October NPD: Back where we belong
Well, to be honest, we belong in the top position, but we won't begrudge the Wii a little love when it comes to sales numbers, since we know there are still people suffering the slings and arrows of fate (and Best Buy) to get their hands on a console. No, we're cool with sharing the spotlight. We don't even have to move a lot of software to stay up there, either; two DS games appeared in the top ten, and neither above the midway point. People just like the hardware, and really, who can blame them?
- Nintendo Wii: 519K (5 million total)
- Nintendo DS: 458K (13.6 million total)
- Microsoft Xbox 360: 366K (7.1 million total)
- Sony PSP: 286K (8.8 million total)
- Sony PS2: 184K (39.4 million total)
- Sony PS3: 121K (1.9 million total)
Mosey on past the break to see the top-selling games.
- Halo 3 (all three SKUs combined — Xbox 360) — 433.8K
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (Xbox 360) — 383.2K
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (Wii) — 286.3K
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (PS2) — 271.1K
- Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) — 262.8K
- Wii Play (Wii) — 239.7K
- The Orange Box (Xbox 360) — 238.4K
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock standalone (PS2) — 231.7K
- FIFA Soccer '08 (PS2) — 129.7K
- Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (DS) — 116.9K