The Official May NPD Thread (Data released 6/12 at ~6:30 PM EST)

[FishyJoe]

http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/npd-wii-and-gta-dominate-ps3-tops-360-in-112-billion-may/?biz=1

The NPD Group's May video game sales data has arrived and the total numbers, although slightly down from April, were similarly impressive. Total industry sales came to $1.12 billion (up 37 percent year-over-year), while software sales climbed 41 percent to $536.9 million and hardware sales increased 34 percent to $428.6 million. Even sales of accessories were up 30 percent to $150.8 million. Overall, year-to-date industry sales have now reached $6.58 billion, up 32 percent from last year.

Unsurprisingly, the late April release of GTA IV easily carried its momentum into May, as the title racked up another 871.3K in unit sales on Xbox 360 and 442.9K unit sales on PS3. Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii once again took second place with 787.4K unit sales, followed by the fitness sensation Wii Fit, which sold 687.7K units.

Interestingly, although a number of analysts thought we might finally see the "GTA IV hardware bump" in May, that wasn't really the case. PS3 sold 208.7K units while Xbox 360 sold just 186.6K units. The Wii easily took top honors again with 675.1K units. The DS put up another 452.6K unit sales, while the PSP sold 182.3K units (down about 10K). PS2 sales were not provided, but last month the aging console saw just 124.4K unit sales, and we have little reason to believe that number increased much (if at all) in May.

The top 10 selling games in May (based on unit sales and including collector's editions, bundles, etc.) were as follows:


1. GTA IV - Xbox 360 – Take-Two – 871.3K

2. Mario Kart Wii (w/ wheel) – Wii – Nintendo – 787.4K

3. Wii Fit (w/ Balance Board) – Wii – Nintendo – 687.7K

4. GTA IV - PS3 – Take-Two – 442.9K

5. Wii Play (w/ remote) – Wii – Nintendo – 294.6K

6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Wii – Nintendo – 171.1K

7. Iron Man - PS2 – Sega – 130.6K

8. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Wii – Activision – 116.8K

9. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness - DS – Nintendo – 107K

10. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time - DS – Nintendo – 102K