Several major releases kicked off the holiday game rush in October, and they all met with a good amount of success. However, it was two titles that towered above them all — according to the NPD, Battlefield 3 sold “just under” 2 million units and Batman: Arkham City sold over 1.5 million to take the top spots. BF3 and Arkham City each shipped a ton of units, so the final sales numbers are unsurprising. id Software’s RAGE sold 550,000 copies across all platforms, mighty impressive for a new IP.
No specific sales numbers were given for any other titles in the top 10, but here’s the full list:
- Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)
- Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3)
- NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, PSP, Wii, PS2, PC)
- Rage (360, PS3, PC)
- Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360)
- Dark Souls (PS3, 360)
- Madden NFL 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP)
- Forza Motorsport 4 (360)
- Gears of War 3 (360)
- FIFA Soccer 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2, 3DS)
It was also a good month for hardware sales, although the Xbox 360 led its competitors by a healthy margin:
- Xbox 360 – 393,000
- PS3 – 250,000 (estimated)
- Wii – nearly 250,000
- 3DS – over 250,000
- NDS – nearly 180,000
In all, game sales were good for $1.08 billion, a one percent increase over October 2010. With the onslaught of million-sellers that have already — and have yet to — hit this month, November promises to be even bigger.
Source: Game Informer