For The First Time In 3 years, Xbox 360 Is Number 1

Published on March 11, 2010, by Ernice Gilbert - Posted in NPD 10

February wasn’t the best of months for the industry in terms of software and hardware sales. PS3 did experience a 30 percent increase in sales over last year, but the industry on a whole realized another month of decreased sales compared to 2009. However in the midst of it all, the Xbox 360 manages, time and time again to defy the odds.

According to the NPD, “Xbox 360 nabbed the top-spot among the three console systems for the first time since September 2007 when Halo 3 as released.”

News Microsoft will surely welcome and talk about in the days and weeks to come.

We’ll have the full NPD results up shortly.

March 11, 2010 — NPD February VG Results: We Fall Down But We Get Up
February 9, 2010 — For EA, More Is Better
January 14, 2010 — NPD December Results: And They All Stood Tall
March 31, 2011 — PS3 Leads Xbox 360 In Europe, Different Story In U.S.

Author: Ernice Gilbert View all posts by Ernice Gilbert

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10 Comments on "For The First Time In 3 years, Xbox 360 Is Number 1"

CrimsonFox13 March 12, 2010 at 2:08 am -

You know it trailed both the Wii and the PS3 in worldwide sales, right? But hey, I guess only the US matters, huh?
Ernice Gilbert March 12, 2010 at 7:06 am -

Was there a place in the news piece denying what you just stated Crimson?

No, you know we don’t do fanboy here, we simply report the news…
HellReaver March 12, 2010 at 1:47 pm -

Ernice,

In Crimson’s defense, no where in the entire article is it stated what region you are referring to. So for him to state worldwide that the article is false, is not an act of a fanboy. Your article should depict the facts better, or at least define the scope of your statements.
Ernice Gilbert March 12, 2010 at 2:04 pm -

Reaver, by now we all know the NPD report only includes American video games sales.

So although it wouldn’t hurt if I’d inserted the obvious, however there’s no issue if it’s not included. We all know NPD only report on America sales..

And I was not calling Crimson a fanboy either; he’s been a great part of our community for some time now ; )
klarax March 12, 2010 at 2:41 pm -

Yes, we all know the NPD report only show America’s sales. But not once in this article does it state it was NPD sales. Therefore, the Crimson was correct in what he said.
Ernice Gilbert March 12, 2010 at 3:03 pm -

“According to the NPD, â€œXbox 360 nabbed the top-spot among the three console systems for the first time since September 2007 when Halo 3 as released.â€”

Did you read the piece Klarax?
Skribble March 12, 2010 at 5:56 pm -

You guys just gotta read..damn
Phil Michaels March 12, 2010 at 9:14 pm -

Fanboy is a silly term. I don’t like it or use it. I go with console warrior instead.
realitysucks March 12, 2010 at 9:44 pm -

haha whoever runs this blog is a genius

posting any positive xbox article on n4g gets all the little kids to register so they can whine, and are also sheepish enough to click a ton of ads
Ernice Gilbert March 12, 2010 at 10:05 pm -

lol Phil, “console warrior, that’s a great one!

I think I’ll start using it ; )