Hardware
Wii – 2,040,000
NDS – 1,570,000
360 – 836,000
PSP – 421,000
PS3 – 378,000
PS2 – 206,000
Software
1. 360 Gears of War 2* – 1,560,000
2. 360 Call of Duty: World at War* – 1,410,000
3. Wii Wii Play – 796,000
4. Wii Wii Fit – 697,000
5. Wii Mario Kart Wii – 637,000
6. PS3 Call of Duty: World at War – 597,000
7. Wii Guitar Hero: World Tour* – 475,000
8. 360 Left 4 Dead – 410,000
9. PS3 Resistance 2* – 385,000
10. Wii Wii Music – 297,000
*Includes all versions of that game for that system, except for versions bundled with consoles.
^The numbers on the right represent units sold.
The console discrepancy is now bordering on absurd; the Wii outsold the 360, PSP, PS2 and PS3 combined, and the DS nearly did the same. You can hardly call it competition anymore; Nintendo has a whole different audience to cater to and its sales are in an entirely different league. Software, though, is a bit of a different matter; while certain titles may heftily overtake Nintendo’s titles as they did this month, the same few Nintendo mainstays are constantly on the top 10 software chart for long-term selling power. Interestingly, though, the Wii build of Guitar Hero: World Tour was the most popular one this month; I suppose that game has built up quite the casual audience as well, which, as a very hardcore player of the game, I often forget.
On a related note, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King dominated the PC world with 1.4 million units sold, to nobody’s surprise.
