Sony pushed 276,900 PlayStation 3s in the U.S. in the month of January, according to statistics released today by the NPD Group. Nintendo led the pack in January, selling 465,800 Wiis and 422,200 DSs. Microsoft sold 332,800 Xbox 360s in January.
Sony's PSP and PlayStation 2 round out the list, selling 100,100 and 41,600 respectively. Total hardware sales were down substantially compared to the same month the prior year. In the U.S., there was some $353.7 million spent on gaming hardware, compared to $446.8 million the prior year.
On the software side, the industry earned $597.9 million in revenue compared to $682.6 million the year before. New Super Mario Bros. Toped the charts selling 656,700 copies, while Mass Effect 2 came in second with 572,100 copies sold. The only PlayStation 3 game to make the Top 10 list was Modern Warfare 2, selling 259,000 in January.
US VIDEO GAMES INDUSTRY - JANUARY 2010
Hardware: $353.7 million (-21%)
Software: $597.9 million (-12%)
Accessories: $217 million (2%)
Total Games: $1.17 billion (-13%)
TOP-SELLING HARDWARE - JANUARY 2010
Wii: 465,800
Nintendo DS: 422,200
Xbox 360: 332,800
PlayStation 3: 276,900
PSP: 100,100
PlayStation 2: 41,600
TOP-SELLING SOFTWARE SKUs - JANUARY 2010
Title / Platform / Publisher / Units**
1) New Super Mario Bros. Wii / Wii / Nintendo / 656,700
2) Mass Effect 2 / X360 / Electronic Arts / 572,100
3) Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board / Wii / Nintendo / 555,700
4) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 / X360 / Activision / 326,700
5) Mario Kart Wii w/Wheel / Wii / Nintendo / 310,900
6) Wii Sports Resort w/Wii MotionPlus / Wii / Nintendo / 297,600
7) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 / PS3 / Activision / 259,000
8) Army of Two: The 40th Day / X360 / Electronic Arts / 246,500
9) Just Dance / Wii / Ubisoft / 191,900
10) Darksiders / X360 / THQ / 171,200
