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blurb=The NPD Group has released North American video game sales data for April. Despite the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV on competing systems, Nintendo hardware and software managed to perform well sales wise. }}
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The NPD Group has released video game sales data for the month of April 2008. Despite the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV on competing systems, Nintendo hardware and software managed to perform well salewise.
The NPD Group has released North American video game sales data for April. Despite the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV on competing systems, Nintendo hardware and software managed to perform well sales wise.


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[[bp:Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness]], which debuted on April 20, were the two top-selling titles for the Nintendo DS. Each title sold more than 200,000 copies. {{bp|Super Smash Bros. Brawl}} for the Wii sold another 326,000 to reach a total of more than 3 million sold. The top-selling game overall for Nintendo platforms was Mario Kart Wii, the second best-selling game of the month on all consoles.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness]], which debuted on April 20, were the top two selling titles for the Nintendo DS for the month of April. Each title sold over 200,000 copies. [[bp:Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] for the Wii sold another 326,000 to reach over three million sold. The top selling game for Nintendo platforms was Mario Kart Wii, the second best selling game of the month.


The Wii was the top game system in April, selling more than 714,000 units, over three times the number of consoles purchased for either the XBox 360 or the Playstation 3. The Nintendo DS was the second best selling system, pushing over 414,000 units to consumers.  
Wii was the top game system in April, selling more than 714,000 units, more than three times the number of consoles purchased for either the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3. The Nintendo DS was the second best-selling system, pushing more than 414,000 units to consumers.  


==Top 10 selling games, April 2008==
==Top 10 selling games, April 2008==
# Grand Theft Auto IV - 1.85 million
# Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360) — 1.85 million
# Mario Kart Wii - 1.12 million
# Mario Kart Wii 1.12 million
# Grand Theft Auto IV (Playstation 3) 1.00 million
# Grand Theft Auto IV (PlayStation 3) 1 million
# Wii Play - 360,000
# Wii Play 360,000
# Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 326,000
# Super Smash Bros. Brawl 326,000
# Gran Turismo 5:  Prologue - 224,000
# Gran Turismo 5:  Prologue 224,000
# Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness - 202,000
# Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness 202,000
# Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time - 202,000
# Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time 202,000
# Guitar Hero III (Wii) - 152,000
# Guitar Hero III (Wii) 152,000
# Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (XBox 360) - 141,000
# Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360) 141,000


==Game system sales, April 2008==
==Game system sales, April 2008==
# Nintendo Wii - 714,200
# Wii 714,200
# Nintendo DS - 414,800
# Nintendo DS 414,800
# Playstation Portable - 192,700
# PlayStation Portable 192,700
# Xbox 360 - 188,000
# Xbox 360 188,000
# Playstation 3 - 187,100
# PlayStation 3 187,100
# Playstation 2 - 124,400
# PlayStation 2 124,400
 
==Information==
* [http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/05/npd-spin-first.html NPD Spin: First To 10 Million Loses — Wired News]
* [http://www.npd.com/corpServlet?nextpage=corp_welcome.html NPD Market Research]

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The NPD Group has released North American video game sales data for April. Despite the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV on competing systems, Nintendo hardware and software managed to perform well sales wise.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, which debuted on April 20, were the two top-selling titles for the Nintendo DS. Each title sold more than 200,000 copies. Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii sold another 326,000 to reach a total of more than 3 million sold. The top-selling game overall for Nintendo platforms was Mario Kart Wii, the second best-selling game of the month on all consoles.

Wii was the top game system in April, selling more than 714,000 units, more than three times the number of consoles purchased for either the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3. The Nintendo DS was the second best-selling system, pushing more than 414,000 units to consumers.

Top 10 selling games, April 2008

  1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360) — 1.85 million
  2. Mario Kart Wii — 1.12 million
  3. Grand Theft Auto IV (PlayStation 3) — 1 million
  4. Wii Play — 360,000
  5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl — 326,000
  6. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue — 224,000
  7. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness — 202,000
  8. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time — 202,000
  9. Guitar Hero III (Wii) — 152,000
  10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360) — 141,000

Game system sales, April 2008

  1. Wii — 714,200
  2. Nintendo DS — 414,800
  3. PlayStation Portable — 192,700
  4. Xbox 360 — 188,000
  5. PlayStation 3 — 187,100
  6. PlayStation 2 — 124,400

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