No surprises this month - Guitar Hero III, Phantom Hourglass, Wii Play, and Brain Age 2 were among the top ten selling software titles in the United States, and the Wii and Nintendo DS continue to be the hottest gaming platforms. We can all celebrate, however, as the existence of this report is thanks to Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft giving the OK for the NPD to release the figures publicly.

It should be noted, however, that this data does not contain any data from Toys ‘R’ Us stores. The NPD group adds and loses data from different chains all the time, reporting on almost two-thirds of major retailers in the United States, so the overall contour of the data shouldn’t be affected.

NPD Group: October 2007

Industry Sales: $1.1 billion (+73% over October ‘06)
– YTD: $10.5 billion (+49% over last year through October ‘06)
Hardware Sales: $469.7 million (+127%)
– Consoles: $349.6 million (+195%)
– Portables: $120.1 million (+36%)
Software Sales: $513.9 million (+39%)
– Consoles: $412.5 million (+45%)
– Portables: $101.5 million (+19%)
Accessories: $130 million (+94%)

Wii: 519,000
Nintendo DS: 458,000
Xbox 360: 366,000
PSP: 286,000
PlayStation 2: 184,000
PlayStation 3: 121,000

1. Halo 3 (360): 433,800 units
2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/guitar (360): 383,200 units
3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/guitar (Wii): 286,300 units
4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/guitar (PS2): 271,100 units
5. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS): 262,800 units
6. Wii Play w/ Wii Remote (Wii): 239,700 units
7. Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (360): 238,400 units
8. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock standalone (PS2): 231,700 units
9. FIFA Soccer 08 (PS2): 129,700 units
10. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (DS): 116,900 units

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