MC 2008-10-27 and Famitsu 2008-10-20: Things of Note
11/12/08
Based on the latest Famitsu hardware numbers...
PSP comparisons:
After 203 weeks, PSP is where PS2 was at 150.9 weeks (January 18,
2003), where DS was at 91.1 weeks (August 28, 2006), and where GBA was
at 132.9 weeks (October 5, 2003).
X360 comparisons:
After 151 weeks, X360 is where GCN was at 14.8 weeks (December 22,
2001), where PS3 was at 17.8 weeks (March 10, 2007), and where Wii was
at 3.9 weeks (December 23, 2006).
PS3 comparisons:
After 103 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 22.1 weeks (July 31, 2000),
where PSP was at 53.7 weeks (December 16, 2005), where GCN was at 102.8
weeks (August 29, 2003), and where Wii was at 24.2 weeks (May 14, 2007).
Wii comparisons: After 100
weeks, Wii is where GBA was at 90.4 weeks (December 11, 2002), where DS
was at 70.8 weeks (April 7, 2006), where PS2 was at 99.4 weeks (January
23, 2002), and where PSP was at 155.1 weeks (November 26, 2007).
So both the PS3/GCN and Wii/PS2 lines crossed again.
Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...
DS vs PSP:
Weekly shares of 78.9 / 21.1, DS's strongest since the week before
Crisis Core. This brings total shares to 69.0 / 31.0. If DS stopped
selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in
261.1 weeks (November 4, 2013).
PS3 vs Wii:
Weekly shares of 63.1 / 36.9, slightly better than the share PS3 had
the week of MGS4. This brings the total shares to 25.6 / 74.4. At this
week's rates, PS3 catches up to Wii in 275.9 weeks (February 16, 2014).
If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would
catch up in 114.8 weeks (January 15, 2011).
X360 vs PS3:
Weekly shares of 13.4 / 86.6, PS3's best share since the week of the
X360 shortage. This brings total shares to 23.5 / 76.5. If PS3 stopped
selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in
269.8 weeks (January 4, 2014).
Week over week, DS is way up due
to DSi's arrival, PS3 is relatively way up thanks to new bundles, and
everything else is a bit down.
