According to research firm the NPD Group the much anticipated action adventure title God of War III took top honours in March with regards to console sales, shifting more than any other title in the US during the month despite its exclusive PlayStation 3 release.
“For the first time since its launch in the US, the PS3 has four titles in the Top 10, and was also the leader in console software sales,” noted NPD’s Anita Frazier.
Only two Xbox 360 titles – Final Fantasy XIII and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 made the chart.
“God of War III bested the introduction of God of War II by 32 percent,” added Frazier.
According to sales figures God of War III sold 1.1 million copies in the US during March.
Frazier added that March was one of the strongest months for gaming in several years.
“Excluding Sept ’09, which was up close to 1 percent, March 2010 represents the first overall revenue increase for the industry outside of the holiday timeframe since Feb 2009. Drilling into the data, we see prices were down 16 percent for console hardware; flat for console software; and up for all other categories. Lower prices exacerbates decline in dollar sales for console hardware, so while unit sales down only 5 percent, dollar sales were down 12 percent due to declining average retail prices”
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