September NPD

I used to always post the monthly NPD stats at a forum I belonged to. I no longer post there, but still have the urge to post this stuff somewhere… so my blog will have to do. What else are blogs for, but to have an outlet to indulge your every whim?

Oh, and for those that don’t know: NPD is a consumer sales stats tracking group, and each month they publish sales statistics for video games, both hardware and software.

Here’s the September 2009 figures:

Hardware
Nintendo DS – 524,200
Playstation 3 – 491,800
Wii – 462,800
Xbox 360 – 352,600
PSP – 190,400
Playstation 2 – 146,000

Software
Halo 3: ODST (360) – 1,520,000
Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 442,900
Madden NFL 10 (360) – 289,600
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Wii) – 258,100
The Beatles: Rock Band (360) – 254,000
Madden NFL 10 (PS3) – 246,500
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (360) – 236,000
Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3) – 212,500
Guitar Hero 5 (360) – 210,800
The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii) – 208,601

Software by Platform
Xbox 360 – 2,510,400 games
Wii – 909,601 games
Playstation 3 – 459,000 games

Comments
The Playstation 3 price drop gave it a nice boost on the hardware side, but it’s a little surprising to see it not making much of a dent in the software side. Did people not buy games with the consoles they bought? Odd.

Although the same is true for the Nintendo DS month after month. It’s been on top of the hardware sales chart for quite a while now, and when it’s not on top it’s not far from it. Yet it’s very rare to see any Nintendo DS games crack the top 10 of the software sales. Also odd.

While the Wii found itself in the unusual number three spot, there’s no doubt that it’s still selling. Much to my surprise and dismay. Here’s to hoping Microsoft and Sony aren’t planning to neuter their next-gen consoles and release Wii-esque abominations of their own.

Source for NPD data: http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/NPD_September_2009