September NPD: $1.27b in sales, but it's no Halo 3 launch
by Ross Miller 
{ Oct 16th 2008 at 7:37PM }
For software, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed dominated with 3 of the top 10 spots, totaling 1.16 million in unit sales -- the Xbox 360 version accounted for 52% of sales, followed by PlayStation 3 at 28%. Wii Fit also had impressive figures with 518K. Here are this month's NPD hardware sales figures:
- Wii: 687K
234K (51.66%)- DS: 536.8K
18.5K (3.57%)- Xbox 360: 347.2K
152K (77.87%)- PSP: 238.1K
14.9K (-5.90%)- PS3: 232.4K
47K (25.35%)- PS2: 173.5K
29.4K (20.4%)Top ten in software sales after the break.
1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Xbox 360 – 610K
2. Wii Fit w/ Balance Board - Wii – 518K
3. Rock Band 2 - Xbox 360 – 363K
4. Mario Kart w/ wheel - Wii – 353K
5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - PS3 – 325K
6. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames - Xbox 360 – 297K
7. Wii Play w/ remote - Wii – 243K
8. Madden NFL 09 - Xbox 360 – 224K
9. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Wii – 223K
10. Madden NFL 09 - PS2 – 158K
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
uh-oh polio @ Oct 16th 2008 7:48PM
Not to sound like a fool but how exactly do you read these stats?
Whats the percentage for and the arrows, etc.
Foetoid @ Oct 16th 2008 7:53PM
I figured i would humor you, just in case you're being serious. A green arrow means sales increased from the previous month, red means decreased. The number to the left of the arrow is the current monthly sales number, to the right is how much it increased by compared to last month. The percentage is the percentage increase compared to last month.
Fernando Rocker @ Oct 16th 2008 7:53PM
The number on the left is the current sales of this month, the number on the right is the previous month.
The green arrow means that the system had more sales than previous month and the % is the increment percentage.
Draco @ Oct 16th 2008 8:03PM
They changed the system I think, or maybe its a new system for NPD (almost wrote NDP damn New Democrats!) normally the number on the right would be how much it increased or decreased. I read it completely wrong at first glance.
Pedobear @ Oct 16th 2008 9:10PM
I commonly mix up NPD and NDP as well.
Ross Miller @ Oct 17th 2008 12:59AM
Draco is right, usually the number on the right indicates the difference and not the previous month's data. Fixéd
Judge Doom @ Oct 16th 2008 7:43PM
Remember me, Eddie? When I killed your brother, I talked...just...like...THISSSS!!!!
Misfit Toy @ Oct 16th 2008 7:47PM
haha...Roger Rabbit. Nice.
In A World (XBL) @ Oct 16th 2008 8:04PM
I swear, some of those Halo 3 diehards must have magical cartoon bullets that just... fly around on their own! Damn cheaters!
Ridgecity @ Oct 17th 2008 12:19AM
With all that hype the game got, you expect another game to get that much cash? only Microsoft can spend that much on a campaign. Even if they opted not to use Jerry Seinfeld for Halo 3 media blitz.
Premature ejaculation man @ Oct 16th 2008 7:44PM
I'm just amazed that so many people can buy that much.
Misfit Toy @ Oct 16th 2008 7:48PM
Who is buying half a million DSes?
Superstar90 @ Oct 16th 2008 7:59PM
Humans.
Misfit Toy @ Oct 16th 2008 8:03PM
Apparently humans with two heads and four arms and lots of free time.
Superstar90 @ Oct 16th 2008 8:10PM
Mutants!
Karen @ Oct 27th 2008 9:18AM
I just bought a sixth one last week. Four were gifts and one I traded in my very used looking white DS for a Black one. Now everyone in the house has one multiplayer games like Club House Games are a bast.
Thierry @ Oct 16th 2008 7:53PM
I thought there was a recession, how come there is so many green arrows?
Markez @ Oct 16th 2008 7:54PM
What, you've never drowned your sorrows in a delicious new video game?
FSK405K @ Oct 16th 2008 11:27PM
The book, film, and gaming industries do well when the rest of the economy is doing poorly. They do particularly well when gas and airline prices are high.
Hyams @ Oct 16th 2008 7:54PM
Wow, even with the 360 price cut the Wii still outsold it 2 to 1, and in the 360's strongest region non-the-less.
The PS3, meanwhile, struggled to beat out the PS2.
Cyro @ Oct 16th 2008 8:35PM
By now I really dont think anything can out sell the Wii machine. I have lost all faith.. But I do know the 360 is going to see some really strong sales this holiday season because of that price cut it received. I think even better sales than last year.
elmersglue @ Oct 16th 2008 11:14PM
the wii does not deserve its success... honestly, the only two people i know that own a wii don't play it, and one of them wants to return it (she bought it this month).
It seems like every game incorporates gimmicky controls, i just want a good game with a good story, and i'm set... down vote me all you want motha fuckas, i'm drunk, i don't give a shit!
Markez @ Oct 17th 2008 1:05AM
Well, I was going to downvote you because your opening statement is thoroughly asinine, but you closed strong so I upvoted you.
Elmers glue + drunk + mutha fucka = good stuff
Foetoid @ Oct 17th 2008 1:27AM
Wow elmers. You and your friends must be the pickiest bunch of gamers of all time. I'm a picky hardcore gamer who refuses to buy mini-game compilations or crappy shovel-ware titles and i've found 12 Wii games to own. And i dont even own most of the A+ titles like Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart, Smash Bros Brawl, Battalion Wars, Geometry Wars or No More Heroes. If i can find that many games worth owning without owning the best games (Well, i still own Zelda, Metroid, RE4 etc) on top of my 12 GC games and 20 downloaded games, anyone can. And yes i am just a picky about controls. I bought Red Steel and launch and took it back 2 days later for Tony Hawk Downhill Jam.
Markez @ Oct 17th 2008 1:52AM
Whattaya got, Foetoid? I'm always up for more suggestions!
Evan @ Oct 17th 2008 9:36AM
@elmersglue
You must not know any parents with children, but I can assure you that there are millions and millions of them out there (the original NES and SNES sold over 50 million each, back when the video game market was almost exclusively parents with children). And, as the ONLY console with multiple top-tier kid/family oriented games, the Wii deserves all those sales.
Monkey Thing?!!? @ Oct 17th 2008 11:01AM
Exactly. the PS2 had a lot of kid and family-friendly games, much of whom were from Sony's own stable of excellent developers: Naughty Dog, Insomniac, and Sucker Punch, all of whom have been diverted to non-family-friendly projects, mostly. Ratchet and Clank are the only survivors
Very little demographic diversity in the PS360
tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 16th 2008 7:56PM
This was obviously caused by everyone pulling all their money out of wall street and blowing it on games before the impending apocalypse.
Misfit Toy @ Oct 16th 2008 8:04PM
Can't think of a better way to go out.
SKI @ Oct 17th 2008 4:03PM
Doing that while having sex?
LilTmac2003 @ Oct 16th 2008 7:59PM
Two things.
1 - Wasn't Mario Kart released the same time as GTA? It even beat out the PS3 version. It's #4 on the list??? Wow, that's pretty surprising.
2 - There are more DS's on this planet than humans.
Fernando Rocker @ Oct 16th 2008 8:02PM
Actually, Mario Kart Wii just outsold Halo 3 worldwide.
LilTmac2003 @ Oct 16th 2008 8:04PM
Also, way to go 360 for them sales. Way to go Nintendo for topping the 360 even after the price cut. Way to go PS3 for beating out the PS2.
Everyone has a great month
jimmygotsmack @ Oct 16th 2008 8:11PM
"Actually, Mario Kart Wii just outsold Halo 3 worldwide."
........ wow........ I actually didn't see that coming. So did SMG apparently.
Drew @ Oct 16th 2008 8:13PM
Hey! Tmac has duplicated! Ill call Lil T Solid Mac, and the first Mac Naked Mac.
Drew @ Oct 16th 2008 8:18PM
WHAT? Solid came before Naked? TIME PARADOX!
Donald @ Oct 16th 2008 9:06PM
I see a Mario Kart Wii add a day.
"LOOK AT THE FOOTAGE!" is now a meme in my apartment.
Donald @ Oct 16th 2008 9:07PM
Er, *ad
SoulBlade @ Oct 16th 2008 8:06PM
Maybe more people are buying up games now so they can have fun at home and reduce the number of times they go out and spend money for entertainment.
Fernando Rocker @ Oct 16th 2008 8:11PM
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr10/mappster110/npdcop1.gif
Cyro @ Oct 16th 2008 8:18PM
lol! Very funny Fernando... If only nintendo made games for real gamers and not soccer moms.... How sad :(
Jacksons @ Oct 16th 2008 8:26PM
When red rings go wrong.
Ultra Mario @ Oct 16th 2008 8:30PM
PS3 2008 Jan-Sept: 2250K
Xbox 360 2008 Jan-Sept: 2088K
:p
Hala Madrid!! (www.realmadrid.com) @ Oct 16th 2008 8:44PM
WOW, Robocop looks better with the helmet on.
That's Fucking creepy man.
xFenixKnightx @ Oct 16th 2008 9:00PM
+1 :)
xFenixKnightx @ Oct 16th 2008 9:12PM
Notice how none of the PS3 fanboys are to be found right now?
lolz!
There is honestly no exclusive title thats coming out on PS3 that is *really going to move PS3's off the shelf. LBP and R2 are definatly not going to do it. I even predict that COD:WaW is going to rape/murder R2 netx month but the peeps over at ps3fanboy werent having it. We'll see, I played the beta for several hours at my buddies house yesterday and I think its going to be a hit.
Arnon @ Oct 16th 2008 10:50PM
ROFL.. That was actually really well done.
j.howlett @ Oct 17th 2008 7:06AM
let's hope for the 360 fanboys that the numbers go up this year. maybe the price cut will put it ahead of ps3
sk8monroe81 @ Oct 17th 2008 5:19PM
ultra mario- why did you even post that... lol
sony needs to sell many more consoles than ms to close the console gap lead.
Ultra Mario @ Oct 16th 2008 8:25PM
Xbox 360 2007 Jan-Sept: 2222K
Xbox 360 2008 Jan-Sept: 2088K
Looks like a possible decline for the 360 this year. Gears 2 should help but it's nowhere near as big as Halo.