NPD Releases February Top 10 Starring Bioshock 2
The NPD released their monthly sales numbers for February, along with a couple surprises. The Xbox 360 outsold the Wii, and Heavy Rain broke the top 10.
Before we get to analysis, let's get to numbers:
Top 10 Games:
1. BioShock 2 (360) - 562,900 copies
2. New Super Mario Bros Wii (Wii) - 555,600 copies
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360) - 314,300 copies
4. Just Dance (Wii) - 275,400 copies
5. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 272,500 copies
6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) - 252,800 copies
7. Mass Effect 2 (360) - 246,500 copies
8. Dante's Inferno: Divine Edition (PS3) - 242,500 copies
9. Dante's Inferno (360) - 224,700 copies
10. Heavy Rain (PS3) - 219,300 copies
Hardware sales:
1. Nintendo DS - 613,200
2. Xbox 360 - 422,000
3. Wii - 397,900
4. PlayStation 3 - 360,100
5. PSP - 133,400
6. PlayStation 2 - 101,900
First of all, congratulations to BioShock 2 and 2K Games for taking the month; it's good to see a real game on top of the charts, no offense, Mario. The token fitness game has been taken over by Ubisoft's Just Dance. Infinity Ward may have been decapitated, but their games still sit in the top 10. Dante's Inferno didn't go down in flames, and Heavy Rain actually broke into the list. Those are tears of joy!
The most impressive news, though, is the fact that the Xbox 360 outsold the Wii for the first time since 2007, when Halo 3 shipped. We have no idea what that means, but we kind of like it.
-calimer