Wii outsells all non-Nintendo systems combined in April

Despite the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV on Xbox 360 and PS3, the Nintendo Wii again managed to trample the competition in April U.S. video game sales.

Nintendo Wii homers once more

Nintendo Wii homers once more

According to NPD data released today, Nintendo sold an incredible 714,000 Wiis last month, in what is typically a slower spring season. The impressive figure is more than combined sales of all other non-Nintendo platforms, including Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, and PSP.

The Nintendo DS finished second on the month with 415,000 systems sold, followed by the PSP with 193,000 units sold, the Xbox 360 with 188,000 sold, the PS3 at 187,000 units, and the PS2 bringing up the rear with 124,000 units sold.

Expectedly, Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV was the best selling game last month with 1.85 million units sold on Xbox 360. Mario Kart Wii took the second spot with 1.12 million copies sold, followed by the PS3 version of GTA IV in the third spot with 1 million sold.

Wii Play, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (separate DS versions), Guitar Hero III (Wii), and Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360) rounded out the top 10 selling games in that order.

"It was surprising not to see bigger hardware sales for the Xbox 360 and the PS3 given the release of GTA IV," commented NPD analyst Anita Frazier. "However, since the game was only in the market for 5 days during this reporting period, that sales lift could very well be evident in May data."

Interestingly, lifetime sales of Wii have now reached more than 9.5 million according to NPD data, a mere 500,000 fewer than the Xbox 360 which launched a year earlier.

On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 was the first console to achieve 10 million in U.S. sales, going as far to suggest that the hardcore-friendly system was on track to "win" the console war, despite the faster rate at which the Wii sells.

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IoOWNoALLoTHREE

i think its fair to say the wii won this console war despite all the arguments about it being cheaper it is just that fun, Nintendo hit the nail on the head this time around.

phonzoo

oh and the xbox can't win. not bashin, but for some reason, the wii is selling out. but i'll bet my left nut those wiis get played for two weeks and start collecting dust.

Tddawg

Oh snapz wii has been under the radar the whole time it has some bad games but the good games outweigh them by a ton

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