NPD's Are Out, Playstation Sits On Top of Home Console Chart

The September NPD numbers are out and for the first time Sony has beaten Microsoft and Nintendo in America for the home console sales.  Playstation 3 sold 491,800 units while Microsoft and Nintendo sold 352,600 and 462,800 respectively.  So while Sony did finish the month in the top spot, they did not beat out Nintendo by much.  DS stole the show, though with 524,200 units showing the handheld is not going to stop its dominance anytime soon. 

While Sony stole the console show, Nintendo had a respectable showing in software sales during the month of September.  Seven of the top 20 titles for the month were released on Nintendo platforms and they are as follows:

#2: Wii Sports Resort, with Motion Plus  442,900 units
#4: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story   258,100 units
#10: The Beatles: Rock Band   208,600 units
#12: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days  
#13: Scribblenauts   194,000 units
#18: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box  
#19: Wii Fit (w/ Balance Board)   134,000 units

Halo 3: ODST finished in the top spot with over 1.5 million units sold. 

Those numbers are all very respectable and it's good to see a new title like Scribblenauts doing so well despite being a new franchise.  The game deserves some praise, even with its quirks.  We're getting into the holiday sales season so let's see how Nintendo does for the rest of the year.  Sony did so well off the back of their price drop and console redesign.  Now that Nintendo and Microsoft have also dropped their prices it will be interesting to see if Sony can hold onto that or if they'll drop the top spot next month.