NPD Sales for December 2009. PS3 1.36m...

[Maximus]

PlayStation 2 333.2K
PlayStation 3 1.36M
PSP 654.7K
Xbox 360 1.31M
Wii 3.81M
Nintendo DS 3.31M



NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 2.82M
WII FIT PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-09 2.41M
WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 1.79M
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 1.63M
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 1.12M
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 1.01M
MARIO KART W/ WHEEL WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 936.1K
ASSASSIN'S CREED II 360 UBISOFT Nov-09 783.1K
LEFT 4 DEAD 2 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-09 728.5K
MARIO & LUIGI: BOWSER'S INSIDE STORY NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA Sep-09 656.7K

So another month goes by, and PS3 sells over a million units for the month which is a nearly 90% YoY increase and over an 80% increase from the previous month.

Overall the PS3 saw a strong month outselling Xbox 360 at a higher price-point despite the latter having post Xmas discounting at Wal-Mart.

Official SCE PR:

SCEA Statement:

"It’s no surprise we’ve seen PS3 units sold every month nearly double since October. We knew 2009 would be a turning point for the platform due to the new price and a content line up that is fueling unprecedented consumer and industry interest with games like UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves. The consumer response has simply been overwhelming and we anticipate the high demand for PS3 to continue into the coming months as we work closely with retail to meet the demand. The best part of PS3’s story today is that 2010 will offer entirely new gaming experiences to consumers as we launch MAG, God of War III, 3D gaming, and the new motion controller this year. It’s never been a better time to be a PS3 owner.”

-- Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA

PlayStation Brand Revenue

The PlayStation brand generated more than $5.1 billion in revenue in the US for 2009, a 26% share of the total video game industry revenue for 2009
Hardware

PS3 sold 1.35 million hardware units in December 2009 in the US, which represents an 87% increase when compared to December 2008
PS3 hardware was the only home console to see double digit growth of 22% for the calendar year of 2009 (4.3 million total) when compared to the calendar year of 2008 (3.5 million total)
December 2009 marks the single highest selling month for PS3 hardware and software in the US.
PSP hardware also saw an increase of more than 122% from November to December 2009, making it a popular holiday gift item
Software

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for PS3 was ranked in the top five software skus for December 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 topped PS3 software for the calendar year of 2009 with a total of 2.8 million units sold to date, followed by Madden NFL 10 and Assassin’s Creed II for PS3
UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves has surpassed 1 million units in North America* with more than 950k units reported by NPD in the U.S. since launch
PlayStation Network

December 2009 also marked PlayStation Network's single highest revenue month, jumping 155% from December 2008 in North America *
The highest activity for the month of December on PlayStation Network was Christmas Day
PS one classic game FINAL FANTASY VIII took top honors as the most downloaded “game” of December, followed by the PlayStation Network exclusive PixelJunk Shooter *
We also saw incremental sales driven by great add-on content such as the Call of Duty: World at War Map Packs, which took the top 3 paid downloads for the calendar year of 2009 *
2009 Top Ten Paid Downloads on PlayStation Network*

1) Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1
2) Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2
3) Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3
4) FIFA 09 Gold Pack
5) Final Fantasy VII (PS3/PSP)
6) Battlefield 1943
7) Fat Princess
8) MARVEL VS CAPCOM 2
9) Flower
10) Mortal Kombat II

(* Based SCEA internal data)

Edit:

I would also like to thank my girlfriend for waiting up with me and keeping me occupied, sorry the numbers were a little late...

[Havok83]

Im surprised MK2 still continues to remain in the top 10 for PSN titles

[AranhaHunter]

Uncharted 2 = official million seller in the US

WIN

[Toxa]

[Show spoiler]

[GLaDOS]

Now we're talking, Sony.

[Avarice]

Wow! great numbers, I am "guilty" of a ton of those downloads on Christmas day ( Prinny, final fantasy, Pixel junk shooter, call of duty classic, and 6 movie rentals.

[Blu Titan]

Great to see the PS3 over the 360!

[Blu-Generation]

Folks are saying that PS3 only won because people needed a Blu-ray player for christmas. lol

The only thing I have to say to that is, good job Sony.

[Clark Kent]

Great news for Sony. I think most market watchers were expecting these numbers when Sony got good momentum behind the platform and lowered the PS3 to a reasonable price. If only they had dropped the pricing a little earlier, we could have safely ignored the Xbox 360.

[GLaDOS]

"Now, darkness. The tables have turned!" - Dave Chappelle as Rick James

[AranhaHunter]

I think the PS3 could've done even better if there were more 120GBs available.

[GLaDOS]

Originally Posted by AranhaHunter

I think the PS3 could've done even better if there were more 120GBs available.

Yeah, I mean you still need the $299 120 GBs to further boost up sales.

[Simplayer]

Originally Posted by AranhaHunter

I think the PS3 could've done even better if there were more 120GBs available.

Ya. I hope they're able to get some 120gig stock in for January. I've only seen the 250gigs wherever I've been.

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by Simplayer

Ya. I hope they're able to get some 120gig stock in for January. I've only seen the 250gigs wherever I've been.

Retailers will be fully restocked with 120GB's this month. Anway, it's good to see that all 3 consoles are doing well. In the end, the gamer wins.

[Simplayer]

Ah, that's good.

Just checked bb.ca, and they say a limit of one per person. They must be expecting demand to be pretty high still.

[saprano]

Well.......i'll just say my tagline:

Great for us, great for sony, and great for bluray!

No words for nintendo..............

Toxa you know what i need.

[MotionBlurr]

The PS3 was at the $299 for half of 2009. 2010 will be interesting.

[FinalEvangelion]

Good for Sony. Hopefully they get their retail shortages under control pretty soon. In my area, they are pretty much sold out everywhere of both models.

[Wingman1977]

You can find the 250GB model easily in the NYC area.

[AranhaHunter]

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

You can find the 250GB model easily in the NYC area.

The 250GB were never hard to find anywhere at anytime, but the 120GB became harder and harder to find in the mid of December till pretty much last week and they're still not easily available...