Nintendo Dominates May Videogame Sales

I haven’t reported on NPD numbers in the past, but they’re always interesting so I’ll start sharing them. So, if you don’t know, NPD stands for National Purchase Diary and the numbers are calculated by The NPD Group Inc. Each month the numbers are calculated on various different types of products, but videogames are going to be my focus. The numbers come about a half-month after the end of the period which they are calculating and for video games they calculate hardware and software sales.

Hardware Sales:

* Nintendo DS: 423K
* Nintendo Wii: 338K
* Sony PSP: 221K
* Sony PlayStation 2: 187K
* Microsoft Xbox 360: 155K
* Sony PlayStation 3: 81K

Basically Nintendo is kicking ass and taking names and they have been for months, basically since November when the Wii was released. And the DS just continues to print money. Month after month the DS sells multiple times almost every other console or handheld on the market. Also, in relation to my last post, check out those stellar (notice the sarcasm) sales numbers on the PS3.

Software Sales:

* Pokémon Diamond (DS)
* Mario Party 8 (Wii)
* Spider-Man 3 (PS2)
* Pokémon Pearl (DS)
* Wii Play w/remote (Wii)
* Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360)
* Guitar Hero II w/guitar (Xbox 360)
* Spider-Man 3 (Xbox 360)
* Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Xbox 360)
* Guitar Hero II w/guitar (PS2)

As far as software goes, the wealth is spread pretty evenly between several systems, again, however, notice that the PS3 doesn’t even have a title in the top 10. Some other things that are interesting about these numbers are the popularity of PS2 titles, and Guitar Hero on both PS2 and 360. It’s hard to say that the PS2 (and its games) selling well is a bad thing (because it’s not) but it is interesting how Sony’s ‘last-gen’ system is overshadowing their latest and greatest. Also, Guitar Hero II is still continuing to sell a ton of units and at the premium $80 price with the guitar included.

[Via Wii Fanboy]