The video game industry shows no signs of slowdown. NPD Group video game sales data is in for the month of February 2008. Combined hardware and software sales increased 34% to $1.33 billion.

On the video game hardware sales front, Nintendo once again dominates top spots with the Nintendo DS leading as #1 and Wii in #2. Sony has it's three consoles (PS2, Playstation 3 and PSP) taking a considerable chunk of sales, as the PS2 continues to thrive in a next-gen era. The Xbox 360 comes in just above the last spot, due to supply shortages. Don't underestimate the 360. When it comes to individual games sales, Microsoft's Xbox 360 continues to move games the most, taking 5 spots in software sales.

For video game software sales, Activision's Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360) leads the pack once again. Capcom's Devil May Cry 4 makes a respectable punch, taking spots #2 (Xbox 360) and #4 (Playstation 3). Good on Capcom on going multi-platform, despite Sony fanboys complaints about the series going platform agnostic. SEGA's Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games represents the DS at #6 (SEGA recently announced 5 million in global sales for the joint SEGA and Nintendo game).

Here's the February 2008 video game sales data breakdown:

Game hardware sales (in units):
1. DS: 587.6K
2. Wii: 432K
3. PS2: 351.8K
4. Playstation 3: 280.8K
5. Xbox 360: 254.6K
6. Sony PSP: 243.1K

Game software sales (in units), top ten:
1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Xbox 360 – Activision – 296.2K*
2. Devil May Cry 4 - Xbox 360 – Capcom – 295.2K*
3. Wii Play w/remote - Wii – Nintendo – 289.7K
4. Devil May Cry 4 - PS3 – Capcom – 233.5K*
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Wii – Activision – 222.9K*
6. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - DS – Sega of America – 205.6K
7. Lost Odyssey - Xbox 360 – Microsoft – 203.6K
8. Turok - Xbox 360 – Touchstone – 197.7K
9. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - PS2 – Activision – 183.8K*
10. Rock Band - Xbox 360 – MTV Games/EA – 161.8K
* Includes Collector's, Limited, Legendary, Bundles (Guitars) Editions

Next month, March's NPD Group data should prove even more interesting and will shuffle things up a bit in the games software sales list. Think Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii), God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) and Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Xbox 360).

Compare to January 2008 NPD Group data.

From NPD Group, via GameDaily.

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