NPD Reports Nintendo Finished March with Top Game, Top Hardware
April 17, 2008 - In March, Nintendo again defined industry momentum in
both home and portable video games sales, according to the independent
NPD Group, which monitors retail activity in the video game industry.
More than 720,000 Wii systems sold in March, representing the highest
monthly sales total outside of holiday months (November or December) to
date, while Nintendo DS also sold through nearly 700,000 systems.
Nintendo
also finished with the top-selling U.S. game of March. Super Smash Bros.
Brawl, which launched March 9, came in at No. 1 with 2.7 million units
sold.
"Nintendo systems represented 58 percent of all video game
hardware sold in March in the United States," said Cammie Dunaway,
Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "We
expect our momentum to continue with big upcoming game launches like
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit."
Other March U.S. statistics, according to NPD, include:
- Three Wii games finished in the top 10, including Super Smash Bros. Brawl at No. 1, Wii Play at No. 4, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock at No. 7.
- Nintendo DS has now sold more than 19 million units in the United States alone since it launched in November 2004.
