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Worldwide Hardware and Software Chart for Week Ending May 9th, 2008

VGChartz reports that their estimated worldwide hardware and software chart for week ending May 9th, 2008 is as follows:

Hardware Totals: [Last Week #]

DSL: 422,960 (-1%) [425,369]
Wii: 370,641 (-45%) [673,983]
PS3: 221,855 (-39%) [365,822]
PSP: 202,696 (-17%) [244,245]
360: 170,244 (-36%) [264,668]
PS2: 102,322 (-6%) [108,348]

Top 10 Software Worldwide:

1 Grand Theft Auto IV (360) 1,069,106 4,366,712
2 Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) 679,395 3,277,176
3 Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 617,887 4,306,190
4 Wii Sports (Wii) 318,009 22,848,509
5 Wii Fit (Wii) 307,050 3,284,883
6 Wii Play (Wii) 179,264 12,071,275
7 Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii) 125,104 5,351,587
8 Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon 2: Time / Darkness Exploration Team (DS) 114,564 2,036,573
9 Mario Kart DS (DS) 105,761 10,599,971
10 More Brain Training (DS) 99,031 11,085,790

Software Totals:

Wii: 2,688,696 (-40%) Tie Ratio: 4.82
360: 2,222,046 (-54%) Tie Ratio: 6.49
DSL: 2,014,182 (-6%) Tie Ratio: 3.44
PS3: 1,611,539 (-57%) Tie Ratio: 4.18
PS2: 495,949 (-7%) Tie Ratio: N/A
PSP: 463,280 (-17%) Tie Ratio: 2.09

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Bladestar6578d ago

VGChartz... lol... seriously... many of you need to stop using VGChartz to feel good about your favorite console... this site is already proven to be nothing but crap... it simply show how well or bad consoles are selling in the Matrix...

Cyrus3656578d ago

I'm surprised he hasn't brought out, well if PS3 outsold 360 by 50K, it'll take PS3 2 years or so, to fully pass 360 worldwide (Assuming 360 has a 5 million lead).

Bladestar6578d ago

Why would it hurt.. I am laughing my @$$ out... you know... 2 days ago VGChartz showing the PS3 beating the xbox 360 by like 50K in the US.. and NPD showing the PS3 losing by 1K.... so technically this is all a lie that you like to hear.. Chart-Track and GfK shows VGChart is a lie...

RememberThe3576578d ago

Why would you laugh your ass off? It's not really... funny. But hey, if you care that much.

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The Wood6578d ago

even if it paints a favourable picture for my console of choice

Mario6578d ago

Why a does you goombas think thata VG Chartz is full of bolowny? Waya! A Mario gets wood everytime i read the vgchartz asa my Wii isa splashing all over the 360.

Vip3r6578d ago (Edited 6578d ago )

"I am laughing my @$$ out"

Yes, and your also talking out of it too.

You were the one who was all for vgchartz back in the day when the 360 was outselling the PS3 but now the tables have turned so has your view on it. Just admit that even though vgchartz won't be 100% right that the PS3 will no doubt be outselling the 360.

hartcup6578d ago (Edited 6578d ago )

I dont get this, where does vg charts get its numbers from? or are they completley reliant on what the market looks like? also, where do you get the actual results, how many they've actually shifted?

personally, I really like they way that this is all heating up... if just 1 platform is leading completley then there is no reason for a company to produce original titles. Also, I do remember when all the 360 fanboys were all "omfg, free60 is ttly OWNING the ps3!!!pwn!!11!"

I really wish alot of you would just grow up and realise that all of this is controled by capitalist douchbags who just want your money, and stop the one truly objective, nonbiased gaming site look so amatuerish

oh well,
bubbles, its been nice knowing you

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power of Green 6578d ago (Edited 6578d ago )

What makes people think VG-Chartz have been tracking the correct sales numbers in Europe where you'd think would be harder to get accurate numbers when they can't even do NA?.

Blademask6578d ago

But I agree. VGchartz is just as good as me making it up.

Cyrus3656578d ago

Your right they could be seriously under-tracking PS3, maybe they out selling 360 by more than 30-40 K in all of europe weekly? Especially if PS3 since march last year, has is right behind 360 in total sales in Europe, or if you beleive Sony ahead of 360 already.

Bladestar6578d ago

Undertracking the PS3? actually... VGCharts are over tracking the PS3 by like 30K a week.... as proven by the lastest NPD... so, if they are overtracking the PS3 in the US.. It's very likely they are doing the same in Europe. almost as if they have a Sony fanboys making the numbers... I don't think it's a coincidense that VGChartz have the PS3 beating the xbox 360 for the lest 6 months... just to be proven wrong by NPD over and over... yet they don't change it...

Cyrus3656578d ago

Blade you realize PS3 outsold 360 in months of jan and feb...Proven by NPD... So if VGchartz has been showing PS3 beating 360 the last 6 months, then atleast 2 of those months they were right.

power of Green 6578d ago (Edited 6578d ago )

I agree with Bladestar I was just going to mention the folks using better tracking methods sing a different song.

Who's to say VG-Chartz have not under or over tracked the numbers for any given week for any given console sence this generation started. lol

I agree Blade star who knows whats been going on in Europe with VG-charts(talking about Europe mind you)

Theory based from VGC'z not being able to track two countries let alone a whole continent worth of countries lol.

2.2, I'v been paying attention to VGC long before you were even a member on this site. The assumed winner is the console thats always over tracked becuase they're guessing based on different circumstances(like Price cuts/certain titles or perceived popular shift towards any given cosole" based from what I said above and a host of other issues, Example: the perceived success of the GT5-P demo had obviously factored in their guess-timation).

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BIoodmask6578d ago

and found out the source that VG Chartz uses for their info.

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca...

Here's a little history if you aren't familiar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

power of Green 6578d ago (Edited 6578d ago )

hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!....

EDIT BELOW: That refurb consoles in europe DEBACLE is ridiculous.

Cyrus3656578d ago

Man even Ms. Cleo is saying 360 is gonna be last place? First msoft selling refurb consoles in europe now this...tough week indeed.

Well atleast 360 DID beat PS3 by 1000 or so units in USA. ;)

gEnKiE6578d ago

http://youtube.com/watch?v=... <----heres the real deal...

Thats actually not what I was looking for but VGChartz is some kind of conspiracy. You will see why.... :s

I actually did read somewhere though that VGChartz uses some kind of java code that randomly generates numbers for the systems based on how the console did in the previous week or which ever.... So either way, its all a "rough estimate"....lame.

Fishy Fingers6578d ago (Edited 6578d ago )

VGChatz and N4G's relationship to them certainly is strange.

When I started using N4G week in, week out it showed success for the 360 as a result...

360 fans loved VGC while PS3 fans called it fake or bias

Now...

PS3 fans love VGC while 360 fans call fake and bias

Funny that isn't it, seems everything is factual when it suits your arguement, as soon as it doesn't you all seem to bang on about "estimates etc".

Now this is what confuse's me, if it is indeed such a waste of time and totally unreliable, why is it week in week out the same people post comments moaning.

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SUP3R6578d ago

I HATE that only Nintendo's games sell on the Wii.
It's like they made a console that only benefits themselves.
I have no idea why 3rd party developers are even wasting their time spending money making games for it.

LeonSKennedy4Life6578d ago

Maybe if they didn't suck at making games for it...they would sell them just as well.

Shaka2K66578d ago

Still figthing a good fight againts the PS2 though.

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Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

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they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7720d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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Relientk7725d ago

I remember playing this back in the day on PS2. What a sick game!

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ActualWhiteMan27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg26d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

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Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

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Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.