James Delahunty
18 Mar 2007 19:10
Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have all had their personal response to the NPD figures for February hardware and software sales, which showed Nintendo's Wii as the dominating console in the United States. Nintendo wasted no time in issuing a press release about the 335,000 Wii units and 485,000 DS units sold, accounting for 54% of (gaming) hardware sales for the month.
Nintendo also pointed out that of the four best selling games, three were for Nintendo systems. Microsoft responded to the figures by pointing out that the title Crackdown for the Xbox 360, was the best selling for the month. The company also said that an average of 5.4 games were sold to each Xbox 360 owner, compared to PlayStation 3's ratio of 2.3, and the Wii's rate of 2.8. Microsoft claimed that at the same point in the Xbox 360's lifespan, the attach rate was 3.8.
As for Sony, the company compared the month against February 2006, and told GameSpot that it brought in 67% more retail dollars in February 2007. "The PlayStation brand remained the number-one revenue driver for the month in the industry owning 38.5 percent of total sales," a representative said.
Source:
GameSpot