Nov 17 2008
Wii leads US sales during October
On track to make in excess of $22 billion this year alone, the video game industry topped $1.3 billion during the month of October. A surge in Wii sales (over 800k) led the way, to which we can only say “Wiiiiiiii!”
On the software side, Wii Fit led the way for games on Nintendo platforms (second overall to Fable II), while Wii Music landed outside of the top ten with only 81,000 copies sold between its October 20th release and the end of the month. Full details past the break.
NPD Group: October 2008
Industry Sales: $1.31 billion (+18% from October ‘07)
Hardware Sales: $494.74 million (+5%)
Software Sales: $696.79 million (+35%)
Accessory Sales: $120.19 million (-8%)YTD: $13.31 billion (+25%)
Wii: 803,000
Nintendo DS: 491,800
Xbox 360: 371,200
PSP: 193,100
PlayStation 3: 190,400
PlayStation 2: 136,500
1. Fable II (360): 790,000 units
2. Wii Fit w/ Balance Board (Wii): 487,000 units
3. Fallout 3 (360) 375,000 units
4. Mario Kart Wii w/ wheel (Wii): 290,000 units
5. Wii Play w/ remote (Wii): 282,000 units
6. Saints Row 2 (360): 270,000 units
7. SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Confrontation (PS3): 231,000 units
8. LittleBigPlanet (PS3): 215,000 units
9. NBA 2K9 (360): 202,000 units
10. Dead Space (360): 193,000 units
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I’m glad Fable, Dead Space, and Fallout are doing well, but Mario Kart still being on the list is a big surprise, and proof that the Wii, like the DS, is printing money.
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