NPD preliminary data: Wii leads January hardware sales in US
According to the preliminary data of the NPD group, the Nintendo Wii leads the January hardware sales in the US. Apparently, it has sold 436,000 units throughout North America. Microsoft‘s Xbox 360 is in the middle with 294,000 units sold, while the PS3 isn’t far behind with 244,000 units.
This preliminary data was allegedly released by Microsoft and has not been officially confirmed by NPD. Molly O’Donnell, group manager for MS’ entertainment and devices division said that “Xbox 360 had a fantastic January, and we feel great about our position in the marketplace”.
She also added that the X360 experienced an 18% rise in sales compared to the same period last year. We’ll be sure to give you more updates about this in the coming days. For now, we all have to make do with this piece of “preliminary data”.
According to the preliminary data of the NPD group, the Nintendo Wii leads the January hardware sales in the US. Apparently, it has sold 436,000 units throughout North America. Microsoft‘s Xbox 360 is in the middle with 294,000 units sold, while the PS3 isn’t far behind with 244,000 units.
This preliminary data was allegedly released by Microsoft and has not been officially confirmed by NPD. Molly O’Donnell, group manager for MS’ entertainment and devices division said that “Xbox 360 had a fantastic January, and we feel great about our position in the marketplace”.
She also added that the X360 experienced an 18% rise in sales compared to the same period last year. We’ll be sure to give you more updates about this in the coming days. For now, we all have to make do with this piece of “preliminary data”.