Nintendo Systems Retain Top Positions in January Sales
Despite inventory shortages of the Wii hardware, Nintendo systems came out on top at the beginning of 2010. Nintendo’s Wii™ home console and the family of hand-held Nintendo DS™ systems finished No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, for the month of January, according to data from the independent NPD Group that tracks video game sales in the United States.
During January, U.S. consumers purchased more than 465,000 Wii systems and more than 422,000 systems in the Nintendo DS franchise, which includes Nintendo DS™ Lite and Nintendo DSi™.
PSP – 43,163
Wii – 36,149
DSi LL – 28,080
PS3 – 25,450
DSi – 19,116
DS Lite – 5,410
Xbox 360 – 3,651
PS2 – 2,047
PSP go – 1,738
For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from January 25 (last week).
PSP – 47,875
Wii – 42,309
DSi LL – 34,863
PS3 – 34,431
DSi – 24,783
DS Lite – 6,811
Xbox 360 – 4,089
PS2 – 2,182
PSP go – 1,645
Release date
WiiWare – March 1 st
PSN – March 11 th
XBLA – March 31 st
Special weapons
Commando Bomb
After launching the Commando Bomb, press up or down on the + Control Pad to make it turn at a 90 degree angle. The blast spreads horizontally (or vertically) and follows the contours of the landscape. This can be used to break through certain walls to get hidden items!
Hardware
PlayStation 2 41.6K
PlayStation 3 276.9K
PSP 100.1K
Xbox 360 332.8K
Wii 465.8K
Nintendo DS 422.2K
Software
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 656.7K
MASS EFFECT 2* 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jan-10 572.1K
WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-09 555.7K
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 326.7K
MARIO KART W/ WHEEL WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 310.9K
WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 297.6K
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 259.0K
ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jan-10 246.5K
JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT Nov-09 191.9K
DARKSIDERS 360 THQ Jan-10 171.2k
Thanks to Thomas N for the news tip!
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PS3) – 10/9/9/9
Heavy Rain (PS3) – 10/9/8/10
Dante’s Inferno: Shinkyoku Jigoku-Hen (PS3/360) – 8/8/8/8
MAG (PS3) – 8/8/8/8
Hyakumanton no Bara Bara (PSP) – 8/7/9/7
San Goku Shi DS 3 (DS) – 8/7/7/8
Nodame Cantabile: Tanoshii Ongaku no Jikan Desu (DS) – 8/7/7/8
Classic Dungeon: Fuyoku no Masoujin (PSP) – 7/7/7/7
Eat Lead: Matt Hazard no Gyakushuu (PS3/360) – 8/6/6/6
Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu: Legendary Saga (PSP) – 6/7/6/7
Last Escort: Club Katze (PSP) – 7/6/6/7
Last Escort: Club Katze (PS2) – 7/5/5/5
The previously 360 exclusive Beatles: Rock Band downloadable song “All You Need is Love” is finally making its way to Sony and Nintendo. Harmonix announced today that the track, whose revenue goes to charity, will be hitting the Nintendo Wii on February 16, and the Sony Playstation 3 on March 4 for the regular $1.99 price point.
“If there is a chance to continue No More Heroes, I am interested in making NMH3. I personally think that NMH is a game for Wii, so I would be very happy if I could make a game for the Wii’s successor, whenever that might be. I was not involved in the production of the 360 version of NMH1, so I don’t know anything about that.” – Suda 51
I would definitely love to see the No More Heroes franchise continues. Suda 51 introduced some fresh ideas in the last title, so it would be interesting to see what else he has up his sleeves for a third game.
Are you tired of viewing the world in black and white? Do you think your gaming setup could use a little color? Are you desperately searching for a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift for the gamer in your life? Nintendo is here to help.
Starting Feb. 14, Nintendo’s iconic Wii Remote™ controllers will be available in both Pink and Blue. The new colors come bundled with a Wii MotionPlus™ accessory, which provides the most immersive and accurate motion-controls possible.
