NPD Fastest selling video games

The biggest video game launches in the United States according to their first launch month using NPD sales data.

[edit] Biggest video game launch

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Title	Units sold	System	Date
Halo 3	3.30 million	Xbox 360	September 25, 2007
Grand Theft Auto IV	2.85 million (1.85m for X360, 1.0m for PS3)	Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3	NPD April 2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	2.7 million	Wii	NPD March 2008
Halo 2	2.4 million (one day) [1]	Xbox	NPD November 2004
Madden NFL 09	2.3 million	PS3, X360, Wii, PS2, NDS	NPD August 2008
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	2.06 million [2]	PS2	October 26, 2004
Call of Duty 4	2.04 million (1.57m 360, 444K PS3)	Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3	NPD November 2007
Call of Duty: World at War	~2.0 million	X360 / PS3	NPD November 2008
Madden NFL 08	2.0 million	8 consoles, including PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 / Wii	NPD August 2007
Madden NFL 07	2.0 million (one week) [source]	8 consoles	August 2006
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl	1.757 million	Nintendo DS	NPD June 2007
Gears of War 2	1.56	X360	NPD November 2008
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	greater than 1.5 million	PlayStation 2	October 27, 2002
Resident Evil 5	~1.5 million	PS3 / X360	NPD March 2009
Pokemon Gold and Silver	1,4 million (one week) [3]	Game Boy Color	October 15, 2000
Assassin's Creed	1.357 million (980K X360, 377K PS3)	Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3	NPD November 2007
Guitar Hero III	1.172m	PS2, PS3, 360, Wii	NPD October 2007
Mario Kart Wii	1.12 million	Wii	NPD April 2008
Super Mario Galaxy	1.12 million	Wii	NPD November 2007
Gears of War	1 million	Xbox 360	NPD December 2006
Metal Gear Solid 4	1 million (including bundled units)	PlayStation 3	NPD June 2008

These games possibly sold 1 million or more in its first month.

NPD sales figures

Sales figures	Console sales \| Seventh generation \| Fastest selling video games \| Best selling video games \| Records and milestones
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NPD 2006	November \| December \| 2006 in review
NPD 2007	January \| February \| March \| April \| May \| June \| July \| August \| September \| October \| November \| December \| 2007 in review
NPD 2008	January \| February \| March \| April \| May \| June \| July \| August \| September \| October \| November \| December \| 2008 in review
NPD 2009	January \| February \| March \| April \| May \| June \| July \| August \| September \| October \| November \| December \| 2009 in review

Best selling games
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