The final month of 2007 sales are in from the US and the sales are huge all around but even bigger for our favourite handheld. We are of course talking about the Nintendo DS which topped the hardware sales with 2.47 million units sold in the period. Despite shortages the Wii was able hold the top spot in consoles with 1.35million. Software was good for Nintendo too with Galaxy only second to Call of Duty 4. Both of which were in the same position as last month. Wii Play also features prominently for Nintendo. Charts inside.
Hardware December 2007
1) Nintendo DS – 2.47 million
2) Wii – 1.35 million
3) Xbox 360 – 1.26 million
4) PlayStation 2 – 1.1 million
5) PSP – 1.06 million
6) PlayStation 3 – 797,600
Software December 2007
1) 360 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE 1.47 million
2) WII SUPER MARIO GALAXY 1.40 million
3) PS2 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK 1.25 million
4) WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 1.08 million
5) 360 ASSASSIN’S CREED 893.7K
6) 360 HALO 3 742.7 K
7) NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A DAY 659.5K 
PS2 MADDEN NFL 08 655.2K
9) 360 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK 624.6K
10) WII MARIO AND SONIC: OLYMPIC GAMES 613.0K
Some full year data was also released, including hardware year to date, life to date, and the top ten software sales for the year:
Top 10 Software of 2007
1) 360 HALO 3 (September release) 4.82 million
2) WII PLAY W/ REMOTE (February release) 4.12 million
3) 360 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE (November release) 3.04 million
4) PS2 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK (October release) 2.72 million
5) WII SUPER MARIO GALAXY (November release) 2.52 million
6) NDS POKEMON DIAMOND (April release) 2.48 million
7) PS2 MADDEN NFL 08 (August release) 1.90 million PS2 GUITAR HERO 2 (November 2006 release) 1.89 million
9) 360 ASSASSIN’S CREED (November release) 1.87 million
10) WII MARIO PARTY 8 (May release) 1.82 million
Hardware Year to Date 2007 (Life to Date)
Nintendo DS – 8.50 million (17.65 million)
Wii – 6.29 million (7.38 million)
Xbox 360 – 4.62 million (9.15 million)
PSP – 3.82 million (10.47 million)
PlayStation 2 – 3.97 million (41.12 million)
PlayStation 3 – 2.56 million (3.25 million)
Source: NeoGAF
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