NPD October 2008
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October 2008
NPD sales data coverage: October 5 to November 1. Released on November 13,
2008.
Wii sales of 803,000 is the largest non-holiday
NPD month for any console. Altogether, the
video games industry grew an impressive 18%
year-over-year in the first month of the critical fourth quarter. After October's NPD, Xbox 360 took the lead over the PS3 in
YTD sales.
Guitar Hero World Tour sold about 534K combining all SKUs.
Wii Music had a poor debut compared to the other titles in the
Wii Series franchise, selling a disappointing 81,000 units. LittleBigPlanet, as a new
IP and a late October release, had a solid debut with sales of 215,000. In addition, the
Xbox 360 the only system with third-party titles charting.