Eva, that is the official NPD sales data of consoles sold in the USA. NPD is for the USA like Media Create is for Japan. This is what has sold to the consumer, not shipped. Neogaf.com forums gets the official data directly from NPD. There was a little problem in the past of someone leaking the sales data every month without NPDs permision, but now NPD supplies neogaf with the sales data. Here's the link to the topic: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137693
RPG genre not that popular in the USA? Kingdom Hearts (Not 100% sure but I think this one is more popular in the US than Japan), FF (more popular in Japan but still strong in the US), and Zelda (more popular in the US than Japan) are all popular franchises in the USA. They usually sell in the millions in the USA. The fact that a new IP can beat old popular IPs in sales is a rarity. GOW was also priced at $59.99 for the cheapest version compared to Zelda/KHII/FFXII $49.99. GOW is a success you rarely see for a new IP.
Lynk, its domination no matter which way you look at it. That's why 2006 was a given for MS in the USA. If they didn't dominate and take advantage of the supply shortages of the other two that would of been a huge disappointment and I would of come up with a different prediction for the USA for 2007.
PS3s are readily available in my area. Wii on the otherhand is still out of stock. $599.99 pricepoint is going to be Sony's brickwall.
RPG genre not that popular in the USA? Kingdom Hearts (Not 100% sure but I think this one is more popular in the US than Japan), FF (more popular in Japan but still strong in the US), and Zelda (more popular in the US than Japan) are all popular franchises in the USA. They usually sell in the millions in the USA. The fact that a new IP can beat old popular IPs in sales is a rarity. GOW was also priced at $59.99 for the cheapest version compared to Zelda/KHII/FFXII $49.99. GOW is a success you rarely see for a new IP.
Lynk, its domination no matter which way you look at it. That's why 2006 was a given for MS in the USA. If they didn't dominate and take advantage of the supply shortages of the other two that would of been a huge disappointment and I would of come up with a different prediction for the USA for 2007.
PS3s are readily available in my area. Wii on the otherhand is still out of stock. $599.99 pricepoint is going to be Sony's brickwall.