The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of February, representing sales for the United States for the four week period of February 1st to February 28th.

Notables this month:

• Wii, DS continue to sell very well
• Street Fighter IV, Killzone 2 debut to good sales

Hardware numbers:
WII: 753.0k (188.25k per week)
NDS: 588.0k (147.0k per week)
360: 391.0k (97.75k per week)
PS3: 276.0k (69.0k per week)
PSP: 199.0k (49.75k per week)
PS2: 131.0k (32.75k per week)

2009 Year-to-Date in US:
WII: 1,432,200
NDS: 1,098,800
360: 700,000
PS3: 479,200
PSP: 371,300
PS2: 232,200

Lifetime-to-Date in US:
NDS: 28,640,000
WII: 18,972,000
PSP: 14,712,000
360: 14,560,000
PS3: 7,273,000

Difference between February 2009 and 2008 Numbers
Platform: 2009 - 2008: +/- : % Change
WII: 753,000 - 432,000: +321,000 : +74.31%
NDS: 588,000 - 587,600: +400 : +0.07%
360: 391,000 - 254,600: +136,400 : +53.57%
PS3: 276,000 - 280,800: -4,800 : -1.71%
PSP: 199,000 - 243,100: -44,100 : -18.14%
PS2: 131,000 - 351,800: -220,800 : -62.76%

The top ten software went as follows:
01. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 05/2008 - 644k
02. [360] Street Fighter IV (Capcom) - 02/2009 - 446k
03. [PS3] Street Fighter IV (Capcom) - 02/2009 - 403k
04. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 02/2007 - 386k
05. [PS3] Killzone 2 (Sony) - 02/2009 - 323k
06. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 04/2008 - 263k
07. [360] Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard) - 11/2008 - 193k
08. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 11/2005 - 145k
09. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 05/2006 - 144k
10. [WII] Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision Blizzard) - 10/2008 - 136k

Industry Sales:
Feb-08 - Feb-09 - CHG - YTD Feb 08 - YTD Feb 09 - CHG
Video Games $1.34 Billion - $1.47 Billion - 10% - $2.52 Billion - $2.81 Billion - 11%
Video Game Hardware $481.4 Million - $532.7 Million - 17% - $861.9 Million - $978.4 Billion - 14%
Video Game Software $673.3 Million - $733.5 Million - 9% - $1.29 Billion - $1.41 Billion - 10%
Video Game Accessories $182.8 Million - $207.1 Million- -13% - $371.4 Million - $418.6 Million - 13%

Things to point out:

• Killzone 2 sales indicative of only two days of tracking period
• Street Fighter IV combined total: 879k
• Breakdown of top ten:
  • Software platforms: WII - 4, 360 - 2, PS3 - 2, NDS - 2
  • Software publishers: Nintendo - 5, Capcom - 2, Activision Blizzard - 2, Sony - 1
• Plateaus reached:
  • PS2 surpasses 7 million sold in US
  • WII surpasses 1 million sold in 2009
  • NDS surpasses 1 million sold in 2009

Things to look for next month:

• The rest of Killzone 2's sales, with possible hardware impact, if any
• Notable new releases:
  • [360/PS3] Resident Evil 5
  • [WII] MadWorld
  • [NDS] Pokémon Platinum
  • [NDS] Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
  • [360] Halo Wars