Sales Numbers and Delays

Earlier this week, the sales numbers for June were released, and similar to what many analysts thought would happen, games sales fell in a dismal month in comparison to last year. To be fair, last year did have to compete against stellar titles such as Wii Fit, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and the super-selling Grand Theft Auto 4.

Total $
Software: $625.79M (-29%)
Hardware: $382.62M (-38%)
Accessories: $158.2M (-22%)
Total: 1.17B (-31%)

Hardware Totals
Nintendo DS - 766,500
Wii - 361,700
360 - 240,600
PS3 - 164,700
PSP - 163,500
PS2 - 152,700

Top Selling Non-PC Software Chart
(Last Month/This Month)
*/1. Prototype (360) - 419,900
1/2. UFC Undisputed (360) - 338,300
3/3. EA Sports Active (Wii) - 289,100
*/4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii) - 272,400
2/5. Wii Fit (Wii) - 271,600
*/6. Fight Night Round 4 (360) - 260,800
*/7. Fight Night Round 4 (PS3) - 210,300
7/8. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 202,100
*/9. Red Faction Guerilla (360) - 199,400
5/10. Infamous (PS3) - 192,700
*/11. Ghostbusters (360)
4/12. UFC Undisputed (PS3)
*/13. Prototype (PS3) - 179,200
6/14. Pokemon Platinum (DS)
8/15. Punch Out!! (Wii)
10/16. Wii Play (Wii)
*/17. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (360)
12/18. Mario Kart DS (DS)
*/19. The Legendary Starfy (DS)
11/20. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)

PC Software Sales
Last Month/This Month
*/1. Sims 3
*/2. Sims 3 Collector's Edition
2/3. Sims 2 Double Deluxe
1/4. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
3/5. World of Warcraft Battle Chest
*/6. Spore Galactic Adventures
4/7. World of Warcraft
6/8. Spore
5/9. Empire: Total War
10/10. Starcraft: Battle Chest
11/11. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
13/12. Reel Deal Slots Adventure
*/13. Civilization IV: Complete Edition
18/14. Warcraft III Battle Chest
14/15. Sim City Box
16/16. Diablo Battle Chest
8/17. Sims 2 Apartment Life
*/18. Prototype
17/19. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
*/20. Ghostbusters: The Video Game

PC Charts are dominated by Activision-Blizzard/EA, 75% of the chart is made by either of them.

The DS Sales are still monsterous, powered by the new DSi. Rest are fairly unsuprising, Wii dominates, with 360 in 2nd and PS3 in 3rd.

Bayonetta, Red Dead Redemption Delayed

Bayonetta was delayed earlier this week until January 2010 at the earliest. Red Dead Redemption has also delayed both versions until 2010 marking another of the Take-Two Interactive franchises taking a tumble to next year, (the main one being Bioshock 2).

By my count the only thing they have left this holiday season are the annual sports games, the Grand Theft Auto IV DLC, Borderlands and POSSIBLY Max Payne 3, which will more than likely get delayed as well until 2010.