Even with the two latest price cuts from Microsoft and Sony for the Xbox 360 and the PS3, the Wii still sold more consoles then the other two. However, the winner goes to the Nintendo DS because this by far had the most sales for August.
Here are the sales numbers for August 2009:
- Nintendo DS: 552,900 (up from 538,900)
- Wii: 277,400 (up from 252,500)
- Xbox 360: 215,400 (up from 202,900)
- PlayStation 3: 210,000 (up from 121,800)
- PSP: 140,3000 (up from 122,800)
- PlayStation 2: 105,900 (down from 108,000)
Because the price cuts by Microsoft and Sony were not made until around the end of August, the full adjustments of these price slashes will not be able to be easily detected until September is over. It is believed that there will be a great change between the sales of August and the sales that are to come in September.
“All hardware systems with the exception of the PS2 realized an increase in unit sales over July. The PS3 captured the greatest increase month-over-month with unit sales boosted by 72% over July levels,” said Anita Frazier, NPD analyst. “There is a lot of speculation about Wii and whether Nintendo will take a price cut as sales comps to last year show declines. I do think it’s interesting to note that the Wii is still selling at levels comparable to what the PS2 was doing at about this point in its life-cycle.”