March 2010 NPD numbers (US) are out..

According to NPD analyst David Riley, "March 2010 is the third best
non-holiday month on record behind March 2008 and June 2008."

Oh, and God of War III sorta lost to Pokemon.

Combining Pokemon SoulSilver and HeartGold sales, the Nintendo powerhouse title sold 1.8 million units, while God of War III only sold 1.1 million. The actual ranking, however, pulls to two version apart to get this top 10 list of bestselling video games for March 2010:

1) God of War III
2) Pokemon SoulSilver
3) Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
4) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Xbox 360)
5) Pokemon HeartGold
6) Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox 360)
7) New Super Mario Bros. Wii
8) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3)
9) Wii Fit Plus (with the Balance Board)
10) MLB 10: The Show (PS3)

Riley also shared this tidbit: "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is now the second-best-selling game of all time, after Wii Play."

"In terms of total revenue, March 2010 is the third best non-holiday month on record behind March 2008 and June 2008," said NPD analyst Anita Frazier in a statement. 

Hardware sales were the sole dark spot, falling 4 percent to $440.5 million. In the console race, the DS was the top finisher with 770,800 units. In unsurprising second was the Wii with 557,500 units, followed closely by last month's top console, the Xbox 360, with 338,400 units. Not far behind was the PlayStation 3 had to made do with fourth place and 313,900 units, followed by the PSP with 119,900 units, barely ahead of the nearly 10-year-old PlayStation 2's 118,300 units.

"Wii experienced its best non-holiday sales month (hardware) since March
2009," said Frazier, who also called out the PS3. "Sony's PS3 hardware
posted its eighth consecutive month of year-over-year increases. For the
first time since its launch in the U.S., the PS3 has four titles in the
Top 10, and was also the leader in console software sales. "

HARDWARE SALES
DS: 700,800
Wii: 557,500
Xbox 360: 338,400
PlayStation 3: 313,900
PSP: 119,900
PlayStation 2: 118,300