March NPD: Kratos reigns supreme, DS still on top

The latest adaventure of Kratos didn’t disappoint as the latest NPD chart reveals that Sony Santa Monica’s God of War III was the single-best selling SKU for the month of March with over 1.10 million units sold. On the other hand, Nintendo still dominates the hardware department with the DS moving 700,000 units with the help of the new DSi XL model. More after the jump.

 

 

The latest adaventure of Kratos didn’t disappoint as the latest NPD chart reveals that Sony Santa Monica’s God of War III was the single-best selling SKU for the month of March with over 1.10 million units sold. On the other hand, Nintendo still dominates the hardware department with the DS moving 700,000 units with the help of the new DSi XL model. According to NPD analyst Anita Frazier:

This is the first non-holiday year-on-year increase for the industry since February 2009, and the third best non-holiday month ever — welcome news after a year laced with eroded consumer confidence.

God Of War III bested the introduction of God Of War II by 32 percent. Final Fantasy XIII also enjoyed the best launch for any item in the franchise, outstripping Final Fantasy XII’s first month sales by 48 per cent, while Battlefield: Bad Company 2 outsold the original by 170 per cent during its launch month. Although Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 failed to make the top ten, it is now the second bestselling game of all time in the US, behind Wii Play.

 

Here’s the complete breakdown of the March 2010 NPD result:

 

March 2010 software chart:

1. God of War III (Sony Santa Monica/SCEA, PS3), 1.10 million
2. Pokemon SoulSilver (Game Freak/Nintendo, NDS), 1.02 million
3. Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix, PS3), 828,200
4. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (DICE/Electronic Arts, Xbox 360), 825,500
5. Pokemon HeartGold (Game Freak/Nintendo, NDS), 761,200
6. Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix, Xbox 360), 493,900
7. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo, Wii), 457,400
8. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (DICE/Electronic Arts, PS3), 451,200
9. Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board (Nintendo, Wii), 429,600
10. MLB 10: The Show (Sony San Diego/SCEA, PS3), 349,200

 

March 2010 hardware chart:

1. Nintendo DS: 700,800
2. Wii: 557,500
3. Xbox 360: 338,400
4. PlayStation 3: 313,900
5. PSP: 119,900
6. PlayStation 2: 118,300

 

 

 

Via [Gamasutra]