers for the U.S., for March, 2007. The next-gen console sales for the month were:
XBOX 360: 199,000
PS3: 130,000
Wii: 259,000
So, the Wii is still holding strong, and the PS3 has some catching up to do. Without the 20GB model, though, it's a bit of a tougher sale at $599. Even with the substantially higher price, the PS3 is still tracking on par with the Xbox 360's launch in the U.S., and of course, is trouncing it outside of Microsoft's home turf.
Don't believe me on the tracking? You must be reading too many Xbox fanboy posts about the immenent demise of the entire Sony corporation. For the record, here are the official NPD sales data totals for the first 5 months of release for each console.
As you can see, comparing product launches in the US the Wii is trouncing the competition, while the PS3 is tracking about even with the Xbox 360 launch. Not at all bad given that the data covers U.S. sales (Microsoft's stronghold) and the much higher price of the PS3 system.
Obviously, the XBox 360 has been out considerably longer than the other consoles, so in the interests of fairness, here is a chart that shows the total sales of the consoles over their lifetimes.
As you can see, the XBox 360 obviously leads in total U.S. sales, but it went through a similar dip in sales last Feb. and Mar., closely matching the PS3 this year. It will be interesting to see how PS3 sales respond in the coming months.
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