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Gilgamesh on 20 November 2010
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Right now 8 of the top 10 biggest first weeks is from this generation and I wouldn't be surprised if by the end of the generation that'd be 10/10.

1
Call of Duty: Black Ops (X360)
Activision
2010 1 5,362,003 5,362,003
2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (X360)
Activision
2009 1 4,942,101 4,942,101
3
Halo: Reach (X360)
Microsoft
2010 1 4,049,971 4,049,971
4
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
Take-Two Interactive
2004 1 3,986,105 3,986,105
5
Halo 3 (X360)
Microsoft
2007 1 3,815,444 3,815,444
6
Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3)
Activision
2010 1 3,769,572 3,769,572
7
Pokémon Diamond / Pearl Version (DS)
Nintendo
2006 1 3,491,840 3,491,840
8
Grand Theft Auto IV (X360)
Take-Two Interactive
2008 1 3,377,873 3,377,873
9
Halo 2 (XB)
Microsoft
2004 1 3,302,008 3,302,008
10
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
Activision
2009 1 3,247,112 3,247,112

9 out of 20 most sold games of all time is also from this gen, 8 of the top 20 most sold games in America are from this gen, 11 of the top 20 games in Japan are from this gen, 11 of the top 20 games in EMEAA are from this gen. 

The fastest selling games to 20 million are all from this gen, 11 of the 12 fastest selling games to 15 million are from this gen, 16 of the top 19 fastest selling games to 10 million are from this gen etc.

So is it just this gen that's so huge or will the next generation be bigger? Will every generation constantly be outdoing the next? will we one day see a single game on one platform sell over 10 million first week?

Just something I've been pondering about lately.