According to the NPD's data on North American games sales, March 2010 was the third best non-holiday month on record behind March 2008 and June 2008. Leading the way on the software side were God of War III and Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver.

The NPD report had a few little fun facts to impart. Bad Company 2 sold 170% more in its first month than its predecessor. God of War III and Final Fantasy XIII bested their predecessors' launches by 32 and 48 percent, respectively. Though it didn't crack the top ten this month, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 became the second best-selling game of all time behind Wii Play.

Software

• GOD OF WAR III - PS3 - 1.10M
• POKEMON SOULSILVER VERSION - NDS - 1.02M
• FINAL FANTASY XIII - PS3 - 828.2K
• BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 - 360 - 825.5K
• POKEMON HEARTGOLD VERSION - NDS - 761.2K
• FINAL FANTASY XIII - 360 - 493.9K
• NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII - WII - 457.4K
• BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 - PS3 - 451.2K
• WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD - WII - 429.6K
• MLB 10: THE SHOW - PS3 - 349.2K

Hardware

• PlayStation 2 118.3K
• PlayStation 3 313.9K
• PSP 119.9K
• Xbox 360 338.4K
• Wii 557.5K
• Nintendo DS 700.8K