NPD February 2010: Wii tumbles, 360 rises, but sales are still down

It's time once again for the NPD of February 2010. Rumor has it the Wii took a tumble and is no longer the number 1 console this month. Has Sony finally returned to being number 1 this month? Have the proved that they are the saviors of the gaming industry? Let's take alook, shall we?

February 2010

System	Sales
Wii	397.9K
DS	613.2K
X-Box 360	422.0K
Playstation 3	360.1K
Playstation Portable	133.4K
Playstation 2	101.9K

January 2010

System	Sales
Wii	465.8K
DS	422.2K
X-Box 360	332.8K
Playstation 3	276.9K
Playstation Portable	100.1K
Playstation 2	41.6K

Okay maybe not. The 360 is the one that rises ahead of the Wii, for the first time since the release of Halo 3 in 2007. Furthermore, the PS3 rose, but didn't rise enough to bypass the Wii itself. And while the PSP and the PS2 rose, it was not as huge as the current gen console systems, along with the Nintendo DS, which continues it dominance.

Now let's move onto the software

Software	Publisher	System	Sales
Bioshock 2	2K Games	X-Box 360	555.6K
New Super Mario Bros Wii	Nintendo	Wii	656.7K
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Activision Blizzard	X-Box 360	314.3K
Just Dance	Ubi-Soft	Wii	275.4K
Wii Sports Resort	Nintendo	Wii	272.5K
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Activision Blizzard	Playstation 3	252.8K
Mass Effect 2	Electronic Arts	X-Box 360	246.5K
Dante's Inferno: Divine Edition	Electronic Arts	242.5K
Dante's Inferno	Electronic Arts	X-Box 360	224.7K
Heavy Rain	Sony	Playstation 3	219.3K

While the Wii and the PS3 have the same number of titles on the Top 10, the 360 edges both out with 4 titles with Bioshock 2 at number 1. Behind it is New Super Mario Bros Wii, which is still selling. Many gamers still continue to game on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 at number 3 and number 6 despite problems between Activision and Infinite Ward. In between are Just Dance and Wii Sports Resort. Mass Effect 2 has fallen to 7th, dropping a good chunk. Right behind are the PS3 version of Dante's Inferno and the 360 version. Rounding out the Top 10 is Heavy Rain, Sony's attempt at Hollywooding the Point and Click genre originally dominated by LucasArts

A word of warning. Next month the Nintendo DSI XL Will debut. Will gamers increase the size of their handhelds? Or will they continue to think small? We'll find out soon enough.