January NPD: Nintendo Wii U & 3DS sales up

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Yesterday the NPD Group released their numbers for console and software sales in the United States. Unlike Japan, we don’t get a transparent look at raw numbers, so we have to take what PR firms are saying about each of the consoles to heart. The good news is that both the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS are up in sales, when the month is normalized for a four-week month.

The Nintendo 3DS saw a 6% increase in sales, while the Wii U saw a 26% increase in sales. Overall, the PlayStation 4 was the best selling-console of the month, managing to outsell the Xbox One at a nearly 2:1 ratio as confirmed by Sony. While we don’t get a specific look at console numbers, we do know the top ten selling games for this month, which are listed below:

  1. Call Of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, XBO, PS4, NWU, PC)
  2. NBA 2K14 (PS4, 360, XBO, PS3, PC)
  3. Battlefield 4 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
  4. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PS4, XBO, PS3, NWU, PC)
  5. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
  6. Madden NFL 25 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
  7. Minecraft (360)
  8. FIFA 14 (PS4, XBO, PS3, 360, PSV)
  9. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, XBO, PS3, PS4, 3DS, NWU, PSV, PC)
  10. Tomb Raider 2013 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)