NPD Group has released the 411 on the best selling games of the year, not including December. They are:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360): 4,200,000
- Wii Fit (w/ balance board) (Wii): 3,500,000
- Wii Sports Resort (w/ MotionPlus) (Wii): 2,400,000
- Wii Mario Kart (w/ wheel) (Wii): 2,200,000
- Wii Play (w/ remote) (Wii): 2,100,000
- Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360): 2,000,000
- Pokemon Platinum Version (DS): 1,900,000
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3): 1,900,000
- Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360): 1,500,000
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii): 1,400,000
As much as you guys (most of you, anyway) bag on Nintendo, those numbers are ridiculous. Any software publisher would kill for those sales figures. Even though New Super Mario Bros. hasn’t been out that long, it still managed to crack the list. As a Pokemon fan, I’m thrilled that Platinum made the list. I love showing numbers like that to idiots that say, “They still make Pokemon games?!?” You see, usually when you sell millions of something, a sequel is a pretty good idea.
Nobody should be surprised that Modern Warfare 2 topped the list, but damn those figures are impressive. It’s funny –at the Spike TV VGAs, a friend of mine told me that he was surprised that the game didn’t win more awards. I replied, “I’m pretty sure Activision would rather have the sales than some award.”
Anything on the list surprise you?
it's kind of weird that at my age I've really grown out of the mainstream games. Tweens definitely rule the market as they say. I only own 1 game on the top 10 list. Although to be fair I'd probably own New Super Mario wii if I had a wii that is.
LOL I got to say it.
Where is Killzone at?
But no seriously, I'm just glad ODST sold better than Pokemon. I would feel ashamed if I was Microsoft and lost to a non Mario/motion controlled Nintendo game.
Glad to see Mario Kart still in there, that's one game that's enjoyed in the house that's Wii related. Well that and Battle Revolution >_>
Pokefans unite!
@Sandrock323 Globally, I'm sure Pokemon trounced ODST.
What surprises me most is the fact that, incredibly, all of the top 10 games were sold in even increments of hundreds of thousands… ¿¿¡¡I mean, what are the odds of that??!!
(Kidding, of course.)
@R-Pad
Or if you just add all three vesions together.
@Sandrock
Last I read, Killzone 2 was at 2 million. I don't know why it's not on that list. Same as Uncharted 2.
Disregard my last comment. I just realized that this was NPD numbers.
I gotta try New Super Mario Wii. And, no, I don't have any kids… just the one inside of me.
-M
… Ok, that came out all wrong. What I meant was: "I don't have any kids… just the child-like voice I have in my head." You know, the part of you that remembers the nostalgic games of yore? That's what I meant. If you thought about my previous statement in any other way… well, then, you're just a sick bastard.
-M