Here we see data representing the global sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three home consoles over comparable periods for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.

Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)

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Market Share (Same Periods Covered)

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2009 – (Week beginning January 4 to September 19)

2010 – (Week beginning January 3 to September 18)

2011 – (Week beginning January 2 to September 17)

2012 – (Week beginning January 1 to September 15)

Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year

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"Year to date" sales for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2012 versus 2010 and 2012 versus 2011 is displayed. This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.

Microsoft

Xbox 360 - Down Year-on-Year 27,649, Year to Date -22.1%

Sony

PlayStation 3 – Down Year-on-Year 100,723, Year to Date -18.3%

PSP - Down Year-on-Year 70,262, Year to Date -57.6%

PlayStation Vita - n/a

Nintendo

Nintendo Wii - Down Year-on-Year 66,731, Year to Date -49.1%

Nintendo DS - Down Year-on-Year 59,145, Year to Date -72.0%

Nintendo 3DS - Up Year-on-Year 7,369, Year to Date 41.2%