The NPD Group has released the software and hardware sales figures for the month of February. As expected, the Nintendo DS took first place, while the Wii placed second. Surprisingly, the PlayStation 2 pulled ahead of both the PS3 and Xbox 360, taking third place. The PS3 once again outsold the Xbox 360, with Microsoft blaming the low sales figures on hardware shortages.

Hit the jump for the full software and hardware sales breakdown.

Hardware Sales

* Nintendo DS — 587,600
* Wii — 432,000
* PlayStation 2 — 351,800
* PlayStation 3 — 280,800
* Xbox 360 — 254,600
* PlayStation Portable — 243,100

Top 10 Software Sales

1. 360 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision — 296,200
2. 360 Devil May Cry 4, Capcom — 295,200
3. WII Wii Play, Nintendo — 289,700
4. PS3 Devil May Cry 4, Capcom — 233,500
5. WII Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Activision — 222,900
6. NDS Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Sega — 205,600
7. 360 Lost Odyssey, Microsoft — 203,600
8. 360 Turok, Touchstone — 197,700
9. PS2 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Activision — 183,800
10. 360 Rock Band, MTV/EA — 161,800

Despite low hardware sales figures compared to the competition and shortages to boot, Microsoft did very well in terms of software sales, with five Xbox 360 titles in the top 10.

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