The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of January, representing sales for the United States for the four week period of January 4th to January 31st.

Notables this month:

• Wii and DS more than double their sales from January 2008

Hardware numbers:
WII: 679.2k (169.8k per week)
NDS: 510.8k (127.7k per week)
360: 309.0k (77.25k per week)
PS3: 203.2k (50.8k per week)
PSP: 172.3k (43.075k per week)
PS2: 101.2k (25.3k per week)

2009 Year-to-Date in US:
WII: 679,200
NDS: 510,800
360: 309,000
PS3: 203,200
PSP: 172,300
PS2: 101,200

Lifetime-to-Date in US:
NDS: 28,052,000
WII: 18,219,000
PSP: 14,513,000
360: 14,169,000
PS3: 6,997,000

Difference between January 2009 and 2008 Numbers
Platform: 2009 - 2008: +/- : % Change
WII: 679,200 - 274,000: +405,200 : +147.88%
NDS: 510,800 - 251,000: +259,800 : +103.51%
360: 309,000 - 230,000: +79,000 : +34.35%
PS3: 203,200 - 269,000: -65,800 : -24.46%
PSP: 172,300 - 230,000: -57,700 : -25.09%
PS2: 101,200 - 264,000: -162,800 : -61.67%

The top ten software went as follows:
01. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 05/2008 - 777k
02. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 02/2007 - 415k
03. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 04/2008 - 292k
04. [360] Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts) - 11/2008 - 235k
05. [360] Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard) - 11/2008 - 235k
06. [360] Skate 2 (Electronic Arts) - 01/2009 - 199k
07. [WII] Guitar Hero World Tour (Activision Blizzard) - 10/2008 - 155k
08. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 05/2006 - 135k
09. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 11/2005 - 132k
10. [360] Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Electronic Arts) - 01/2009 - 113k

Industry Sales:
Jan-09 - Jan-08 - Change
Video Games $1.33B - $1.18B - 13%
Video Game Hardware $445.4M - $380.3M - 17%
Video Game Software $676.6M - $614.7M - 10%
Video Game Accessories $209.8M - $188.3M - 11%

Things to point out:

• Only one new release charted in the top ten
• Breakdown of top ten:
  • Software platforms: Wii-4, 360-4, NDS-2
  • Software publishers: Nintendo-5, Electronic Arts-3, Activision Blizzard-2
• Plateaus reached:
  • DS surpasses 28 million sold in US
  • Wii surpasses 18 million sold in US
  • 360 surpasses 14 million sold in US

Things to look for next month:

• Notable new releases:
  • [360/PS3] F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
  • [NDS] Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
  • [PS3] Killzone 2
  • [360] Star Ocean: The Last Hope

[December 2008 NPD]