NPD October 2008

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October 2008 NPD sales data coverage: October 5 to November 1. Released on November 13, 2008.

Wii sales of 803,000 is the largest non-holiday NPD month for any console. Altogether, the video games industry grew an impressive 18% year-over-year in the first month of the critical fourth quarter. After October's NPD, Xbox 360 took the lead over the PS3 in YTD sales. Guitar Hero World Tour sold about 534K combining all SKUs. Wii Music had a poor debut compared to the other titles in the Wii Series franchise, selling a disappointing 81,000 units. LittleBigPlanet, as a new IP and a late October release, had a solid debut with sales of 215,000. In addition, the Xbox 360 the only system with third-party titles charting.

[edit] Notable releases

• Guitar Hero: World Tour (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2)
• Wii Music (Wii)
• Saints Row 2 (X360)
• Fable 2 (X360)
• Fallout 3 (PS3, X360)
• LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
• Dead Space (PS3, X360)
• Rock Band 2 (PS3)

[edit] Hardware sales

• Wii - 803,000
• Nintendo DS - 491,000
• Xbox 360 - 371,000
• PlayStation 3 - 190,000
• PSP - 193,000
• PlayStation 2 - 136,000

[edit] Top 10 software sales

1. 360 Fable II - 790k
2. Wii Wii Fit W/ Balance Board - 487k
3. 360 Fallout 3 - 375k
4. Wii Mario Kart W/ Wheel - 290k
5. Wii Wii Play W/ Remote - 282k
6. 360 Saints Row 2 - 270k
7. PS3 Socom: U.S. Navy Seals Confrontation - 231k
8. PS3 Little Big Planet - 215k
9. 360 NBA 2K9 - 202k
10. 360 Dead Space - 193k
11. Guitar Hero: World Tour (360) - 191,000
12. Guitar Hero: World Tour (Wii) - 183,000
13. Kirby Super Star Ultra (NDS) - [118,559 - 183,000]
14. Fallout 3 (PS3) - [118,559 - 183,000]
15. Dead Space (PS3) - [118,559 - 183,000]
16. Rock Band 2 (PS3) - 118,559
17. NBA 2K9 (PS3) - [96,657 - 118, 559]
18. Far Cry 2 (360) - [96,657 - 118, 559]
19. FIFA 09 (360) - [96,657 - 118, 559]
20. Guitar Hero: World Tour (PS3) - 96,657

[edit] Other sales

Source

• Wii Music - 81K
• Guitar Hero World Tour (all SKUS) - 534K [1]
  • X360 version: 191,000 [2]
  • Wii version: 183,000
  • PS3 version: 96,657
  • PS2 version: 63,462

• Rock Band 2 (LTD) - 600K (including September NPD)
  • X360 version: 119,569
  • PS3 version: 118,559

[edit] Video game revenues

• Total sales: $1.31B
• Hardware sales: $494.74M
• Software sales: $696.79M
• Accessories: $120.19

[edit] Analysis

NPD spin:

[edit] See also

• NPD 2008 in review

[edit] External links

• Fable II takes October NPD
• NPD: October Sales Up 18% As Wii, Fable II Top Charts
• October NPD sales: the console market is all about pricing
• NPD: Behind The Numbers, October 2008
• The Farmer Report: October 2008 NPD Analysis

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