Dante Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) Software: 01. Call of Duty: Black Ops** (360, PS3, Wii, NDS, PC) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 02. Just Dance 2 (Wii) UBISOFT 03. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm** (PC) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - 1.5 Million 04. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood** (360, PS3) UBISOFT 05. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) NINTENDO 06. Disney Epic Mickey** (Wii) DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS = 1.32 Million 07. Madden NFL 11 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP) ELECTRONIC ARTS 08. Michael Jackson The Experience** (Wii, NDS, PSP) UBISOFT 09. NBA 2K11 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2, PC) TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 10. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (360, PS3, Wii, PC) ELECTRONIC ARTS - - 906.4K **(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware) -/- Gran Turismo 5 - 560.5K Annual 2010 Top 10 Games 01. Call of Duty: Black Ops** (360, PS3, Wii, PC, NDS) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 02. Madden NFL 11 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP) ELECTRONIC ARTS 03. Halo: Reach** (360) MICROSOFT 04. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) NINTENDO 05. Red Dead Redemption (360, PS3) TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 06. Wii Fit Plus** (Wii) NINTENDO 07. Just Dance 2 (Wii) UBISOFT 08. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2** (360, PS3, PC) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 09. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood** (360, PS3) UBISOFT 10. NBA 2K11 (360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, PC) TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE **(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware) Hardware: Nintendo DS - 2.5 Million Wii - 2.36 Million Xbox 360 - 1.86 Million PS3 - 1.21 Million PSP - 2010: NDS - 8.56 million WII - 7.07 million 360 - 6.76 million PS3 - 4.33 million Overall "We estimate that the total consumer spend on games content to be between $15.4B and $15.6B for 2010' date=' which is about flat to last year. This year, declines in portable and console game sales were offset by new physical PC game sales, which increased by 3%, and increases in the consumer spend occuring via digital download, mobile gaming apps, social network games, and used games. We will issue our final analysis of the total consumer spend on the industry in March when we release our 2010 edition of the Games Industry Total Consumer Spend report." "Sales of new physical video game hardware, software & accessories ended 2010 at $18.6B, a 6% decrease from 2009. If we include PC game sales, which enjoyed an increase of 3% versus '09, sales hit $19.3B, down 5% from '09. Aside from PC games, accessory sales were up over 13% due to an increase in the average retail price of accessory items of 20%. " "Among new physical video game sales in December 2010, the Wii and the 360 platforms generated the greatest dollar sales of all platforms, at 32% and 31% of dollar sales respectively, across all categories including hardware, software and accessories." Hardware "In 2010, the Xbox 360 platform was the only system to enjoy a year-over-year increase in unit sales over 2009. December 2010 is the best month ever for Xbox 360 hardware sales." "For the month of December, the Nintendo DS was the best-selling hardware system, achieving an install base of over 47 million units sold in the U.S., which now surpasses that of the PS2." Software "The best-selling game for the month, and for the year, was Call of Duty: Black Ops. Year-to-date it has sold more than 12 million units across all platforms, which is more than twice as many as the second best-selling title of the year, Madden NFL '11. This might lead some to think the industry is becoming more hit-driven with sales more concentrated among the top titles, but in fact, sales of the top 10 titles this year represented about the same percentage of total unit sales as they did last year." "The top five games of the year are Call of Duty: Black Ops, Madden NFL '11, Halo: Reach, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Red Dead Redemption." "On an SKU basis, games that are in the top 10 for the month that aren't reflected in our title-level best-selling list include Kinect Sports from Microsoft, UDraw Studio with UDraw Tablet from THQ, and Dance Central from Microsoft. Outside of Black Ops and Assassin’s Creed, the top list on both a SKU and title level basis reflects an array of content that is appealing outside the core audience for gaming that you might expect to sell well during the holiday timeframe." "PC game dollar sales were up 62% in December led by sales of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion pack. For 2010 new physical PC game sales, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm are the best-selling games, representing 14% of total pc game unit sales for the year." "Among the top 10 titles for the month, two are third-party Wii games including Just Dance 2 from Ubisoft, which was the best-selling game for the month at the SKU level, and Epic Mickey from Disney." Accessories "December 2010 is the biggest month for accessories sales in history, due to a hefty increase in the average retail price driven by specialty controllers. "The Kinect was the best-selling accessory item for the second month in a row, following its release in early November." "For both the month of December and for the whole year, Point & Subscription cards grew the most in unit volume vs. 2009. This is a retail reflection of the growing importance of digitally delivered gaming content."[/size'] Edited January 14, 2011 by Dante
killer kirby Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 It's kind of interesting to see the DS sales still being the highest, isn't this kind of like what Sony did with the PS1 to the PS2? PS1 was still in it's prime and still selling like hotcakes, for then PS2 to come out overpriced with very little games? Only for later as the PS1 sales went further down the PS2 sales started to rise to heaven? Or something like that
LostOverThere Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Wow, go Epic Mickey. 1.32 million in a month? That's fantastic!
Rob3008 Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 I had no idea Epic Mickey did so well, for some reason I assumed it was a massive commercial flop.
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