Nintendo has finished 2007 as the big winner in gaming market thanks to its strong sales of Wii and DS, but Microsoft and Sony seems to have also many reasons to be pleased.

After the NPD announced its final data about the 2007 sales, every gaming console maker had some positive news to announce.

For example, Microsoft was very quick to point out that the gaming fans spent more dollars on Xbox 360 in 2007, with more than $13.7 billion in total consumer spending.

Xbox 360 won 2007 with $4.8 billion in total consumer spend compared to Wii with $3.5 billion and PlayStation 3 with $2.2 billion. This wraps up a historic year, with NPD reporting consumers have spent nearly 45 percent of total industry figures on Xbox 360, Microsoft noted. Also, the Redmond company said that to date, 33 third party games on Xbox 360 hit the top 10 list across all consoles compared to five third party games on PS3, and four on Wii.

Xbox LIVE’s network is 10 million members strong and growing, achieving membership goals six months ahead of schedule, Microsoft said.

Although Sony’s PS3 was outsold by Wii and Xbox 360, Sony said it had a good year overall, thanks to the strong sales in the second half and to its PlayStation 2 gaming console.

In a official statement, Sony’s officials said that PlayStation total hardware revenue was $714 million in December, surpassing the total hardware revenue of Microsoft and Nintendo.

Also, PlayStation total software revenue in December was $822 million, sales nearly doubled compared to last month's sales.

Sony’s champ for 2007, the PS2, sold more software units than any other console on the market, the company said. PlayStation total software revenue in December was $822 million, sales nearly doubled compared to last month's sales.

As for Nintendo, who has an incredible year, what was left to say? Nintendo DS was the top-selling U.S. system of 2007, with nearly 8.5 million sold, including more than 4 million in November and December alone. Wii placed second, with nearly 6.3 million sold through the year, more than 2.3 million of which sold in the final two months.

"By the end of 2007 we were sold out of virtually all hardware, and much of our stock of software and accessories was sold out as well, thanks to the broad appeal of Wii and Nintendo DS to core gamers, women, families, grandparents - and seemingly everyone in between," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales & marketing. "And that momentum continues here in the early weeks of 2008."