This months NPD sales figures show that console sales figures have almost halved from the previous month, but for one anomaly- the incredibly successful DS. Bolstered by the launch of the new DSi version, combined DS sales reached 1.04 million for the...
Bolstered by the launch of the new DSi version, combined DS sales reached 1.04 million for the month of April- an otherwise typically slow part of the year for video game retailers. The Wii still managed to take out second place despite a drop to 340 thousand for the month, despite selling 43% less than this time last year. The two highest selling games were the 12 month old Wii Fit bundle, and the newly released Pokemon Platinum for DS. It appears the economic downturn is finally taking a noticeable toll on video games- considered by some to be ‘recession-proof’.
Hardware:
Nintendo DS 1.04M
Wii 340K
Xbox 360 175K
PlayStation 2 172K
PlayStation 3 127K
PSP 116K
Software:
Wii Fit w/ Balance Board -Wii 471K
Pokemon Platinum Version – NDS 433K
Mario Kart w/ Wheel – Wii 210K
Wii Play w/ Remote – Wii 170K
The Godfather II – 360 155K
Resident Evil 5 – 360 122K
New Super Mario Bros. – NDS 119K
Mario Kart DS – NDS 112K
Guitar Hero Aerosmith – 360 110K
The Godfather II – PS3 91K
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