Sony Computer Entertainment America on March 2008 NPD sales

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has decided to release a statement regarding the March 2008 NPD results. The company’s CEO, Jack Tretton, spoke about their year-on-year gains in both software and hardware sales and more. To find out what he had to say, be sure to click on the “read more” link below.

In the wake of the March 2008 NPD results, Sony has decided to give its take on the sales figures that were revealed. While the PlayStation 3 failed to reach the expectations of certain analysts, Sony was quick to point out that PlayStation 3 sales show a “year-over-year sales growth of over 98%.” In addition, the company also cited the software sales which showed “a year-over-year growth of 139.2%.”

Sony Computer Entertainment America’s CEO Jack Tretton also shared a few thoughts on the company’s sales numbers. He noted that while the PS3 is going strong, the PlayStation Portable is also holding its own against the competition:

PSP expanded the portable market with more than 297,011 in hardware sales this month, driven by the monster releases of the two best-selling handheld games in March, God of War: Chains of Olympus and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.

Tretton hinted that this is just the beginning by saying that the sales figures “proves the trend that 2008 is the year for PlayStation.”