October NPD

[Hollywood]

PlayStation 2 117.8K
PlayStation 3 320.6K
PSP 174.6K
Xbox 360 249.7K
Wii 506.9K
Nintendo DS 457.6K


UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES (PS3; Oct-09) 537,000
WII FIT PLUS* (WII; Oct-09) 441,000
BORDERLANDS (360; Oct-09) 418,000
WII SPORTS RESORT* (WII; Jul-09) 314,000
NBA 2K10* (360; Oct-09) 311,000
HALO 3: ODST (360; Sep-09) 271,000
NBA 2K10* (PS3; Oct-09) 213,000
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 (360; Oct-09) 175,000
KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 DAYS (NDS; Sep-09) 169,000
FIFA SOCCER 10 (360; Oct-09) 156,000

[archie4208]

Uncharted 2 takes the top spot?

[Darunia]

damn, U2's a hit. well deserved

[archie4208]

DJ Hero bombed.

[Smooth Groove]

Wow @ Borderlands number.  

I thought it was just going to be a niche title.  80% of Uncharted 2's sales for 30% of the development costs is pretty awesome.  

[Jansen]

pspgo

at this rate the ps3 will catch up to the 360 when we're on the 1440

[iconoclast]

Good for Uncharted and (360) Borderlands.

Wii back on top

[Bebpo]

For once I'm glad to be wrong.  Good numbers U2.  Sony did whatever they did and got people who didn't buy the original to jump in here.  Good show.

If it's like the other Sony 1st parties like Resistance, Uncharted 1 & Infamous it'll probably have legs and sell a few million with that start.

[Bebpo]

And Borderlands did excellent.  With PS3/X360/PC sales combined it probably sold more than U2 and was the #1 selling game in a very competitive month.  Sequel will be coming for sure.

[Jansen]

lol brutal bomba

shit game got the sales it deserves

[Darunia]

Where's Brutal Legend btw? total bombage

[Smooth Groove]

pspgo

at this rate the ps3 will catch up to the 360 when we're on the 1440

Where are the PSP GO numbers?

[pilonv1]

Forza 3 outsold by Gran Turismo prologue.

only 5 days for forza 3?

[Bebpo]

BL - We knew it would bomb like Psychonauts, but man EA must have pumped a ridiculous amount of money into the game between the soundtrack and the marketing.  In fact I think this is a very bad thing regardless of the game quality because like ME and Dead Space it's another "EA was stupid to spend money on original titles" statement.  You can only have EA getting smacked in the head with common sense for so long before they're gonna be forced to make generic sequels forever and never fund original games again.  

Forza 3 outsold by Gran Turismo prologue.

Was Forza ever a big seller?  I don't think the series has ever really taken off.  I guess MS just likes having a strong sim racer so they don't feel lacking compared to Sony with GT.

[pilonv1]

"FYI, Brutal Legend sold 215.4K across PS3 and Xbox 360 versions."

BOMBA

[demi]

YES FUCK OFF SCHAFER YES

[pilonv1]

I love the Forza 3 hate

"lol bomba" "wont chart next month either" "had at least 3 to 4 days"

[Jansen]

i dont think we will see many new game announcements for psp (at least in the west) next year or every again unless sony pulls a miracle outta their ass.

[pilonv1]

lol @ music games too HEY WHERES DJ HERO

[Bebpo]

Wait

Where is Tekken & Ratchet

lolololol @ Tekken especially since it's on the superior selling X360 platform.  Too bad the home version ports suck!

Oh shit, I just noticed BL didn't chart. I feel really bad for EA, they got tricked into publishing video game POISON (in the sense that double fine games never sell).

Not just publishing it.  Licensing 107 or 108 songs from big bands.  That must have been sooooo $$$$  They were crazy to do that part in the first place.  I haven't played the game yet but I dunno why it needed 100+ licensed songs.

[pilonv1]

armchair analysts trying to predict the industry off 10 titles with units only is hilarious

"mario & sonic didn't chart for month one so Sega/Sammy is doomed"

[Himu]

Oh shit, I just noticed BL didn't chart. I feel really bad for EA, they got tricked into publishing video game POISON (in the sense that double fine games never sell).

You do realize that BL is the second game Doublefine has made, right? So while it was a gamble, they weren't "tricked", as there wasn't a pattern yet. And Psychonauts sold pretty well, ultimately. It "bombing" is overblown.

[pilonv1]

bububububu LBP and K2 only had 8 minutes to chart

LOL FORZA SELLS 175k in a month.

fascinating stuff

[pilonv1]

so it wont make the top 10 but will probably sell more units.

WOW WHAT A FAILURE

[Himu]

but gran torisma sucks too.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Tim Schafer

Who gives a fuck about the rest, except for the sure to be loltastic PSP Go numbers.

[Bebpo]

bububububu LBP and K2 only had 8 minutes to chart

LOL FORZA SELLS 175k in a month.

fascinating stuff

Forza, Tekken, Ratchet all had opening week to sell on here assuming it covered to through the 31st.  That includes all the pre-orders, 1st dayers, and 1st weekenders (well not counting sunday).  

At least Forza charted!  Tekken & Ratchet are probably dead.  Ratchet will sell over time, Tekken is just dead.  Fighting games are dead on consoles.  Blazblue bombed as well IIRC.  KoFXII even worse.  With Tekken they wait 2 years to bring out T6 and they sell like 300k worldwide if they're lucky.  Reason why we don't have VF5R

[Himu]

Don't remind me of VF5R, Bebpo. Just don't. You'll break my heart.

[demi]

Where's Oscar. I want - I mean, humbly request - the numbers for that game I asked about.

[The Fake Shemp]

Brutal Legend :'(

I hate all you ingrates. :'(

... I am happy about Borderlands. Awesome game.

[Bebpo]

I'm happy about Borderlands only because it means I can wait until Borderlands 2 when the game has more depth and customization

[demi]

Borderlands is awesome though. Why deprive yourself. It just means you get MORE when the sequel come out

[Bebpo]

Borderlands is awesome though. Why deprive yourself. It just means you get MORE when the sequel come out

More = better = I can wait!

[Bocsius]

I expected Uncharted 2 to get a better start, a la GoWII versus I. No surprises, really. New franchise, probably sold well enough as a bargain bin title, might have had quite a few rentals. Those hesitant late comers became early adopters the second time around.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Namco is trying their very best to slaughter their marquee arcade franchises.  They killed off Ridge Racer, probably killed off Soul Calibur, and now they've flatlined Tekken except for the arcade.

I suppose that means more Tales games

[Joe Molotov]

Brutal Legend :'(

I hate all you ingrates. :'(

... I am happy about Borderlands. Awesome game.

Sorry Wilco, Brutal Legend sucked.

[demi]

Borderlands is awesome though. Why deprive yourself. It just means you get MORE when the sequel come out

More = better = I can wait!

That's clearly not what I mean. That is like saying. Why would I play Final Fantasy 4 when I could just wait for 6.

You are clearly brainwashed man.

[Great Rumbler]

I'm happy about Borderlands only because it means I can wait until Borderlands 2 when the game has more depth and customization

But Borderlands 3 will be even better, so you should wait for that instead.

[cool breeze]

UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES (PS3; Oct-09) 537,000

 

WII FIT PLUS* (WII; Oct-09) 441,000

 


Apparently PS3 owners don't like loot shooters. Filthy peasants.

[Brehvolution]

I think Borderlands' legs is are going to get prematurely clipped by MW2. 

[Great Rumbler]

The original Uncharted started at 200k, by the way.

[cool breeze]

I think Borderlands' legs is are going to get prematurely clipped by MW2. 

Next month will be

1. Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360): 17 million
2. New Super Mario Bros a: a number less than 17 million
3. Modern Warfare 2 (Playstation 3): 3 dozen

[The Fake Shemp]

This will be the last month the PS3 charts ahead of the Xbox 360 until God of War 3.

[Cormacaroni]

Namco is trying their very best to slaughter their marquee arcade franchises.  They killed off Ridge Racer, probably killed off Soul Calibur, and now they've flatlined Tekken except for the arcade.

I suppose that means more Tales games

Maybe people are just bored of them? I haven't heard anything much bad about the actual games (other than online lag for Tekken).

[Bocsius]

What's the deal with "loot?"



Hey, look, another rusty longsword. Let me put that with the three I picked up off that orc a minute ago and the other, uh, 78 I've acquired today.

[Bebpo]

This will be the last month the PS3 charts ahead of the Xbox 360 until God of War 3.

Probably.  Unless PS3 takes off as during the x-mas shopping season due to the lower priced slim model.  With 0 exclusives that's about their only chance to stay competitive until March.

[Great Rumbler]

The original Uncharted started at 200k, by the way.

Are you sure? I remember it doing something around 125k.

PlayStation 3 may be commonly pinned as a Blu-ray platform, but that doesn't mean those owners aren't interested in actually playing games; the 444,000 copies of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare sold on PS3 last month are a testament to this. In arguably the month's biggest disappointment, Naughty Dog's PS3 debut, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, not only failed to show up in the top ten software sales for November, but only managed 117,000 sales, according to the NPD Group, during the two weeks it was available last month.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165041

200k was its second month then.

[Mr. Gundam]

Any numbers for Demons' Souls leaked?

[demi]

I think Borderlands' legs is are going to get prematurely clipped by MW2. 

You didnt notice all the other publishers delaying their games?

[Crushed]

someone give me borderlands on steam

[The Fake Shemp]

This will be the last month the PS3 charts ahead of the Xbox 360 until God of War 3.

Probably.  Unless PS3 takes off as during the x-mas shopping season due to the lower priced slim model.  With 0 exclusives that's about their only chance to stay competitive until March.

Not going to happen with Modern Warfare Xbox 360 SKU and the $199 model. Between Halo 3 ODST, Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and other third-party gems, I think Microsoft has this holiday season wrapped up.

Could be a different ballgame next year. I don't think Microsoft can rely solely on Sony to fuck their shit up every quarter.

[M3wThr33]

Microsoft banned all the pirated 360s, so that they flood the used console market, scaring people from buying used.
That way the banned people buy new 360s and the used-buyers have to buy new, too.
It's their secret weapon on top of the RROD.

They'll be back on top in November!

(The rest of the year is barren. AC2, Lego IJ2, God of War Collection and that's about it)

[Bocsius]

Not going to happen with Modern Warfare Xbox 360 SKU and the $199 model. Between Halo 3 ODST, Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and other third-party gems, I think Microsoft has this holiday season wrapped up.

I don't think sequel, sequel, sequel is quite the recipe for new adoption that you think it is (and ODST has already run its course). I think PS3 will remain competitive, although the Arcade SKU should certainly do well with the holiday shopper.

[The Fake Shemp]

I don't think sequel, sequel, sequel is quite the recipe for new adoption that you think it is (and ODST has already run its course). I think PS3 will remain competitive, although the Arcade SKU should certainly do well with the holiday shopper.

You can think that, but you're wrong. ODST still sold 250,000+ units. It will do very well this holiday season.

I'm not discounting the PS3, but this is what sells.

[Great Rumbler]

Here's the hardware numbers from October 2008, for reference:

    * Wii - 803,000
    * Nintendo DS - 491,000
    * Xbox 360 - 371,000
    * PlayStation 3 - 190,000
    * PSP - 193,000
    * PlayStation 2 - 136,000

[Bocsius]

Here's the hardware numbers from October 2008, for reference:

    * Wii - 803,000
    * Nintendo DS - 491,000
    * Xbox 360 - 371,000
    * PlayStation 3 - 190,000
    * PSP - 193,000
    * PlayStation 2 - 136,000

That's quite the drop for 360. It was 366K in 2007, as well. The lowest October on record was 2006 (218K), and the 360 only rebounded to sell 511K in November and then 1.1 million in December. (Those Nov-Dec numbers easily exceed what PS3 has been able to do in any year).

This year with a more competitive PS3 price, a flat price on the Arcade 360 and a price drop on the Elite that apparently has gone largely unnoticed, I think PS3 can hang in there.

[Phoenix Dark]

PS3 continues to barely out-preform the 360. Good luck keeping that up with no games non-ps3 owners care about

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Yeaaaah Borderlands. Considering when it launched it did pretty damn good.

[Bebpo]

PS3 continues to barely out-preform the 360. Good luck keeping that up with no games non-ps3 owners care about

You're talking like there are any X360 games non-X360 owners care about coming soon.  I think the only 2 exclusives are L4D2 and ME2 for the rest of the year and first few months of 2010.  PS3 has GoWIII.  Considering that both L4D2 and ME2 have superior PC versions, I'd say it's a pretty even and empty field of exclusives for the next 6 months.  

What exclusives are even announced for 2010 past march?  GT5 & Halo Reach are all I can think of; both will move a ton of units/systems.

[Bebpo]

Yeah 360 hasnt had a big exclusive game in ages it seems.

ODST & U2, Forza & Ratchet were the exclusives for fall.

GTA Liberty Stories too.  That could move some units next NPD.  Lots of PS3 GTA4 buyers picking it up.