The Xbox 360 version of BioShock 2 topped the sales charts in February, moving half a million copies in a month packed with big game releases, the NPD Group said Thursday.
Boosted by BioShock, Dante's Inferno and continued sales of Modern Warfare 2, the Xbox 360 was the best-selling home game console in the U.S. last month. On the software side, Wii hits New Super Mario Bros. and Just Dance continued to sell boatloads, and Sony's innovative Heavy Rain had a strong showing for such an experimental game. If you look at the charts, you'll see it actually outsold the PS3 version of BioShock 2.
All in all, it was a $1.26 billion month for the business – down 15% from last year.
"Honestly, I had expected the industry to perform somewhat better this month. Nonetheless, strong new releases and Easter gift-buying bodes well for industry performance in March," said NPD analyst Anita Frazier in an emailed statement.
- Nintendo DS 613.2K
- Xbox 360 422.0K
- Wii 397.9K
- PlayStation 3 360.1K
- PSP 133.4K
- PlayStation 2 101.9K
- BIOSHOCK 2* 360 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE Feb-10 562.9K
- NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 555.6K
- CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 314.3K
- JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT Nov-09 275.4K
- WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 272.5K
- CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 252.8K
- MASS EFFECT 2 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jan-10 246.5K
- DANTE'S INFERNO: DIVINE EDITION PS3 ELECTRONIC ARTS Feb-10 242.5K
- DANTE'S INFERNO 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Feb-10 224.7K
- HEAVY RAIN PS3 SONY Feb-10 219.3K
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