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NPD Fastest selling video games
The biggest video game launches in the United States according to their first launch month using NPD sales data.
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Biggest video game launch
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| Title | Units sold | System | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty Black Ops | 7 million sold | PS3 / Xbox 360/PC | November 9, 2010 |
| 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/PC | NPD November 2007 |
| Call of Duty: World at War | ~2.0 million | X360 / PS3/PC | 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 |
| God of war III | 1.1 Million | PlayStation 3 | NPD March 2010 |
| Gears of War | 1 million | Xbox 360 | NPD December 2006 |
| Metal Gear Solid 4 | 1 million (including bundled units) | PlayStation 3 |
Other gamesEdit
These games possibly sold 1 million or more in its first month.
- Final Fantasy X
- Metal Gear Solid 2 (released in holiday month, November)
- God of War III
- Metal Gear Solid 4
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Tiberian Sun
See alsoEdit
- Famitsu Fastest selling video games in Japan
- Chart-Track Fastest selling video games in UK
- Biggest game system launches for consoles
External linksEdit
| Sales figures | Console sales | Seventh generation | Fastest selling video games | Best selling video games | Records and milestones |
| NPD Years | NPD 2002 in review | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | NPD 2009 sales figures | NPD 2010 sales figures |
| NPD 2006 | November | December | 2006 sales figures |
| NPD 2007 | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | 2007 sales figures |
| NPD 2008 | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | 2008 sales figures |
| NPD 2009 | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | 2009 sales figures |
| NPD 2010 | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | 2010 sales figures |
| NPD 2011 | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | 2011 sales figures |
