The global market research company, the NPD Group, have released their industry sales figures for April 2009.
The PS2 sees a 40% increase in sales, while the DS sees a whopping 150% increase in sales. Everyone else, on the other hand, took a bit of a beating in April… especially the Wii.
Find all the details after the cut.
Hardware Units
Apr-09
PlayStation 2 172K
PlayStation 3 127K
PSP 116K
Xbox 360 175K
Wii 340K
Nintendo DS 1.04M
Top 10 SKU’s April 2009
Publisher Platform Rank # Units
FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 1 471K
POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 2 433K
MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 3 210K
PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 4 170K
THE GODFATHER II ELECTRONIC ARTS 360 5 155K
RESIDENT EVIL 5* CAPCOM USA 360 6 122K
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 7 119K
MARIO KART DS NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 8 112K
GUITAR HERO AEROSMITH* ACTIVISION BLIZZARD (CORP) 360 9 110K
THE GODFATHER II ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3 10 91K
April 2009 vs. April 2008 comparison:
Wii : -52.39%
PS3 : -32.12%
360 : -6.91%
PSP : -39.80%
NDS : +150.72%
PS2 : +38.26%
