Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 23:33 BST
NPD March 2010: Raw Data
Hardware:
PlayStation 2 118.3K
PlayStation 3 313.9K
PSP 119.9K
Xbox 360 338.4K
Wii 557.5K
Nintendo DS 700.8K
Software:
GOD OF WAR III* PS3 SONY Mar-10 1.10M 1
POKEMON SOULSILVER VERSION NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-10 1.02M 2
FINAL FANTASY XIII PS3 SQUARE ENIX Mar-10 828.2K 3
BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-10 825.5K 4
POKEMON HEARTGOLD VERSION NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-10 761.2K 5
FINAL FANTASY XIII 360 SQUARE ENIX Mar-10 493.9K 6
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 457.4K 7
BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 PS3 ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-10 451.2K 8
WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-09 429.6K 9
MLB 10: THE SHOW PS3 SONY Mar-10 349.2K 10
7 comments
#1
The Hindle
15/04/10, 11:41 pm
Only 20k between Microsoft and Sony now i see, Sony could look at that as a bad thing or a good thing i suppose.
#2
bluemanrule
16/04/10, 12:08 am
Considering Sony’s system-movers of GOW III and FFXIII both dropped in March, that’s a huge issue for Sony America. I truly expected PS3 hardware sales to topple the 360 by 150% – 200% (similar to FFXIII software ratio). I guess that means both installed bases have reached a similar point in the saturation curve.
#3
Bleak Harvest
16/04/10, 12:14 am
Didn’t Sony stop shipping PS3s yet? Something about a shortage?
#4
Goliath
16/04/10, 1:20 am
Great showing by Sony. I think this is one of the few months they’ve been the software leader with 2 exclusives in the top ten and excellent numbers for Final Fantasy XIII and Battlefield Bad Company 2 on the platform. On the hardware side of things, given the margin of error of NPD’s calculations, it’s about even.
#5
Uncontested
16/04/10, 8:44 am
MLB The Show breaks into the top 10… nice
#6
Blerk
16/04/10, 8:55 am
Indeed, considering the layout of the software top ten this month it’s sort of surprising to see the PS3 still not managing to outsell the 360. Surely they must’ve sorted those supply problems by now?
#7
stretch215
16/04/10, 2:22 pm
I doubt that npd’s “margin of error” is anywhere near 25000 units. Sounds like wishful thinking from a sony fan to me