Hardware
NDS – 524,200
PS3 – 491,800
Wii – 462,800
360 – 352,600
PSP – 190,400
PS2 – 146,000
Software
1. 360 Halo 3: ODST – 1,520,000
2. Wii Wii Sports Resort – 442,900
3. 360 Madden NFL 10 – 289,600
4. NDS Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story – 258,100
5. 360 The Beatles: Rock Band – 254,000*
6. PS3 Madden NFL 10 – 246,500
7. 360 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 – 236,000
8. PS3 Batman: Arkham Asylum – 212,500*
9. 360 Guitar Hero 5 – 210,800*
10. Wii The Beatles: Rock Band – 208,600*
*Number includes all SKUs except those bundled with game systems.
^The numbers on the right represent units sold.
The Playstation 3 has profited greatly from finally reaching a price that more consumers will find reasonable, overtaking the Wii and selling nearly a half-million units last month. The DS remains on top for now, though, likely due to both the DSi and Mario & Luigi. Will this set a trend going into the holiday season? With the ever-popular Wii at a lower price, it’s hard to say.
Speaking of software, it’s no surprise to see Halo 3: ODST at the top of the list, but I’m quite pleased to see that consumers love the Mario & Luigi series; I need to give that one a try once I’ve satisfied my current Phoenix Wright addiction. I’m also very pleased that consumers have collectively chosen The Beatles: Rock Band over Guitar Hero 5, being the complete Beatlemaniac that I am. If you ignore cross-platform SKUs and focus solely on how well an individual title sold, The Beatles: Rock Band takes the #3 spot this month, with #4 going to Guitar Hero 5 (Halo 3: ODST and Madden NFL 10 take the top two spots).
Lastly, I’m not entirely sure when this happened, but our three old mainstays (Wii Fit, Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii) have all dropped from the list. We’ve found a successor in Wii Sports Resort, it seems; will Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii pick up the slack in the coming months?
