February NPD: PS Vita launch, strong Xbox 360 sales help hardware sales rise in U.S.

Without the U.S. launch of the PS Vita, hardware sales rose by 62% last month compared to January. The PS Vita’s four days’ worth of reported sales were enough to push that figure up to 87%, with Sony’s new handheld moving enough units to rival the entire month’s figures for each the Nintendo 3DS and Wii.

On the software side of things, Uncharted: Golden Abyss topped the PS Vita’s chart with enough copies sold to crack the entire month’s Top 20 across all platforms. Speaking of the overall chart, Activision’s Modern Warfare 3 and Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII-2 took the 1/2 spots, respectively.

You can check out the top software and hardware lists after the break.

Software:

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)** Activision Blizzzard
2. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3, 360)** Square Enix Inc.
3. UFC Undisputed 3 (360, PS3) THQ
4. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (360, PS3, PC) Electronic Arts
5. Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360, PS3) Ubisoft
6. NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, PSP, Wii, PC, PS2) Take 2 Interactive
7. Soul Calibur V (360, PS3)** Namco Bandai Games
8. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC)** Bethesda Softworks
9. Twisted Metal 2012 (PS3) Sony – 221K
10. Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)** Electronic Arts

**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

Hardware:

1. Xbox 360 – 426K (-20.4%)
2. PlayStation 3 – 360K (-11%) (PR Math)
3. Nintendo 3DS – 262K
4. Nintendo Wii – 228K (-50%)
5. PlayStation Vita – 225K (PR Math)
6. Nintendo DS – 135K

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