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September NPD Video Game Sales Numbers |
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Written by Matt "snorkle256" Nolan
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Friday, 17 October 2008 |
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Here are the numbers for video game sales from NPD
| Dollar Sales |
Sep-07 |
Sep-08 |
CHG |
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| Video Games |
$1.35B |
$1.27B |
-7% |
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| Video Games Hardware |
$545.67M |
$497.98M |
-9% |
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| Video Games Software |
$656.53M |
$616.09M |
-6% |
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| Video Game Accessories |
$157.50M |
$152.59M |
-3% |
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| Dollar Sales |
YTD Sept 07 |
YTD Sept 08 |
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| Video Games |
$9.38B |
$11.82B |
26% |
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| Video Games Hardware |
$3.65B |
$4.22B |
16% |
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| Video Games Software |
$4.46B |
$6.07B |
36% |
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| Video Game Accessories |
$1.27B |
$1.53B |
21% |
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| Hardware Unit Sales |
Sep-08 |
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| PlayStation 2 |
173.5K |
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| PlayStation 3 |
232.4K |
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| PSP |
238.1K |
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| Xbox 360 |
347.2K |
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| Nintendo DS |
536.8K |
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| Wii |
687.0K |
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| Top 10 SKU's September 2008 |
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| (includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware) |
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Publisher |
Release Date |
Rank # |
Units |
| 360 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED |
LUCASARTS |
Sep-08 |
1 |
610K |
| WII WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD |
NINTENDO |
May-08 |
2 |
518K |
| 360 ROCK BAND 2 |
MTV GAMES/EA |
Sep-08 |
3 |
363K |
| WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL |
NINTENDO |
Apr-08 |
4 |
353K |
| PS3 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED |
LUCASARTS |
Sep-08 |
5 |
325K |
| 360 MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES |
EA |
Aug-08 |
6 |
297K |
| WII WII PLAY W/ REMOTE |
NINTENDO |
Feb-07 |
7 |
243K |
| 360 MADDEN NFL 09 |
EA |
Aug-08 |
8 |
224K |
| WII STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED |
LUCASARTS |
Sep-08 |
9 |
223K |
| PS2 MADDEN NFL 09 |
EA |
Aug-08 |
10 |
158K |
So what does this all mean?
September was a slightly weaker month in sales as compared to last year. However, last year had the blockbuster release of Halo 3 to guide sales in and overall 2008 was a better year to date.
Nintendo is still kicking butt in hardware sale, but the Xbox 360 decisively beat the PS3.
Look just how hot The Force Unleashed really was. The Balance Board has quite a bit of sales, perhaps people can actually find and buy them now?
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Last Updated ( Friday, 17 October 2008 )
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