Xbox Officially Wins September

The official NPD numbers are in for September, and the Xbox 360 swept, even beating out the Nintendo Wii for that month.

We think it has something to do with Halo 3.

Here are the hard Numbers, from industry analysts at the NPD Group:

Hardware

Xbox 360: 527,800
Wii: 501,000
Nintendo DS: 495,800
PlayStation Portable: 284,500
PlayStation 2: 215,000
Playstation 3: 119,400
Game Boy Advance: 75,000

[razer]

Damn, 360 handed out the ass whoopin in sept. but I don't think anyone was surprised by this.. The PS3 is flitering dangerously with that sub 100k number.. Will be interesting to see Oct and if the 360 continues it's momentum. With the PS3 going $399 in Nov, not too much will probably change for the PS3 in Oct.

Didn't we already see this numbers? For some reason this news seems old.

[Real Gambler]

We are in November, october numbers are out. Not sure why september numbers are suddenly news??? We can likely expect July numbers next week... : )

What I would have like to see is the advertising numbers for September. Microsoft advertising budget for Halo3 alone could have been enough to buy a small country!!! That would have been news.

[ActionBastard]

Halo 3 sold like crazy! So did the 360! In September. Watch out PS3 and Wii! The 360 sold well! In September.

[Dareaver1]

this just came out, if october NPD numbers came out, then why hasn't that news been posted. All of you can scream old, but guess what. These are the official numbers and they just came out. It might be November, but these are the official numbers for September. Show me that the October numbers are out and official.

Thank-you

And while you all are at it, check for a duplicate story then. Don't you think that if these numbers were released last month, then it would have already been posted. Fanboys are notorious for tryin to justify their purchase, so i would have expected all 360 Fanboys to have been posted this. But alas, there are no duplicate or past stories to speak of. So that means this is new to this site, and to the public.

I guess if it said the PS3 was on top, the turnaround would have been better for support, then complaints. I'm not a 360, Wii, or PS3 fanboy. I thought it was news worthy article, and i thought NPD was better respected then VGchartz. So i posted it, and i only edited within the guidelines of N4G and only substituted the personalization to the sites name.

[Skerj]

As of this post it's November 6th, let September go.

[Snukadaman]

The ps3 only had a 26% increase from last week...ohh and also ratchet and clank only managed too sell 41K...less than half of that first week...also considered a flop...air combat 6..im starting too think people already have in their minds the ps3 is a flop and are not giving it a chance....eye of judgement did a tad better this week also with 18K..vf5 did terrible as well with 38K..coming out on top was xbox 360 gh2 with 700k even beating both the ps2 and wii combined...hows that for moving on skerj??

ohh silly me..forgot the link for vgchartz..enjoy
http://vgchartz.com/aweekly...

again..it dont matter if the common peon who dont develop games for consoles look at the charts...most developers do and figure out what console is more lucrative too produce a 6-10 million dollar game on right now. enjoy assassins creed because I will be as well.

Look at my gamertag and see im playing some cod4, some naruto..and some VF5..theres plenty of time too play games and check charts..I wonder if your little song and dance about not checking charts would be different if the charts showed the ps3 with a major boost in sales...and not the mediocre 26%.
I will also play r&c when i get a ps3...somewhere when gow 3 comes out...same with resistance...the 2 reasons anyone should own a ps3 right now.

[Skerj]

I'm playing fun games instead of looking at boring charts deciding what flopped and what didn't? If I bought it, it won in my book. And Ratchet is GOOD screw what a chart says, have you played it? If not, you should before judging. Seriously dude do you even PLAY games?

I've said it once and I'll say it again, I do not and never have needed a chart or an analyst to tell me what to play. Do I need to consult VGChartz next week for Assassin's Creed? Nope, I'm already getting it, and Uncharted, Kane & Lynch, Mass Effect, Haze, and UT3 (for both PC AND PS3) as well. Gee a lot of good sales number for games that haven't been released yet does for me.

I've played a few of the aforementioned games, they're genres I'm interested in, and the devs have a decent track record of titles I'd like to play THAT'S how I decide what I'm getting.

[sjappie]

outsold ps3 6:1, and ps2 and wi 4:1. And then you got people saying it's over for 360 and that xbots are kids. With these attach rates 360 will stay on top. And the kid are the ones that don't buy games.

[Chitown71291]

is that if this was the HUGE INDUSTRY SHATERRING GAME that all that advertising was for, if this was THE HALO EFFECT, selling 527,000 gosh damn consoles, then I am not impressed at all. I really hope Microsoft wasn't expecting this to overthrow Sony as the industry leader, because if so the name Microsoft won't exist in the gaming industry by the end of next year.

[jaja1434]

What were you expecting? Them to sell millions upon millions.
No game can do that.

Except for maybe Smash Brothers...

*ohh 3 disagrees I dare someone to name one game that increase console sells by at least 1 million. Dare I say dare! Don't be sheepish and disagrees just because you lack independent thought!

[BrotherNick]

Smash Bros players are some hard core motherf-ers :P Many gamecubes were bought for just that...I got it once I got a wii :P

[jaja1434]

Do you mean you got it once you got a Gamecube?

[Daishi]

I like how you say this about a game that broke every entertainment record to date. We're not just talking in the gaming industry but the entire entertainment industry. And while 500k might not seem like a lot, remember that 30% of those 10million consoles sold are playing this game right now. You need to play some WoW and learn some scocial skills...

[bluebrad1974]

Are you actually being serious?

[lawman1108]

Most mothers don't run out and buy their kids systems and or games just because they came out in September,they make their kids WAIT until Christmas. The 360 will blow the doors off this year between the GAMES and the inventory this year = BLOOD BATH for the PS3 in sales. Take a look at the pile of Ps3's wasting space at a Circuit City in New Jersey

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

When has the PS3 sold 500,000 accept on launch day?

[americanGTA]

.

[Killzownz84]

And why is this posting as of now?! This is like what 3 weeks old. I heard this news weeks ago

[cellypower]

The biggest month for the 360 period!!!! For all the money they spent to advertise a over hyped game.

[LoydX-mas]

December 2006: 1.1 million
http://www.joystiq.com/2007...

November 2006: almost beat it at 511,000

http://www.joystiq.com/2006...

[KINGDRAMA]

classic

360 is doomed.

[Lionsguard]

THE ENGLISH ARE RETREATING!! THE COLONIES WIN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR!! WHAT YEAR IS THIS???

[KineticX]

Funny guy, bubble for you.

Enjoy your 'independence' ;)

[Darkiewonder]

and October shows September? o.o

So like yeah.

[HarryEtTubMan]

You better hope so considering Halo 3 came out this month lol

[nomad117]

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[DrPirate]

Congratulations!

[FF7numba1]

wii would like to play!!!

[season007]

oops...joking, don't take it too serious
of course its a good news but all we have to see if how this holiday season do...instead of this halo effect that everyone knows whats going on

[BloodySinner]

Awesome.

[whateva]

why was this appoved.

[Xbox is the BEST]

is the same 360 sells half a million PS#3 100K plus

[xplosneer]

Let me answer that with a DUH.

[nomad117]

You can tell from your grammar that you are a child.

[vilmer]

Most if not all diehard 360 fanboys are either children or teenagers, it's not surprising.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

are psychopaths or they live in a fantasy world where the PS3 is doing well. Time to go to your blogs to make up some more rumors about Halo, Mass Effect and Bioshock going PS3.

[AIZEN SOZUKE]

ps3 killin all of em now

[lawman1108]

it sure looks that way...........

[Shaka2K6]

Very low, what is this counting only the state of texas or maybe canada LMAO i pity guys from small towns.

anyways everyone from the big city like my self know Sony and the best always rule thats why PS3 is selling the most its the best regarless if it cost more, people dont want cheap china technology they want the best and PS3 is the best.

[LoydX-mas]

the PS3 is made in China and Taiwan(controlled by China).

[Daishi]

Is that why the PS3 hasn't even sold half that of 360 or WII. Oh that's right Sony is only shipping 25000 a week to give the competition a head start... That would explain it alright... You can give me the best toilet in the world but it's still ful of s#it.

[bluebrad1974]

What kind of delusional fanboy BS are talking about? I honestly hope you weren't being serious with that post.

[d3l33t]

Wins what?

[Vizion26]

Just about everyone expected Halo 3 to push a lot of 360s for about 2 or 3 months. Even Sony and Nintendo fanboys expected it. But I expect the 360 numbers to drop substantionally for November and thereafter and Wii numbers to be as high or higher for next couple of months.

As for the PS3, sorry Sony fanboys, it is going to be the Gamecube of this generation: last place. You guys keep "predicting" PS3 is going to make a comeback but that is just wishful thinking, much like Knicks fans keep saying their team is going to a championship every year. It's just not going to happen.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

I'm a Nintendo fan (though not a fanboy), and I didn't think 360 hardware sales would be too amazing with regard to Halo 3. I think the majority of people who would be super interested in playing Halo 3 already owned a 360, or bought one in the weeks before Halo 3 came out.

Also, I'm a Knicks fan - and trust me, we know they f&cking suck every single year. Isaih Thomas must be giving a lot of blow jobs to keep his position...

[Shaka2K6]

I agree you have to be a really young to be supporting garbage like the x350 around 10-14 is the average age of an xbox fanboy.

[nobizlikesnowbiz]

Can anyone explain to me why this douchebag has 5 bubbles?

...Oh I guess it his (derogatory term) friends are giving him the bubble blowjob.

No one in this thread is being a b!tch but you. Obviously you are threatened.

[Bladestar]

Most if not all diehard PS3 fanboys are either homeless, jobless or being raised by forester parents, it's not surprising. Which is why the software attach rate on the PS3 is so low.. and why they don't buy games...

[Snukadaman]

This guy is almost worst then nasim......who got banned I belive...but shmee is taking his place if not temporarily...

[Xbox is the BEST]

how much teenagers you know that bougth a $2,500 HDTV , Pioneer surround sound system and over $3,000 worth of games and HD movies??? Well if you guys claim that 360 owners are children then guess what mommy and daddy buying for the children this Christmas??? You are right 360. 1/2 a million 360s sold at the $349 to $449 price range that's still to expensive for mass market. Hey I have a 360, PS#3 and a Wii so I can say the BEST is 360 it gets played the most.

[nobizlikesnowbiz]

And a certain crowd that shall remain nameless in this comment said time and time again, "Halo 3 won't move consoles".

*Points and laughs*

[Vizion26]

It's obvious that Halo 3 pushed a lot of 360s. It's no coincidence the month Halo 3 was released 360 sales more than doubled. But I expect 360 sales to drop down close to what it was most of the year by November.

[Shaka2K6]

How many x360s died in septemenber, 500,000?
that wouldnt come as a surprise.

[Fux4Bux]

Really if Halo3 were going to make an impact in the overall "console war" it should've been about 2 million. Pretty much proof almost every fan already owned a 360. Still no reason to count PS3 out with moderate steady current sales, recent price cuts, and all its top games yet to come out.

[Gahigiddy]

Did 360 fall back down or something and G4 felt the need to remind people of how well it did that one time? (Which will NEVER be repeated)

[power of Green]

Don't expect the sales to get any worse because the Bundles and the AAA multi platform games and and exclusives will push the sales even further when people actually start shopping. My guess close to 800 thousand sales for both dec and Jan.

[power of Green]

Make sure you know what you're doing.

[Shaka2K6]

I see why all the halo hype now.
still......

[Baba1906]

sorry guys but this is stupid. i dont care about who sells more, but posting something that was posted around 4 weeks ago, withz numbers we all now by heart is absolutly thw worst n4g has done till now. this is getting a bit out of hand.

[mirroredderorrim]

Everyone knows this already. WTF approved this and why would the original poster even add it to the news posts OTHER than to up his C-Rank?

[mighty_douche]

what did they win? do they get a prize?

ah more sales figures please.... i could do with a sleep *yawn*

[kewlkat007]

old...

[wiizy]

how many times does that story has to be reprinted... xbox the u.s and wii won worldwide thats the larger number...fanboys will try anything to get the upperhand..point is wii will win this console war whether you agree or not or get mad ...its going to happen and i still havent bought mines yet.

[lawman1108]

And not some overblown c.rap movie. Sony trying to sell a BR player or a game system because I don't see any games in that box.

[KnowitAll]

When the numbers where posted in september source=VGCHARTS. People like nasim cried foul and that we should wait for npd numbers.
Now Npd has realesed thier numbers for september.(Now people are crying its to old)
So make up your minds dammit.
And
This are usa numbers, if they where world wide numbers ds would have won with its 2 million a month.

[Dareaver1]

bubbles for you sir, i'm not sure why they have been all screaming old. I did not post this because the XBox was on top, i posted it because NPD is more respected and i thought people would like to know what has been goin on. I did not anticipate the fanboy attacks. I think right now i have 7 reports, even though if they look at the original post date on G4, they'd see that it was posted yesterday. Not only that, i checked for duplicates, and you'd think that if this was already posted like they are screaming, every 360 fanboy would have already tried to post it before. Doesn't make sense to me....

But thanx for the support.

[Enigma_2099]

... so we can bury this old news in the back yard... September numbers... IN NOVEMBER?!?!?! What, is it not doing well now or something?

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Oh thats right it's in a decline and in that ever increasing last place.

[d3l33t]

a decline from last place would be a rise towards first...

[miganda]

look at it like this. nintendont was in 3rd place for years, and now look. maybe one day sony too, can make a come back. hehehehe not likely though any time soon.why was it ok for nintendo to accept defeat from sony in the late 90's, but now thats it happening to sony you fan droids cant deal with it. well get used to it it really happening, and life goes on.

[DFresh]

Not even worried
besides big titles like Ratchet & Clank Future and so on didn't come out until October so I guess congrats to MS
But
Sony is going to own from now on end

[cooke15]

Guys these numbers were posted 4 weeks ago.

http://www.totalgamerzone.c...

[KINGDRAMA]

its an attempt to dilute their own beliefs from reality

[ActlikeitaintIronman]

I dont like halo at all but forreal man you cant say that halo is no juggernaut, why dunno, dont care, but it is. Why do xbots always look in the past though especially with duplicate stories

AND VG CHARTS IS HORRIBLE, THEYRE ARE STILLS SAYING PS# HAS SOLD 4.9 mill WHEN ITS SOLD 6, COME ON VG

[Lex Luthor]

There is a battle between the Playstation 3 and the GBA.

FIGHT, FIGHT ,FIGHT!!!

[solar]

like anyone with a freaking brain doubted the 360 was going to win september. holy crap....seriously?

[Lex Luthor]

I can't believe how poorly Ratchet and Clank is selling 50% DROP IN ITs SECOND WEEK, i guess sony fanboys really don't buy games, even AC6 is outselling it.

Xbox 360 owns Guitar Hero 3's soul.
What's the point in creating a PS3 version of Guitar hero, waste of money.

[ActlikeitaintIronman]

and guitar hero is a waste of money on ps3, did you even play guitar hero?