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The latest NPD figures are in. Let’s start us a pissing contest! In short, February was nuts. Loco. Seriously. Look at these numbers:

 

Game sales and accessories were up 53%, hardware sales up a whopping 98%, giving the total industry a 66% boost. Raining on the parade ever-so-slightly is the fact this year’s February figures are a week longer than last year’s.

Between the Wii, DS, GBA and GC Nintendo shifted 980,000 units. In February.

Crackdown was by far the biggest-selling game, moving 427,000 copies. Next up was the Wii Play/Wii Remote bundle, which sold 371,000 copies.

With only 127,000 sold, the PS3 was outsold by the Wii. And the 360. And the PS2. And the GBA. Ouch.

Nintendo seems to just be rubbing it into the face of Microsoft and Sony at this point. The Wii and the DS are selling so powerfully that as soon as six months they could close the gap with the pre-mature seventh-gen system: The Xbox 360.

With more titles coming just on the horizon, I don’t see a way to slow Nintendo down. In the coming months we have Super Smash Brother, Metroid, Pokemon, Mario Party 8, and Super Paper Mario. If I were Microsoft and Sony… I’d be very worried.

Sony’s reaction was possible the best part of it all:

According to NPD data, February 2007 showed a 67% increase in retail dollars generated year-over-year for SCEA in the US with total sales of $377 million. With this increase, the PlayStation brand remained the number-one revenue driver for the month in the industry owning 38.5% of total sales.

Haha. Brilliant.TOTAL HARDWARE SALES

DS - 485,000
Wii - 335,000
PS2 - 295,000
360 - 228,000
PSP - 176,000
GBA - 136,000
PS3 - 127,000
NGC - 24,000

TOP 10 GAMES

1. Crackdown (Xbox 360) - Microsoft - 427K

2. Wii Play w/ remote (Wii) - Nintendo - 371K

3. Diddy Kong Racing (DS) - Nintendo - 262K

4. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) - Nintendo - 130K

5. Guitar Hero 2 w/ guitar (PS2) - Activision - 130K

6. Gears of War (Xbox 360) - Microsoft - 119K

7. Major League Baseball 2K7 (Xbox 360) - Take-Two - 113K

8. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Xbox 360) - Capcom - 111K

9. WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii) - Nintendo - 109K

10. NBA Street Homecourt (Xbox 360) - Electronic Arts - 102K

It is as if they were blind!

Source: Kotaku

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