Nintendo Pleased With May NPD Figures

Another month goes by and another pile of Nintendo hardware and software is sold in the U.S. Once again the DS(i) and Wii took the top two spots, selling over 922,000 units between them. The Wii has now sold over 20 million units in North America since its release.

The Xbox 360 still maintains its lead over the PS3 in third place and surprisingly the PS2 is still outselling the PSP which may see sales decline even further now the PSP Go has been revealed.

Nintendo DS 633,500
Wii 289,500
Xbox 360 175,000
PlayStation 3 131,000
PlayStation 2 117,000
PSP 100,400

It’s not much of a surprise then that Nintendo are grinning from ear to ear (probably) with this news, but will they be able to keep the same advantage when Natal and Sony’s motion camera is on the market?

It will be a while yet before we find out that answer, but in the mean time it is looking unlikely Sony or Microsoft will threaten NIntendo’s dominance in North America.

Anyway what do Nintendo themselves have to say about May’s NPD sales data?

Nintendo DS Brand Continues Hot Streak, Wii Hits 20 Million Sales Milestone

The Nintendo DS™ franchise continued its strong sales and placed No. 1 across all platforms for May, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. U.S. consumers purchased nearly 390,000 Nintendo DSi™ systems and nearly 244,000 Nintendo DS systems in May, for a combined total of more than 633,000 hand-helds. Total Nintendo DS franchise sales are at more than 31 million in the United States.

Nintendo’s Wii™ console also hit a major milestone in May. With more than 289,000 unit sales in May, U.S. Wii sales crossed the 20 million mark after just 31 months on the market, reinforcing its position as the fastest-selling console in history.

“The continued enthusiastic consumer response to our products shows that Nintendo has something for everyone,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “For Nintendo, precision motion controls and social gaming are realities today. Upcoming games like Wii Sports Resort, launching at the end of July, and Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, coming this fall and holiday, will give consumers even more amazing experiences to enjoy.”

Six games published for Nintendo platforms finished in the top 10 best-sellers of May in the United States. These include Wii Fit™ at No. 2 with nearly 353,000 sold, EA Sports Active at No. 3 with nearly 346,000 sold, Pokémon™ Platinum Version at No. 6 with nearly 169,000 sold, Mario Kart™ Wii at No. 7 with more than 158,000 sold Punch-Out!!™ at No. 8 with nearly 157,000 sold and Wii Play™ at No. 10 with more than 109,000 sold.

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