US Software in December 2008
Rank | Platform | Title | Units Sold | Last Month | Lifetime to Date
01 Wii Wii Play 1,460,000 796,000 9,387,396
02 360 Call of Duty: World at War 1,330,000 1,410,000 2,740,000
03 Wii Wii Fit 999,000 697,000 4,525,900
04 Wii Mario Kart 878,000 637,000 4,891,000
05 Wii Guitar Hero World Tour 859,000 475,000 1,516,845
06 360 Gears of War 2 745,000 1,560,000 2,305,000
07 360 Left 4 Dead 629,000 410,000 1,039,000
08 NDS Mario Kart 540,000 unknown 5,160,000
09 PS3 Call of Duty: World at War 533,000 597,000 1,130,000
10 Wii Animal Crossing: City Folk 497,000 300,000 797,000
US Hardware in December 2008
Rank | Platform | Units Sold | Last Month | Lifetime to Date
01 Nintendo DS 3,040,000 1,570,000 27,540,100
02 Nintendo Wii 2,150,000 2,040,000 17,652,700
03 Xbox 360 1,440,000 836,000 13,856,400
04 Playstation Portable 1,020,000 421,000 14,339,600
05 Playstation 3 726,000 378,000 6,790,900
Wii titles dominated the sales charts last month like crazy, which was no surprise considering over 2 million Wiis were sold. Wii Play, Wii Fit, and Mario Kart have been in the top 10 software sales since they were originally released, and don’t look to ever leave. Animal Crossing and Guitar Hero World Tour on the Wii both saw nice boosts for December, but it looks like Wii Music may be one of Nintendo’s duds for the year. Guitar Hero World Tour seems to have just about died on the 360/PS3, and it’s found a new home with the casual market on the Wii. Well, maybe Guitar Hero 3 started the phase and World Tour was a simple upgrade for Wii owners. It’s also interesting to see Mario Kart for the Nintendo DS break the top 10 chart, a game that was released all the way back in 2005. With over 3 million DS’s sold last month, I guess that’s only about 1 out of every 6 new DS owners.
On the 360 front you had the main 360 multiplayer staples: Call of Duty: World at War, Gears of War 2, and Left 4 Dead. Call of Duty: World at War is selling like hotcakes as it suffered almost no drop in sales numbers in its second month for both the 360 and PS3 versions. Gears of War 2 didn’t hold up so well, as it saw its numbers drop by about 50% – not good for the month of Christmas. But I guess with its broken multiplayer, people moved on to Call of Duty: World at War and Left 4 Dead. Left 4 Dead also was a great hit – the only 360 game on the list that actually sold more in December than when it was released in November. Positive word of mouth probably really got this game selling, as one guy probably bought it in November, liked it, and convinced 3 more guys to get it to play it with him. Seems almost like how it worked with me and all my friends at least.
Finally, the top games sold in 2008:
Rank | Platform | Title | Units Sold in 2008 only
01 Wii Wii Play 5.28 million
02 Wii Mario Kart 5.00 million
03 Wii Wii Fit 4.53 million
04 Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl 4.17 million
05 360 Grand Theft Auto IV 3.29 million
06 360 Call of Duty: World at War 2.75 million
07 360 Gears of War 2 2.31 million
08 PS3 Grand Theft Auto IV 1.89 million
09 360 Madden NFL ‘09 1.87 million
10 NDS Mario Kart 1.65 million
I didn’t expect Super Smash Bros. Brawl to have sold so strongly!
NPD Sales Results for December 2008 [NeoGAF]
