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October 2009 NPD Number Crunch: Wii, Uncharted 2 lead the way
Leo Chan - Friday, November 13th, 2009 | 11:16AM (PT) 0 Like Favourites (0)


Industry goes back into year-on-year decline after a solid September

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The NPD Group has prepared its latest monthly report covering the North American video game industry sales for October 2009.  After the year's first month of year-on-year growth as a result of September 2009's sales, October 2009 unfortunately couldn't quite keep up the pace.  A 19 percent year-on-year decline in total industry revenue was reported, though October 2009's results still proved to be the third highest recorded by the NPD Group for the month.

October 2009 Industry Summary

Total: $1.07 billion USD
Console software: $572.73 million USD
Console hardware: $380.74 million USD
Console accessories: $118.88 million USD

October 2009 US Hardware Sales

   Platform Unit Sales Year-to-Date Lifetime-to-Date
1. Nintendo Wii 506,900 4,524,000 22,063,800
2. Nintendo DS 457,600 6,175,400 33,716,600
3. Sony PlayStation 3 320,600 2,264,100 9,057,900
4. Microsoft Xbox 360 249,700 2,641,200 16,701,400
5. Sony PlayStation Portable 174,600 1,547,200 14,888,000
6. Sony PlayStation 2 117,800 1,263,600  

Nintendo's Wii sees a return to form after being topped by the PlayStation 3 in September, and it's price cut to $199 USD certainly helped.  The competing PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms already saw their boost in sales thanks to similar reductions in price, though NPD's Anita Frazier notes that their momentum did not end up carrying over into October.

October 2009 US Top Ten Software Sales

  Title Platform Publisher Release Unit Sales
1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3 Sony 10/2009 537,000
2. Wii Fit Plus Wii Nintendo 10/2009 441,000
3. Borderlands 360 2K Games 10/2009 418,000
4. Wii Sports Resort Wii Nintendo 07/2009 314,000
5. NBA 2K10 360 2K Games 10/2009 311,000
6. Halo 3: ODST 360 Microsoft 09/2009 271,000
7. NBA 2K10 PS3 2K Games 10/2009 213,000
8. Forza Motorsport 3 360 Microsoft 10/2009 175,000
9. Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days DS Square Enix 09/2009 169,000
10. FIFA 10 360 EA 10/2009 156,000

While 360 titles dominated both NPD's top ten as well as overall industry sales for October (making up 27 percent of total sales), Uncharted 2 for the PS3 emerged as the best-selling title of last month.  Many other new titles succeeded in landing in the software top ten as well, including Borderlands, Forza Motorsport 3, Wii Fit Plus, and NBA 2K10.  September's top-seller and key force behind the month's growth, Halo 3: ODST, unfortunately dropped in sales by quite a bit during October, though admittedly it's a tough act to recapture monthly sales of over one million units.

What will the NPD report bring for this month?  Titles to look for will definitely include Dragon Age: Origins and of course Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, already Activision's biggest game launch yet.

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    kesi since Jan 2008 | Nov 13, 09
    Depressing, nintendo consoles shouldnt even be sold.......
    In my opinion top should be:
    1:Xbox 360
    2: PSP
    3: Ps3
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    bruceleethree since Nov 2005 | Nov 13, 09
    I'm trying to figure out how well NBA Live 10 did, any help?
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    Northern49 since May 2005 | Nov 13, 09
    quote kesi
    Depressing, nintendo consoles shouldnt even be sold.......
    In my opinion top should be:
    1:Xbox 360
    2: PSP
    3: Ps3
    This isn't a matter of opinion. It's statistics. You can't have an opinion on who should be winning. Who is winning is who is winning.
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    THM since Jan 2008 | Nov 14, 09
    Uncharted 2: Among Thieves unequivocally deserve No. 1 position because it is "A-Class" Hollywood game which not only sets the perfect standard for future action games but also merges the traditional boundary between cinema and interactive gaming mediums.
    Last edited by THM :: Nov 14, 09
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