Famitsu Software LTD Updates through November 08, 2009

Not sure what this Weekly Famitsu article is about (maybe lowest selling games of 2009 which scored over 32 in Famitsu's cross review?), but it contains some random LTD updates for the following software, a few of which won't be making the Top 500.

LTD Through November 08, 2009:

[PSP] Yuusha 30 (Marvelous Entertainment) - 61,411
[NDS] Take the A-Train DS (Artdink) - 46,675
[Wii] Oboro Muramasa (Marvelous Entertainment) - 45,739
[Wii] Arc Rise Fantasia (Marvelous Entertainment) - 44,863
[PSP] Long Distance Investigation – 23 days towards the truth (Sony) - 21,309
[PSP] Believe in My Own Way (From Software) - 17,611
[PS3] Sonic Unleashed (Sega) - 9,226
[PSP] Nantama: Chronicle of Dungeon Maker (GAE) - 8,243
[360] Sonic Unleashed (Sega) - 3,753

Singaporean market shares (GfK Asia)

Singaporean market shares:

PS3: 40%
360: 35%
Wii: 25%

Nintendo Q3 2009 Results

System: Q3 shipments / LTD shipments

NDS: 11.65m / 125.13m
Wii: 11.31m / 67.45m


Nintendo Investor Relations

Microsoft Q2 '10 Results

Microsoft shipped 5.2m Xbox 360s in the past quarter taking lifetime unit sales to 38.7m.

The Entertainment and Devices Division which includes Xbox had an operating income of $375m for the three months ending December 31st.





Microsoft Investor Relations

France 2009: Top 5 software & hardware

Software:

1. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort - 623 000
2. [Wii] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 606 000
3. [Wii] Mario Kart Wii - 584 000
4. [Wii] Wii Fit - 523 000
5. [PS3] Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 - 430 000

Hardware:

1. [NDS] - 1.85 million / 8.4 million
2. [Wii] - 1.2 million / 4.1 million
3. [PS3] - 900 000 / 2.1 million
4. [360] - 600 000 / 1.7 million
5. [PSP] - 420 000 / 2.6 million

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Wii breaks 1 million in South Korea, DS past 3 million

Press Release

These figures should be sold to retail;

Hardware:

NDS: 3 million
Wii: 1 million

Software:

[WII] Wii Sports: 290,000
[WII] Wii Fit: 240,000
[NDS] New Super Mario Bros.: 460,000
[NDS] Brain Training 400,000
[NDS] Nintendogs: 310,000
[NDS] English Training 240k
[NDS] Magical Chinese Letters Training: 110,000

Nordic-wide software chart on it's way

From MCV's Nordic Market Report (PDF, page 19).

However – despite the on-going challenges – the Nordic games market is growing up. Its retail sector has matured, with the likes of GAME and GameStop in the territory. Meanwhile, the industry’s trade bodies are working hard with governments and financial bodies, while an official Nordic-wide chart isn’t far away either.

“The Swedish trade body MDTS and the Nordic Game program are doing a great job with the political agenda,” says Nordic Games MD Pelle Lundborg.

“I am positive that there are less tough challenges ahead, and whatever they are, the industry is now grown up enough to deal with them – similar to how ELSPA in the UK have got very organised in dealing with issues.

“To get the financial industry more involved is still tough, but things started moving in the right direction here as well during 2009. A pan-Nordic reporting – similar to Chart-Track – is soon underway and is well needed.”

Benelux region market report

MCV's full Benelux Market Report can be read from page 19 of this PDF.

BENELUX MARKET OVERVIEW

According to Screen Digest forecasts, video game sales in Benelux fell ten per cent year-on-year in 2009 – down from €511 million to €461 million.

The firm also says software unit sales had fallen seven per cent yearon- year.

The biggest decline was on handheld consoles, with DS, PSP and GBA game sales down six per cent in 2009. However, unit sales for Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games increased by nine per cent year-on-year.

Wii continues to dominate the sector, accounting for 51 per cent of home console owners in the Benelux region.


Screen Digest estimates for the Benelux market:

Nordic region market report

MCV's full Nordic Market Report can be read from page 19 of this PDF.

NORDIC MARKET OVERVIEW

Chris Stanton-Jones of emerging market specialists Catapult Business Solutions provides us with a detailed run-down of the Nordic video games market…

The Nordic games market is expected to be flat year-on-year. The first two quarters were the hardest and the MDTS (Sweden trade association) reported that in Sweden game sales were down five per cent in unit terms and 10 per cent down in value terms. Trading in Q3, however, was much improved and elevated the overall cumulative years performance.

The Danish games market appears to be achieving greater growth than the other territories. In the first seven months of 2009, Danish software sales rose three per cent year-on-year. By comparison, the Swedish software market for the period went up one per cent while sales fell one per cent in Norway.

In terms of share by region, Sweden is the largest market, with about 40 per cent share, and Finland is the smallest with about 17 per cent.

In terms of hardware, after a slow start to 2009, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 have all shown considerable growth and momentum since their price reductions.

All formats are close both in terms of installed base and week-on-week sales. It will be a fascinating contest to see who might emerge as a leader. These three formats now dominate the software business with over 55 per cent of the market value.

The PC market is still large but no longer dominates the sector, and its value share is now down to 18 to 20 per cent. PlayStation 2 software sales are down dramatically year-on-year but still sizeable and outselling DS and PSP formats combined. DS is the largest selling console although it might be starting to reach its peak.

It is difficult to track the market properly with no official sell-through data in Norway and Finland. This should be a priority for the Nordic games industry to solve.

Last year there was no major change in the retail landscape although Media Markt – a relatively new entrant to the Nordic market – are reported as one of the chains that has increased their market share the most.

There has been no significant change in retail’s buying behaviour or terms with suppliers as a result of the financial crisis.


Catapult Business Solutions estimates for the Nordic market:

Ps3 at 450,000 in the Middle East

Sony Gulf claim 450,000 PS3s sold (almost certainly to retail) as of December 2009, with 350,000 PSN accounts. Presumably the PSN accounts also include PSP owners.

Based on those figures, the firm claims the PS3 is "easily the best-selling next-gen console".

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New Zealand 2009 (GfK)

Total Market Value: NZ$170M (2008: NZ$152M)

Total Software Units: 1,132,000 (2008: 1,075,000)

Hardware: +13.51%
Accessories: +37%

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The author of the article will be interviewing the head of ISANZ tomorrow, hopefully obtaining some more data.

Finland 2009

Total Software Units: 2,088,000 (2008: 2,326,000)

PS2: 25.2% (526,176)
PC: 20.9% (436,392)
PS3: 19.8% (413,424)
360: 13.8% (288,144)
WII: 11.8% (246,384)
NDS: 6.6% (137,808)
PSP: 1.9% (39,672)

Total Software Value: €75.4M (2008: €86.5M)

PS3: 27.1% (€20,433,400)
360: 18.6% (€14,024,400)
WII: 16.9% (€12,742,600)
PS2: 16.0% (€12,064,000)
PC: 13.7% (€10,329,800)
NDS: 6.2% (€4,674,800)
PSP: 1.5% (€1,131,000)

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UK PS3 sales hit 3m

SCEE reveal to MCV that UK PS3 sales have passed 3 million, although I think this is probably a shipped figure, and actual sell-through may be slightly less.

December 2009 UK Charts (22/11/09 - 02/01/10)

Check out the UK LTD Charts by platform for the latest update (bolded).

Individual Format Top Ten:

01 [WII] Wii Sports Resort - 591,000 / 1,340,000
02 [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 578,000 / 872,000
03 [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 540,000 / 619,000
04 [360] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 424,000 / 1,449,000
05 [360] Assassin's Creed II - 361,000 / 461,000
06 [WII] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - 355,000 / 521,000
07 [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 327,000 / 1,053,000
08 [PS3] Assassin's Creed II - 288,000 / 368,000
09 [360] FIFA 10 - 268,000 / 840,000
10 [360] Forza Motorsport 3 - 268,000 / 524,000

Previous months

Famitsu Weekly Sales 01/11/10 - 01/17/10

Famitsu Weekly Sales 11/01/10 - 17/01/10:

01. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Square Enix) - 134,070 / 590,523 (92.8%)
02. [Wii] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 133,606 / 3,002,753 (97.7%)
03. [Wii] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Capcom) - 78,932 / NEW (73.1%)
04. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) - 62,033 / 2,655,907 (95.5%)
05. [Wii] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 42,524 / 1,520,102 (97.9%)
06. [PSP] Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai) - 29,240 / NEW (64.1%)
07. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 25,842 / 1,702,898 (98.8%)
08. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 25,805 / 523,434 (74.6%)
09. [NDS] Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku (Nintendo) - 23,066 / NEW (54.7%)
10. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.) - 22,501 / 3,532,366 (98.5%)
11. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best Reprint) (Capcom) - 19,095 / 136,699 (84.5%)
12. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) - 16,409 / 1,854,145 (97.6%)
13. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) - 15,751 / 532,398 (97.1%)
14. [Wii] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 13,990 / 2,527,669 (99.5%)
15. [Wii] Momotaro Railway 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki (Hudson) - 12,222 / 195,151 (95.3%)
16. [PS3] Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (Codemasters) - 11,724 / NEW (77.7%)
17. [Wii] Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Namco Bandai) - 11,455 / 283,902 (80.8%)
18. [PSP] Kentoushi: Gladiator Begins (Acquire) - 11,281 / NEW (82.6%)
19. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders - Fire / Blizzard (Level 5) - 10,995 / 1,037,918 (97.8%)
20. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 9,918 / 5,702,099 (99.8%)
21. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 9,216 / 170,549 (90.1%)
22. [PS3] Batman: Arkham Asylum (Square Enix) - 8,266 / NEW (53.7%)
23. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 8,262 / 204,070 (97.3%)
24. [Wii] PokePark Wii: Picachu's Great Adventure (Pokemon Co.) - 7,004 / 285,096 (97.0%)
25. [Wii] Samurai Warriors 3 (Koei) - 6,726 / 244,124 (96.1%)
26. [NDS] Professor Layton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5) - 6,602 / 614,147 (98.0%)
27. [PSP] Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam Vs. Gundam Next Plus (Namco Bandai) - 5,882 / 378,414 (96.7%)
28. [NDS] Powerful Pro-Kun Pocket 12 (Konami) - 5,623 / 127,279 (76.8%)
29. [360] Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (Codemasters) - 5,609 / NEW (74.6%)
30. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 4,914 / 405,174 (96.6%)
31. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Square Enix) - 4,862 / 4,139,684 (99.8%)
32. [PSP] Naruto: Shippuden Narutimate Accelerator 3 (Namco Bandai) - 4,644 / 150,836 (93.5%)
33. [NDS] Pen 1 Grand Prix: A Penguin's Trouble Special (Konami) - 4,577 / 122,571 (92.3%)
34. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo) - 4,557 / 207,945 (95.8%)
35. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 4,207 / 3,588,643 (99.8%)
36. [NDS] Metal Fight Beyblade: Bakutan Cyber Pegasus (Hudson) - 4,201 / 96,702 (92.9%)
37. [PS3] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Legendary Hits) (Activision) - 4,031 / 112,759 (95.1%)
38. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (PLAYSTATION 3 the Best) (Sega) - 4,008 / 32,102 (79.1%)
39. [Wii] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 3,906 / 3,612,290 (99.9%)
40. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 3,854 / 83,891 (88.0%)
41. [360] Batman: Arkham Asylum (Square Enix) - 3,794 / NEW (60.1%)
42. [Wii] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) - 3,678 / 991,453 (98.0%)
43. [Wii] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo) - 3,417 / 146,798 (87.6%)
44. [PSP] Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos (Namco Bandai) - 3,222 / 78,632 (93.8%)
45. [NDS] Love Plus (Konami) - 3,173 / 206,440 (96.7%)
46. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots PS3 The Best (Konami) - 3,034 / 75,444 (92.2%)
47. [Wii] Tales of Graces (Bandai Namco) - 2,971 / 197,059 (94.5%)
48. [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft) 2,879 / 100,408 (92.8%)
49. [NDS] Puyo Puyo 7 (Sega) - 2,856 / 223,965 (96.5%)
50. [PSP] Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (Ubisoft) - 2,774 / 32,180 (85.3%)

Weekly Sales Week 02 2010 (04/01/10 - 10/01/10):

Top 30:
01. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Square Enix) - 456,453 / NEW
02. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 128,503 / 2,869,147
03. [NDS] Friend Collection (Square Enix) - 98,717 / 2,593,874
04. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 55,571 / 1,477,578
05. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 48,188 / 497,629
06. [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Pokemon) - 43,953 / 3,509,865
07. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 35,683 / 1,677,056
08. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) - 35,441 / 1,837,736
09. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Best Price Reprint (Capcom) - 31,326 / 117,604
10. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) - 28,404 / 516,647
11. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Namco Bandai) - 20,079 / 272,447
12. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 17,863 / 2,513,679
13. [WII] Momotarou Dentetsu 2010 (Hudson) - 17,853 / 182,929
14. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard (Level 5) - 16,316 / 1,026,923
15. [PSP] Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 15,589 / 161,333
16. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Square Enix) - 12,430 / 4,134,822
17. [NDS] Prof. Leyton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5) - 11,695 / 607,545
18. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 11,256 / 195,808
19. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 10,577 / 5,692,181
20. [WII] Samurai Warriors 3 (Koei) - 10,244 / 237,398
21. [NDS] Peng Gran Prix: Penguin no Mondai Special (Konami) - 9,876 / 117,994
22. [WII] Poke Park Wii (Pokemon) - 9,661 / 278,092
23. [PSP] Gundam vs Gundam Next Plus (Namco Bandai) - 9,599 / 372,532
24. [PSP] Naruto: Narutimate Ancel 3 (Namco Bandai) - 9,041 / 146,192
25. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics (Nintendo) - 8,651 / 203,388
26. [NDS] Power Pro Kun Pocket 12 (Konami) - 8,595 / 121,656
27. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 7,715 / 400,260
28. [NDS] Tamagotchi no Narikiri Channel (Namco Bandai) - 7,379 / 132,628
29. [NDS] Metal Fight Bayblade Bakutan Cyber Pegasus (Hudson) - 7,335 / 92,501
30. [PS2] Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 7,293 / 80,037

Weekly Sales Week 01 2010 (12/28/09 - 01/03/10):

Top 20:
01. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 255,494 / 2,740,644
02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 183,209 / 2,495,157
03. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 128,501 / 449,441
04. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 123,474 / 1,422,007
05. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) - 104,039 / 1,802,295
06. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 98,567 / 1,641,373
07. [NDS] Pokemon HGSS (Pokemon) - 83,315 / 3,465,912
08. [NDS] Inzauma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard (Level 5) - 66,992 / 1,010,607
09. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Best Reprint (Capcom) - 50,133 / 86,278
10. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 46,054 / 2,495,816
11. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) - 45,027 / 488,243
12. [NDS] Prof. Leyton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5) - 43,765 / 595,850
13. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Namco Bandai) - 43,285 / 252,368
14. [WII] Momotarou Dentetsu 2010 (Hudson) - 39,582 / 165,076
15. [PSP] Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 31,422 / 145,744
16. [WII] Poke Park Wii (Pokemon) - 25,356 / 268,431
17. [NDS] Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics (Nintendo) - 25,199 / 194,737
18. [NDS] Pen 1 Gran Prix: Penguin no Mondai Special (Konami) - 23,974 / 108,118
19. [PSP] Gundam vs Gundam Next Plus (Namco Bandai) - 23,899 / 362,933
20. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 22,018 / 5,681,604

Fortnightly Sales Weeks 52 2009 - 01 2010 (12/21/09 - 01/03/10):

Top 30:
01. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 768,574 / 2,740,644
02. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 449,441 / NEW
03. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 430,134 / 2,495,157
04. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) - 285,763 / 1,802,295
05. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 257,676 / 1,422,007
06. [NDS] Pokemon HGSS (Pokemon) - 232,435 / 3,465,912
07. [NDS] Inzauma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard (Level 5) - 194,251 / 1,010,607
08. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 184,579 / 1,641,373
09. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Namco Bandai) - 120,476 / 252,368
10. [NDS] Prof. Leyton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5) - 107,552 / 595,850
11. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) - 91,125 / 488,243
12. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 85,156 / 2,495,816
13. [WII] Poke Park Wii (Pokemon) - 83,589 / 268,431
14. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Best Reprint (Capcom) - 80,374 / 86,278
15. [NDS] Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics (Nintendo) - 74,280 / 194,737
16. [WII] Momotarou Dentetsu 2010 (Hudson) - 69,848 / 165,076
17. [PSP] Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 69,723 / 145,744
18. [NDS] Pen 1 Gran Prix: Penguin no Mondai Special (Konami) - 67,564 / 108,118
19. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 55,051 / 5,681,604
20. [PSP] Gundam vs Gundam Next Plus (Namco Bandai) - 49,207 / 362,933
21. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix) - 47,381 / 4,122,392
22. [WII] Samurai Warriors 3 (Koei) - 45,722 / 227,154
23. [NDS] Power Pro Kun Pocket 12 (Konami) - 45,152 / 113,061
24. [NDS] Tamagotchi no Narikiri Channel(Namco Bandai) - 44,315 / 125,249
25. [PSP] Naruto Shippuden Narutimate Ancel 3 (Namco Bandai) - 43,246 / 137,151
26. [WII] Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics (Nintendo) - 40,796 / 137,500
27. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 38,941 / 184,552
28. [NDS] Metal Fight Bayblade Bakutan! Cyber Pegasus (Hudson) - 36,501 / 85,166
29. [NDS] Dora Base 2(Namco Bandai) - 35,957 / 93,628
30. [WII] Karaoke Joysound DX (Hudson) - 32,426 / 56,847

Weekly Sales Week 52 2009 (12/21/09 - 12/27/09):

Top 20:
01. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 513,080 / 2,485,150
02. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 320,940 / NEW
03. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 246,925 / 2,311,948
04. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) - 181,724 / 1,698,256
05. [NDS] Pokemon HGSS (Pokemon) - 149,120 / 3,382,597
06. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 134,202 / 1,298,533
07. [NDS] Inzauma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard (Level 5) - 127,259 / 943,615
08. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 86,012 / 1,542,806
09. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Namco Bandai) - 77,191 / 209,083
10. [NDS] Prof. Leyton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5) - 63,787 / 552,085
11. [WII] Poke Park Wii (Pokemon) - 58,233 / 243,075
12. [NDS] Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics (Nintendo) - 49,081 / 169,538
13. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) - 47,098 / 443,216
14. [NDS] Pen 1 Gran Prix: Penguin no Mondai Special (Konami) - 43,590 / 84,144
15. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 39,102 / 2,449,762
16. [PSP] Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 38,301 / 114,322
17. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 33,033 / 5,659,586
18. [NDS] Tamagotchi no Narikiri Channel(Namco Bandai) - 30,353 / 111,287
19. [WII] Momotarou Dentetsu 2010 (Hudson) - 30,266 / 125,494
20. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Best Reprint (Capcom) - 30,241 / 36,145

X360 around 100,000 in New Zealand

Microsoft claim 950,000 Xbox 360s sold across Australia and New Zealand, 850,000 of which have been sold in Australia, leaving New Zealand to make up the remaining 100,000.

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Australia 2009

Total Market Value: A$2.05 billion (2008: A$1.96 billion)
PS3: A$394 million

2009 Hardware Units: 2,247,000 (2008: 2,249,000)
NDS: 760,000 / 2.5 million
WII: 730,000 / 1.7 million
PS3*: 318,000 / 770,000
360: 313,000 / 850,000
PSP: ~100,000 / 604,000
PS2: ~100,000 / 2.5 million

* Includes PS3s bundled with Bravia TVs and other promotions. Excluding those the totals are: 272,000 / 646,000

2009 Software Units**: 25.6 million (2008: 24.2 million)

** Based off of 2007 sales of 15.4M, with 57% increase in 2008 and 6% increase in 2009. May be incorrect if those increases referred to value instead of units.

01. Wii Fit (Wii) - 370,000 / 740,000
02. Wii Sports Resort w/ Motion Plus (Wii)
03. Wii Play (Wii)
04. Mario Kart (Wii)
05. New Super Mario Bros (Wii)
06. Wii Fit Plus Bundle (Wii)
07. Call of Duty: Modern Warefare 2 (Xbox 360)
08. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
09. Cricket (Wii)
10. The Sims 3 (PC)
11. Halo 3 ODST (Xbox 360)
12. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo DS)
13. EA Sports Active (Wii)
14. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo DS)
15. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
16. Mario Kart (Nintendo DS)
17. Fifa 10 (PS3)
18. Mario & Sonic At The Olympics (Wii)
19. Assassins Creed 2 (Xbox 360)
20. New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo DS)

Accessories: ??? (+31%)
PlayTV: 36,000

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French Market worth €2.7B in 2009

SELL report that the French video game industry was valued at €2.709 billion in 2009, the second highest year ever after 2008. This was enough to keep it as the number one market in Continental Europe, but still behind the UK when the whole of Europe is taken into account. The figures come from GfK and include "France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece ... ... ."

In 2008 GfK had the total value of hardware and software (including PC) at €2.944B in France compared to €2.756B in Germany, which would mean the French market declined by 8% in value during 2009, assuming the 2009 figure doesn't include accessories.

SCE Asia enters Vietnamese market

A while ago SCE Asia said it had abandoned efforts to enter mainland China after several years of attempts due to the lack of cooperation by the Chinese government in legalising video game consoles. Instead it said it would focus on expanding it's presence in South East Asia. This must also be the reason why the 2007 announcement by Nintendo of plans to launch the Wii in mainland China during 2008 never materialised.

Following it's entrance into the Indonesian market in November SCE Asia continues it's South East Asian expansion with the initiation of it's PlayStation business in Vietnam. Having already been present in Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, along with Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan this now leaves the Philippines as the only significant market economy in East Asia without official operations by SCE Asia excluding mainland China. It would seem that the Philippines is likely to be the next and final territory in SCE Asia's SE Asian expansion plans.

Press Release

Hồ Chí Minh, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 16th January, 2010 – Sony Computer Entertainment Asia (SCE Asia) today announced that the company will initiate the PlayStation® business in Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 16th January, 2010, making the world’s popular computer entertainment systems and services available to the PlayStation fans and consumers in the country. Vietnam will be the 8th country and region in the SCE Asia territories.

Along with the initiation of the PlayStation business in Vietnam, SCE Asia will introduce to the market, PlayStation®3 (PS3™) (CECH-2006A) (body color: charcoal black) computer entertainment system featuring an extremely streamlined form factor with a 120GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD), PlayStation®2 (SCPH-90006CB) computer entertainment system, the world's most selling computer entertainment system and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) (PSP-3006) handheld entertainment system. The PS3, PlayStation 2 and PSP system will become available in stores from 16th January, 2010, at very attractive suggested retail prices of VND 9,990,000, VND 4,490,000 and VND 5,990,000 respectively (including tax). With the launch of the PlayStation platforms, users in Vietnam will be able to enjoy a wide variety of entertainment content including games, music and movies on the favorite entertainment systems.

Famitsu Top 100 2009:

Famitsu 2009 Sales (12/29/08 - 12/27/09):

Top 100:
01. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix) - 4,100,968 / NEW
02. [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Pokemon) - 3,382,597 / NEW
03. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 2,485,150 / NEW
04. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 2,311,948 / NEW
05. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) - 1,698,256 / NEW
06. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 1,542,806 / NEW
07. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 1,298,533 / NEW
08. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) - 968,033 / NEW
09. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard (Level 5) - 943,615 / NEW
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP The Best (Capcom) - 911,497 / 1,110,614
11. [NDS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo) - 717,940 / NEW
12. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 588,258 / 3,555,555
13. [NDS] Professor Leyton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5) - 552,085 / NEW
14. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 522,260 / NEW
15. [PS3] Yakuza 3 (Sega) - 509,223 / NEW
16. [PS3] Biohazard 5 (Capcom) - 508,959 / NEW
17. [NDS] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) - 480,326 / 1,830,997
18. [WII] Mario Kart wii (Nintendo) - 446,447 / 2,449,762
19. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) - 443,216 / NEW
20. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorer of Skies (Pokemon) - 417,226 / NEW
21. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco) - 390,416 / 641,599
22. [PSP] Dynasty Warriors MULTI RAID (Koei) - 384,336 / NEW
23. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 377,340 / NEW
24. [PSP] Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus (Bandai Namco) - 339,034 / NEW
25. [PS3] Tales of Vesperia (Bandai Namco) - 337,783 / NEW
26. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo) - 330,079 / 879,427
27. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon) - 328,490 / 2,515,827
28. [NDS] The Legend of Zeldas: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 320,940 / NEW
29. [NDS] Kirby Ultra Super Deluxe (Nintendo) - 319,422 / 1,174,849
30. [PSP] Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (Bandai Namco) - 317,730 / NEW
31. [WII] Animal Crossing City Folk (Nintendo) - 311,261 / 1,206,563
32. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Bandai Namco) - 307,754 / NEW
33. [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom) - 303,445 / NEW
34. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 287,399 / 5,659,586
35. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 286,634 / 3,592,834
36. [NDS] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Square Enix) - 259,705 / NEW
37. [NDS] Animal Crossing Wild World (Nintendo) - 258,996 / 5,111,049
38. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009 (Konami) - 250,204 / NEW
39. [PSP] Gran Turismo (SCE) - 247,869 / NEW
40. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 246,192 / 3,563,510
41. [WII] Poke Park Wii: Pikachu's Big Adventure (Pokemon) - 243,075 / NEW
42. [PSP] Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Square Enix) - 242,136 / 902,398
43. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009 (Konami) - 239,928 / NEW
44. [WII] Monster Hunter G (Capcom) - 236,020 / NEW
45. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Portable 4 (Konami) - 233,864 / NEW
46. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Senki (Bandai Namco) - 233,473 / NEW
47. [PSP] Tales of Versus (Bandai Namco) - 231,351 / NEW
48. [PS3] Warriors Orochi Z (Koei) - 221,718 / NEW
49. [NDS] Momotarou Dentetsu 20th Anniversary (Hudson) - 218,856 / 340,996
50. [NDS] Tongari Boushi: and the 365 Days of Magic (Konami) - 218,139 / 451,588
51. [WII] New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis (Nintendo) - 216,069 / NEW
52. [NDS] Professor Leyton and the Last Time Travel (Level 5) - 214,474 / 842,617
53. [NDS] Super Robot Wars K (Bandai Namco) - 213,454 / NEW
54. [NDS] Puyo Puyo 7 (Sega) - 210,056 / NEW
55. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Bandai Namco) - 209,083 / NEW
56. [360] Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope (Square Enix) - 208,521 / NEW
57. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS: Big Adventure of 7 Islands (Bandai Namco) - 206,780 / 650,913
58. [WII] Samurai Warriors 3 (Koei) - 205,370 / NEW
59. [NDS] Sloane and McHale's Mystery Story (Level 5) - 201,043 / NEW
60. [PSP] Sengoku BASARA Battle Heroes (Capcom) - 198,799 / NEW
61. [PS3] BAYONETTA (Sega) - 196,150 / NEW
62. [NDS] Love Plus (Konami) - 192,207 / NEW
63. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai (Bandai Namco) - 192,200 / NEW
64. [NDS] The 4 Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden (Square Enix) - 191,020 / NEW
65. [PSP] Idol Master SP Perfect Sun/Missing Moon/Wandering Star (Bandai Namco) - 189,568 / NEW
66. [NDS] Wario Ware DIY (Nintendo) - 187,404 / NEW
67. [NDS] Power Pro Kun Pocket 11 (Konami) - 185,644 / 284,720
68. [PSP] Persona 3 Portable (Atlus) - 183,283 / NEW
69. [PSP] Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna Portable (Bandai Namco) - 181,888 / NEW
70. [WII] Tales of Graces (Bandai Namco) - 177,925 / NEW
71. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (Sega) - 173,834 / NEW
72. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai X: 7 Soldiers of Heaven (Konami) - 171,790 / NEW
73. [PS3] Tekken 6 (Bandai Namco) - 170,150 / NEW
74. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 169,538 / NEW
75. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven (NDS) - 167,273 / 396,284
76. [PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2009 (Konami) - 166,085 / NEW
77. [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 164,619 / NEW
78. [NDS] SaGa 2: Goddess of Destiny (Square Enix) - 164,352 / NEW
79. [NDS] Rittai Picross (Nintendo) - 161,690 / NEW
80. [PS3] Demon Souls (SCE) - 159,278 / NEW
81. [PS3] Street Fighter IV (Capcom) - 157,704 / NEW
82. [PSP] Persona (Atlus) - 149,740 / NEW
83. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 149,555 / 2,742,849
84. [PSP] Macross Ultimate Frontier (Bandai Namco) - 149,541 / NEW
85. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires (Koei) - 146,520 / NEW
86. [PSP] Let's Make a J. League Pro Soccer Club! 6 Pride of J (Sega) - 146,371 / NEW
87. [WII] New Play Control: Pikmin 2 (Nintendo) - 139,560 / NEW
88. [WII] Karaoke Joysound Wii (Hudson) - 139,093 / 254,144
89. [NDS] Seventh Dragon (Sega) - 137,857 / NEW
90. [PSP] Boku no Natsuyasumi 4: seitouchi Shounen Tanteidan, Boku to Himitsu no Chizu (SCE) - 137,785 / NEW
91. [PS3] White Knight Chronicles (SCE) - 136,657 / 339,690
92. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training (Nintendo) - 136,619 / 561,891
93. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 6 (Konami) - 134,910 / NEW
94. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 133,725 / 1,880,838
95. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai: Legend of the Strongest Penguin (Konami) - 132,515 / 287,502
96. [NDS] Welcome Back Chibi Robo! (Nintendo) - 130,092 / NEW
97. [NDS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (Atlus) - 127,946 / NEW
98. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (Pokemon) - 127,567 / 5,751,997
99. [WII] Momotarou Dentetsu 2010 (Hudson) - 125,494 / NEW
100. [360] Biohazard 5 (Capcom) - 123,817 / NEW

Others Outside Top 100:
**. [PSP] Naruto: Shippuden Narutimate Accelerator 3 (Namco Bandai) - 120,463 / NEW
**. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 114,322 / NEW
**. [NDS] Tamagotchi no Narikiri Channel (Namco Bandai) - 111,287 / NEW
**. [PS2] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Namco Bandai) - 99,756 / NEW
**. [PS3] Call of Duty 4 (PS3 the Best) (Square Enix) - 96,913 / NEW
**. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z: Special Disc (Namco Bandai) - 94,533 / NEW
**. [NDS] Powerful Pro-Kun Pocket 12 (Konami) 93,555 / NEW
**. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf 5 (PS3 the Best) (SCE) - 92,580 / 101,201
**. [360] Ace Combat 6 (Platinum Collection) (Bandai Namco) - 89,300 / 131,180
**. [360] Bayonetta (Sega) - 87,639 / NEW
**. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2009 Club Championship (Konami) - 85,644 / NEW
**. [NDS] Pen 1 Grand Prix: A Penguin's Trouble Special (Konami) - 84,144 / NEW
**. [PS3] Valkyria Chronicles (PS3 the Best) (Sega) - 82,744 / NEW
**. [PSP] Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories (Best Price) (Capcom) - 76,800 / NEW
**. [360] Beautiful Katamari (Platinum Collection) (Bandai Namco) - 74,166 / 115,658
**. [360] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Square-Enix) - 72,858 / NEW
**. [PSP] Hot Shots Golf Portable 2 (PSP the Best) (SCE) - 71,623 / NEW
**. [PS2] Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryoku Series Vol. 14 CR Shinseiki Evangelion: Saigo no Shimono (D3 Publisher) - 68,952 / NEW
**. [360] Gears of War 2 (Microsoft) - 67,153 / NEW
**. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots (PS3 the Best) (Konami) - 64,714 / NEW
**. [NDS] Puyo Puyo! (Special Price) (Sega) - 62,416 / 143,404
**. [PS2] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) (PlayStation 2 the Best Reprint) - 60,435 / 97,510
**. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 59,889 / NEW
**. [360] Dream Club (D3 Publisher) - 58,092 / NEW
**. [360] Magna Karta 2 (Namco Bandai) - 56,739 / NEW
**. [PS2] Momotaro Dentetsu 16: Hokkaido Daiido no Maki (PlayStation 2 the Best) (Hudson) - 56,714 / NEW
**. [360] Street Fighter IV (Capcom) - 52,937 / NEW
**. [PS2] Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (Ultimate Hits) (Square Enix) - 48,237 / 85,415
**. [360] Halo 3:ODST (Microsoft) - 44,610 / NEW
**. [360] Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai) - 43,235 / 204,305
**. [360] Steins;Gate (5pb) - 40,487 / NEW
**. [360] Left 4 Dead 2 (EA) - 38,652 / NEW
**. [360] Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft) - 38,580 / NEW
**. [360] Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai) - 37,653 / NEW
**. [360] Halo Wars (Microsoft) - 36,519 / NEW
**. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best Reprint) - 36,145 / NEW
**. [360] Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft) - 36,050 / NEW
**. [360] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 32,874 / NEW
**. [360] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) - 32,811 / NEW
**. [360] Left 4 Dead (EA) - 30,493 / NEW
**. [360] Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (Namco Bandai) - 29,102 / 64,090
**. [360] Death Smiles (Cave) - 27,630 / NEW
**. [360] Mass Effect (Microsoft) - 27,397 / NEW
**. [360] Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare (The Best) (Square-Enix) - 27,191 / NEW
**. [360] Halo 3 (Platinum Collection) (Microsoft) - 25,508 / NEW
**. [360] Chaos Head Noa (5pb) - 24,362 / NEW
**. [PS2] Little Busters! Converted Edition (Prototype) - 21,056 / NEW
**. [360] Last Renmant (Square-Enix) - 19.882 / 154,493
**. [360] Mushihimesama Futari Ver.1.5 (Cave) - 18,431 / NEW
**. [360] Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami) - 16,991 / NEW
**. [PS2] Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PlayStation 2 the Best Reprint) (Capcom) - 14,130 / NEW
**. [PS2] Nobunaga no Yabou: Tenka Souhei (with Power Up kit) (Koei) - 5,380 / NEW
**. [PS2] Death Connection (Idea Factory) - 4,797 / NEW
**. [PS2] Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PlayStation 2 the Best Reprint) (Konami) - 4,574 / NEW
**. [PS2] Mobile Suit Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Axis no Kyoui V (Gundam 30th Anniversary Collection) (Namco Bandai) - 2,514 / NEW
**. [PS2] Gundam Musou 2 (Gundam 30th Anniversary Collection) (Namco Bandai) - 1,990 / NEW

X360 Top 30:
01. Star Ocean 4 (Namco Bandai) - 208,521 / NEW
02. Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) - 123,817 / NEW
03. Ace Combat 6 (Platinum Collection) (Namco Bandai) - 89,300 / 131,180
04. Bayonetta (Sega) - 87,639 / NEW
05. Beautiful Katamari (Platinum Collection) (Namco Bandai) - 74,166 / 115,658
06. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Square-Enix) - 72,858 / NEW
07. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft) - 67,153 / NEW
08. Dream Club (D3 Publisher) - 58,092 / NEW
09. Magna karta 2 (Namco Bandai) - 56,739 / NEW
10. Street Fighter IV (Capcom) - 52,937 / NEW
11. Halo 3:ODST (Microsoft) - 44,610 / NEW
12. Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai) - 43,235 / 204,305
13. Steins;Gate (5pb) - 40,487 / NEW
14. Left 4 Dead 2 (EA) - 38,652 / NEW
15. Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft) - 38,580 / NEW
16. Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai) - 37,653 / NEW
17. Halo Wars (Microsoft) - 36,519 / NEW
18. Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft) - 36,050 / NEW
19. BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 32,874 / NEW
20. Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) - 32,811 / NEW
21. Left 4 Dead (EA) - 30,493 / NEW
22. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (Namco Bandai) - 29,102 / 64,090
23. Death Smiles (Cave) - 27,630 / NEW
24. Mass Effect (Microsoft) - 27,397 / NEW
25. Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare (The Best) (Square-Enix) - 27,191 / NEW
26. Halo 3 (Platinum Collection) (Microsoft) - 25,508 / NEW
27. Chaos Head Noa (5pb) - 24,362 / NEW
28. Last Renmant (Square-Enix) - 19.882 / 154,493
29. Mushihimesama Futari Ver.1.5 (Cave) - 18,431 / NEW
30. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami) - 16,991 / NEW

Budget Top 10:
01. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best) (Capcom) - 911,497 / 1,110,614
02. [PS3] Call of Duty 4 (PS3 the Best)(Square Enix) - 96,913 / NEW
03. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf 5 (PS3 The Best) (SCE) - 92,580 / 101,201
04. [360] Ace Combat 6 (Platinum Collection) (Bandai Namco) - 89,300 / 131,180
05. [PS3] Valkyria Chronicles (PS3 The Best) (Sega) - 82,744 / NEW
06. [PSP] Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories (Best Price) (Capcom) - 76,800 / NEW
07. [360] Beautiful Katamari (Platinum Collection) (Bandai Namco) - 74,166 / 115,658
08. [PSP] Hot Shots Golf Portable 2 (PSP The Best) (SCE) - 71,623 / NEW
09. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots (PS3 The Best) (Konami) - 64,714 / NEW
10. [NDS] Puyo Puyo! Special Price (Sega) - 62,416 / 143,404

Famitsu December 2009 Software Charts

Famitsu December 2009 (11/30 - 12/27):
Top 20
01. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 2,485,150 / NEW
02. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square EniX) - 1,698,256 / NEW
03. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 602,739 / 2,311,948
04. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (SEGA) - 443,216 / NEW
05. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon) - 360,896 / 3,382,597
06. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 356,405 / 1,298,533
07. [PSP] Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam VS. Gundam NEXT Plus (Namco Bandai) - 339,034 / NEW
08. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 320,940 / NEW
09. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders - Fire / Blizzard (Level 5) - 284,511 / 943,615
10. [NDS] Professor Layton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5) - 250,795 / 552,085
11. [WII] PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Great Adventure (Pokemon Co.) - 243,075 / NEW
12. [WII] Samurai Warriors 3 (Koei) - 205,370 / NEW
13. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 187,328 / 1,542,806
14. [WII] Tales of Graces (Namco Bandai) - 177,925 / NEW
15. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 164,619 / NEW
16. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Namco Bandai) - 163,439 / 209,083
17. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo) - 123,375 / 169,538
18. [PSP] Naruto: Shippuden Narutimate Accelerator 3 (Namco Bandai) - 120,463 / NEW
19. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 114,322 / NEW
20. [NDS] Powerful Pro-Kun Pocket 12 (Konami) 93,555 / NEW
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmgk/m/

DS Top 10:
01. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 602,739 / 2,311,948
02. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon) - 360,896 / 3,382,597
03. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 320,940 / NEW
04. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders - Fire / Blizzard (Level 5) - 284,511 / 943,615
05. [NDS] Professor Layton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5) - 250,795 / 552,085
06. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo) - 123,375 / 169,538
07. [NDS] Powerful Pro-Kun Pocket 12 (Konami) 93,555 / NEW
08. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 84,471 / 5,659,586
09. [NDS] Pen 1 Grand Prix: A Penguin's Trouble Special (Konami) - 84,144 / NEW
10. [NDS] Tamagotchi no Narikiri Channel (Namco Bandai) - 76,868 / 111,287
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmds/m/

PS2 Top 10:
01. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 59,889 / NEW
02. [PS2] Little Busters! Converted Edition (Prototype) - 21,056 / NEW
03. [PS2] Death Connection (Idea Factory) - 4,797 / NEW
04. [PS2] Nobunaga no Yabou: Tenka Souhei (with Power Up kit) (Koei) - 3,909 / 5,380
05. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z: Special Disc (Namco Bandai) - 3,432 / 94,533
06. [PS2] Momotaro Dentetsu 16: Hokkaido Daiido no Maki (PlayStation 2 the Best) (Hudson) - 3,414 / 56,714
07. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2009 Club Championship (Konami) - 3,269 / 85,644
08. [PS2] Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryoku Series Vol. 14 CR Shinseiki Evangelion: Saigo no Shimono (D3 Publisher) - 2,926 / 68,952
09. [PS2] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Namco Bandai) - 2,590 / 99,756
10. [PS2] Mobile Suit Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Axis no Kyoui V (Gundam 30th Anniversary Collection) - 2,514 / NEW
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmps/m/

SCE Italy boast about PS3 percentage increase

SCE Italy claim PS3 sales according to GfK for the last four months of 2009 were up 84% on the same period in 2008. Unfortunately they don't reveal any actual unit sales numbers, instead they say that Uncharted 2 is now the second best selling first party PS3 game in the country behind Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, and that the new Gran Turismo 5 demo and Vidzone have been downloaded a lot.

Wii passes 4M in France, DS passes 8M

Nintendo France, citing GfK figures have announced that Wii lifetime sales exceeded 4,000,000 through week 52 of 2009. They also mentioned that DS is over 8,000,000 in the country, although they didn't specify which week this occured, or how much over 8M it is.

SCE France recently said that PS3 was at 2,000,000 and X360 at 1,600,000 through week 51.

Whilst exact hardware numbers for 2009 have yet to be announced by GfK, it's possible work out rough YTD sales for the above consoles from the 2008 LTDs;

2009 Hardware Unit Sales: (LTD)

NDS: ~1.4M (8M)
Wii: ~1.1M (4M)
PS3: ~0.8M (2M)
360: ~0.5M (1.6M)

As Nintendo didn't say how far over 4M and 8M Wii & DS were, and due to PS3 & 360 numbers being only through week 51 exact figures may end up slightly higher.

UK All Time Top 3 Software Titles

Chart-Track report that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is now the third highest selling title of all time in the UK. Thanks to the first week sales of 1.78M released by Chart-Track, along with subsequent weekly percentage change reports we know that Modern Warfare 2 was at 2.97M through Jan 09. This number is the estimated total for 100% of the market, actual tracked sales from Chart-Track which covers around 90% of the UK market should be 2.67M.

Dr.Kawashima's Brain Training currently holds the number one spot having passed 3M and GTA: San Andreas in the first half of 2009, again, this number is for 100% of the market. With the title still charting it should have added a few hundred thousand since then.

Current second position holder is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, ELSPA accidentally posted the PS2 version's LTD of 2,355,328 with the week 10 2009 charts, as it was still selling ~1K/week it should be around 2.4M by now. The Xbox version is between 200,000 and 300,000, with the PC version between 100,000 and 200,000 according to their ELSPA Sales Awards. The ELSPA numbers aren't extrapolated for 100% of the market though. GTA: San Andreas launched on PS2 in November 2004 when Chart-Track covered 85% of the market, before they increased to 90% coverage in January 2005, which complicates extrapolating to 100% of the market as sales are split over two different percentage coverages. For simplicities' sake I've used the middle figure of 87.5%. This puts the tracked sales at around 2.8M, or around an estimated 3.2M for 100% of the market.

Below shows that MW2 should soon take second place from GTA: SA, but first place should take a while longer, if at all. Maybe if Chart-Track are feeling generous they'll mention how much the other two have sold when this occurs.

All Time UK Top 3: 90% / 100%

01. [NDS] Dr.Kawashima's Brain Training: 2,800,000+ / 3,100,000+
02. [ALL] Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: ~2,800,000 / ~3,200,000
03. [ALL] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: 2,670,000 / 2,970,000

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 weekly sales (100%):

WK46 09: ---% = 1,780,000
WK47 09: -86% = 249,000
WK48 09: -32% = 169,000
WK49 09: -07% = 158,000
WK50 09: -11% = 140,000
WK51 09: +03% = 144,000
WK52 09: +17% = 169,000
WK53 09: -41% = 100,000
WK01 10: -41% = 59,000

Total: 2,970,000

WK02 10: -17% = 49,000
WK03 10: -10% = 44,000
WK04 10: -03% = 43,000
WK05 10: -12% = 38,000

Total: 3,148,000

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas sales (85%-90%):

[PS2] 2,355,328 (WK10 09)
[XBX] 200,000+
[PC] 100,000+

UK Software Unit Sales over the past decade

Wii and X360 are now neck and neck with total software unit sales of nearly 47M each. Whilst Wii is shown as slightly ahead through 2009, the difference is within the margin of rounding errors. PS3 now overtakes PSP with 26.5M to 21.5M, PS3 also passes the original Xbox's total of 24.5M.

UK Market 2009 *Updated*

MCV report much of the missing data, with only individual hardware data remaining. Hopefully GAME will release hardware unit data with it's Christmas Trading Statement on Wednesday.

As previously noted, Chart-Track adjusted hardware unit totals in 2009, and backdated the adjustments, Wii 2008 LTD Total was adjusted down 4% (200K), and NDS LTD Total was adjusted down 5% (400K). Unfortunately we don't have the adjustments for the other consoles, but with Xbox 360 LTD total through mid 2009 being slightly higher than expected, and PS3 + PSP being inline with expectations, my guess is that X360 was adjusted up, with PS3 + PSP remaining largely unchanged. Still, hard figures will be required to confirm this.

Regardless of the adjustment, 2008 total home console units remained largely unchanged, with 5.33M now reported for 2008 from the previously reported 5.35M. Adjusted Wii figures for 2008 are 2.73M, which suggests the previous 2008 Wii figure was adjusted down 100K from 2.84M. More than likely the 100K Wii drop was mostly cancelled out by a similarly sized increase for the X360.

However, 2008 total portable console units have seen a considerable downward adjustment from 3.95M to 3.7M, most of this is probably attributable to the 5% downward adjustment of the DS. This brings Total 2008 hardware units down to 9.0M from the originally reported 9.3M record.

Back to 2009, with 68.4M console software units sold in 2009 it will be interesting to see if the UK can hold onto it's Worldwide second place in terms of console software units which it took from Japan in 2008. Hopefully Famitsu will publish total Japanese console software units sometime this week.

2009 UK Market Data:

Total Hardware Units: 6,700,000 (9,030,000)

Home Console Hardware Units: 4,000,000 (5,330,000)
Portable Console Hardware Units: 2,700,000 (3,700,000)

PS3 Hardware Units: 974,000 (955,000)
Total PS3 Hardware Units: 2,802,000

Total Software Units: 74,600,000 (82,800,000)
Total Console Software Units: 68,400,000 (74,300,000)

Wii Software Units: 18,100,000 (20,100,000)
360 Software Units: 16,200,000 (14,900,000)
NDS Software Units: 14,600,000 (19,100,000)
PS3 Software Units: 11,900,000 (10,400,000)
PC- Software Units: 6,200,000 (8,500,000)
PSP Software Units: 2,800,000 (4,100,000)
PS2 Software Units: 1,900,000 (5,700,000)

Total Accessories Units: 35,800,000 (40,000,000)

Console accessories Units 29,600,000 (31,200,000)
PC accessories Units 8,900,000 (8,900,000)

Total Market Value: £3,311,000,000 (£4,034,000,000)

Total Software Value: £1,621,000,000 (£1,905,000,000)

360 Software Value: £459,000,000 (£441,000,000)
WII Software Value: £392,000,000 (£481,000,000)
PS3 Software Value: £342,000,000 (£334,000,000)
NDS Software Value: £266,000,000 (£366,000,000)
PC- Software Value: £91,000,000 (£117,000,000)
PSP Software Value: £44,000,000 (£70,000,000)
PS2 Software Value: £25,000,000 (£92,000,000)

Total Hardware Value: £1,060,000,000 (£1,422,000,000)

Home Console Hardware Value: £746,000,000 (£1,027,000,000)
Portable console Hardware Value: £314,000,000 (£395,000,000)

Total Accessories Value: £630,000,000 (£707,000,000)

Console accessories Value: £523,000,000 (£551,000,000)
PC accessories Value: £107,000,000 (£157,000,000)

"Report on Gaming in India 2009" released

Report on Gaming in India 2009 (PDF)

Hardware sales of Console devices, including parallel grey market for PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox360 and Nintendo) is estimated at INR 2650 Million in 2008 and INR 4050 Million [in 2009] – rate of growth of 57% and 52% respectively. The sales of this hardware will continue to grow at 41% and reach INR 5750 Million in 2010.

Hardware value (including unofficial imports):

2009: 4,050M INR ($88.5M)
2008: 2,650M INR ($57.9M)

2010 forecast: 5,750M INR ($125.7M)

ELSPA Sales Awards December 2009

Check out the UK LTD Charts by Platform for the latest update (bolded)

Silver (100,000+)

[PS3] ASSASSIN'S CREED II (UBISOFT)
[360] ASSASSIN'S CREED II (UBISOFT)
[NDS] RHYTHM PARADISE (NINTENDO)
[WII] NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (NINTENDO)
[PS2] CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
[360] LEFT 4 DEAD 2 (EA)
[NDS] MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (SEGA)
[PS3] SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (SEGA)
[PS3] LEGO STAR WARS : THE COMPLETE SAGA (LUCASARTS)
[WII] F1 2009 (CODEMASTERS)
[PC] THE SIMS 2: DOUBLE DELUXE (EA)
[PC] MEDIEVAL: TOTAL WAR - GOLD EDITION (SEGA)
[360] BORDERLANDS (TAKE 2)
[360] WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010 (THQ)
[360] PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010 (KONAMI)
[NDS] JUNIOR BRAIN TRAINER (GSP/AVANQUEST)
[NDS] COMBAT OF GIANTS: DINOSAURS (UBISOFT)
[360] BANJO-KAZOOIE: NUTS & BOLTS (MICROSOFT)
[360] SOULCALIBUR IV (UBISOFT)
[PS3] TEKKEN 6 (ATARI)
[360] SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (SEGA)
[PC] CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
[WII] ASHES CRICKET 2009 (CODEMASTERS)
[WII] THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: OVERKILL (SEGA)
[WII] TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 (EA)
[WII] BIG FAMILY GAMES (THQ)

Gold (200,000+)

[WII] MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (SEGA)
[PS3] UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES (SONY)
[360] ASSASSIN'S CREED II (UBISOFT)
[360] LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME (WARNER BROS.)
[WII] NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (NINTENDO)
[WII] LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURES (LUCASARTS)
[PS3] ASSASSIN'S CREED II (UBISOFT)
[PS3] NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT (EA)
[360] PURE (DISNEY)
[360] HALO WARS (MICROSOFT)
[PSP] LEGO STAR WARS II: THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY (LUCASARTS)
[PC] FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 (SEGA)
[360] GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY (TAKE 2)
[360] LEFT 4 DEAD 2 (EA)
[NDS] MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (SEGA)
[WII] MONOPOLY (EA)
[PC] CIVILIZATION IV (TAKE 2)
[360] NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT (EA)
[360] BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM (EIDOS)
[WII] JUST DANCE (UBISOFT)

Platinum (300,000+)

[WII] WII FIT PLUS (NINTENDO)
[360] FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 (MICROSOFT)
[NDS] PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA'S BOX (NINTENDO)
[360] SAINTS ROW (THQ)
[NDS] THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: PHANTOM HOURGLASS (NINTENDO)
[WII] NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (NINTENDO)
[WII] MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (SEGA)
[360] ASSASSIN'S CREED II (UBISOFT)
[360] GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
[PS3] ASSASSIN'S CREED II (UBISOFT)
[360] LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME (WARNER BROS.)
[360] THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION (TAKE 2)
[360] SAINTS ROW 2 (THQ)
[360] PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 (KONAMI)
[NDS] PUZZLER COLLECTION (UBISOFT)
[PC] WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF THE LICH KING (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)

Double Platinum (600,000+)

[360] FIFA 10 (EA)
[PS3] FIFA 10 (EA)
[WII] BIG BEACH SPORTS (THQ)
[WII] SUPER MARIO GALAXY (NINTENDO)
[WII] NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (NINTENDO)

Diamond (1,000,000+)

[WII] WII SPORTS RESORT (NINTENDO)
[PS3] CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)

Xbox 360 at 39 Million Worldwide

At CES 2010 Microsoft announced that Global shipments of Xbox 360 are now at 39 Million. With shipments through the quarter ending September 30 at 33.5M, shipments for the final quarter of 2009 should be around 5.5M, although we'll have to wait until Microsoft's earnings results on January 28th to see if the 39M figure is rounded or not.

Nintendo will also announce their earning results on January 28, with Sony's loosely scheduled for the last third of January.

Sony sold 3.8M PS3s Worldwide in December

Press Release:

PlayStation(R)3 Retail Sales Exceed 3.8 Million Units Worldwide During the Holiday Sales Season

Remarkable 76% Increase Compared to the Previous Year, Resulting in the Most Successful Holiday Season in the History of PlayStation(R)3

TOKYO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that the holiday season retail sales of PlayStation®3 (PS3®) computer entertainment systems during the five weeks following the last week of November 2009(*1) exceeded 3.8 million units worldwide(*2). The PS3 platform experienced a 76% increase in hardware sales compared to the same period in the previous year, marking the highest record sales for PS3 hardware for a holiday period. With the release of the new slimmer and lighter PS3 system combined with an exciting line-up of compelling software titles, as well as with the expansion of new content and services on PlayStation®Network, with more than 38 million registered accounts(*3) worldwide, the PS3 platform continues to surpass its momentum every year and remains on track to further accelerate the growth of its worldwide installed base into 2010.

(*1) From November 23 to December 27 for Japan and Asia, from November 24 to December 28 for North America, and from November 21 to December 25 for Europe and PAL territories.

(*2) Retail sales number is estimated by SCEI.

(*3) Number as of January 3, 2010.

Sony's Kaz Hirai announced at CES 2010 that 1.7M of the 3.8M were sold in NA, yesterday Nintendo said they sold through to consumers over 3M Wii units in the US alone, with NDS breaking the annual US sales record.

December 2009 PS3 hardware units sales:
Worldwide: 3,800,000
North America: 1,700,000
Japan: 535,110 (Famitsu)
PAL & Asia excluding Japan: 1,565,000 (Worldwide - NA & Japan)

NDS passes 40M in Europe, Wii passes 20M

According to Nintendo of Europe's internal sales panel NDS has become the best ever selling video game system in Europe with 40M units sold, they also claim Wii to be "the fastest selling home console in Europe by reaching the 20 million milestone in just over three years". Whilst they didn't give out annual sales, they previously gave out annual and LTD sales for 2008, making it possible to calculate 2009 sales.

2009 European Sales (2008) [LTD]:
NDS: 9M (11.2M) [40M]
Wii: 5.8M (8.3M) [20M]

That puts Wii down 30% and NDS down 20% during 2009.

Japan Market 2009

Famitsu 2009 results from 12/29/08 - 12/27/09, expect more indepth data in the coming days.

Total Value: ¥542.64B (582.61B)
Total Hardware Value: ¥216.49B (¥250.5B)
Total Software Value: ¥326.16B (¥332.12B)

Hardware Units (2008) [LTD]:
1. NDS: 4,025,313 (4,029,804) [29,160,589]
2. PSP: 2,307,971 (3,543,171) [13,386,455]
3. Wii: 1,975,178 (2,908,342) [9,501,999]
4. PS3: 1,727,041 (991,303) [4,391,407]
5. 360: 331,706 (317,859) [1,197,873]
6. PS2: 255,960 (480,664) [21,803,762]

Top 5 Software Units:
1. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX - 4,100,968
2. [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver - 3,382,597
3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 2,485,150
4. [NDS] Friend Collection - 2,311,948
5. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII - 1,698,256


Famitsu

UK Market 2009

ELSPA have reported overall market data for 2009, Wii was the leading software units seller, moving over 18M units last year, but 360 took the software value crown with £459M in revenue. PS3 saw the largest software and hardware units increase, up 14% (11.9M) and 2% (974K) respectively, PS3 now sits at 2.8M in the UK.

It should be noted that the 974K PS3 figure is based on a 2% increase from the 955K originally reported as sold in 2008, however Chart-Track adjusted some of it's historical hardware data in 2009 which could result in a slightly different 2008 figure than originally reported. I don't think PS3 was affected too much by the adjustment though, so I expect any change to be minor if anything.

Although 2009 was a 53 week year for Chart-Track, these figures are only for the first 52 weeks of the year for comparison to the 52 week 2008.

Expect updates to the missing format software totals in the coming days, with possible hardware data next week.

Here are the 2009 figures with 2008 figures in parentheses:

Total Value: £3,311,000,000 (£4,034,000,000)
Total Software Value: £1,621,000,000 (£1,905,000,000)
Total Hardware Value: £1,060,000,000 (£1,422,000,000)
Total Accessories Value: £630,000,000 (£707,000,000)

360 Software Value: £459,000,000 (£441,000,000)
WII Software Value: N/A (£481,000,000)
NDS Software Value: N/A (£366,000,000)
PS3 Software Value: N/A (£334,000,000)
PC- Software Value: N/A (£117,000,000)
PS2 Software Value: N/A (£92,000,000)
PSP Software Value: N/A (£70,000,000)

Total Software Units: 74,600,000 (82,800,000)
Total Hardware Units: 6,700,000 (9,300,000)
Total Accessories Units: 35,800,000 (N/A)

Wii Software Units: 18,000,000 (20,100,000)
NDS Software Units: N/A (20,100,000)
360 Software Units: N/A (14,900,000)
PS3 Software Units: 11,900,000 (10,400,000)
PC- Software Units: N/A (8,500,000)
PS2 Software Units: N/A (5,700,000)
PSP Software Units: N/A (4,100,000)

PS3 Hardware Units: 974,000 (955,000)
Total PS3 Hardware Units: 2,802,000

ELSPA

Here's the complete data from 2008:

Capcom France software sales (GfK)

In a frank interview with Antoine Seux, head of Capcom France he reveals sell through figures for some of this years releases, along with 2007's Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition:

[PS3/360] Resident Evil 5: 245,000
[PC] Resident Evil 5: 9,200
[PS3/360] Street Fighter IV: 125,000
[PC] Street Fighter IV: 7,000
[PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite: 33,700
[WII] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles: 16,000

[WII] Resident Evil 4: Wii: 140,000

Japan Top 10 YTD Budget PS3 & X360 Charts through December 13, 2009 (Famitsu)

12/29/08 - 12/13/09:

PS3 The Best Top 10:
01. [PS3] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Square Enix) - 88,573 / NEW
02. [PS3] Minna No Golf 5 (Sony) - 88,346 / 96,967
03. [PS3] Valkyria Chronicles (Sega) - 81,625 / NEW
04. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami) - 59,092 / NEW
05. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (Sega) - 55,226 / 65,236
06. [PS3] Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Sony) - 39,679 / NEW
07. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom) - 33,202 / NEW
08. [PS3] Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom) - 23,770 / NEW
09. [PS3] Mahjong Fight Club: Zengoku Taisen Ban (Konami) - 20,656 / NEW
10. [PS3] Way of the Samurai 3 Plus (Spike) - 20,593 / NEW

X360 Platinum Top 10:
01. [360] Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Namco Bandai Games) - 86,534 / 128,414
02. [360] Beautiful Katamari Damacy (Namco Bandai Games) - 74,166 / 115,658
03. [360] Halo 3 (Microsoft) - 25,508 / NEW
04. [360] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Square Enix) - 24,567 / NEW
05. [360] Left 4 Dead (EA) 12,988 / NEW
06. [360] Armored Core for Answer (From Software) - 10,974 / NEW
07. [360] Idolmaster Twins (Namco Bandai Games) 6,621 / NEW
08. [360] Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom) - 6,360 / NEW
09. [360] Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom) - 6,210 / NEW
10. [360] Fable II (Microsoft) - 6,151 / NEW

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