Despite being released in late May, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption has already become the best selling game in the first half of 2010. The NPD Group has released figures detailing which games have sold the most between January and June of this year and surprisingly there’s not a Final Fantasy, Heavy Rain or Mass Effect in sight. The Nintendo systems dominated the individual platform charts with seven titles in the top 10, six of which they published themselves. God Of War III took the fourth slot which is an incredible feat for a PS3 exclusive and (shock/horror) MW2 has continued to sell bucket loads on the Xbox 360.
Here is a full run-down below (please note these numbers are for US retail games only):
Top Ten Individual Platform Sales (Jan-Jun)
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Wii
2. Pokemon SoulSilver Version – Nintendo DS
3. Red Dead Redemption – Xbox 360
4. God of War III – PlayStation 3
5. Wii Fit Plus w/Balance Board – Wii
6. Wii Sports Resort w/ Wii Motion Plus – Wii
7. Pokemon HeartGold Version – Nintendo DS
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Xbox 360
9. Just Dance – Wii
10. Super Mario Galaxy 2 – WiiTop Five Combined Platform Sales (Jan-Jun)
1. Red Dead Redemption (360,PS3)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2* (360,PS3)
4. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (360,PS3)
5. Wii Fit Plus* (Wii)* = Sales across all platforms and bundles, CE, GOTY editions etc.
