For those interested in the “console war,” the Wii was once again triumphant with the Xbox 360 taking a distant second place. The PS3 was only 4,000 units behind the Xbox 360, so the race was tight for the hardcore title. Unfortunately, NPD chose to discontinue its tracking of the PlayStation 2, so we can only guess how ol’ reliable performed.
On the software side, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction debuted to respectable, if not overwhelming, numbers. God of War III, which sold approximately 1.1 million copies during last month, only sold 180,000 copies in April. As for the remaining top ten, the numbers were far from impressive and mainly consisted of holdovers from the following month. However, with Red Dead Redemption, Alan Wake, and numerous other highly-anticipated titles arriving this month, May 2010 may jumpstart the industry on the way to E3.
For the full list and numbers, see below:
Top 10 Games Sold at Retail, April 2010
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360) : 486,000
Pokemon SoulSilver (DS): 243,000
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) - 200,000
Pokemon HeartGold (DS) 193,000
God of War III (PS3): 180,000
Wii Sports Resort w/Wii Motion Plus (Wii): 179,000
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (360): 166,000
Wii Fit Plus (Wii): unknown
Just Dance (Wii): 144,000
Super Street Fighter IV (PS3): 143,000
Top Retail Hardware Sales, April 2010
Nintendo DS: 441,000
Nintendo Wii: 277,000
Xbox 360: 185,000
PlayStation 3: 181,000
PSP: 66,000
Source: Kotaku
