The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of April 2010, representing sales for the United States for the four week period of April 4 to May 1.

Headlines:
Industry sales drop 26% year-on-year

Hardware:
NDS: 440.8k (100.2k per week)
WII: 277.2k (69.3k per week)
360: 185.4k (46.35k per week)
PS3: 180.8k (45.2k per week)
PSP: 65.5k (16.38k per week)

Year-on-Year HW Difference
Platform: 2010 - 2009: +/- : % Change
NDS: 440,800 - 1,042,000: -601,200 : -61.54%
WII: 277,200 - 340,000: -62,800 : -18.47%
360: 185,400 - 175,000: +10,400 : +5.94%
PS3: 180,800 - 127,000: +53,800 : +41.36%
PSP: 65,500 - 116,000: -50,500 : -43.53%

Year-to-Date:
NDS: 2,177,000
WII: 1,698,400
360: 1,278,600
PS3: 1,131,700
PSP: 418,900

Top Ten Software:
01. [360] Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft) - 04/2010 - 486.1k
02. [NDS] Pokémon SoulSilver Version (Nintendo) - 03/2010 - 242.9k
03. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 11/2009 - 200.3k
04. [NDS] Pokémon HeartGold Version (Nintendo) - 03/2010 - 192.6k
05. [PS3] God of War III (Sony) - 03/2010 - 180.3k
06. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 07/2009
07. [360] Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts) - 03/2010
08. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 10/2009
09. [WII] Just Dance (Unisoft) - 11/2009
10. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom) - 04/2010

Notables:
Pokémon combined total: 435.5k (55.8/44.2 split SS/HG)
Console count: WII - 4, 360 - 2, PS3 - 2, NDS - 2
Publisher count: Nintendo - 5, Ubisoft - 2, Capcom - 1, Electronic Arts - 1, Sony - 1

Next Month:
[WII] Black Wii
[WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2
[360/PS3] Red Dead Redemption
[360/PS3] Split/Second
[360/PS3] Lost Planet 2
[360/PS3] Skate 3
[360] Alan Wake
[360/PS3/WII] Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Akira_EX via neogaf.com »