It’s Super Bowl Sunday 2010. This is the first NFL season which I’ve paid significant attention to, but it’s still superficial compared to the dedicated fans out there. Nevertheless, I do have a preference and want the Indianapolis Colts to achieve victory.

Yes, I’m going to against the impressive Madden NFL prediction.

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Ever wondered what the top selling games were for the last 9 years? Check it out.

BEST-SELLING US GAME SOFTWARE: JAN. 2000-AUG. 2009

RANK / TITLE (YEAR) / PLATFORM(S) / UNIT SALES

1. Wii Play with Remote (2006) / Wii / 11.1 million
2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007) / PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 / 10.3 million
3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) / PS2, Xbox/ 9.8 million
4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) / DS, PS3, Xbox 360 / 8.5 million
5. Wii Fit with Balance Board (2008) / Wii / 7.9 million
6. Madden NFL 07 (2006) / GC, GBA, PSP, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360
7. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) / PS2, Xbox
8. Madden NFL 08 (2007) / GC, PSP, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360,
9. Call of Duty: World at War (2008) / DS, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii
10. Halo 2 (2004) / Xbox

That’s a surprising list to say the least. Where’s GTAIV which sold for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Where’s Halo 3? I would have liked to have seen the rest of the list since I’m curious how many of the storied franchises fared.

Hardware

1. DS – 552, 900
2. Wii – 277, 400
3. Xbox 360 – 215, 400
4. PlayStation 3 – 210, 000
5. PSP – 140, 300
6. PlayStation 2 – 105, 900

Software

1. 360 – MADDEN NFL 10 – 928,000
2. WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS – 754,000
3. PS3 – MADDEN NFL 10 – 665,000
4. 360 – BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM – 303,000
5. PS3 – BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM – 290,000
6. PS2 – MADDEN NFL 10 – 160,000
7. PSP -DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY – 130,000
8. WII FIT – 128,000
9. WII – MARIO KART W/WHEEL – 120,000
10. NDS – FOSSIL FIGHTERS – 92,000

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What the deuce? Aren’t these FYI posts usually posted on Tuesdays? I bet you didn’t even notice they were missing. Not much happened yesterday, but today is April 1st and there will be plenty of crap to post about.

April Fools 2009

• Killzone’ 2’s Secret Character
• The Next Metal Gear Solid Game (YouTube)
• YouTube’s New Viewing Experience
• StarCraft 2 Terratron Unit
• Diablo III Archivist Class
• World of Warcraft Pimp My Mount

LittleBigPlanet Stats

Press release shared a handful of statistics concerning LittleBigPlanet:

• Over 725,000 unique levels have been created
• Over 125 million games have been played
• Over 4 million comments have been posted

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I’m not the biggest football aficionado, but I do know what looks good and these screenshots of Madden NFL 09 aren’t exactly eye popping to me.

But, what do I know? You judge for yourselves with these eight new screenshots.

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