From the ever-fascinating folks over at NeoGAF, April NPD numbers are out.

Another brutal month for the PS3... 82k in April according to NPD.  It's definitely going to take some major shift in the dynamic for Sony to turn things around.  I don't think it will be enough, but the Sony Gamer's Day footage they released today will help -- Ratchet & Clank Future and Uncharted both looks amazing.  Insomniac and Naughty Dog rarely disappoint, so it's not much of a surprise. 

Of course the Wii was still the big winner again, with 360,000 units compared to 174,000 for the Xbox 360.  A 2:1 sales advantage for the Wii could be disruptive in the long term, but I remain skeptical that it will last.  On a weekly basis the 360 was up from March (though the Wii was up more).  Given how light the release schedule has been for the 360, to still see even any uptick is a strong indicator for how well it will perform when the really heavy hitters arrive in the fall: Halo 3, GTA IV, Mass Effect, Bioshock.  Even the cross-platform blockbusters like Mercenaries 2 and Assassin's Creed will help the 360 more than the PS3 in my opinion.  Heck, in the short term I wouldn't be surprised if Forza 2 and possibly Shadowrun help move some numbers in June.

Even if the Wii continues unabated, it will take some considerable time for it to catch up to the 360's numbers.  The software charts indicate that even if the 360 is running in the middle of the field on hardware sales, it is in a very strong position for software.  The fact that it comes in #1 on the multi-platform releases indicates how active that consumer base is, which is a strong determining factor for publishing support -- and in the end the only thing that can truly kill a console is losing that 3rd party publishing support.