NPD April 2012: Week before E3 edition

Folks, E3 is just around the corner. Which means I will be talking about what's coming out. But in the meantime, it's NPD time again. So how did Xenoblade do? In fact, how did sales do that month? Unfortunately, it's a lose-lose situation

 1.) Prototype 2 (360, PS3) Activision Blizzard - Less than 236K, perhaps significantly.
 2.) Kinect Star Wars (360) Lucasarts
 3.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC) Activision Blizzard
4.) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 (360, PS3) Electronic Arts
5.) NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC, PS2) Take-Two Interactive
6.) The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings (360, PC) Warner Bros. Interactive
7.) Mario Party 9 (Wii) Nintendo
8.) Mass Effect 3 (360, PS3, PC) Electronic Arts
9.) Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360, PS3) Ubisoft
10.) MLB 12: The show (PS3, PSV) Sony

What just happen here? The best game, Prototype 2 sold less than 236K That's the most pathetic month ever. Right behind is Kinect Star Wars with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 at number 3. Tiger Woods is still slamming in at Number 4 with NBA 2K12 at Number 5. The Witcher 2 is right ahead of Mario's 9th Party and the Mass Effect is still jamming away at number 8. At number 9 and 10 are Just Dance 3 and MLB 12: The Show.

 Which makes us wonder: What happened to Xenoblade?

 Acclaimed Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles was a retailer exclusive, so is excluded from NPD's monthly report.

 Oh SNAP! Talk about exclusion from the NPD club. And what about the Hardware? It's also not looking good as well.  While the 360 is number one again, that isn't saying much

 Xbox 360 - 236K (-20.5%)

 All of the other numbers are unavailable, but this makes April 2008's NPD look good. Heck, even the 3DS in Japan is doing better than this. Will the Always On Cloud Diablo 3 go against the machine and win number 1? Find out in May. This NPD concludes with a preview of Injustice: Gods Among Us for 360, PS3 and Wii U Works Cited NeoGAF Go Nintendo