October 2009 NPD sales

October is the last month of the year before the big holiday pushes begin, and it’s often an indicator of where people are leaning going into the holidays. October did see some good game releases, including a valid GOTY contender in Uncharted 2 and a possible dark horse runner with Borderlands. Here are the charts.

Hardware

1. Nintendo Wii – 506,900
2. Nintendo DS – 457,600
3. PlayStation 3 – 320,600
4. Xbox 360 – 249,700
5. Sony PSP – 174,600
6. PlayStation 2 – 117,800

Software

1. PS3 – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – 537,000
2. Wii – Wii Fit Plus – 441,000
3. 360 – Borderlands – 418,000
4. Wii – Wii Sports Resort – 314,000
5. 360 – NBA 2k10 – 311,000
6. 360 – Halo 3: ODST – 271,000
7. PS3 – NBA 2k10 – 213,000
8. 360 – Forza Motorsport 3 – 175,000
9. NDS – Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days – 169,000
10. 360 – FIFA 10 – 156,000