Sunday, January 17, 2010

Nintendo, Call of Duty dominate '09 game sales figures


The verdict is in: while Nintendo dominated the video game market in 2009, it missed out on the top spot.
Instead, it was the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 that sold the most, according to retail tracking firm NPD Group. Figures from the game's publisher indicate the blockbuster war shooter sold nearly 6 million copies in 2009, a feat that's all the more remarkable considering the game didn't release until well into November. Modern Warfare 2 was also the eighth best-selling game of the year, although on the PlayStation 3 rather than the Xbox.
Beyond that, the year belonged to Nintendo. Seven of the year's best sellers were Nintendo games -- six on the Wii, and one (Pokemon Platinum) on the DS. Aside from Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3: ODST was the only other non-Nintendo entry, charting at 9th place.

1360Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Activision Blizzard
2WiiSports Resort w/ WII Motion PlusNintendo of America
3WiiNew Super Mario Bros. WIINintendo of America
4WiiWII Fit w/ Balance BoardNintendo of America
5WiiWII Fit PlusNintendo of America
6WiiMario Kart w/ WheelNintendo of America
7WiiWII Play w/ Remote*Nintendo of America
8PS3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Activision Blizzard
9360Halo 3: ODSTMicrosoft
10NDSPokemon Platinum VersionNintendo of America


Over on the PC, The Sims and World of Warcraft franchises accounted for six of the ten spots. Twin behemoths Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard almost tied up the whole shebang, but Sega's historical strategy hit Empire: Total War snagged tenth.

1PCThe Sims 3Electronic Arts
2PCWorld of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion PackBlizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)
3PCThe Sims 2 Double DeluxeElectronic Arts
4PCWorld of Warcraft: Battle ChestBlizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)
5PCCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Activision (Activision Blizzard)
6PCWorld of WarcraftBlizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)
7PCThe Sims 3: World Adventures Expansion PackElectronic Arts
8PCSporeElectronic Arts
9PCDragon Age: OriginsElectronic Arts
10PCEmpire: Total WarSega of America



Although the video game retail sector ended the year with a record-breaking performance in December, the year's overall total fell 8% compared to 2008.
www.videogames.yahoo.com

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