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Nintendo Breaks More Sales Records, Sells Over 5 Million Consoles In December

8:40AM Michael McWhertor | The holidays were very merry for Nintendo which sold 3.04 million Nintendo DS handhelds during the month of December, ending 2008 with the best-selling console in the United States, blowing far past the console competition. More »

NPD: 2007 Sales So Far

9:40AM Michael McWhertor | How is 2007 looking for the video game industry so far? Pretty damn good, having crossed the $US10 billion revenue mark as of the end of October, with its two biggest revenue generating months still to come. If that’s a tough number to wrap your brain around, try to imagine an ocean made of cash. It’s a lot like that. October ‘07 saw the industry pull in $US1.1 billion, across hardware and software, ensuring that this year will be its best. Much of that revenue can be chalked up to higher console prices for the Wii and PlayStation 3, plus some very strong selling software. The best selling games, across all platforms, for the year are as follows, with more year-to-date sales data after the jump. Halo 3 – 3,700,000 Madden NFL 08 – 3,200,000 Guitar Hero II – 2,800,00 Wii Play (w/ Remote) – 2,500,000 Pokemon Diamond – 2,100,000 Pokemon Pearl – 1,500,000 Spider-Man 3 – 1,400,000 Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock – 1,400,000 More »

Halo 3, Guitar Hero Rule October Software Sales

9:20AM Michael McWhertor | Bungie’s Halo 3 was once again master chief of the sales charts, despite a 92% drop in sales from its 3.3 million seller debut in September. Activision and Red Octane’s Guitar Hero III also had a good month, pushing 1.4 million units across multiple platforms. While the lead platform goes to the Xbox 360 this month in individual SKU terms, with the Wii version far behind, over 500,000 copies of the PlayStation 2 version were sold last month, across the standalone and guitar bundled editions. The top ten games sold in the U.S. for the month of October are below, with additional numbers after the jump. 01. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) – 433,800 02. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (Xbox 360) – 383,200 03. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (Wii) – 286,300 04. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (PS2) – 271,100 05. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) – 262,800 06. Wii Play (Wii) – 239,700 07. The Orange Box (Xbox 360) – 238,400 08. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) -231,700 09. FIFA Soccer 08 (PS2) – 129,700 10. Brain Age 2: More Training In Minutes A Day (DS) – 116,900 More »

Wii, DS Reclaim Hardware Lead, PS3 Takes Up Rear

9:00AM Michael McWhertor | The NPD Group today revealed its findings for U.S. hardware and software retail sales for the month of October, following a brief scare that led us to believe that NPD would no longer provide precious, life-giving hardware figures. Last month, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 pushed its way to number one, boosted by strong Halo 3 sales. For the month of October, however, Nintendo’s Wii surges past the 360, with the PlayStation brand resting uncomfortably in the lower half of the chart. Next month, we’ll know tangibly how successful Sony’s recent price drop for the PlayStation 3 was, as it went into effect on November 2nd. Monthly sales follow, with more hardware numbers after the jump. Wii – 519,000 Nintendo DS – 458,000 Xbox 360 – 366,000 PSP – 286,000 PlayStation 2 – 184,000 PlayStation 3 – 121,000 More »