PS3 and ODST rule September NPD

October 21, 2009 | by Paul Stachniak | NPD, Random Stuff

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Sony must be very pleased with themselves these days. For a second month in a row their newly retooled PS3s has been selling like hot cakes. According to new hardware numbers released by the NPD Group, PS3 sales are a stunning 134% over the previous month, overtaking the Wii by 29,000 odd units. The DS continues to remain the number one seller overall, moving over 500,000 units. This month was also a bit of a watershed for the industry. Many analysts predicted that September would be the month to revive the slumping video game industry – they were sort of right. Thanks to Halo ODST and various console price cuts, overall revenue grew by one percent when compared to the same period last year. Not exactly monumental, but it bodes well for the rest of the year.

On the software side of things, Halo 3 ODST was the big winner in September; outselling Madden 10, Wii Resort and Guitar Hero 5. Altogether ODST has already shipped 1.5 million units in its first month. Madden 10 has seen similar success, shipping 1.9 million units across all platforms. The big surprise was the performance of Beatles: Rock Band. Despite some very poor sales early on, the title finally outsold Guitar Hero 5 taking the 5th spot. Full hardware and software numbers after the jump.

Hardware:
Nintendo DS: 524,200 (-5%)
PlayStation 3: 491,800 (+134%)
Wii: 462,800 (+67%)
Xbox 360: 352,600 (+64%)
PlayStation Portable: 190,400 (+36%)
PlayStation 2: 146,000 (+38%)

Software:
01. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360) – 1,520,000
02. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 442,900
03. Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360) – 298,600
04. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS) – 258,100
05. The Beatles: Rock Band (Xbox 360) – 254,000
06. Madden NFL 10 (PS3) – 246,500
07. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Xbox 360) – 236,000
08. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3) – 212,500
09. Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360) – 210,800
10. The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii) – 208,600

via Joystiq and Gamasutra