Xbox 360 Guitar Heroes III Number 1 on USA Sales charts

Once Again, VGChartz has updated its sales charts for the week ending on October 27th. Surprise, Surprise!! Guitar Hero III finds its self at the top of the charts lead by the Xbox 360 version with 166,041 units sold. Wii version of GHIII find its self at 7th place with 52,691 units sold. GHIII for the Playstation 2 comes in at a moderate 12 place with 42,017 units sold and finally the Playstation 3 version with 36,081 units.

[shmee]

43k from 23k last week

the 40gig will see PS3 sales past 100k mark easily

wii has taken back the lead. BUt great sales for X360 too atleast in NA

@evil angel

Ratchet came out on the 23rd(limited release) and was not available everywhere until the 30th (TODAY) .

This is also VGCHARTS sales figures . keep that in mind. VG changes sales stats almost regularly

we all know u EVIL ANGEL = ROUND PEG = POWER OF F**

expect same numbers for Ratchet next week since it is now available at all retailers

@GAYSTATION

u are the only G** BOT in the forum. There are only few bots in here and u are one of them. each XBOT has to create many accounts to match the ps3 fans in here

[Evil0Angel]

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R&C only 90k ??????????
(Vchart again)

EDIT@nasim: i am not (the round pig) or (power og green)
i am ALI-G(changed it to EVIL ANGLE in sep and left that account)
i have only one account.i do not post comment(with 1 account) and agree with it (with another account.

[Nuch Vader]

There's only one Playstation 3 fan and that's Nazim. And all the other diehard PS3fanboys you see posting on this site? They are all nazim. He just keeps opening multiple accounts to make it same as though there's a large PS3 fan base.

[ruibing]

I also find it hard to believe that vgchartz is listing R&C as only 97k to date while Ace Combat 6 has 110k. Since when did Ace Combat 6 become such a big thing here in the states? I hardly ever hear anyone around here (this site even) talk about it, usually its all Mass Effect for the 360.

[wageslave]

@ruibing

" R&C as only 97k to date while Ace Combat 6 has 110k. Since when did Ace Combat 6 become such a big thing here in the states? "

Uhm, you *do* know that the Xbox 360 outnumbers the PS3 by almost 3:1 worldwide, and in N.America, by roughly 4:1.

That R&C sold 97k on 2M PS3's is pretty good. AC6 is a moderate-to-low seller.

Xbox 360 owners by far more games per year, and, there are vastly more of them.

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[ichimaru]

this thread is about gh3

[Milkman541]

Only 90K+ kinda scares me...that needs to stay at that mark for at least a couple of weeks...

[Dannagar]

If you follow the charts, next week R&C will likely sell about 40k - 50k. However it should sell about 300k total. Although Heavenly Sword only ended up selling 220k units to date.

[shmee]

HS would be selling very well during the holidays too

dont discount the holidays champ

HS has sold around 300 k in NA ....It will keep selling very strong during XMAS worldwide. I predict 2m for HS in its lifetime

@person below

HALo 3 is also bundled in across EUROPE>

HS was no 1 in Australia,Spain,France and Germany during its launch week.

It outsells Halo 3 all over EUROPE except UK . even in UK ps3 sells more than x360

In EU it is either ps3/wii/ps2/psp ...x360 doesnt even exist there. same goes to Japan

[Dannagar]

Heavenly Sword was used as a Pack-In in Europe and it counts as units sold. It doesn't mean that the consumer actually went out and purchased HS.

[Nuch Vader]

Halo 3 continues to do well. I see it sold 142k. I was hoping Ace Combat 6 would have done better but 111k isn't anything to cry about.

[the worst]

warhawk > Ace Combat 6

[Nuch Vader]

WarHawk has only sold 200k to date.

[DrPirate]

Not counting the DL Version

[razer]

Are we looking at the same article? How does that explain that the PS2 version even got out sold with its huge install base?

360 people buy games and that is one thing the console has over them all.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

The ratio of how many 360 owners bought Halo 3 last week to how many PS3 owners bought Ratchet and Clank is...very marginally in favor of the PS3.

[Kuest]

please.

[creeping judas]

Love the question!!!!
Bubbles

[jack who]

bu but the cell?

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

That's all you have? You could have used something that actually had to do with why the PS3 version didn't sell as well and you blew it. Good job. You had ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD to think of a good insult and...it's gone. There are no more chances now.

[jack who]

bu bu bu teh cell!!1

[FirstknighT]

LMAO

[FirstknighT]

Seriously, the 360 is making some SERIOUS MONEY!!!! Games sell like crazy.

While the ps3 is still flopping. R&C only 90k???? I guess it's true that this game is only for kids. Most kids are buying the ps2.

[bklynrecca]

was only available through a few retailers the official release date is today...so expect higher sales this week for the number 1 platformer

[mboojigga]

So that is the excuse they are giving out now a days. Hmmm okay. I guess that works. Haven't seen that excuse only a few retailers recieved it. Yeah okay. Whatever makes you feel better about your purchase. Preach on.....Preach on.

[shmee]

ratchet came out on the 23rd and was available at a few retailers apparently

expect Ratchet to sell 1m easily during XMAS

[Xbox is the BEST]

the PS3 a Blu Ray player in disguise???

[jack who]

no its a supercomputer in disguise

[Martini]

What about gaming ??

[00]

It's some kinda small alien space ship that has super technolegy called the CELL

[nasim]

with 100% defect rate no one purchases x360 in EU and JAPAN

except some OLD XBOXERS in NA

[Snukadaman]

with orange box breaking 300k on the first week it was out...whats the problem ps3 owners...this was one of your "system sellers"...and look at eye of judgment..only 13k...but this is all expected right.

[Tyler Durden]

guitar hero owns i idk why konami didint think of it sooner congrats redoctane & activision

[Covenant]

Give R&C another week before passing judgment...it's likely a lot of people don't know that it got moved up a week. Now, if it's still struggling after a few weeks, that would be a shame. It's a great game (finally got to play it on a friend's system) and I hope that PS3 owners realize that.

I would LOVE to have it on my 360.

[Snukadaman]

But if its less then 150 thousand next week will you think theres a big problem with ps3 software? Seriously...no one else think somethings wrong where sold ps3s is wrong?..how does a install base of 2 million consoles, with their best game too date, sell less then 100K...I dont buy that it was officially suppose too be in stores on the 28th and retailers got limited quantity. halo 3 was in stores weeks before release.

[Death]

Can we atleast stop posting all these bs Amazon news stories? Appearantly Amazon sales figures are not an accurate representation of game sales in general. It seems the only thing the Amazon stories are good for is flame bait.

-Death

[Lex Luthor]

Damn, R&C only at 90k? that's quite dissapointing for ps3's best game.
Even Ace Combat 6 sold 111k.
Hmmmm, Sony's attach rate is very concerning.

[xplosneer]

I wanted it but I'm broke over allowance. I've just spent too much. Arg!

[Lex Luthor]

Xbox 360 is once again boasting it's superior attach rate.
Developers are watching.

[ParaDise_LosT]

but it didn't even come close O_o and we all know People still want the Ps2 (with its sales still going strong I say that without a doubt).....
Something is wrong with this picture...lol

I guess we Xbox owners just love playing games :)

[Martini]

Yeah but with PS2 there is a zilion used games why buy new ? That would be my explanation.

[ParaDise_LosT]

....Thats a huge gap....
Maybe Ps3 fans are waiting for Rockband....
Who knows....

[chavafx]

yes The Eye of Judgment i thought it whas the first break tru for the ps3 cuz is sold out everywhere??? but yet is not even in the top 40
haha total flop you mean right sony lovers oo and about the increse of ps3 sales the real question is for how long they will be that hight like last time oopps

[ParaDise_LosT]

What did happen to Eye of Judgement.....
I atleast expected it in 3rd or 4th.......

Well....I kind of knew it would flop....Cardgames blow :P

[wageslave]

"i thought it whas the first break tru for the ps3 cuz is sold out everywhere???"

N4G isnt the real world. Here, on N4G, the PS3 is vastly superior hardware to the Xbox 360, it has all the good games, the sales are higher, the games are better, and EoJ was "sold out everywhere".

Reality doesnt match what the forums on N4G say -- not even close.

[jack who]

, R&C sold more than flop of man did in 6 months nice

[Grassroots]

I knew GH3 on 360 would be the biggest seller although it came out a day later than the end date (interesting). Happy to see Ratchet get a great start on the limited release. My local Best Buy, and Toys R Us didn't put them on the shelf until this morning, expect to see the same number for the next week.

Wish Zakk n Wiki got more love!!!

[Snukadaman]

Just too post info on best buy and toys R us are just barely putting R&C on shelves..and that it was in "limited release"....talk about trying too soften the blow.

[Shaka2K6]

This just proves the theory xbois dont buy nothing but crap games.

[Kuest]

where are YOU from? Japan? Somewhere in Europe?

edit:

Ah, I see you changed your post. A very wise decision... for I was just about to grill you!

I'll accept your "xbot theory", but don't even think about bringing up race, religion, nationalities, etc.

edit: to jc

Okay, jc, fess up! How did you just HAPPEN to know that for the past couple of days I have been enjoying some AAA titles. Well? You can't be that smart, can you? Or are you some sort of spy? Spooky...

Happy Halloweeeen!

[jcgamer]

correction, Shaka2k6...this proves 360 owners buy a lot of Number 1 GAMES...matter of fact, every GAME I OWN on 360 has debuted at Number 1...I'm being very serious...sup Kuest...Kuest, do YOU own any of those Number 1 360 games? I BET YOU DO!!!

Edit: good one Xi...bubbles up

[Xi]

who know maybe they'll make a popstar hero for you. You can play as all your favorite popstars, Cher, Madonna, Britney spears, Michael Jackson.

[SF49er408]

You ps3 owners are pretty bad. you finally get a AAA game and only buy 98k???? even if it is a short week. 5 million of you, at least 300thousands would have been normal.

[Martini]

Not enough lunch money saved up to by a good game ?? :)

[jackdoe]

5 million in the US? Wow, Sony must have sold 3 million units in a couple of days! End sarcasm. These are US sales figures and there are roughly 2 million owners in the US.

[SF49er408]

spiderman 3 is pretty gay by the way. just watched it. as corny as i heard it was. lmao

[00]

I mean why was he so happy during that movie.

[Kuest]

The world needs to know how bad SM3 was. I wasted 2+ hours of my life on what I expected to be a decent movie. Boy, was I wrong.

And if any of you disagree, please enlighten me as to how SM3 did not SUCK.

edit:

bubbles for XI. I like a good roast!

[Xi]

the "special" effects.

i use special loosely because when they're in every scene I don't consider it special.

[Tyler Durden]

they even messed up venom wich i thought was impossible

[ArmrdChaos]

now that movie is going to kick ass.

[Xi]

did you hear flop of flop, flopped everywhere it flopped the flopping flop of flop.

Seriously, lets at least try to be original.

[BBsin]

VGchartz is not working for me....it says week ending in 0ct 27 yet Wii sports is number one and GH3 isn't even on there.
Also, R&C was a limited release title. Gamestop and online stores got it early, vgchartz do not record online sales and every other major retailer got it shipped in today.

[Dannagar]

It looks as though they changed it. I'm not sure what happened.

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

i hate VGcartz. i hate the numbers and i hate how shmee/nasim uses them when it benefits him/her.

but whatever he made a big deal of how ps3 out sold the 360 by 2-1 in EU when the ps3 got outsold by 3-1 in NA according to the site he loves to quote.

360- (NA+EU) 180,967
ps3- (NA+EU) 115,932
65,035

but whatever a ton of people are just gonna disagree with me

[Real gamer 4 life]

R&C was released on the 23 an some places didnt have the game till the oct 30. So R&C sold 98 in like 4 days. that very good.

[Real gamer 4 life]

If you read the title you would know that R&C sold about 98k in the USA. Sony has sold 6mil ps3 worldwide. The game was not released in other country yet. so that is why i am going to hit the disagree buttom.

[Naruto]

now add japan with it

[Double-Edged]

wont the increase of PS3 sales make the attach rate much lower?
and wont a game like R&C being beaten by a cross over exclusive *Ace Combat* be an interest to Devs?

Just curious...

cuz a franchise like Ace Combat(Xbox360) outselling an exclusive PS3 franchise... is really scary.

I know I'm going to have disagrees because of certain fanboys.. but really...

If the whole "PS3 has no games" theory is not true... then why is the attach rate so low?

[Real gamer 4 life]

Dude give rachet and clank a break its only been out for 4 days. relax and chill wait and see before you go and declare it a flop.

[Double-Edged]

true say
///

[Snukadaman]

Most people buy games the first day its out..especially with the ps3 with so many gamers supposedly starved for games...It just doesnt make sense with almost 2 million ps3's ....what in the hell are they doing with those machines....hell..with 2 million ps3...blu ray movies aint pulling much in either....All we get is excuses on why it didnt sell well...but honestly..developers are keeping a close eye on these numbers and cant think putting all the extra hours into a ps3 game is worth it, especially with the development problems.

[Naruto]

it outselling R&C by 14,0001 copies so that equals ps3 has no games????

@ XI so selling over 100k is good for a install base of 11 million? it should be selling 200k or more

@ double- edged i agree R&C should have sold more

[Double-Edged]

if games are what makes a system...
the why arent the attach rates there???
If games are there..and are truly there... then they would sell correct???
especially a franchise like R&C... that would have sold.. especially on it's debut week.
But it didnt.. It got out beat by a cross over exclusive..
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With the whole "PS3 has no games"... the attach rate proves it, not the 360 fanboys.
Unless ofcourse.. a majority of people have bought a PS3 just for Blu-Ray.

[Xi]

and I don't know if I'm correct or not.

But, it's that if ace combat is a testing of waters, then many developers will take note that console games once exclusive to the ps brand can do well on the 360.

which if it is the case then those ps3 exclusives by 3rd party companies will become more and more rare.

and yes, selling at 10% of the install base is very good, specially a game that has got little to no commercialization behind it. Look at how many games sold worse than that on the ps2 when it has an install base over 100 million, specially for a game that's never once appeared on the 360, ie no fanbase.

[Double-Edged]

My english is bad.

[Naruto]

There is no GH3 sales on VGchartz that is everyone talking about?????

[otherZinc]

Wii sports
Wii play
MotorStorm

Stop with this BS, these are not real sales, they are trying to boost their overall #'s to trick developers.

[mistertwoturbo]

yeah the wii sports has been bundled with the wii since the wii's inception. and the wiiplay with the wiimote. and yes motorstorm with the 80gb ps3.

game companies aren't to be blamed for they're bundles. vgchartz is. if they are so "accurate" then why don't they count games without the bundles?

[Naruto]

seriously ps3 owners buy MORE GAMES

[jackdoe]

Maybe everyone is waiting for Rock Band? Anyway, to tell the real story, you need to compare the install bases as well. That way, you could get a clearer idea of the software attach rate for this game. Which isn't that bad. There are roughly 3 to 4 times more 360 than PS3 owners in the US and the 360 version sold roughly 4 to 5 times more than the PS3 version so they have roughly the same attach rate.

[Double-Edged]

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TIGER UPPERCUT!

[season007]

1. there are no GH 3 mentioned on the site whatsoever...what the heck...

2. out of 7million xbox360, 110k copies of AC6 sold and 2.6million PS3, 97k copies of R&C sold...hmm not really a comparison, but it ain't too bad

3.EOJ sold for 13k copies..i expect this to sell slow but steady

P.S. Maybe its the GUITAR HALO 3 !

[season007]

used up the 4 bubbles in one account and has to login the other to post a comment..that's sad

[gtgcoolkid]

Is it just me or GH III is not on that site? Plus didn't it release just couple of days ago?

[TheDynamo]

90,000+ Copies of a supposedly Triple "A" Title in Ratchet & Clank. Great reviews, superb graphics, strong advertising, and a generation of fans of the series. And it only manages to sell just over 90,000 copies.

That's trouble.

Why? Imagine you're a developer and you are eagerly anticipating releasing your title on the PS3 soon. The excitement of price drops, the Christmas Season, and the plethora of PS3 titles will pave the way for your title that will be dropping in the next few months.

They'll be thinking:

The genesis of this process... Ratchet & Clank - Tools of Destruction.

It will provide the needed momentum to finally get the ball rolling for the Christmas Season.

"There's no way that it can sell less than 300,000 copies in its first week.
It's a AAA Title.
Its Fan Base will show up in droves.
5,000,000+ PS3 owners will come out and buy this great game.
PS3 will finally start to gain some steam.
Then, Uncharted will debut.
And hopefully, my own title."

90,000 copies.

Ouch.

But Uncharted will break the chain and have a FANTASTIC debut.

Uh-oh. 120,000 copies.

Uncharted also sells below targeted levels due to Sony's reluctance to advertise in the fashion that XBOX360 has grown accustomed to.

"Get Microsoft on the phone. Sony doesn't know what the hell they're doing! We need a higher attach rate! Give us a piece of those 12.5 million XBOX360 owners!" - Random Developer

You PS3 Fans had better hope that Uncharted has a FANTASTIC debut.

If it flops...

Good luck. And good riddance.

Say "Bye-Bye" to exclusivity.

[jackdoe]

Where the hell are you getting 5 million owners anyway? These are US software sales figures and last I checked, there were only 2 million owners in the US. If there were 5 million, then Sony would be pretty close to 360 hardware numbers.

[wageslave]

The PS3 has sold 5 Million world-wide.
The Xbox 360 has sold over 8 Million in N.America alone.

The Xbox 360 is nearing a world-wide 3:1 install base, I suspect it will happen before January.

[Filanime03]

It seems VG Chartz made a mistake. Someone just put in some random on GH III sales if u check out VG chartz again they remove the GH III numbers. Some idiot put in the wrong numbers bcoz GH III just came out today. so ya check out VG Chartz if u don't believe me.

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

Why are PS3 sales up? Ratchet & Clank # 4 in sales? It is the console with the smallest install base.

I don't know why XBOTS are trying to scare us, but they can lick my balls. They need to get a life.

[Gahigiddy]

Wii versions sell the least, PS2 the most. October NPD/November NPD will show a whole different story.

[Death]

I don't think anyone actually thinks this game will move a significant amount of hardware. It's also a bad time of year for game sales. Expect software and hardware numbers to pick up soon for the holiday rush. Also keep in mind R&C haven't launched in Europe and Japan yet. If the game hit's one out of every ten systems sold it will be a huge success for the platform.

As far as the shots at Resistance go, this is a launch title that had very little usr base. The game is very good, it just had horrible timing. This is why devs aren't thrilled about launching a product on a platform with a limited user base.

One other thing people tend to forget, while the first week sales are typically the best, overall sales aren't measured for quite some time. The affect any certain game have on a system aren't always obvious and take time to manifest.

-Death

[jackdoe]

I agree. Unless the game's name is Halo, you can't really judge a games success in the first week.

[P1MPDADDY]

What did I say yesterday when Shmee was humping VgChartz leg about the PS3 beating the 360 in EU. 360 whipped that PS3 a$$ in the US. Guess what Sony Sausage Smugglers. The 360 is once again beating the PS3 in worldwide sales this past week thanks to US sales. Anyone who thinks the US isn't the most important territory needs to leave this site immediately. Has the PS3 managed to outsell the 360 worldwide for any month let alone any week this year???

Oh and Ratchet and Clank sold 97,000 in its first week. Congrats thats actually a decent number when you compare it to Lair, Warhawk, and Heavenly Sword which each only have averaged 200,000 total games sold since release. Maybe, just maybe we might have another PS3 exclusive or multiplatform game crack 1 million. Too bad it's not going to happen this year.

Oh and whats that? 360 sold more games than either the Wii or PS3. No surprise there. 360 owners actually buy games not movies. Another week of PS3 falling further behind the 360 in total sales. Is anybody surprised? Did I miss anything?

[dazednbothered]

How can that genius at vgchartz have data for Week ending Oct 27th on a title that wasn’t released until the 28th?

I clicked the source link but sadly, the numbers had been removed. I kept the original link from vgchartz that had GHIII numbers, which is further proof of vgchartz lies and how much of a joke it is. Why doesn't someone call ioi out on what he is doing? Why the constant scams? Are we all that hungry for news like this that we'll post it and believe it untilt eh real numbers come out, then forget what vgchartz did until the next time? It gets old, doesn't it?