Nintendo dominates US hardware chart

Nintendo's Wii and DS took first and second place in the US hardware chart for October, according to figures from NPD.

The Wii was the biggest seller with 803,000 units, while its handheld counterpart shifted 491,000 units, giving Nintendo a combined total of some 1.3 million hardware units sold.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 finished third on 371,000, followed by the PSP in fourth and PlayStation 3 in fifth on 193,000 and 190,000 respectively. The PlayStation 2 was last, selling 136,000 consoles.

Despite strong sales of Nintendo consoles, hardware revenues in the US grew by just 5%, while the sales of accessories dropped by 8% for the month.