Official March NPD - There are no words. Almost $1B in SW sales

[sonycowboy]

Many thanks to NPD for their continued support. This is just getting ridiculous. Nintendo is doing historically insane numbers and 360 continues incredible SW sales. Even the PSP SW is joining in

Almost $1B in software in March is batshit insane.

Industry Sales Mar-07 Mar-08 CHG Total Video Games $1.1B $1.7B 57% Video Games Hardware $377.9M $551.3M 46% Video Games Software $579.1M $945.6M 63% Video Game Accessories $139.5M $220M 58% HW Sales Hardware Mar-08 PlayStation 2 216K PlayStation 3 257K PlayStation Portable 297K Xbox 360 262K Nintendo DS 698K Wii 721K SW Sales Top-Selling VG Software - March 2008 Platform Title Publisher Release Date March Units WII  SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-08 2.7M 360  *TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS 2 UBISOFT Mar-08 752.3K 360  ARMY OF TWO ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-08 606.1K WII  PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 409.8K PSP  GOD OF WAR: CHAINS OF OLYMPUS SONY Mar-08 340.5K PSP  CRISIS CORE: FINAL FANTASY VII SQUARE ENIX INC Mar-08 301.6K WII  GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK ACTIVISION Oct-07 264.1K 360  MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K8 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE Mar-08 237.1K 360  *CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION Nov-07 237K PS3  ARMY OF TWO ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-08 224.9K

[Kandrick]

HOLY SHIT

Thats crazy right there,

[Agent Icebeezy]

We are here

360 is back

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

Nintendo: the power is in your hands.

[Zonar]

thanks

[kkaabboomm]

I posted this in the hardware prediction thread, but thought it should go in the official thread....


--i cite Reggie's quote that Nintendo's Wii video game system will have sold more LTD in the US than the 360 by the end of June.

--then i cite March NPD.

--then i cite mario kart and wii fit.

need i cite more?

[Dabookerman]

WOW

[WarLox]

it begins !!!

[wartime1020]

Great numbers for vegas

[Frillen]

Balls!

[donkey show]

Holy shit at the Wii.

[Ryu1999]

Too bad for the Triple

[AniHawk]

Wow, how long has it been since a PSP was in the top 10?

[bbyybb]

Nintendo are really going well in march.

[Meier]

Ridiculous. I got the email from Nintendo and my jaw dropped.. curious how Pachter nailed it. The DS number is the most impressive IMO.

[Doc Evils]

damn the wii is killing it.

[BenjaminBirdie]

We are here 360 is back

5,000 units. That's like Burr versus Jefferson.

[Gamecocks625]

[WickedLaharl]

[WinFonda]

[chubigans]

TWO PSP GAMES TOP THE CHARTS!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Valtor]

WOW Nintendo, though expected no less. WOW Vegas 2 and Army of Two?!?? Talk about unexpected big numbers!!

[Karma]

2008 just flew by.

[VAIL]

HOLY MOTHER OF BACON.

[AlteredBeast]

The era of 360 domination recontinues...

[szaromir]

Holy shit at Nintendo's performance. And usually's wow at 360's software sales.

[Xyphie]

Go PSP Software!

[Domino Theory]

Xbox 360.

[SIP YEK NOD]

Damn close between 360 and ps3.


also, holy shit at psp games in the top 10, and TWO OF THEM!

[Jirotrom]

[Striker]

I'm going to put some bags of popcorn in.

[squicken]

Whoa. I was 99% sure the PS3 would edge out 360 HW sales. Even MS had conceded.

Edit: and the software. 360 owners continue to gobble it up.

[Talamius]

Wii beat both combined with 202k to spare. In MARCH.

[Darunia]

Nintendo is shooting for the stars

[Yoshi]

Wow @Wii... Oh and 360>PS3. Slightly, but nevertheless ^^.

[JMPovoa]

Holy crap. PS3 and Xbox360 hardware sales were awful. Yet it comes to me as a surprise that Xbox360 actually managed to sell better than the PS3.

[Struct09]

Two PSP games in the top 10?! I contributed to those

Awesome numbers for the industry all around!

[TheRagnCajun]

...and xbox360 edges back ahead of PS3.

[Ash Sparrow]

Wii and 360 software is a beast

[Nutter]

WOW

A Top 10 that has number 10 at over 200k... HOLY FUCKING SHIT

We need a Console top 10 plz. :p

[duffey]

Wow, weird to see two PSP games in the top 10. Good to see God of War there though, was weirdly afraid that might not sell too well for whatever reason.

Also: Holy shit.

[Neil]

Aw shame that PS3 fell behind 360 again.
Good to see Crisis Core at #6.

Nintendo products need no comment.

[Chiggs]

Go Crisis Core!

[Azuran]

Wow at Nintendo. My jaw dropped when I saw all those numbers.

[TwinIonEngines]

Crushed was right. It's fucking Tengen Toppa SUMABURA.

[MightyHedgehog]

That Wii number is unbelievable! Holy smokes!

[fly high ~ayunite~]

Wow Wii is in a league of it's own

[Dante]

Holy shit @ PSP software charting :o

[Agent Icebeezy]

That is a very nice showing for the PSP as well.

[schuelma]

First impression aside from HOLY CRAP at Wii- disappointing 360 and PS3 numbers. Very.

Average per week for both consoles went down-

360 from 63k to 52K, PS3 from 70K to 51K.