In what ranked as a poor month in overall console sales, analyst group NPD reports Microsoft’s Xbox 360 outsold Nintendo’s Wii console in February. In doing so, the Xbox 360 claimed the top spot in U.S. monthly sales, a feat it hasn’t achieved in over two years.
Despite Microsoft’s strong showing, it was a pretty bad month for consoles. Combined sales for software, hardware, and peripherals came out to $1.26 billion, with console sales slumping 20 percent to $426 million.
“Honestly, I had expected the industry to perform somewhat better this month,” said Anita Frazier, a games analyst at NPD.
Not surprisingly, Nintendo’s DS dominated the handheld gaming space, selling 613,200 units compared to Sony selling 133,400 PlayStation Portable units.
As for the games people are playing, Take 2′s “Bioshock 2″ topped the sales chart with 750,000 copies across all platforms, and 562,900 for the Xbox 360. “New Super Mario Bros.” came in second with 555,600 units, and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ slipped into third place with 667,100 units, now the third best selling game of all time with lifetime sales approaching 10 million units.
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Xbox 360 Outsells Wii, Claims Top Spot
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