Today, NPD has released the sales numbers for January 2010. Nintendo has dominated (as always) the hardware (Wii) and software (New Super Mario Bros.) charts. Also, Microsoft has sold more Xbox360 consoles than Sony’s PS3. In the software side, Mass Effect 2 has managed to sell 572.1K copies in just six days, which is very impressive. And games such as Army of Two: The 40th Day and Darksiders making an appearance in the software chart for the first time. Check out the complete numbers below:
 
 

 
 
- Hardware:
 

- PlayStation 2 41.6K
- PlayStation 3 276.9K
- PSP 100.1K
- Xbox 360 332.8K
- Wii 465.8K
- Nintendo DS 422.2K
 

- The top 10 best selling games in January:
 

1. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 656.7K
2. MASS EFFECT 2* 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jan-10 572.1K
3. WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-09 555.7K
4. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 326.7K
5. MARIO KART W/ WHEEL WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 310.9K
6. SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 297.6K
7. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 259.0K
8. ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jan-10 246.5K
9. JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT Nov-09 191.9K
10. DARKSIDERS 360 THQ Jan-10 171.2k