Fri, Apr 16, 2010 | 00:34 BST

NPD March 2010: DS comes out top in hardware stakes

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Nintendo DS has come out as the big hardware numbers in March during results released by NPD tonight

The handheld sold over 700k, although it’s unknown how many of those relate to DSi XL, which released at the end of the month.

Wii came second with sales of 557.5k, while Xbox 360 came third with 338.4k. PlayStation 3 sold just under 314k, while PSP beat PS2 with 119.9k to its 118.3k respectively.

All in all, Nintendo systems accounted for 59 percent of all hardware sold in March, prompting NOA’s Cammie Dunaway to say:

“Demand for Nintendo fun continues unabated. We’re glad so many people are able to get their hands on our systems as we prepare for the May launches of Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Wii and Picross 3D for our Nintendo DS systems.”

Full list is below. Software’s here.

Nintendo DS – 700.8k
Nintendo Wii – 557.5k
Xbox 360 – 338.4k
PlayStation 3 – 313.9k
PlayStation Portable – 119.9k
PlayStation 2 – 118.3k

March NPD – Wii still on top with 601,000 in hardware sales

March NPD data: Wii wins US hardware race

Japanese hardware charts – PS3 is weekly winner, PSP comes out trumps for March

4 comments

Razor
15/04/10, 11:47 pm

I’m getting sick of this from Nintendo.

Anders
15/04/10, 11:50 pm

I would’ve loved some numbers on how DSi XL did.

Bulk Slash
16/04/10, 12:25 am

Even though Nintendo are about to replace the DS it’s still selling by the shit load. I do actually wonder why Nintendo want to kill something that is still selling so well. Why go to the effort of launching and marketing new hardware when you can carry on milking the old machine? (Not that I’m complaining!)

Anders
16/04/10, 6:15 am

“Why go to the effort of launching and marketing new hardware when you can carry on milking the old machine? (Not that I’m complaining!)”

Given that the 3DS supposedly will be launched before april 2011, there’s still plenty of time for the DS sales to drop.