Sales from last year are up for Microsoft and Xbox 360, while Sony and the PS3 an even bigger increase in sales. Nintendo and the Wii saw a dramatic decline in sales from 2009, though.

The February NPD sales data was reported earlier this evening, and Microsoft's Xbox 360 took the top-selling spot for the home consoles selling over 420,000 units in the month. Interestingly, Sony and Microsoft both saw an increase in overall sales for the month when compared to last year's numbers, while the Nintendo Wii saw a drop in hardware sales totaling nearly 50%.

MattyF via examiner.com »