Do you all enjoy those monthly NPD reports I put out? I hope so 'cause I try to make it fun to read just for you. But you know the clandestine National Purchase Diary Group, Incorporated. Clinging to numbers and parcelling them out bit by bit at their whim to show the gaming press who's boss. They and ONLY they are the keepers of commercial wisdom. Eh, what're you gonna do?
But just recently NPD put out the Top 20 game sales list for both consoles and personal computers for October. Wanna take a look at 'em? Then click on the 'Read More' thingy and find out...
Unfortunately unlike the Top 10 lists you all have been getting accustomed to, the Top 20 lists only show rankings not sales tallies. Number 11 could have sold 150,000 while Number 12 might have sold 50,000 but we'll never know the difference so use your imagination as you see the rankings. Still keep in mind, that sales success is not always seen by who ranks in the Top 10. Often the mainstays of the ranks under the radar quietly collect for their companies to the shock of those who can't understand the duration of titles like Carnival Games.
NPD's Top Twenty Software Sales in October (Console)
01. Fable II (X360) – 790,000
02. Wii Fit (Wii) – 487,000
03. Fallout 3 (X360) – 375,000
04. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) – 290,000
05. Wii Play (Wii) – 282,000
06. Saints Row 2 (X360) – 270,000
07. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation (PS3) – 231,000
08. LittleBigPlanet (PS3) – 215,000
09. NBA 2K9 (X360) – 202,000
10. Dead Space (X360) – 193,000
11. Guitar Hero World Tour (X360)
12. Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii)
13. Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS)
14. Fallout 3 (PS3)
15. Dead Space (PS3)
16. Rock Band 2 (PS3)
17. NBA 2K9 (PS3)
18. Far Cry 2 (X360)
19. FIFA Soccer 09 (X360)
20. Guitar Hero World Tour (PS3)
As for the PC titles we all know the platform they're on so the publisher/developer will be in parentheses. Also, NPD breaks up different editions of same title in different entries.Hey, it's NPD logic, what do I know.
NPD's Top Twenty Software Sales in October (PC)
01. Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
02. Spore (Electronic Arts/Maxis)
03. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy (Her Interactive)
04. Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft Montreal)
05. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts/Mythic Entertainment)
06. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (Blizzard Entertainment)
07. The Sims 2: Apartment Life – Expansion Pack (Electronic Arts/Maxis)
08. Fallout 3: Collector's Edition (Bethesda Softworks)
09. The Sims 2: Double Deluxe (Electronic Arts/Maxis)
10. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Electronic Arts Los Angeles)
11. World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
12. Civilization IV: Colonization (Firaxis)
13. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade (Blizzard Entertainment)
14. Crysis: Warhead (Crytek)
15. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (Gearbox Software)
16. Command & Conquer: Red Alert Premier Ed (Electronic Arts Los Angeles)
17. Dead Space (Electronic Arts Redwood Shores)
18. Spore: Creature Creator (Electronic Arts/Maxis)
19. Civilization IV (Firaxis)
20. The Sims 2: FreeTime Expansion Pack (Electronic Arts/Maxis)
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