In news that should shock no one, Nintendo dominated December shopping, according to just released figures from the NPD Group, with the DS selling 3.04 million units and Wii moving 2.15 million units, while Microsoft pushed 1.44 million Xbox 360s and Sony sold 726,000 PlayStation 3s.
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Nintendo had a profitable December. The latest NPD Group numbers show Nintendo sold 3.04 million DS machines and 2.15 million Wiis in December alone.
The record sales were not limited to just Nintendo, with Microsoft selling 1.44 million Xbox 360 consoles. Sony was not as fortunate, however; the company sold only 726,000 PlayStation 3s before the month was up.
The complete hardware sales breakdown is below:
DS – 3.04 million
Wii – 2.15 million
Xbox 360 – 1.44 million
PSP – 1.02 million
PS3 – 726,000
PS2 – 410,000
What does Sony need to do to turn their fortunes around, readers?