Analysis: September 2009 Software Sales -- Halo 3: ODST Sells 1.52 Million

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Posted October 19, 2009 - By pklepek

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Microsoft and Bungie Studios didn't give the release of Halo 3: ODST the same blockbuster treatment as Halo 3, but that didn't stop the Halo faithful from coming out in big numbers for the latest fight against the Covenant. September 2009 sales numbers from the NPD Group report Halo 3: ODST sold 1.52 million copies, with its closest competitor, Wii Sports Resort, more than a million behind.

The complete list:

360 Halo 3: ODST, Microsoft, 1,520,000
Wii Wii Sports Resort w/ Motion Plus, Nintendo of America, 442,900
360 Madden NFL 2010, Electronic Arts, 289,600
DS Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Nintendo of America, 258,100
360 The Beatles: Rock Band, MTV Games, 254,000
PS3 Madden NFL 2010, Electronic Arts, 246,500
360 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Activision Blizzard, 236,000
PS3 Batman: Arkham Asylum, Square Enix, 212,500
360 Guitar Hero 5, Activision Blizzard, 210,800
Wii The Beatles: Rock Band, MTV Games, 208,600

Who expected Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story to chart so high? Encouraging numbers, given Nintendo's difficuly in pushing more traditional games on both the DS and Wii, but it's certainly a testament to the continued power of the Mario franchise and should give Nintendo solid confidence for New Super Mario Bros. Wii when it launches next month. That game's going to be a monster.

MTV Games must be happy, as The Beatles: Rock Band appears to have outsold Guitar Hero 5. It was good news elsewhere, too, especially for Square Enix, who saw Batman: Arkham Asylum chart for the second month in a row, and Electronic Arts.

"Madden NFL 10 made up some ground this month," said NPD analyst Anita Frazier in a press release. "Although when launched in August the game sold 19% fewer units than its predecessor a year prior, with a second month of sales in, that deficit has been reduced to 13%, which bodes very well for the title through the holiday season."

How many of these games did you pick up in September?

Tags: Nintendo DS, NPD Analysis, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360

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sukTHEfacc

haha PS3FEARS360 has nothing to say

Posted: October 19, 2009 9:03 PM
DPsx72

Poor 360 kiddies have no good games to play, they're content with buying crap. Sales doesn't equal quality.

Oh well, next month should show the real truth. 360 sells nothing and PS3/Wii take over like they always have. That's when all the best games released, Sept was a weak month.

Posted: October 19, 2009 9:01 PM
CALiiGeDDon

I bet uncharted 2 will lead for the month of october but I can guess a game that will lead in November.....its a little game called CALL OF DUTY MODERN FREAKING WARFARE 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: October 19, 2009 8:49 PM
PS3Rules0333

Please uncharted 2 is better than ODST

Posted: October 19, 2009 8:25 PM
sukTHEfacc

u2 never freezed up my ps3. more DLC from over rated mediocre gta4, and a game that I'm getting for PC, was made with the PC player in mind, and plays overall better on the PC, l4d2

ur bragging about a racing game that u havent played yet, congrats

any more theories?

Posted: October 19, 2009 8:13 PM
PS3fears360

@ sukTHEfacc

I think your just upset us 360 owners get to enjoy great games like ODST and soon to be Forza 3(93 metacritic and being described as one of the best racing games ever.), Episodes from Liberty City and Left 4 Dead 2 flawlessly while Uncharted 2 keeps freezing up your PS3.

Posted: October 19, 2009 8:04 PM
sukTHEfacc

PS3FEARS360 acts like he works for Bungie, because those are the only people benefitting from these sales. Just because there are more sales doesnt mean an average xbot like you benefits one bit.

would you be having less/more fun if the sales numbers were reversed? didnt think so.

all you have is numbers, we have killer games. congrats dude, congrats

Posted: October 19, 2009 7:52 PM
sukTHEfacc

uncharted 2 metacritic - 96

odst meta - 84 (HAHAHA!!!)

Sessler on U2 - "Best single player experience I have ever played"

Sessler on ODST - nothing special was ever said. "it's a good game"

Posted: October 19, 2009 7:44 PM
PS3fears360

Soemthing tells me those "whopping" extra 150,000 who bought a PS3 where pretty upset when they saw the lousy PS3 software lineup. Wheres those big numbers that were supposed to push sales of games like Killzone 2, InFamous or LBP? I can't wait to see next months low sales numbers for Uncharted 2 and Demon Souls.

Halo ODST - 1.5 million

Uncharted 2 - 300,000

Posted: October 19, 2009 7:40 PM
sukTHEfacc

btw people

SALES DOES NOT EQUAL QUALITY OF A GAME!

2 words

Wii Play

Posted: October 19, 2009 7:29 PM
PS3fears360

Awww! Looks like the PS3 software still sales like crap. Maybe someday Uncharted 2 will sale 1.5 million.

Posted: October 19, 2009 7:20 PM
Tintedeyes

Damage control on this site too, Hilarious.

Posted: October 19, 2009 7:18 PM
ProjektX13

Look at all these MS haters in here, sadly you guys never get anything in return. It took 2 years to get a decent game on that shameful poor excuse for a system.

Posted: October 19, 2009 7:10 PM
sukTHEfacc

well, what else were xbots going to buy these passed few months?

of course another halo game!

Posted: October 19, 2009 7:03 PM
FLP_B01

hmm yea ODST did sell well. . .
but i wonder whats the return rate?

I went to my local Gamestop last friday with a friend. . .
and we saw a whole row full of ODST games. . .
the guy that works there said kids who bought the game returned it after 2 to 3 days when they bought it.

Posted: October 19, 2009 6:58 PM
dkeehn

Just wait till Modern Warfare 2 at least 1million sales over the PS3

Posted: October 19, 2009 6:53 PM
blakseed

That's one way to look on the bright side. Good s**.

Posted: October 19, 2009 6:38 PM
RRODisBack

Only annual expansion like Madden and ODST sell well on the Xbox.

Posted: October 19, 2009 6:38 PM
Tmidiman

Well yeah Batmann AA sold well on the PS3. It's not like there is much else on the ps3 worth getting for some people.

But Madden selling any games just under lines the level of education. Yearly bad play-control and lack luster animation with little improvment and constantly given high reviews. What is worng with you people!?

Posted: October 19, 2009 6:19 PM
erosennin987

now come on ppl!!! we all know sport games suck major D*ck!!! but sales wise 360 did well. i dont own a ps3(i want one tho) but when uncharted 2 comes out it'll be doing pretty damn good by then.

Posted: October 19, 2009 5:29 PM