The much-awaited December 2008 sales figures are out courtesy of the NPD Group. Nintendo dominates the hardware sales as usual with the DS and Wii.

Interestingly enough, the Wii is the only platform to fall behind expectations. The Xbox 360 and PS3, however, are pretty much in line with market expectations, although the Microsoft console sold twice as much as its Sony rival.

US Hardware in December 2008 (Expected sales in parentheses)

• Nintendo DS: 3,040,000 (2,670,000)
• Wii: 2,150,000 (3,030,000)
• Xbox 360: 1,440,000 (1,420,000)
• PSP: 1,020,000 (935,000)
• PS3: 726,000 (757,000)

As for the software sales, five of the top ten sellers are for the Wii, four come from the Xbox 360, while the PS3 only registered one title on that char. Also interesting to note that all the non-Nintendo platform titles on that chart are all first-person shooters.

US Software in December 2008 (Expected sales in parentheses)

1. Wii Play: 1,460,000 (1,350,000)
2. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360): 1,330,000 (799,000)
3. Wii Fit: 999,000
4. Mario Kart (Wii): 979,900
5. Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii): 850,000
6. Gears of War 2: 745,000 (799,000)
7. Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360): 629,000
8. Mario Kart DS: 540,000
9. Call of Duty World at War (PlayStation 3): 533,000
10. Animal Crossing: City Folk: 497,000
    

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