April NPD numbers are in, giving us both hardware and software sales data for all consoles and handhelds. On one hand, the Nintendo DS came in second (we don’t need to tell you which family-oriented console took 1st, do we?). The DS sold roughly 415 thousand units, but suffered a considerable fall compared to the 698 thousand systems sold during March. The PSP did its part, too, claiming 3rd spot and selling 193 thousand units, although suffering a drop of about 104 thousand systems from the previous month. The PSP outsold the Xbox 360, PS3, and PS2, and overall hardware sales dropped considerably. On the software department, only two handheld games made it to the top ten; Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time / Darkness, claiming spots 7 and 8 with 202,000 copies sold each. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and God of War: Chains of Olympus didn’t manage to stay on the software list during April; and where’s Patapon?

As of writing, worldwide DS and PSP sales are:

Nintendo DS: 72 million

Sony PSP: 34 million

As a side note, I’m glad to say that I contributed to PSP hardware sales this past April, with my sleek and shiny Piano Black PSP Slim.

Thanks: [PSP Fanboy]