Nintendo reigns supreme yet again. This time, they did it with authority. Over 2 million Wii’s and over 1.5 million DS’s were sold. Holy freaking shit! Everyone else combined can’t even touch that. Just like what was reported, the PS3 was outsold by the Xbox 360 almost 3 to 1. Sony’s console is really taking a back-seat over here in the US. By the looks of things, I’d have to say “what recession?”
- Wii – 2.04mil
- Nintendo DS – 1.57mil
- Xbox 360 – 836K
- PSP – 421K
- PlayStation 3 – 378K
- PlayStation 2 – 206K
Check out the software numbers after the break.
- GEARS OF WAR 2* – 360 – 1.56 million
- CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR* – 360 – 1.41 million
- WII PLAY W/ REMOTE – WII – 796K
- WII FIT – WII – 697K
- MARIO KART – WII – 637K
- CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR – PS3 – 597K
- GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR* – WII – 475K
- LEFT 4 DEAD – 360 – 410K
- RESISTANCE 2* – PS3 – 385K
- WII MUSIC – WII – 297K
(*includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)
We have a Wii Music spotting on the list, surprised?
[...] We all know there are games we enjoy that get poor reviews and there are games that are well reviewed but don’t sell big numbers and turn in big coin. What of the games that get crap ratings but sell big? This phenomenon has been on the rise recently with titles like Wii Play and Wii Music in the top 10 NPD sales data for November. [...]