Nintendo forces all to bow before them in December’s NPD

Despite declining sales over the last year, Nintendo made a healthy recovery during the Holiday season. Almost 4 million Wiis were sold in America over the course of December 2009, giving the system back the number one spot with an overall increase of 200%. The DS was no slouch either, selling 3 and a half million units. In fact, just about everything Nintendo came out on top. New Super Mario Bros. Wii was the highest selling title with a little under 3 million units. Followed by Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort. Amazing to think there are still people in America without Wiis or DSs.

The Playstation 3 beat the 360 by 50,000 units, taking back third place. Both consoles moved well over a million units each – nothing to sneeze at. Finally, Modern Warfare 2 continued to be the number one title for non-Nintendo based consoles, moving a little under 3 million units across both the PS3 and 360.

Full software and hardware numbers after the break.

Hardware:
Wii: 3.81 millon (+202%)
DS: 3.31 million (+95%)
PS3: 1.36 million (+92%)
360: 1.31 million (+60%)
PSP: 655,000 (+123%)
PS2: 333,000 (+64%)

Software:
01. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) – 2.82 million
02. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) – 2.41 million
03. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 1.79 million
04. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360) – 1.63 million
05. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) – 1.12 million
06. Wii Play with remote (Wii) – 1.01 million
07. Mario Kart with wheel (Wii) – 936,100
08. Assassin’s Creed II (360) – 783,100
09. Left 4 Dead 2 (360) – 728,000
10. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS) – 656,700

via Joystiq