US Software in November 2008
Rank | Platform | Title | Units Sold | Last Month | Lifetime to Date
01 360 Gears of War 2 1,560,000 n/a 1,560,000
02 360 Call of Duty: World at War 1,410,000 n/a 1,410,000
03 Wii Wii Play 796,000 282,000 7,927,396
04 Wii Wii Fit 697,000 487,000 3,526,900
05 Wii Mario Kart 637,000 290,000 4,013,000
06 PS3 Call of Duty: World at War 597,000 n/a 597,000
07 Wii Guitar Hero World Tour 475,000 182,845 657,845
08 360 Left 4 Dead 410,000 n/a 410,000
09 PS3 Resistance 2 385,000 n/a 385,000
10 Wii Wii Music 297,000 81,000 378,000
US Hardware in November 2008
Rank | Platform | Units Sold | Last Month | Lifetime to Date
01 Nintendo Wii 2,040,000 803,000 15,502,700
02 Nintendo DS 1,570,000 491,000 24,500,100
03 Xbox 360 836,000 371,000 12,416,400
04 Playstation Portable 421,000 193,000 13,319,600
05 Playstation 3 378,000 190,000 6,064,900
November is the biggest gaming sales month of the year due to Black Friday sales and the beginning of the holiday season. So how did sales turn out? Understandably, all console sales at least doubled in number from October, with Nintendo at the top with over 2 million and 1.5 million in Wii’s and DS’s, respectively. What’s also nice is that unlike the 360 and PS3, every Wii sold is a profit for Nintendo so they’re rolling in dough.
On the software side, the big 360 titles bubble to the top as usual. While last month’s Fable II and Fallout 3 both were leaders of the top 10, this month we see Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty: World at War up top. Clearly the 360 pumped out monster titles, and I’m glad that I have played or am currently playing all of the 360′s big releases. I’m a little surprised that World at War sold as well as it did – I guess the association with Call of Duty 4 helped its sales moreso than the detraction of going back to WWII. Also notable is Left 4 Dead sold almost half a million, making it clearly not a niche title, and it even beat out Resistance 2 on the PS3.
The Wii has its usual top sellers in Wii Play, Wii Fit, and Mario Kart, games that get sold with practically every new Wii system, but one interesting thing is that Guitar Hero World Tour and Wii Music both made the top 10 in November even though they released in October with much lighter sales. It looks like while 360 and PS3 owners didn’t receive GHWT too warmly, it may have found a nice home in the Wii since it can snuggle next to Wii Play, Wii Fit, Mario Kart, and Wii Music as a family friendly casual affair.
NPD Sales Numbers for November 2008 [NeoGAF]