Hardware

Xbox 360 – 443, 500
Nintendo DS – 398, 400
Wii – 253, 900
PlayStation 3 – 214, 500
PlayStation Portable – 84, 000

Software

360 – NCAA FOOTBALL 11 – 368, 000
PS3 – NCAA FOOTBALL 11 – 298, 800
360 – CRACKDOWN 2 – 208, 800
Wii – SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 -193, 000
NDS – LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 -141, 700
360 – RED DEAD REDEMPTION
Wii – LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4
NDS – DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS OF THE STARRY SKIES
Wii – NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII
360 – CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2

The new Xbox 360 S continued to reinvigorate the platform for Microsoft while beating the Nintendo DS and everyone else while doing so. The PlayStation Portable slid below 100, 000 units once again. Poor Sony.

You know it’s a slow month for software when Modern Warfare 2 makes a reappearance in the top 10. Dragon Quest IX made it into the top 10, but with less than 141, 700 units sold. A damn shame since it’s quite the entertaining RPG.

Hardware:

1. DS – 510, 700
2. Xbox 360 – 451, 700
3. Wii – 422, 500
4. PlayStation 3 304, 800
5. PSP – 121, 000

Software:

• 360 – RED DEAD REDEMPTION – 582, 900
• Wii - SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 – 548, 400
• PS3 – RED DEAD REDEMPTION – 380, 300
• Wii – NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII – 200, 900
• Wii – JUST DANCE – 174,800
• WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD
• DS – TOY STORY 3
• 360 – UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED
• Wii – LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4
• PS3 – UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED

The Xbox 360 lead the home console pack for this month thanks to that new slim model. And that’s the only piece of hardware that jumps at me. The PSP jump in sales could be attributed to the summer vacationing crowd because it certainly wasn’t because of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

That’s one of the most notable absences in the top 10 software.

Red Dead Redemption continues to taunt me with its big sales and serve as a reminder that I need to pick that game up still. Super Mario Galaxy 2 continues its strong month-to-month sales with nearly 550, 000 additional units. That’s over 1 million in the U.S alone! Well deserved.

Hardware

1. DS – 383, 700
2. Wii – 334, 800
3. Xbox 360 – 194, 600
4. PlayStation 3 – 154, 500
5. PSP – 59,400

Software

1. 360 – RED DEAD REDEMPTION – 945, 900
2. PS3 – RED DEAD REDEMPTION – 567, 100
3. Wii – SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 – 563, 900
4. 360 – UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED – 221, 100
5. PS3 – UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED – 192, 300
6. WII FIT PLUS W/BALANCE BOARD
7. Wii – NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII
8. 360 – ALAN WAKE
9. DS – POKEMON SOULSILVER VERSION
10. 360 – SKATE 3

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Hardware

1. Nintendo DS – 440, 800
2. Wii – 277, 200
3. Xbox 360 – 185, 400
4. PlayStation 3 – 180, 800
5. PSP – 65, 500

Software

1. 360 – TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION – 486, 100
2. DS - POKEMON SOULSILVER VERSION – 242, 900
3. Wii - NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII – 200, 300
4. DS – POKEMON HEARTGOLD VERSION – 192, 600
5. PS3 - GOD OF WAR III – 180, 300
6. WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS
7. 360 – BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 – 166, 000
8. WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD
9. Wii – JUST DANCE
10. SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV – 143, 000

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Hardware:

1. DS – 700, 800
2. Wii – 557, 500
3. Xbox 360 – 338, 400
4. PlayStation 3 – 313, 900
5. PSP – 119, 900
6. PlayStation 2 – 118, 300

Software:

1. PS3 – GOD OF WAR III – 1, 100, 000
2. NDS – POKEMON SOULSILVER VERSION – 1, 020, 000
3. PS3 - FINAL FANTASY XIII – 828, 200
4. 360 - BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 – 825, 500
5. NDS -POKEMON HEARTGOLD VERSION – 761, 200
6. 360 - FINAL FANTASY XIII – 493, 900
7. Wii - NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII – 457, 400
8. PS3 - BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 – 451, 200
9. WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD – 429, 600
10. PS3 - MLB 10: THE SHOW – 349, 200

PS3 software made a killing this month with God of War III leading the way. Needless to say, but it’s much deserved.

The most interesting story with these numbers are the multiplatform title splits. Final Fantasy XIII was approximately a 63/37 split in favor of the PlayStation 3 while Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was a 65/35 split in favor of the Xbox 360. A tale of audience tastes? Or perhaps news of the slightly superior PS3 version of FFXIII influenced it? I do wonder.

The new Pokemon Gold/Silver remake came in strong as expected and so were the reappearances of WiiFit and Super Mario Bros. Wii.

I guess kudos should be awarded to MLB 10: The Show for being the only baseball game to make it into the top 10 as well.

Hardware

1. Nintendo DS - 613, 200
2. Xbox 360 - 422, 000
3. Wii - 397, 900
4. PlayStation 3 - 360, 100
5. PSP – 133, 400
6. PlayStation 2 - 101, 900

Software

1. 360 – BIOSHOCK 2 - 562, 900
2. Wii – NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII - 555, 600
3. 360 – CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 - 314, 300
4. Wii – JUST DANCE - 275, 400
5. WII SPORTS RESORT - 272, 500
6. PS3 - CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 - 252, 800
7. 360 – MASS EFFECT 2 - 246, 500
8. PS3 – DANTE’S INFERNO: DIVINE EDITION - 242, 500
9. 360 – DANTE’S INFERNO - 224, 700
10. PS3 – HEAVY RAIN PS3 SONY - 219, 300

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Hardware

1. Wii – 465, 800
2. Nintendo DS – 422, 200
3. Xbox 360 – 332, 800
4. PlayStation 3 - 276, 900
5. PSP – 100, 100
6. PlayStation 2 – 41, 600

Software

1. Wii – NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII – 656, 700
2. 360 – MASS EFFECT 2 – 572, 100
3. WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD – 555, 700
4. 360 – CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 – 326, 700
5. Wii -MARIO KART W/ WHEEL WII – 310, 900
6. WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS – 297, 600
7. PS3 – CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 – 259, 000
8. 360 – ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY – 246, 500
9. Wii – JUST DANCE – 191, 900
10. 360 – DARKSIDERS – 171, 200

On one hand, January 2010 was a boring month, but on the other it was quite an eye opener.

The PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 sales were poor. The PSP desperately needs a price cut and the PS2 seems to be finally dying off.

On the software front, I’m very pleased that Mass Effect 2 did as well as it did with 572, 100 worth of sales; that’s within four days. Unsurprisingly, neither Bayonetta or MAG made it into the top 10. One is really tough to market and the other entered a very tough market.