Fri, Jan 16, 2009 | 11:54 GMT

December NPD: DS clear winner as 360 outsells PS3 2:1

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The December 2008 NPD hardware results are in and as the analysts predicted Nintendo had a great month, but it was in fact DS and not Wii that sold over 3 million units.

However, as anticipated, 360 has outsold PS3 by a ratio of 2:1.

The results are as follows:

  • Nintendo DS 3.04 million
  • Wii 2.15 million
  • Xbox 360 1.44 million
  • PlayStation Portable 1.02 million
  • PlayStation 3 726K
  • PlayStation 2 410K

Software sales for December 08 can be found here whereas software sales for the whole year can be found here.

By Mike Bowden

29 comments

#1

Psychotext
16/01/09, 12:18 am

Psh… Playstation family clearly outsold the Wii / 360.

#2

theevilaires
16/01/09, 12:26 am

are you being sarcastic psychonerd? it still crazy how ps2′s are selling well. what if sony added a ps mote to it like wii…Parents obviously feel comfrotable with buying their kids a safe gaming platform thats cheap, and 360 was carried by gow2 and fable. All in all they did good for the industry last year.

#3

Cort
16/01/09, 12:27 am

Ouch for PS3. Let’s hope KZ2 and a coinciding drop by $100 reverses this trend.

#4

dirigiblebill
16/01/09, 12:30 am

Has anybody called you theevilarse yet? No? You’re theevilarse. As in “the evil arse”. As in, you’re an arse. An evil one. Or possibly an evil ass, what with you being from the States, or so I hear. Theevilass then.

That’ll teach you.

#5

theevilaires
16/01/09, 12:30 am

if the ps3 cost double as much as the 360 how is that ouch 200×2=? 400! right.

#6

theevilaires
16/01/09, 12:32 am

dirigiblebill said: January 16th, 2009 at 12:30 am
Has anybody called you theevilarse yet? No? You’re theevilarse. As in “the evil arse”. As in, you’re an arse. An evil one. Or possibly an evil ass, what with you being from the States, or so I hear. Theevilass then.

That’ll teach you.

yea that will teach me. aren’t you the one i pissed on about the american economy a few weeks ago? yea it was you i remember that dumb ass name.Also since you spell ass like arse then that leads me to believe you’re euro.Then why in the hell did you make a comment about america like you live there.Are you psychobitch…i bet you are just like morris is stickboy

#7

Psychotext
16/01/09, 12:35 am

TEA: Didn’t you see the chart? Even Sony says that the 360 costs more than the PS3. Oh, and the PS2 selling well? It only sold 30% of what it sold last year.

#8

theevilaires
16/01/09, 12:39 am

yea thats 30% more than the gamecube and xbox 1 :P

#9

Psychotext
16/01/09, 12:41 am

Wow… no, when you think about it, it’s infinity more percent than two other products that aren’t on sale. That’s REALLY impressive.

#10

dirigiblebill
16/01/09, 12:41 am

I recall being pissed on a few weeks ago, yes, but that was in Soho and they caught him eventually.

#11

dirigiblebill
16/01/09, 12:44 am

“Also since you spell ass like arse then that leads me to believe you’re euro.”

You forgot “It’s elementary, my dear Watson.”

#12

theevilaires
16/01/09, 12:46 am

so if you can use that logic why can’t you see that the only reason for lower ps3 sales than the 360 is PRICE! So if you can’t comment on post about companies like midway sales being down, don’t comment on obviously flame bait articles. especially not with that screen name.

#13

theevilaires
16/01/09, 12:48 am

You forgot “It’s elementary, my dear Watson.”

ok i don’t speak douche so you lost me , sincerely theevilaires?

i know one douche saying “stfu you BLOODY WANKER! :P )

#14

dirigiblebill
16/01/09, 12:51 am

Until next time I decide to randomly bait you – farewell. Sincerely, diricocksuckiblearse.

#15

theevilaires
16/01/09, 12:53 am

be careul what you wish for it might come back and bite you in the ass wanker

#16

Xephon1970
16/01/09, 1:22 am

Not the biggest surprise, let’s be honest, the cheapest stuff sold the most! But congrats to Nintendo and Microsoft on an astonishing year. Let’s hope Sony can do something to turn things around.

And as for the arse, some things are best ignored.

#17

theevilaires
16/01/09, 1:27 am

god your name just says you bend over for ms. Xephon? wasn’t that the code name for the elite? cheya pathetic man pathetic

#18

Psychotext
16/01/09, 1:29 am

I really, really hope that you have a huge amount of money tied up in Sony stocks TEA. Because if you’re spending this much time defending them / attacking others out of some misguided loyalty to a multibillion dollar corporation… that’s just sad, and I really do pity you if it’s the case.

#19

theevilaires
16/01/09, 1:41 am

actually i do hold stock in sony corp but not much and its sad that you spend so much time trashing sony day and night.you’re the only one “day and night”, not morris/stickboy,blerk and other rrod co. but only you?
you have to be first on every post and its always on something sony doing bad.If you don’t have a ps3 than stop talking about it negative. Whats your purpose in life? To post comments on a second rated gamesite? Well then my purpose is to shoot you down on every attempt.Stop trolling sony news comment on the system you can only afford. And i can afford to do this, i can say im rather wealthy. i have better things to do but i like shitting on bitter people like you.
Get a life and stop saying sony should do this and that.

#20

theevilaires
16/01/09, 1:51 am

and i would also like to add i like how most other people on this site stay away from topics like this. if i’m bringing down the moral of this site then i apologize but i hate ignorant people like psychotext.Were all gamers at heart and hope everyone has fun playing the games they like. Thats all that matters, sorry for my rude and disrepectful comments to those i offended except you psychotext.Even over the internet i get a negative energy from you that only two high school nemesis can have for each other

#21

Psychotext
16/01/09, 1:59 am

Why don’t you go and take a close look at my posts on this site… because frankly I think you have no idea what I trash or don’t trash. The issue is with you, you see a comment that appears to show Sony in a negative light and go apeshit yet completely ignore comments which show MS and Nintendo in a negative light. Sure, I’m critical of Sony… maybe more so than the others but that doesn’t stop me being critical of them all – especially when it comes to things like RRoD and the way Nintendo treats Europe.

Oh, and wealthy boy… I own all the current generation of consoles, and a insanely powerful PC, and all the last generation of consoles. You just make faulty assumptions fuelled by your own bias.

The funny thing is that a number of the people you consistently attack own all the consoles too. Take your head out of your arse, take a good look in the mirror and realise that you wouldn’t know the first thing about objectivity because you’ve got such hatred for Sony’s competition that you’d never consider owning their machines. So much for being a “gamer at heart”, and please don’t talk about ignorance… yours is self evident and self enforced.

#22

theevilaires
16/01/09, 2:04 am

yea yea whatever you keep posting man. you’re the king of this site you can have that title i got a hunch you don’t see much action in your real life. keep up the good work you’re doing great :P

#23

Psychotext
16/01/09, 2:09 am

Pretty much the response I expected. I’ll leave you to your sandbox.

#24

theevilaires
16/01/09, 2:23 am

oh by the way i’ve been reading this site for about 8 months and i always see the same people posting.Come on vg247 if you want new visitors you should stop posting the M$ glory story all the time.You never talk about how crappy wii games are or how you see the future of videogames.I give an A for effort for people like morris who has an alias (stickboy)but come on even he can’t fool people of how desperately you need to change your format. As for the guy who protects this site like a guard watching over an empty lot.If you have a ps3 send me a chat invite since you apperantly still have something to say and i do own an original xbox.

#25

SticKboy
16/01/09, 2:27 am

Board FAQ

Fun – Have some. This is supposed to be enjoyable.”

#26

Retroid
16/01/09, 5:30 am

MS are doing well with the 360 at the moment. Nintendo are King of All Cosmos and Sony are…. not doing so well, especially in comparison to previous generations.

Not a single fanboy or “M$ glory” word in that statement at all.

#27

Rhythm
16/01/09, 6:05 am

The full year’s stats:

December 2008 US:
NDS – 3.04M
Wii – 2.15M
360 – 1.44M
PSP – 1.02M
PS3 – 726K
PS2 – 410K

2008 US:
Wii – 10.17M
NDS – 9.95M
360 – 4.74M
PSP – 3.83M
PS3 – 3.54M
PS2 – 2.50M

Lifetime US:
PS2 – 43.65M
NDS – 27.58M
Wii – 17.54M
PSP – 13.96M
360 – 13.85M
PS3 – 6.76M

US 2007 | 2008:
Wii – 1.35M | 2.15M
360 – 1.26M | 1.44M
PS3 – 0.79M | 0.73M

#28

Tonka
16/01/09, 8:14 am

OMG, the PS3 really is shit, isn’t it?

#29

Blerk
16/01/09, 8:45 am

The 2008 PS3 figures don’t look too bad until you look at the lifetime figures and 2007/2008 comparison. What’s a Sony to do? Oh wait – drop the price, you morons!

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