Well its true, the game industry has seen amazing success even among the worst of our economy, but this past April even the game industry felt a hit.
The good news is the economy seems to be on a rebound and E3 is just around the corner which will be sure to have amazing announcements for all 3 consoles and the holiday season is near. So here are the NPD numbers for consoles sold for April 2010.
-DS: 441K
260K (-37%)
-Wii: 277K281K (-50%)
-360: 185K153K (-45%)
-PS3: 181K133K (-42%)
-PSP: 66K54K (-44%)
As for how individual games did:
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction – 360 – Ubisoft – 486K Pokemon SoulSilver version – DS – Nintendo – 243K New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Wii – Nintendo – 200K Pokemon HeartGold version – DS – Nintendo – 193K God of War III – PS3 – Sony – 180K Wii Sports Resort w/ Wii Motion Plus – Wii – Nintendo Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – 360 – EA Wii Fit Plus – Wii – Nintendo Just Dance – Wii – Ubisoft Super Street Fighter IV – PS3 – Capcom