Another world shattering NPD sales data report. It's becoming so commonplace it's easy to forget how historic these numbers are. Coverage: Feb 3 - March 1

The hardware is stellar as well. Units were up 19% to over 2.1M systems combined (and that's compared to last year which was up 60% over the prior year). The "less technically advanced" systems were phenomenal. DS, PS2, & Wii all showed remarkable level of sales. 360 & PS3 sold quite well and their sales are quite respectable, but compared to the other systems don't seem to impress quite as much.

Video game revenuesEdit

• Software: $668.7m (+47% (YOY)
• Hardware: $480.0 million (+19%)
• Accessories: $185.3m (+36%)
• Total Games: $1.33 billion (+34%)

Hardware salesEdit

• Nintendo DS - 587.6K (from 251K)
• Wii - 432K (from 274K)
• PlayStation 2 - 351.8K
• PlayStation 3 - 280.8K (from 269K)
• Xbox 360 - 254.6K (from 230K)
• PSP - 243.1K (from 230K)

Top 10 software salesEdit

1. 360 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE*: 296.2K
2. 360 DEVIL MAY CRY 4*: 295.2K
3. WII PLAY W/ REMOTE: 289.7K
4. PS3 DEVIL MAY CRY 4*: 233.5K
5. WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK*: 222.9K
6. NDS MARIO AND SONIC: OLYMPIC GAMES: 205.6K
7. 360 LOST ODYSSEY: 203.6K
8. 360 TUROK: 197.7K
9. PS2 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK*: 183.8K
10. 360 ROCK BAND: 161.8K
11. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock* (360) [99.9K - 161.8K]
12. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3) [99.9K - 161.8K]
13. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) [99.9K - 161.8K]
14. New Super Mario Bros. (NDS) [99.9K - 161.8K]
15. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) [99.9K - 161.8K]
16. Carnival Games (Wii) [99.9K - 161.8K]
17. Mario Party DS (NDS) [99.9K - 161.8K]
18. Rock Band* (PS2) [99.9K - 161.8K]
19. Game Party (Wii) [99.9K - 161.8K]
20. Frontlines: Fuel of War (360) 99.9K

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Other sales figuresEdit

From simExchange

• Frontlines: Fuel of War (360) 99,900
• Mario Kart DS - [91K - 99.9K]
• Brain Age DS - [91K - 99.9K]
• Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village (DS) – 91k
• Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (DS) – 50.3k
• No More Heroes (Wii) – 37k
• Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Wii) – 15k

AnalysisEdit

• Neogaf: Official February 2008 NPD Results - "Last Gen" > "Next Gen" - Industry Gone Wild
• Gamespot: NPD: February sees 34 percent US sales spike
• Next-gen.biz analysis
• PlayStation 3 Again Outsells Xbox 360 In February NPD
• Ars:Why Microsoft should be worried about new NPD sales figures