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This is the annual report for 2007 based on NPD sales figures. 2007 was the first full year which saw all three of the seventh generation consoles on the market at the same time. There was a number of major releases as well including Guitar Hero III. Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

The year was dominated by the Wii and the Nintendo DS, with a respective annual total of 6.29 million and 8.43 million. For consoles, the Wii outsold its competitors every month except March. The year saw 2.56 million PlayStation 3s sold domestically, bringing its lifetime-to-date total to 3.25 million units, The Xbox 360 in its second full year, sold 4.62 million, making it the second best selling console of the year. The Nintendo DS handily outsold the PlayStation Portable, which only moved 3.82 million.

The holiday months (November, December) accounted for 43% of the hardware units sold throughout the year (12.87 million). December alone was 27% of the year's sales. The 4-week monthly averages (excluding the holiday months) for the consoles was NDS:418K, Wii:368K, 360:240K, PS2:220K, PSP:204K, PS3:120K.

The best selling game was Guitar Hero III, though Halo 3 was the best selling single platform game.

Npd top 5 2007

2007 revenues[]

  • Total revenue: $17.94 billion +43%
  • Hardware revenue: $7.04 billion +54% (39.2% of total)
    • Console Hardware: $5.12 billion +73%
    • Portable Game Hardware: $1.92 billion +19%
  • Video Games Software: $8.64 billion +34% (48.2% of total)
    • Console Software: $6.64 billion +39%
    • Portable Game Software: $2.00 billion +18%
  • Video Game Accessories: $2.26 billion +52% (12.6% of total)

Note: Including PC game sales ($911 million), the total is $18.85 billion.[1]

2007 hardware sales[]

Console Sales
Wii 6.29 million
Xbox 360 4.62 million
PlayStation 2 3.97 million
PlayStation 3 2.56 million
Handhelds
Nintendo DS 8.50 million
PlayStation Portable 3.82 million

Over 29.76 million consoles sold in 2007.

           Wii        X360       PS3       PS2        NDS        PSP         GBA       GC
January    436,000    294,000    244,000   299,000    239,000    211,000     179,000   34,000
February   335,000    228,000    127,000   295,000    485,000    176,000     136,000   24,000
March      259,000    199,000    130,000   280,000    509,000    180,000     143,000   22,000
April      360,000    174,000     82,000   194,000    471,000    183,000     84,000    13,000
May        338,000    155,000     82,000   188,000    423,000    221,000     81,000    11,000
June       381,800    198,400     98,500   270,000    561,000    230,100     113,000   NR
July       425,000    170,000    159,000   222,000    405,000    214,000     87,000    NR
August     403,600    276,700    130,600   202,000    383,300    151,200     70,000    NR
September  501,000    527,800    119,400   215,000    495,800    284,500     75,000    NR
October    519,000    366,000    121,000   184,000    458,000    286,000     NR        NR
November   981,000    770,000    466,000   496,000    1,530,000  567,000     NR        NR
December   1,350,000  1,260,000  797,600   1,100,000  2,470,000  1,060,000   NR        NR

Totals     6,289,400  4,618,900  2,557,100 3,945,000  8,430,100  3,763,800   977,000   104,000

NR = Not Reported for that month.

2007 software sales[]

  1. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) - 4,820,000
  2. Wii Play w/ Remote (Wii) - 4,120,000
  3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360) - 3,040,000
  4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) - 2,720,000
  5. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 2,520,000
  6. Pokémon Diamond (DS) - 2,480,000
  7. Madden NFL 08 (PS2) - 1,900,000
  8. Guitar Hero II (PS2) - 1,890,000
  9. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360) - 1,870,000
  10. Mario Party 8 (Wii) - 1,820,000
Includes Collector's, Limited, Legendary, Bundles (Guitars) Editions

By Revenue[]

In January 2024, Circana published revised rankings for the year based on revenue. No digital is incorporated in the list.[1]

  1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
  2. Madden NFL 08
  3. Guitar Hero II
  4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  5. Halo 3
  6. Wii Play
  7. Rock Band
  8. Assassin's Creed
  9. Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
  10. Super Mario Galaxy
  11. Mario Party 8
  12. NCAA Football 08
  13. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008: Featuring ECW
  14. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
  15. Transformers: The Game
  16. Spider-Man 3
  17. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
  18. God of War II
  19. Nintendogs
  20. Bioshock

Notable releases[]

Months[]

See also[]

Analysis[]



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