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A force is unleased on September 2008 NPD charts
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Along with the positive news that total game sales were $1.27 billion, Star Wars fans had the pleasure of seeing their games place high on the charts. The console iteration of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed placed in 3 of the top 10 spots in this month, totaling 1.16 million in individual sales. The Xbox 360 version of the game accounted for 52 percent of those sales, with the Playstation 3 version taking 28 percent. Other notable games that appeared on the software side of the NPD charts included Wii Fit, Nintendo’s “exercise simulator,“ the latest iteration of Mario Kart, the ever-present Wii Play and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.
As for how the consoles fared this month, Nintendo continues to outlast its competitors in the race to console victory, with its Wii and DS taking the top two spots in console sales. The 360 continues to sell more than the Playstation 3, which is even numerically behind its portable brother, the Playstation Portable. Curiously, it is barely outselling its older brother, the Playstation 2, showing that there is a sizable population that is still willing to hold on to the aging system.
The only negative shadow on this successful month was set from history; last year’s sales at this time were up 7 percent, of course, that was due primarily to a certain popular Microsoft property called Halo, whose third iteration sold well during this time.
A break down of the top-10 lists for hardware and software can be found below. Regardless of your game or console preference, this month shows that it continues to be an excellent time to be a gamer.
Consoles (Home and Portable)
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Read [Joystiq] Also Read [GameDaily] and [Forbes]
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