August 23rd, 2008
Video Game Statistics
If you're looking for video game statistics, you have a lot of chances to grow old going through all the interesting stuff you're going to find, believe me! A few days ago, we were talking about a very important question - "Are Video Games Harmful?," and after laughing a little when seeing the results of those studies we talked about back then, now we're getting really serious, because it's all about money. To be more accurate, we're going to talk about US games sales data released by NPD for the month of July, 2008. Ready or not, here we go...
Since it's all about the numbers, then let's see the video game statistics for July, shall we? Here they are...
1. NCAA Football 2009 (360): 398,000
2. Wii Fit (Wii): 370,000
3. Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS): 310,000
4. Wii Play (Wii): 284,000
5. NCAA Football 2009 (PS3): 243,000
6. Soul Calibur IV (360): 219,000
7. Mario Kart Wii (Wii): 175,000
8. Rock Band (Wii): 166,000
9. Soul Calibur IV (PS3): 156,000
10. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (360): 148,000
Even more, when talking about the video game statistics for July, we should also remember that sales topped the $591 million mark, a 41 percent increase over last year's same period. The sales for 2008 so far got really near to the $5 billion mark, but didn't manage to reach it before July's end.
Other than the above, I think the numbers speak for themselves. After all, it's sales that push game series forward or into oblivion. I am sure most of us remember at least one or two great game series that were discontinued simply because they didn't arrive at the right time, in the right place, and the public wasn't ready for them yet...
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Published by: Codrut Nistor in FPS, MMORPG, News, Tips and Tricks
18 Comments on Video Game Statistics
Posted by jensen fritz 09/18/2008 6:47 pm
this site is awsome
Posted by Codrut Nistor 09/18/2008 6:54 pm
Thank you very much!
Posted by jensen fritz 09/18/2008 6:58 pm
can you show the statistics of how many people play video games
Posted by Codrut Nistor 09/18/2008 7:38 pm
That's a good question, but there's no accurate answer. Considering there are over a billion Internet users on Earth, the answer to your question would be that we have at least 300,000,000 "serious" gamers.
Posted by Sierra Monica B. 09/19/2008 9:47 am
It's impossible to be 300,000,000 serious gamers, not even beginners.:P
Posted by Codrut Nistor 09/19/2008 9:52 am
Why impossible? According to CIA Factbook, about 12% of Earth's population is using the Internet. Add the fact there must be at least another 3-4% having a computer, but no Internet access, add at least some 2-3% using game consoles, and at least 5% playing on mobile phones. :)
Posted by Sierra Monica B. 09/21/2008 9:50 am
With a globe population of about 6,721,000,000 yes there can be 300,000,000 serious gamers. Wow! Now it seems a small number...
Posted by jensen fritz 09/22/2008 6:12 pm
thank you very much for thinking that is a very good question
Posted by jensen fritz 09/22/2008 6:27 pm
what is the NPD
Posted by Codrut Nistor 09/22/2008 6:42 pm
You got a link there! ;) It's a company gathering data and providing various statistics, usually concerning financial data, sales, and so on.
Posted by jensen fritz 09/22/2008 6:49 pm
how many video games and consoles have been sold
Posted by jensen fritz 09/22/2008 6:53 pm
what is the most sold video game
Posted by Codrut Nistor 09/22/2008 7:20 pm
Most sold game of all times is The Sims, with over 100 million units sold (this includes more than just one game, but The Sims 2 has sold over 50 million alone, if I recall it well).
Console and video game sales since the dawn of the gaming era would be something very interesting to see...
Posted by Sierra Monica B. 09/23/2008 9:23 am
I subscribed to your newsletter, waiting for some posts about console ratings and stuff - customer ratings... This would help me decide what to buy. :)
Posted by jensen fritz 09/24/2008 6:08 pm
how many halos have been sold
Posted by Sierra Monica B. 09/25/2008 8:48 am
Seems that Halo 3 sold over $170 million copies in the the first day it was launched, which is enormous!
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