What did 2007’s record-breaking sales tell us about the three-way console race? Matt Matthews breaks down last year’s NPD numbers to see what it all means in this in-depth analysis…

The Weekly sales race

The videogame industry has literally never had a year like 2007. In the midst of the fiercest three-way console hardware competition, software sales are booming across the spectrum. With a record $18 billion in sales, the industry seems untouched by the economic concerns weighing down the larger American economy, at least for the moment.

With a full year’s worth of data, we can now see how the three big consoles fared during all of 2007. The weekly console sales rates for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii are shown below.

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