NPD: March sales put Xbox 360 in passenger seat

19 April 2008 No Comment

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After falling to third place in hardware sales for the months of January and February, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 inched out the PlayStation 3 to land in their familiar second place spot behind the Nintendo Wii. After dropping 9.3% in sales versus February 2008, the PlayStation 3 ended the month selling 257,000 units against Microsoft’s 262,000 units for a small gain of 2.8%.

With the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto IV console sales are expected to rise and the data from the next few months should indicate how the market will trend well into the Summer as the Rockstar title gains steam at retail.

- Wii: 721K 289K (40%)
– DS: 698K 110.4K (15.8%)
– PSP: 297K 53.9K (18.1%)
– Xbox 360: 262K 7.4K (2.8%)
– PS3: 257K 23.8K (9.3%)
- PS2: 216K 135.8K (62.9%)