Hardware
NDS – 1,700,000
Wii – 1,260,000
360 – 819,500
PS3 – 710,400
PSP – 293,900
PS2 – 203,100
Software
1. 360 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – 4,200,000*
2. PS3 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – 1,870,000*
3. Wii New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 1,390,000
4. 360 Assassin’s Creed II – 794,000
5. 360 Left 4 Dead 2 – 744,000
6. Wii Wii Sports Resort – 720,200*
7. Wii Wii Fit Plus – 679,000*
8. PS3 Assassin’s Creed II – 448,400
9. 360 Dragon Age: Origins – 362,100*
10. Wii Mario Kart Wii – 315,000
*Number includes all SKUs except those bundled with game systems.
^The numbers on the right represent units sold.
The software numbers speak for themselves – Modern Warfare 2 had, by a large margin, the most successful launch in video game history. Not even Halo 3 saw numbers like these; MW2 sold better by 16%, once you compare the amount of time each was out. Besides that, New Super Mario Bros. Wii ended up being the second-best selling game this month, barely beating out the combined sales of Assassin’s Creed II. It looks like my prediction is coming true so far – Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit and Wii Play are being replaced with Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. I wonder how long those three titles will last on the top 10.
