Overall game sales have gone up thanks to price cuts and anticipated releases.
The NPD Group has released their September sales data, showing a promising rise in sales thanks to price cuts and the release of several highly-anticipated games. Despite this positive movement, sales remained low with only a 1% rise (from $1.27 million to $1.28 million) in overall sales. This sales rise was mostly seen in software, with sales rising five percent to $649.32 million. When compared last September's numbers, hardware sales fell six percent to $472.78 million.
The Nintendo DS was the top hardware seller for September, moving 524,200 units. The PlayStation 3 was the top-selling console for the month of September at 491,800 units, thanks to both the release of a new slim console and a price drop. The Wii came third with 462,800 units sold. All consoles saw a significant rise in sales thanks to their recent price cuts, with PlayStation 3 benefitting the most with double the sales of the previous month.
On the software sales side, Nintendo grabbed three of the top 10 slots. Halo 3: ODST was the best seller for September at 1.5 million, with Wii Sports Resort coming in at number two with 442,900 copies sold. At number four was Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story with 258,000 units sold. Even though the Xbox 360 version of The Beatles: Rock Band was the best selling version, the Wii version arrived at number 10 with 208,600 copies sold.
Hardware Sales:
Nintendo DS: 524,200
PlayStation 3: 491,800
Wii: 462,800
Xbox 360: 352,600
PlayStation Portable: 190,400
PlayStation 2: 146,000
1. Halo 3: ODST (Bungie, Microsoft), Xbox 360 - 1.52 million
2.Wii Sports Resort w/MotionPlus (Nintendo), Wii - 442,900
3.Madden NFL 10 (EA Tiburon), Xbox 360 - 289,600
4.Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Alphadream, Nintendo), NDS - 258,100
5.The Beatles: Rock Band (Harmonix, MTV Games/EA), Xbox 360 - 254,000
6.Madden NFL 10 (EA Tiburon), PS3 - 246,500
7.Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - Fusion Vicarious Visions, Activision), Xbox 360 - 236,000
8.Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady, Eidos/Square Enix), PS3 - 212,500
9.Guitar Hero V(Neversoft, Activision), Xbox 360 - 210,800
10.The Beatles: Rock Band (Harmonix, MTV Games/EA), Wii - 208,600