NPD US video game console sales for October
November 16, 2007
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 ales figures for the month of October just rolled in from NPD Group, and there's a lot of green numbers. Software sales climbed 39 percent over last year's, and hardware sales soared 127 percent. While Halo 3 still holds the top spot for a single-platform game, combined sales of Guitar Hero III far outshine it, rocking right past the coveted 1 million mark in less than one week in stores. Here's the full breakdown.
All Industry Sales
Console Software: $513.9 million
Console Hardware: $469.7 million
Game Accessories: $130 million
Total: $1.1 billion
Software Unit Sales
Halo 3 (360) 434,000 (all 3 editions)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - w/guitar (360) 383,000
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - w/guitar (Wii) 286,000
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - w/guitar (PS2) 271,000
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) 263,000
Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii) 240,000
The Orange Box (360) 238,000
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) 232,000
FIFA Soccer 08 (PS2) 130,000
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (DS) 117,000
Hardware Unit Sales
Wii: 519,000
Nintendo DS: 458,000
Xbox 360: 366,000
PlayStation Portable: 286,000
PlayStation 2: 184,000
PlayStation 3: 121,000
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