PS3 sales were ahead of Xbox 360 in Feb., but behind both Wii and PS2
On the hardware side, Nintendo continues to dominate both home and portable system sales, with the DS remaining the top-selling platform in America followed by Wii.
The seven-year old PS2 sold an impressive 350,000 units, enough to make it the third best selling system last month and ahead of both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in that order.
Top-selling platforms were as follows:
- Nintendo DS - 587.6K units
- Nintendo Wii - 432K units
- PlayStation 2 - 351.8K units
- PlayStation 3 - 280.8K units
- Xbox 360 - 254.6K units
- PlayStation Portable - 243.1K units
"I was most surprised by the PS2 hardware sales numbers this month," said NPD analyst Anita Frazier. "While it certainly has earned its spot among the now-gen slate of console systems because of it staying power in the marketplace, the fact that it realized such significant growth this month is really a testament to its broad adoption."
Top selling U.S. games for Feb. 2008
Starcraft II · Super Smash Bros. Brawl · Grand Theft Auto IV · MGS4: Guns of the Patriots · Condemned 2: Bloodshot