NPD sales report for February 2013: Dead Space takes top honors

The NPD sales numbers for the month of February 2013 have been released. The following top 10 boxed sales are as follows:

  1. Dead Space 3 (360, PS3, PC) Electronic Arts
  2. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, Wii U PC) Activision Blizzard
  3. Crysis 3 (360, PS3, PC) Electronic Arts
  4. NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PSP, PC) Take-Two Interactive
  5. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3, 360) Konami
  6. Aliens: Colonial Marines 2013 (360, PS3, PC) Sega
  7. Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, PS3, Wii U) Ubisoft
  8. Far Cry 3 (360, PS3, PC) Ubisoft
  9. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (PS3, PSV) Sony
  10. Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U) Electronic Arts

Now, although these software numbers totaled $369.9 million, that comes in at a staggering 27% decline. Hardware took an even bigger hit with a 36% decline, besides the Xbox 360 topping the United States sales charts for the 26th month in a row at 302,000 units.

Not surprising, the two new EA games are at the top of the charts, with ol' reliable Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 coming in at second place. PlayStation 3 numbers have no been confirmed, but Nintendo Hardware in total sold over 455,000 units combined, with around 70,000 going toward the Wii U (not good, but better than January).

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