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Game sales for Feb. – Wii, Wii Fit, Street Fighter IV rule

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February sales are out and it’s the Wii coming out on top in hardware, but Street Fighter IV beating out the Wii fit on the software side. Special note to Killzone 2, which racked up 323,000 sales in just 24 hours.

Here’s the full list – or get more details from the good folks at GameSpot

US Console Sales – Feb. 2009
Wii: 753,000
Nintendo DS: 588,000
Xbox 360: 391,000
PlayStation 3: 276,000
PlayStation Portable: 199,000
PlayStation 2: 131,000

Software Sales – Feb. 2009
Wii Fit w/Balance Board (Wii) 644,000
Street Fighter IV (360) 446,000
Street Fighter IV (PS3) 403,000
Wii Play w/ Remote (Wii) 86,000
Killzone 2 (PS3) 323,000
Mario Kart Wii with Wheel (Wii) 263,000
Call of Duty: World at War (360) 193,000
Mario Kart DS (DS) 145,000
New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 144,000
Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii) 136,000

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March 19th, 2009

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Gaming Buzz: Lots of release dates, delays, cancellations – and Microsoft retail stores

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While Dragon Age: Origins has been delayed until the second half of the year, we did get some fun screen shots released to whet our appetite.

Following in the steps of Apple’s successful retail outlets, Microsoft is opening it’s own gaming stores.

Dragon Quest IX is being delayed (from March to June), and that could push back Final Fantasy XIII.

Sega is putting its Aliens role-playing for franchise to rest (they never die – someone will bring it back – someday). Developer Obsidian laid off 20 people due to the cut.

The Wii Fit sold 777,000 units in January. Holy shit – that’s a record for them. Check out all the sales for games and hardware for January.

Guitar Hero continues to roll along. Now they are putting out a greatest hits compilation accommodate World Tour’s drum and mic set. This means fan-favorite selections from Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero 2 and Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock, now with the drum and mic support.

Hold your breath: Monster Hunter 3 is set for a summer release in Japan. Okay, exhale. Resume life much better than before.

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February 12th, 2009

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Gaming sales out for January – Nintendo rules

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January sales are in, and Sony is getting smashed by Nintendo in hardware sales. Microsoft’s sales were respectable, plus software sales were very good. Sony is just getting smacked.

Here are some numbers:

Wii – 679,200
Nintendo DS – 510,800
Xbox 360 – 309,000
PlayStation 3 – 203,200
PSP – 172,300
PlayStation 2 – 101,200

Software does well for both Nintendo and Xbox, with the two systems holding all top 10 slots:

Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) – 777,000 units
Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) – 415,000
Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) – 292,000
Left 4 Dead (Valve/EA, Xbox 360) – 243,000
Call of Duty: World at War (Treyarch/Activision, Xbox 360) – 235,000
Skate 2 (EA Black Box/EA, Xbox 360) – 199,000
Guitar Hero: World Tour (Neversoft/Activision, Wii) – 155,000
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, NDS) – 135,000
Mario Kart DS (Nintendo, NDS) – 132,000
Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Pandemic/EA, Xbox 360) – 113,00

The amazing thing is that the Wii Fit sells for $90, meaning upwards of $70 million at retail. Two years after the Wii was introduced, it’s showing amazing legs and still attracting new gamers.

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February 12th, 2009

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