The NPD released their March 2009 sales data tonight and the big winners last month were Resident Evil 5 and the Wii. The Wii and a shooter sequel both sold well? Yes, we were completely unsurprised too.

Software:

• Resident Evil 5 (Capcom, 360) - 938K
• Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo, DS) - 805K
• Halo Wars (Microsoft, 360) - 639K
• Resident Evil 5 (Capcom, PS3) - 585K
• Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) - 541K
• MLB ‘09: The Show (Sony, PS3) - 305K
• Killzone 2 (Sony, PS3) - 296K
• Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) - 281K
• Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) - 278K
• Major League Baseball 2K9 (Take Two, 360) - 205K

Hardware:

• Wii - 601,000
• DS - 563,000
• Xbox 360 - 330,000
• PS3 - 218,000
• PSP - 168,000
• PS2 - 112,000

This is the second month in a row that a Capcom game tore up the charts. In February, the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Street Fighter IV were the second and third best sellers, respectively. The hardware sales rankings, meanwhile, are the exact same as last month. Wii and DS are still going strong; I'm interested to see how the DS sales change in April on account of the DSi launch.