Industry NewsOct 2008 NPD: Behind The NumbersGamasutra - November 16, 2008
Submitted by apujanata (14935)
at 4:37PM PST on November 17, 2008
In this exclusive analysis, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews looks in more detail at October's NPD U.S. game hardware/software sales, revealing guitar wars, top-selling games so far this year, and much more.
Software Sales by System, YTD 2008 : Wii 38M, X360 30M, PS3 18M
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Top 5 Games US, YTD 2008 :
1. Super Smash Brother Melee : 3.5 Million (est)
2. Mario Kart : 3.4 Million
3. GTA IV, X360 : 3.2 Million (est)
4. Wii Play : 3.0 Million
5. Wii Fit : 2.8 Million