NPD Group released its console sales data for April 2010. This is the first time that I didn’t see any numbers for the PlayStation 2. Is the sun finally setting on Sony’s ridiculously popular console? How did the boys and girls at Microsoft and Nintendo fare? Digest April’s numbers as I digest a Cadbury Creme Egg in honor of Easter month.
- Nintendo DS: 440,800
- Wii: 277,200
- Xbox 360: 185,400
- PlayStation 3: 180,800
- PSP: 65,500
It was a slow month for all systems except for the Nintendo DS, which continues to shatter records and sell like MacDoubles. Four months into the year and the PS3 is holding its own against the Xbox 360. Unless it has a killer Q4 — which is certainly possible — I don’t see how the PS3 overtakes the Xbox 360 in North America, as some analysts have predicted.
Now it’s time for you to play Jesse Divnich and Michael Pachter. What do you think of April’s console sales numbers?
Not much in the way of games came out, so I'm not surprised the numbers were down. If they're still down in May w/ all the games coming out, then I'll be surprised.
Nice to see the gap closing between the PS3 & 360.
The PSP sales are sickening.