Meanwhile, the Xbox platform continues to grow, despite the fierce competition. "In March, cumulative U.S. Xbox One sales continued to outpace Xbox 360 sales at the same point in its lifecycle," Xbox Marketing VP Mike Nichols confirmed. The average time spent playing Xbox One games over Live during the month of March saw a 45 percent year-over-year global boost.
Last month, Sony came out on top as well, with PlayStation 4 serving as the best-selling home console of February. To find out which game dominated the month of March, check out our NPD software sales rundown. Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @alexcosborn.