The GBA is Outselling the PS3

Posted on Friday 18th May 2007 at 00:30 by laszlow

In the USA video game sales charts for the month of April, the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii posted strong sales numbers by selling 471,000 and 360,000 units, respectively. The XBox 360 had a disappointing April with 117,000 units sold, but not as disappointing as the Sony Playstation 3's 82,000. In a hilarious turn of events, the Nintendo Game Boy Advance sold 84,000 units in April; that's right, the GBA is selling better than the PS3.

And unsurprisingly, Pokemon dominated the game sales charts by having its two versions combine for a little over 1.7 million sold. Diamond made up for just over one million of those.

But that's not the point. The point is that Sony's sales situation is getting worse, and it will probably need those hyped Fall 2007 releases to stay in the game.

Source: http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=16199

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Hamedo	Comment 1: 2007-05-18 00:36
	Quote ...the GBA is selling better than the PS3. I giggled at reading that. Sony, Sony.... /facepalm
NeoEx-Death	Comment 2: 2007-05-18 01:11
	How embarassingly absurd that a new console that was just released is getting beat by a 6-7 year old handheld that's about to die soon.. yet. I blame it on the pricing because only a fraction would be foolish enough to spend $500 for a console with not-so-very-great games in it (atleast what I've heard of). I like how Sony's PS3 is biting the dust this time.
Silverlance	Comment 3: 2007-05-18 01:26
	Quote (NeoEx-Death @ 17th May 2007 20:11) I blame it on the pricing because only a fraction would be foolish enough to spend $500 for a console with not-so-very-great games in it (atleast what I've heard of). I wish I had been foolish enough to buy one at that price. To sell back on eBay for $5k+
dont chocobos rule?	Comment 4: 2007-05-18 02:29
	you know, the PS 3 isnt that bad. i dont regret for a second buying it, and its hardware is better than any game console on the market. it just got a slow start
karasuman	Comment 5: 2007-05-18 02:35
	A cheap product of quality outsells an expensive and unproven product. Hardly a surprise. Shrug. I own both.
Del S	Comment 6: 2007-05-18 03:04
	People have come back from worse. I mean, Germany was winning until half time in World War 2... But does that either mean Sony will lose 20 million people to invade Microsoft's HQ or they'll drop two nuclear bombs on Nintendo? Only time will tell. But buy a bomb shelter just in case.
FallingHeart	Comment 7: 2007-05-18 03:34
	This is kind of inconsequential considering Europe is Sony's largest market. Still funny, but I want some Europe figures.
Hamedo	Comment 8: 2007-05-18 12:00
	Quote (dont chocobos rule? @ 17th May 2007 21:29) you know, the PS 3 isnt that bad. i dont regret for a second buying it, and its hardware is better than any game console on the market. it just got a slow start That's probably true, and the PS3 will most likely make a huge comeback once the developers start cranking out more hits. Still, if you're Sony right now, you've got to be feeling the heat so to speak.
SilverMaduin	Comment 9: 2007-05-18 12:22
	Not much of a surprise to me, really. For ll I've seen and played on the PS3, all it has going for it are graphics.
CrzyMonk3y	Comment 10: 2007-05-19 02:16
	GBA IS OUTSELLING THE PS3! Wow.
karasuman	Comment 11: 2007-05-19 02:26
	Quote (SilverMaduin @ 18th May 2007 07:22) Not much of a surprise to me, really. For ll I've seen and played on the PS3, all it has going for it are graphics. Well, like, out of what else? It has good graphics and the same basic set-up as its incredibly successful predecessor. What more are you looking for? Personally, I like my PS3. It has little features that are very convenient, like turning it off remotely, accessing PS1/PS2 memory cards without exiting a game, and the whole XMB approach to organization. I think the PS3 will pick up once developers really gear up and start cranking out titles.
dont chocobos rule?	Comment 12: 2007-05-19 02:33
	plus, because of the web browser, and having an 'almost' OS, you can get ZOMZ EMULATERS!!!!!! so yeah. my friend has Sonic on his
Hamedo	Comment 13: 2007-05-21 12:45
	Sony will bounce back. They will make up for the bad sales and bad press. I don't think they will be declared the "winners" of this round of the console wars though, either by popular opinion or by the bottom line ($$$). My early pick was the Wii for champ, but it's looking more and more like the Wii and 360 will have a sort of co-rule, while Sony plays last fiddle this time around. I'm already excited about what will go down in 4-5 years when the next batch of consoles come out, despite the fact that I have none of the three new consoles now and don't plan on buying one.
King Eddy	Comment 14: 2007-05-21 19:13
	Quote (laszlow @ 17th May 2007 20:30) the GBA is selling better than the PS3. That's the best thing I've heard all day! I might need to go out and help the GBA sales if mine takes any longer charging. It takes all night now. Oh well, the PS3 is but a newborn, while the GBA is an old, wrinkly man on his last legs.
SaffireWeapon	Comment 15: 2007-05-21 21:13
	The price, is all about the price. But hey, paying $600 for a brand new blu ray with a couple of GREAT extras, the prices id actualy good. The PS3 will bounce back, but right now the XBOX has turned out to be the better system, even thought the numbers of unit solds is less than the Wii. The Wii has been a commercial success, but in the long run the XBOX 360 will come out a winner of the C.WARS.
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