Large games and hardware retailer GameStop has published two very interesting statistics about the console installed, based both in its native USA and in Europe, citing data from the NPD Group and from IDG, another analysis and statistics company.
In the US, according to data collected at the end of 2010, there are currently 249 million consoles in the country, with current generation hardware accounting for 141 million units.
Overall, the Wii beats its competition by having 34.2 million installed units, followed closely by the Xbox 360, with 25.4 million, while the PlayStation 3 is last, with just 15.4 million units now found in US homes.
The handheld market, as expected, is led by the Nintendo DS with a huge margin, having 47.3 million units in the hands of gamers across the USA, followed by the PlayStation Portable, with 19 million devices.
Older platforms like the PlayStation 2, original Xbox, GameCube or Game Boy Advance are still present in US homes, but their numbers are slowly dwindling.
Moving onto Europe, GameStop cites data from IDG, which says that there are currently 154 million consoles on the continent, and 114 million units being current-generation devices.
As expect, the Wii leads once more, with 24.9 million units, followed by the PlayStation 3, with 14.7 million, and the Xbox 360, with 13.7 million.
In terms of portable devices, the DS once again severely beats the PSP, with 46 million versus just 14.8 million.
GameStop also commented on the sales of actual video games, saying that a lot of growth is still expected in this area.
?Based on internal company estimates, we believe that the installed base of video game software units in the United States currently exceeds 1.98 billion units,? says GameStop in its report, published by Gamasutra. ?As the substantial installed base of video game hardware and software continues to expand, there is a growing demand for used video game products.?
As you can see, the Xbox 360 manages to stay popular in its native USA, while the PlayStation 3 still keeps its lead in Europe, a traditional market for the Japanese console. Both, however, are beaten by the Nintendo Wii in all territories.
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