Man, crazy. Check out the latest batch of sales date from NPD.
In consoles, the DS remains the insane money-printer its always been, but the PS2 is still cleaning the console house, much like they did during last holiday season. Here things are for now, but it'll be interesting to see what happens next month since folks are chomping at the bit for the 360 Elite:
1. Nintendo DS - 508,000
2. PlayStation 2 - 280,000
3. Wii - 259,000
4. Xbox 360 - 199,000
5. PSP - 180,000
6. Game Boy Advance SP - 148,000
7. PlayStation 3 - 130,000
See that waaaaay down at the bottom? Yep. That's the PS3, clocking in behind the GBA with sales. Despite ditching the console no one was buying and downsizing like crazy... they're still really, really lagging. At least they've still got some loyal retards out there that will always represent the "triple" (seriously, this kid is retarded, not to mention a suburban turd that is going to get ripped in half next time he goes downtown).
On the games front, Top 5 style:
1. (PS2) God of War 2 - 833,000
2. (Xbox 360) Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 394,000
3. (Xbox 360) Guitar Hero II - 291,000
4. (Wii) Wii Play - 273,000
5. (PS3) Motorstorm - 199,000
The PS3 barely makes the list, just eeking out Diddy Kong racing (DS) by 10,000 units. Ouch. Note that Wii software sales have slumped a bit (where them games at Reggie?), but it's still pretty silly that Wii Play, a collection of minigames with a free controller, still beats any PS3 title.
But anyhow, it confirms that God of War II is being received as the kick-ass game I found it to be, and gettin' grabbed hand over fist by the loyal PS2 ownership.
Seriously, between Guitar Hero II in HD on the PS2 and God of War II, who needs the PS3?