According to NPD data, the Wii and DS accounted for more than half of all video game hardware sales last month. Over 600,000 Wiis were sold during March, which is down from March of last year. Of course, March ’08 saw the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which likely had something to do with that. The DS Lite managed to sell over 500,000 units, despite the looming DSi, which came out earlier this month.
As for software, Pokémon Platinum was the number 2 highest selling game at 800,000+ units, Wii Fit was number 3 at over 540,000, Wii Play was number 8 with 281,000, and Mario Kart Wii came in at number 9 with 278,000. What do all of those games have in common? With the arguable exception of Pokémon Platinum, they’re all really old. Nintendo certainly knows how to make games with legs.
In other sales news, the DSi is already selling more than the DS and DS Lite did during similar time frames after their launches, with 435,000 sold during its first week in North America alone. Comparatively, the DS Lite sold 226,300 units during its first week.
