While shoppers are scrambling for last minute gifts, sales numbers for the month before Christmas are in, revealing a jolly holiday for Nintendo. While Nintendo retained the two top spots, PS3 and Xbox 360 are closing the gap. Wii sales are down nearly a million units, yet it still had breathing room from its two closest competitors.
1. Nintendo DS: 1,700,000
2. Wii: 1,260,000
3. Xbox 360: 819,500
4. PS3: 710,400
5. PSP: 293,900
6. PS2: 203,100
On the software side of things, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 mopped the floor (as expected), selling a combined six million units across PS3 and Xbox 360. New Super Mario Bros. sold a respectable 1.4 million units (approx.), making it the only other game to top a million for the month on a single platform. Assassin’s Creed II and Left 4 Dead 2 both debuted with sales just shy of 800,000 units for their Xbox 360 versions.
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360) – 4,200,000
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) – 1,870,000
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 1,390,000
4. Assassin’s Creed II (Xbox 360) – 794,700
5. Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360) – 744,000
6. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 720,200
7. Wii Fit Plus – 679,000
8. Assassin’s Creed II (PS3) – 448,400
9. Dragon Age: Origins (Xbox 360) – 362,100
10. Mario Kart Wii – 315,000
