The May NPD results are up, and they once again prove that Nintendo is dominating the video game market. The Nintendo DS, which shows no signs of slowing down, sold a staggering 423,150 units during the month. Sales data for the Wii was equally as impressive, clocking in at 338,278 units sold.
Meanwhile, on Sony's end of the spectrum, the PSP sold an impressive 221,120 units, a little more than half of what the DS sold. The PS3, on the other hand, sold around 81,604 units, which is unfortunately close to 1K lower than last month's sales. Sony's last-gen PS2 took fourth place with 187,765 units sold, surpassing both the GameCube which sold 10,728 units, and the GBA which sold 80,554 units.
Finally, Microsoft had a solid showing with 154,932 Xbox 360 units sold. Overall, video game sales saw a near-50 percent increase. Most of which is thanks to Nintendo.
Top three software titles for the month were Pokemon Diamond, Mario Party 8, and Spider-Man 3. Interestingly, despite the negative press it got, Mario Party 8 sold nearly 314,000 copies. More sales results after the jump.
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Hardware
[NDS] 423,150
[WII] 338,278
[PSP] 221,120
[PS2] 187,765
[360] 154,932
[PS3] 81,604
[GBA] 80,554
[NGC] 10,728
Software
331k NDS POKEMON DIAMOND VERSION
314k WII MARIO PARTY 8
249k PS2 SPIDER-MAN 3
238k NDS POKEMON PEARL VERSION
227k WII PLAY W/ REMOTE
217k 360 FORZA MOTORSPORT 2
184k 360 GUITAR HERO 2 W/ GUITAR
140k 360 SPIDER-MAN 3
138k 360 COMMAND & CONQUER 3: TIBERIUM WARS
131k PS2 GUITAR HERO 2 W/GUITAR
Category Performance
Category May 2006 May 2007 Increase
Video Games 548M 815M 48.7%
Video Games Hardware 191M 319M 67.2%
Console Hardware 123M 221M 79.1%
Portable Game Hardware 67M 98M 45.3%
Video Games Software 286M 381M 33.2%
Console Software 209M 274M 31.0%
Portable Game Software 77M 107M 39.2%
Video Game Accessories 72M 115M 61.3%
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