Reactions to NPD results: Sony, Ninty talk economics, MS says FF13 and RE5 will sell more on 360

So the latest NPD results are out. Microsoft‘s Aaron Greenberg got a head start and already snuck in some stink bombs on the arena. Well, today, we get to hear more reactions on February’s sales figures, this time from Sony, Nintendo, and (again) Microsoft. This via Gamespot.

So the latest NPD results are out. Microsoft‘s Aaron Greenberg got a head start and already snuck in some stink bombs on the arena. Well, today, we get to hear more reactions on February’s sales figures, this time from Sony, Nintendo, and (again) Microsoft. This via Gamespot.

First up, a representative from Nintendo:

During tough economic times, people tend to stay home, taking ‘staycations.’ They enjoy experiences that everyone in the family can do together. Wii and Nintendo DS continue to offer the best video game experiences at the most affordable prices. We are seeing significant consumer response to our value proposition.

There’s also Sony’s representative:

If you take a look at the video game category, it tends to be resilient to economic changes. I think we’re seeing very similar resilience in our internal data as well.

Now while Sony and Nintendo seem to look at the NPD results under the same light (i.e. the effect of these economic times on their sales), Microsoft is taking a different route. Economics shmeconomics. A representative of Microsoft responds to the results with some fighting words instead:

We’re happy with the performance of Street Fighter IV on Xbox 360. It follows in the steps of franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Madden NFL which have historically been associated with PlayStation, that are now selling better on our platform.

And that’s not the end of it either. As Gamespot continues to elaborate (though no words from were quoted on this), the Microsoft rep added that they expect the Xbox 360 versions of Resident Evil 5 and Final Fantasy XIII to outsell those of their PS3 counterparts.

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Via Gamespot