The games industry was down 25% in sales this past March as compared to March 2011, the NPD Group reports. All hardware saw a decline in sales versus last March, although NPD analyst, Anita Frazier, adds that the high-definition consoles fared better than others. The Xbox 360 remained in the lead with 371,000 units sold in March, which accounts for 40% market share.
The top-ten selling games in March were as follows:
| Rank | Title | System | Publisher |
| 01. | Mass Effect 3 | PS3, 360, PC | Electronic Arts |
| 02. | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | PS3, 360 | Capcom |
| 03. | MLB 12: The Show | PS3, PSV | Sony |
| 04. | NBA 2K12 | PS3, 360, Wii, PC, PSP, PS2 | Ubisoft |
| 05. | SSX 2012 | PS3, 360 | Electronic Arts |
| 06. | Street Fighter X Tekken | PS3, 360 | Capcom |
| 07. | Mario Party 9 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 08. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | PS3, 360, Wii, PC | Activision Blizzard |
| 09. | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations | PS3, 360 | Namco Bandai |
| 10. | Major League Baseball 2K12 | PS3, 360, Wii, PC, NDS, PSP, PS2 | THQ |
Mass Effect 3, which was the best-selling game for the month “sold more than twice as much as did Mass Effect 2 during its introductory month in January 2010” according to Frazier.
Additionally, while it isn’t in the list above, Nintendo’s Kid Icarus: Uprising sold well, too. While the NPD Group doesn’t provide numbers for individual titles anymore, Frazier says that the game was in the top-10 individual SKUs (single platform) for the month.
Published: Apr 12, 2012 04:05 pm