Nintendo on February NPD: 'Our Momentum Has Not Let Up'

March 13, 2008 | By: James Brightman

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Thumping its chest after a victorious February, Nintendo said it fully expects its momentum in the industry to continue throughout 2008.

Microsoft weighed in with its official take on the February NPD sales results, and now Nintendo has issued its own response.

"Our momentum has not let up since the holidays and we expect it to continue throughout the year," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "We have the industry's strongest lineup of games for everyone from core to casual gamers."

Here's how Nintendo listed its own highlights for the February period:

Nintendo sold more than 1 million hardware units combined, accounting for nearly half (47.6 percent) of all hardware sold.

Nintendo DS games topped all software sales, with more than 3.6 million units sold. Consumers purchased nearly 2.9 million software units for Wii. Four of every 10 games sold were for Nintendo systems.

Three games in the top five sellers for February play on Nintendo systems, including two from third-party publishers.

Nearly 1.7 million accessories were purchased for Wii, more than for any other system. More than 1.2 million accessories were sold for Nintendo DS as well.