January Hardware Sales Show Wii, PS3 Over 360

February 14, 2008 5:01 PM

Sales-tracking firm The NPD Group has issued its analysis of North American console hardware sales across January 2008, showing the Wii and PlayStation 3 outselling the Xbox 360.

Wii - 274,000
PlayStation 3 - 269,000
Nintendo DS - 251,000
PSP - 230,000
Xbox 360 - 230,000

Totaling $377.8 million, hardware sales were down 25% compared to the last January. "Given the huge number of hardware systems sold in December, inventory shortages could be the biggest contributor to the softer than expected sales," analyst Anita Frazier reasoned.

In related news, a Microsoft representative told Shacknews that the Xbox 360 is currently experiencing shortages. "Xbox 360 is selling as fast as [retailers] can restock," the rep stated. "We are working as quickly as we can to replenish inventory."

The firm also released figures highlighting the month's best-selling software.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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February 14, 2008 3:42 PM

So it begins!
- Fred Garvin
  
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  February 14, 2008 6:44 PM
  
  So what begins?
  - Edges
    
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    February 14, 2008 11:24 PM
    
    The realization of the prediction that ps3 sales will eventually surpass 360 once bluray emerges a victor.
    - Fred Garvin
      
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      February 14, 2008 11:53 PM
      
      I still don't buy that as a certainty. If you mean Europe then yes. Japan, the Wii wins all. In North America I still think the 360 will come out on top. No matter how you look at it, Sony lost an ass load of market share this time around.