This is the NPD sales figures for February 2010 which covers the United States. It covered January 31 to February 27. Major new releases include Bioshock 2, Dante's Inferno and Aliens vs. Predator.
NPD Analysis:[]
Overall[]
"The industry realized another month of decreased sales as compared to last year. In fact, for most categories, unit sales declines were greater than dollar sales. Higher average retail prices on all categories except console hardware boosted dollar sales performance somewhat."
"Honestly, I had expected the industry to perform somewhat better this month. Nonetheless, strong new releases, and Easter gift-buying bodes well for industry performance in March."
Hardware[]
"Overall hardware unit sales were down, but certain platforms enjoyed an increase over last year. Xbox 360 nabbed the top-spot among the three console systems for the first time since September 2007 when Halo 3 was released. PS3 enjoyed a 30% increase over last year, even while retail supply is reported to remain constrained."
"DS sales continue to remain quite strong, even leading up to the launch of the DSi XL later this month on March 28th, which will have 7 days of sales during our March reporting month."
Software[]
"The top 10 list this month is quite balanced between the three console platforms with three each for the PS3 and Wii platforms, and four for the 360."
"Bioshock 2 was the best-selling game in February, selling over 750K units at retail across platforms. The 360 version was the top-selling SKU for the month."
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the third-best-selling game of all-time, now at just under 10 million units life-to-date."
Accessories[]
"Year-to-date, accessories is the only category to have eeked out a modest increase versus last year. Unit sales, however, are down so the increase is solely due to an increase in pricing, which is up 13%."
Video game revenues[]
- Total sales: $1.26 billion
- Hardware sales: $426.4 million
- Software sales: $624.4 million
- Accessory sales: $204.7 million
Hardware sales[]
Top 20 software sales[]
- BioShock 2 (360) / Take 2 Interactive - 562,900
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) / Nintendo - 555,600
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360) / Activision Blizzard - 314,300
- Just Dance (Wii) / Ubisoft - 275,400
- Wii Sports Resort w/ Wii Motion Plus (Wii) / Nintendo - 272,500
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) / Activision Blizzard - 252,800
- Mass Effect 2 (360) / Electronic Arts - 246,500
- Dante's Inferno: Divine Edition (PS3) / Electronic Arts - 242,500
- Dante's Inferno (360) / Electronic Arts - 224,700
- Heavy Rain (PS3) / Sony - 219,300
- Aliens vs. Predator (360) / Sega
- BioShock 2 (PS3) / Take 2 Interactive - 190,500
- New Super Mario Bros. (NDS) / Nintendo
- Mario Kart Wii w/ Wheel (Wii) / Nintendo
- MAG (PS3) / Sony
- Wii Fit Plus (Wii) / Nintendo
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) / Sega
- God of War Collection (PS3) / Sony
- Mario Kart DS (NDS) / Nintendo
- NBA 2K10 (360) / Take 2 Interactive > 100,000
Top PC Games[]
- The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff / Electronic Arts
- Star Trek Online / Atari
- The Sims 3 / Electronic Arts
- Star Trek Online Collector's Ed. / Atari
- BioShock 2 / 2K Games
- EverQuest II: Sentinel's Fate / Sony Online Ent.
- Mass Effect 2 / Electronic Arts
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King / Blizzard
- The Sims 2 Double Deluxe / Electronic Arts
- The Sims 3: World Adventures / Electronic Arts
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 / Activision
- World of Warcraft: Battle Chest / Blizzard
- EverQuest II: Sentinel's Fate Collector's Ed / Sony Online Ent.
- IGT Slots: Texas Tea / Masque
- The Sims 3 Collector's Ed. / Electronic Arts
- Dragon Age: Origins / Electronic Arts
- Mumbo Jumbo Assortment / Mumbo Jumbo
- World of Warcraft / Blizzard
- Aliens vs. Predator / Sega of America
- The Sims 2 Fun with Pets Collection / Electronic Arts
By Revenue[]
In January 2024, Circana released updated lists for top 20 games of the month by revenue, adjusting the results to more complete trackers and combining SKUs.[1]
- Bioshock 2
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- New Super Mario Bros.
- Dante's Inferno
- Aliens vs. Predator
- Mass Effect 2
- Wii Fit Plus
- Wii Sports Resort
- Heavy Rain
- MAG
- Madden NFL 10
- Army of Two: The 40th Day
- Just Dance
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
- Band Hero
- NBA 2K10
- Mario Kart Wii
- Assassin's Creed II
- Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010
- Guitar Hero 5
External links[]
Prev: NPD January 2010 | NPD sales figures | Next: NPD March 2010 |