Xbox Officially Wins September

[Demon_Skeith]

The official NPD numbers are in for September, and the Xbox 360 swept, even beating out the Nintendo Wii for that month.

We think it has something to do with Halo 3.

Here are the hard Numbers, from industry analysts at the NPD Group:

Hardware

Xbox 360: 527,800
Wii: 501,000
Nintendo DS: 495,800
PlayStation Portable: 284,500
PlayStation 2: 215,000
Playstation 3: 119,400
Game Boy Advance: 75,000

Console/Handheld Software Top Ten Unit Sales

Halo 3*
3,300,000
Microsoft
Xbox 360

Wii Play w/Remote
282,000
Nintendo
Wii

Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
224,000
Nintendo
DS

Madden NFL 08
205,000
Electronic Arts
PS2

Skate
175,000
Electronic Arts
Xbox 360

Madden NFL 08
173,000
Electronic Arts
Xbox 360

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
167,000
Nintendo
Wii

BioShock
150,000
Take-Two Interactive
Xbox 360

Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day
141,000
Nintendo
Wii

Heavenly Sword
139,000
Sony Computer Entertainment
Playstation 3

(*Includes Collector's & Legendary Editions)

PC Software Top 5 Unit Sales

The Sims 2 Bon Voyage Expansion Pack
121,500
Electronic Arts

World Of Warcraft*
69,200
Vivendi

World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack
56,800
Vivendi

World In Conflict
43,600
Vivendi

Bioshock
43,200
Take-Two Interactive

 

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XBox is an awesome console.

I hopefully I'll get that or the Wii for my birthday.