January 2010 NPD Numbers

Hardware

1. Wii – 465, 800
2. Nintendo DS – 422, 200
3. Xbox 360 – 332, 800
4. PlayStation 3 – 276, 900
5. PSP – 100, 100
6. PlayStation 2 – 41, 600

Software

1. Wii – NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII – 656, 700
2. 360 – MASS EFFECT 2 – 572, 100
3. WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD – 555, 700
4. 360 – CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 – 326, 700
5. Wii -MARIO KART W/ WHEEL WII – 310, 900
6. WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS – 297, 600
7. PS3 – CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 – 259, 000
8. 360 – ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY – 246, 500
9. Wii – JUST DANCE – 191, 900
10. 360 – DARKSIDERS – 171, 200

On one hand, January 2010 was a boring month, but on the other it was quite an eye opener.

The PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 sales were poor. The PSP desperately needs a price cut and the PS2 seems to be finally dying off.

On the software front, I’m very pleased that Mass Effect 2 did as well as it did with 572, 100 worth of sales; that’s within four days. Unsurprisingly, neither Bayonetta or MAG made it into the top 10. One is really tough to market and the other entered a very tough market.