February – Gaming Sales
According to sales released by NPD Group, it was another solid month for the Nintendo Wii. Almost all consoles available in North America for the month of February were bought: More than 335k units. Among other premium next-gen gaming consoles, Sony sold only 127k PS3 consoles. Microsoft sold 228k units. The leading game console among portables and larger platforms for the month was the Nintendo DS which had sell-through of approximately 485k units.
The NPD Numbers for hardware and software:
North American hardware sales — February ‘07
- Nintendo DS – 485K
- Nintendo Wii – 335K
- Sony PS2 – 295K
- Microsoft Xbox 360 – 228K
- Sony PSP – 176K
- Nintendo GBA – 136K
- Sony PS3 – 127K
- Nintendo GameCube – 24K
North American software sales — Feburary ‘07
- Crackdown (Xbox 360) – Microsoft – 427K
- Wii Play w/ remote (Wii) – Nintendo – 371K
- Diddy Kong Racing (DS) – Nintendo – 262K
- Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) – Nintendo – 130K
- Guitar Hero 2 w/ guitar (PS2) – Activision – 130K
- Gears of War (Xbox 360) – Microsoft – 119K
- Major League Baseball 2K7 (Xbox 360) – Take-Two – 113K
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Xbox 360) – Capcom – 111K
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii) – Nintendo – 109K
- NBA Street Homecourt (Xbox 360) – Electronic Arts – 102K