American console sales continue to decline throughout April
Friday, May 29, 2009
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The latest console data from the NPD Group shows that, in April, Nintendo's DSi handheld console outsold all other consoles in America in its first month of release. Apart from the Nintendo Wii and the original Nintendo DS, all other consoles sold under 200,000 units.
A worrying trend for the industry is that the Xbox 360, Wii and the Playstation 3 all had lower sales on a month-over-month and a year-over-year basis.
Hardware sales for the month in America fell 8% year-over-year, down to $391 million. Year-to-date sales are down 1%, sitting at $1.83 billion.
The fall in hardware sales year-over-year can be attributed to major title releases last year in the month of April such as Grand Theft Auto IV and Mario Kart Wii.
Below are the full results provided by NPD:
| Console | Sales |
|---|---|
| Nintendo DSi | 827,000 |
| Wii | 340,000 |
| Nintendo DS Lite | 215,000 |
| Xbox 360 | 175,000 |
| Playstation 2 | 172,000 |
| Playstation 3 | 127,000 |
| PSP | 116,000 |
Sources
- Michael McWhertor. "Nintendo DSi Helps Nintendo Win April Hardware Sales Contest, Industry Still Down" — Kotaku, May 14, 2009
- Brian Shiau. "April 2009 NPD Data" — the simExchange, May 14, 2009
