October NPD results are in. Nintendo had a strong showing, shifting 506,900 Wii units, no doubt thanks to the $50 price cut that went into effect late last September. Despite an overall slump in sales elsewhere across the spectrum, PS3 sales remained relatively brisk, edging past the Xbox 360 by around 70,000 in total unit sales.

All in all, it was a $1.07 billion month for the video game industry, a 13 percent drop from last year. Much of that decline can be attributed to the hardware sector. Expect things to perk up next month, though, evident by the blockbuster sales of Modern Warfare 2. Front-runner titles like Assassin’s Creed 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 will likely follow in its footsteps. See the full breakdown of hardware and software sales past the jump.

Hardware Units

PlayStation 2 117.8K
PlayStation 3 320.6K
PSP 174.6K
Xbox 360 249.7K
Wii 506.9K
Nintendo DS 457.6K

Top 10 VG Console/Portable SKU’s October 2009

Title Platform Publisher Release Date Units Rank

UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3 SONY Oct-09 537,000 1
WII FIT PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-09 441,000 2
BORDERLANDS 360 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE Oct-09 418,000 3
WII SPORTS RESORT* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 314,000 4
NBA 2K10* 360 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE Oct-09 311,000 5
HALO 3: ODST 360 MICROSOFT Sep-09 271,000 6
NBA 2K10* PS3 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE Oct-09 213,000 7
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 360 MICROSOFT Oct-09 175,000 8
KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 DAYS NDS SQUARE ENIX INC Sep-09 169,000 9
FIFA SOCCER 10 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Oct-09 156,000 10

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