January 2011 console hardware sales, Wedbush commentary
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Xbox 360 – 381,000 (15% y-o-y)
Wii – 319,000 (-31% y-o-y)
PS3 – 267,000 (-3% y-o-y)
The information below comes straight from Wedbush Morgan…
Current generation (PS3, Wii, 360, PSP, DS) software sales were $572 million, $52 million above our estimate, while legacy software sales were $4 million, $6 million below our estimate. Wii software sales were $179 million (down 20% y-o-y), Xbox 360 sales were $170 million (up 8%), and PS3 sales were $141 million (up 24%). DS software sales were $72 million (down 13%), while PSP software sales Entertainment: Software| 3 were $10 million (down 37%).
The increases in sales for the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms have become the norm, and declines for the other consoles have also become the norm. Over the next year, we expect Wii and DS software sales to continue the negative trend, but anticipate strong sales for Nintendo’s 3DS that should spur overall handheld software sales back into positive territory. We expect PS3 software sales to spike when several high profile releases launch in the coming months, and believe that overall PS3 software sales would benefit immensely from a hardware price cut, expected in June.
Under one-fifth of PS3 sales included bundles with Sony’s Move controller, suggesting another modest month (we have chosen not to subscribe to peripheral data). Just under three-fifths of Xbox 360 sales included bundles with Microsoft’s Kinect peripheral, as Xbox 360 Kinect console bundles again outsold PS3 Move console bundles by almost 5:1. We note that the top selling Kinect software titles easily outsold their Move counterparts
Sales are not yet available for handhelds, but we’ll update this post if any other data comes in. Also, in case you missed it last night, you can find the top 10 software sales for the month right here.
Inazuma Eleven Strikers screenshots
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Over 4 minutes of nintendogs + cats footage
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Samurai Warriors: Chronicles screenshots
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3DS photos – eShop, AR Games, and more
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Thanks to Chad L for the tip!
Infernal Engine Authorized for Nintendo 3DS Development
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February 17, 2011 – LEWISVILLE, TX – Terminal Reality (www.terminalreality.com), maker of the Infernal Engine and award-winning titles like Ghostbusters: The Videogame and Def Jam: Rapstar, is announcing the Infernal Engine’s recent authorization for Nintendo 3DSTM development. On March 27, Nintendo will introduce portable, glasses-free 3D to North America and the Infernal Engine is poised to be a major player on the platform.
The Nintendo 3DS system opens up several new gameplay possibilities – employing motion controls, three separate cameras and numerous other inputs to complement the rich, 3D display. Infernal Engine for Nintendo 3DS offers game makers all the same best-in-class support they have come to expect from Terminal Reality’s development solution over the years, along with the ability to create some of the most robust and exciting experiences available for the platform.
Enomoto shares his first impressions of the 3DS
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This information comes from the latest Iwata Asks with PES creator Shinji Enomoto…
Iwata: What was your first impression of the Nintendo 3DS, Enomoto-san?
Enomoto: When I first saw it, I thought, “What in the world is this thing!?” I’d never seen a 3D effect that didn’t involve special glasses, so I was startled; I thought, “Huh? They can really do this?” As you’d expect, I think sports broadcasts are very well suited to 3D. I think I got a good chance in being able to see how “PES” would look if I recreated it on this.
Iwata: By having that perception of depth, it’s probable that projected images will acquire more of a feeling of space. We were really interested to hear what would happen when we showed this to everyone on the “PES” team.
Nintendo UK’s Saunders on 3D for future consoles: “never say never”
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This information comes from Nintendo UK’s Head of Communications, Rob Saunders, who was asked if positive reactions to the 3DS will mean we’ll see 3D in future Nintendo consoles…
“It’s a good question. The honest answer is that if I told you I’d have to kill you. We’ve had 3D running on past consoles for a number of years and we have had 3D running on the original DS, the Gamecube and the Wii. That’s no secret, we said that at E3 last year, but now it feels like the right time to bring 3D to the market. ‘So ‘never say never’; we’re always working on new consoles and new applications, things like that. We’re always very keen at Nintendo, we always start work on the next home console as soon as the previous one’s released. So we are working on something and we’re always looking at new ideas and new developments, so that work is underway. As to what it pertains to and what it is… Even I don’t know!”
I wouldn’t expect Saunders to know too much about Nintendo’s next home console. However, Satoru Iwata has indicated that 3D functionality could be possible for the Wii’s successor…
Ocarina of Time 3D will be “faithful” to the original
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This information comes from Rob Saunders, Head of Communications for Nintendo UK, who was asked what kind of remake Ocarina of Time 3D will be…
“I think it really depends on what that game looked like first time round. Take, for example, Super Mario Bros on the NES. If you were to bring that straight out again today I think a lot of people would scratch their heads. However, with the New Super Mario Bros: You can tweak it, you can update it, you can sharpen it and you can change the character models, the environment. But the core mechanic of that 2D side-scrolling game play remains the same. So with some games, like Ocarina, you’ll see a much more ‘faithful’ reproduction but I think with some other games you need to tweak them and bring them into the modern era, so to speak, so it depends on the title.”
I’ve been wondering just how much will be added in Ocarina of Time 3D. The textures and character models have been improved, optional gyroscope usage has been added, and the inventory now takes advantage of the 3DS’ touch screen. Nintendo still has a few more months to reveal further changes.
