NPD figures for March are in and suffice to say, it was an interesting month for both camps. For the second consecutive month, Xbox 360 edged past the PS3, a victory Microsoft might not have had if Final Fantasy XIII never made the multi-platform jump.

Cumulatively, Square Enix’s RPG opus sold over 1.3 million copies on both formats. The lion’s share of that figure went to PS3, which is not surprising considering the franchise is largely associated with the PlayStation brand. Still, the Xbox 360 version of FFXIII sold well, recording sales just shy of 500K units. Clearly, making the decision to go multi-platform later in development was worth the trouble.

Sony’s gory action juggernaut God of War III made a solid effort on the charts in March, shifting 1.10 millions units, a 32 percent increase over launch month sales of its predecessor. Combined, Pokemon flavors SoulSilver and HeartGold trumped everything else on the chart, proving once again that Nintendo’s gaggle of critters remain a force to be reckoned with.

A full breakdown of NPD’s figures for March can be found past the break.

Hardware Units

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

Software Sales

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

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