New Sales figures. PS2 is smokin em...

[videoholic]

WTF, I\'m posting in console forum?

U.S. July video game sales rise 4 percent-analysts
August 19, 2003 1:38:00 PM ET



LOS ANGELES, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Sales of video games in the United States rose 4 percent in July over the same month last year on the strength of two major new titles and handheld games in general, financial analysts said on Tuesday.

Citing research data from NPDFunworld, analysts said sales of current software for the newest game consoles rose 20 percent in July over a year earlier, while sales for legacy, or older, platforms fell 61 percent.

Key games in July that drove sales, Deutsche Bank Securities analyst Jeetil Patel said in a note, included Electronic Arts Inc.\'s (ERTS) "NCAA Football 2004" and LucasArts\' "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic."

Also strong in the month, the analysts said, was Nintendo\'s handheld Game Boy Advance, which had five of the top 10 games on a units-sold basis and four of the top 10 on a dollar-revenue basis.

EA\'s share of the game market on a dollar basis was 21.4 percent in July and stands at 16.9 percent for the year, according to Harris Nesbitt Gerard analyst Edward Williams. That places EA well ahead of other publishers.

Hardware sales continued to be sluggish, declining from a year earlier due to the impact of the major game players like Sony Corp.\'s PlayStation 2 not having as significant a price cut this summer as in 2002.

"July\'s hardware performance was lackluster, suggesting, in our opinion, that promotional activity, either through a bundle or a hardware price cut, will be necessary for Sony to achieve its targeted hardware unit sales," Williams wrote in a research note.

Sony made a bundling move on Tuesday by offering a free game with its $199 PlayStation 2 online pack.

The PS2 sold 311,000 units in July to bring its U.S. installed base to 18.4 million units, while Microsoft Corp.\'s (MSFT) Xbox sold 138,000 units to rise to 5.7 million installed, and Nintendo Co. Ltd.\'s GameCube sold 127,000 units to bring its base to 4.4 million. REUTERS

[Kurt Angle]

Welcome to console discussion forums vid!

Looks like m$ and nintendo have a long way to go to catch up to the almighty sony.

It will never happen Kurt...


It\'s nice to see MS and Nintendo still going at each other\'s throats.

What I don\'t understand is that Nintendo has all the stellar games but Xbox seems to appeal to more people.  It makes me wonder how well Xbox would be doing if they had first rate titles released on a regular basis...I haven\'t seen one since Halo...

Yea I have the Xbox and I don\'t even look for games for it.  Gamecube and PS2 have my wallet tied up and then some.  It\'s too bad. Nintendo should not be in third place, in the states or otherwise.

-Eik

[Titan]

I\'m sad to hear about GC but pleased to hear about PS2.

On the other hand, Nintendo is rolling in cash from GBA.  So I guess I don\'t feel too bad for them.

The only bittersweet thing is Nintendo\'s commitment to effectively kill the Cube early to compete with PS3/Xbox 2.  That\'ll mean a short lifespan for Xbox, too, but I\'m not really attached to that console, so...

-Eik

I was upset with everyone jumping into next gen so quickly but by the time they release PS2 will be in its\' 5th year, GC and Xbox will be in their 4th so it\'s not totally unusual.

Xbox...I have to say 2004 will be a really good year for Xbox.  Halo 2, Fable, Ninja Gaiden, and Doom III(I don\'t play computer games) are among my most anticipated games of \'04.  Xenosaga 2, Metroid Prime 2, Final Fantasy:CC, and Final Fantasy XII complete that list.

OT (I know): Kuja, it\'s ready for you! Go and have fun testing the prototype... And Bobo, Soulgrind you too!

Yippee!!  I\'m going now!!:D

Oh I see I don\'t get invited to test.....I guess I\'m not special enough .  Well at least it\'s getting done.

[Kurt Angle]

Neither do I!

sorry but for some reason i can\'t bring myself to read a videoholic thread in the console section.

It\'s not off-topic enough... please vid could you do me a favour and write the article on the bellys of numours lap/poll dancers .

ta...

Ears and Noses will be the Trophys of the Day. But no hand can touch Sony in this generation. The next might be another story however.

Ah but until then Sony will rule the console market. Cant get enough of Madden and Ncaa online. Great gaming. In the end I am still a PC junkie. Did I hear Half Life 2 yes! 6 months and still going strong on EnB thats just plain sick.  Find your gaming and play on. Its all good.:wave2: