The NPD Group's sales numbers for October are out and they're not so good. The only up-tick this month, over October, was in Nintendo Wii sales. Everything else saw numbers that were worse than the month before. It's still too early to tell if this is a lull before people start buying for the holidays (Black Friday sales should cause these to jump a bit in November), it's not a good thing to see.

The gaming industry was once thought of as recession proof but that theory is now full of holes as the U.S. economy's problems are having an effect on the overall gaming market.



There are exceptions to this of course as we'll see huge numbers from MW2 next month but even hot games can be affected. While 500k+ for Uncharted 2 is a solid number, it's disheartening that a game that is so good isn't selling better (only 1+ million sold since launch). I blame the economy (and the fact that it's a PS3 exclusive.) While I'm on game sales numbers, I'd like to point out that Brutal Legend didn't even crack the top 10 just like I thought it wouldn't. Can we please retire the metal-head stereo types now?

U.S. Hardware Sales, October 2009

1. Wii 506.9K
2. Nintendo DS 457.6K
3. PlayStation 3 320.6K
4. Xbox 360 249.7K
5. PSP 174.6K
6. PlayStation 2 117.8K

U.S. Top Ten Software Sales, October 2009

1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3, Sony) 537,000
2. Wii Fit Plus (Wii, Nintendo) 441,000
3. Borderlands (360, Take 2) 418,000
4. Wii Sports Resort (Wii, Nintendo) 314,000
5. NBA 2K10 (360, Take 2) 311,000
6. Halo 3: ODST (360, Microsoft) 271,000
7. NBA 2K10 (PS3, Take 2) 213,000
8. Forza Motorsport 3 (360, Microsoft) 175,000
9. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS, Square Enix) 169,000
10. FIFA Soccer 10 (360, Electronic Arts) 156,000

Source: Digital Daily

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