Introduction

Hey guys, and thank you for reading (or glancing at) my Quarterly Sales Blog. This is my Quarter 2, 2012 end special.

For those unfamiliar with this (and most will be) I joined VGC because I was interested in Video Games sales, particularly the PS3/360 battle. I started making this quartly sales updates to reflect trends in game sales.

What these are, are simply tables listing the best selling video games and consoles. In BOLD are games which have increased their position (e.g. 75^Th -> 73^rd) from my last edition (usually the last quarter).

What this does is show you what games are selling well with respect to others. It shows you where the latest games (usually bold since new games sell well) are in respect to other games on a sales level, and it shows you how well old games are carrying out.

Most of you will be unfamiliar with my Quarterly updates because I've only posted 1 on VGC in the past. However I have done this type of analysis since January 2008 on GameTrailers. So older editions are here

Q3 2010

GameTrailers Archive

I will keep posting these exclusively on VGC since I have basically abandoned my Gametrailers account. So expect these every quarter.

You may notice this is a Quarter 2 Special and not a Quarter 3 special. This is because I needed to update my Q2 special before making my Q3 special (or else how will I know how well a game has done in that quarter specifically). So since this is a new thing for VGC users, I thought it would be appropriate uploading my Q2 special first and then my Q3 special later. For this edition, and this edition alone, changes in sales and positions are reflected off data for the first half of the year (Dec 31^st 2011-June 30^th 2012). This is because I forgot to do an update after Q1. However all future updates, and all other past updated are quarterly.

Also, for the Quarter 3 special, I will be showing graphs which show hardware and software sales for the last 3 months (similar to those on the weekly analysis, but this will be for the entire quarter). At the end of the year I will also include annual sales graphs, both from an aligned launch perspective (cool for Wii/PS2), and from a yearly perspective (cool for PS3/360)
Data updated to June 30^th, 2012

Enjoy!!

General Information

There are 5 tables. The first table lists every video game selling over 5 million units, on all platforms. The second table lists every current generation video game selling over 3 million units. The third table lists current gen software sales for platforms specifically. The fourth table lists the best selling console’s of all time section, and the fifth table shows regional sales of consoles which have been listed in the VGC weekly sales database at some point (So I still have PS2 data).

Remember bolded games or systems increased in rank since last edition.

Best Selling Video Games of All Time (Above 5 million sales)

01 – 79.12 million – Wii – Wii Sports (Extensively bundled outside of Japan)
02 - 40.24 million – NES – Super Mario Bros. (Bundled)
03 – 32.19 million – Wii – Mario Kart Wii (Moderatly Bundled outside of Japan)
04 - 31.37 million – GB – Pokemon Blue/Green/Red
05 - 30.26 million – GB – Tetris
06 - 29.77 million - Wii - Wii Sports Resort (Moderatly Bundled outside of Japan)
07 – 28.58 million – Wii – Wii Play
08 – 28.37 million – DS – New Super Mario Bros
09 - 28.31 million – NES – Duck Hunt
10 – 25.62 million – Wii – New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Heavily Bundled with Red Wii)
11 – 24.40 million – DS – Nintendogs
12 - 23.10 million – GBC – Pokemon Gold/Silver
13 – 22.71 million – Wii – Wii Fit (Bundled with Balance Board)
14 – 21.95 million – DS – Mario Kart DS
15 - 20.61 million – SNES – Super Mario World (Bundled at Launch)
16 – 20.60 million – Wii – Wii Fit Plus (Bundled with Balance Board)
17 – 19.96 million – DS – Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
18 – 19.16 million – PS2 – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
19 - 18.14 million – GB – Super Mario Land
20 – 18.00 million – DS – Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
21 - 17.28 million – NES – Super Mario Bros. 3
22 – 16.72 million – 360 – Kinect Adventures! (Heavily Bundled)
23 - 16.08 million – PC – The Sims
24 - 15.38 million – GBA – Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
25 – 15.21 million – DS – Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
26 - 14.89 million – PS2 - Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (Heavily Bundled in North America)
27 - 14.64 million – GB - Pokemon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition
28 – 14.26 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
29 - 14.20 million – PS2 – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
30 – 14.13 million – DS – Pokemon Black/White
31 – 13.40 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Black Ops
32 – 12.81 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
33 – 12.07 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
34 - 11.99 million – PC – World of Warcraft
35 - 11.89 million – N64 – Super Mario 64 (Bundled at Launch)
36 – 11.77 million – DS – Animal Crossing: Wild World
37 - 11.60 million – PS2 – Grand Theft Auto III
38 – 11.55 million – 360 – Halo 3 (Partially Bundled)
39 – 11.40 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Black Ops
40 – 11.35 million – DS – Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
41 – 11.32 million – PC – Starcraft
42 - 11.18 million – GB – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
43 – 11.07 million – Wii – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
44 - 10.85 million – PS1 – Gran Turismo
45 – 10.62 million – PS2 – Gran Turismo 4
46 - 10.55 million – SNES – Super Mario All-Stars
47 - 10.49 million – GBA – Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green
48 – 10.19 million – Wii – Super Mario Galaxy
49 – 9.96 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
50 - 9.87 million – N64 – Mario Kart 64
51 - 9.72 million – PS1 – Final Fantasy VII
52 – 9.69 million – 360 – Grand Theft Auto IV
53 – 9.66 million – DS - Super Mario 64 DS
54 – 9.41 million – Wii – Just Dance 2
55 - 9.37 million – PS1 – Gran Turismo 2
56 - 9.30 million – SNES – Donkey Kong Country
57 – 9.20 million – Wii – Just Dance 3
58 – 9.19 million – PS3 – Grand Theft Auto IV
59 – 9.06 million – 360 – Halo: Reach
60 - 8.76 million – SNES – Super Mario Kart
61 – 8.69 million – 360 – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
62 – 8.52 million – DS – Mario Party DS
63 - 8.43 million – XB – Halo 2
64 - 8.09 million – N64 – GoldenEye 007
65 – 8.03 million – PC – Myst
66 - 7.95 million – PS2 – Final Fantasy X
67 - 7.86 million – PS1 – Final Fantasy VIII
68 – 7.85 million – PC – Half-Life
69 – 7.84 million – Wii – Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
69 – 7.84 million – Wii – Mario Party 8
71 – 7.70 million – PS3 – Gran Turismo 5
72 – 7.67 million – Wii – Wii Party
73 - 7.60 million – N64 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
74 - 7.57 million – PS1 – Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
75 – 7.48 million – DS – Pokemon Platinum
76 – 7.46 million – NES – Super Mario Bros. 2 – Mario Madness
77 – 7.43 million – Wii – Just Dance (JD Wii in Japan) 
78 – 7.42 million – PC – World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Expansion
79 – 7.39 million – PSP – Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
80 - 7.12 million – PS1 – Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
81 - 7.08 million – GCN – Super Smash Bros. Melee
82 – 7.00 million – A26 – Pac-Man
83 - 6.96 million – GCN – Mario Kart: Double Dash
84 – 6.94 million – PC - World of Warcraft: Wrath of The Lich King Expansion
85 – 6.91 million – PS1 – Tekken 3
86 - 6.80 million – PS1 – Crash Bandicoot
87 – 6.78 million – Wii – Super Mario Galaxy 2
88 – 6.74 million – 360 – Call of Duty: World at War
89 – 6.64 million – DS – Big Brain Academy
90 – 6.53 million – Wii – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
91 – 6.51 million – 360 – Gears of War 2
91 - 6.51 million – NES – The Legend of Zelda
93 – 6.50 million – PC – Guild Wars
94 - 6.49 million – PS2 – Need for Speed: Underground
95 - 6.43 million – XB – Halo: Combat Evolved
96 - 6.39 million – GBC – Pokemon Crystal
97 - 6.38 million – PS2 – Need for Speed: Underground 2
98 - 6.34 million – GBA – Pokemon Emerald
99 - 6.30 million – SNES – Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
100 – 6.29 million – PS2 – Medal of Honor: Frontline
101 - 6.28 million – GCN – Super Mario Sunshine
102 - 6.17 million – PS1 – Driver
103 – 6.13 million – PS3 – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
104 – 6.08 million – 360 – Battlefield 3
105 - 6.07 million – 360 – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
106 – 6.05 million – 360 – Halo 3: ODST (Bundled)
107 - 6.03 million – Gen – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
108 – 6.00 million – Col – Donkey Kong
109 - 6.00 million – PS3 – FIFA Soccer 12
110 – 5.95 million – 360 – Gears of War
111 - 5.88 million – N64 – Pokemon Stadium
112 - 5.82 million – PS1 – Resident Evil 2
113 - 5.75 million – PS2 – Final Fantasy XII
114 - 5.65 million – PS3 – Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots(Partially Bundled)
114 - 5.65 million – PS3 – Uncharted 2: Among Theives (Partially Bundled)
116 - 5.62 million – DS – Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Sky
117 – 5.59 million – PS1 – Metal Gear Solid
118 – 5.58 million – PS2 – Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
118 - 5.58 million – NES – Tetris
120 – 5.55 million – PS3 – Battlefield 3
120 - 5.55 million – N64 – Super Smash Bros.
122 - 5.50 million – PS2 – Kingdom Hearts
123 - 5.49 million – GBA – Super Mario Advance
124 - 5.46 million – GBA – Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
125 - 5.45 million – 360 – Gears of War 3
125 - 5.45 million – GBA – Mario Kart: Super Circuit
125 - 5.45 million – PS1 – Tekken 2
128 - 5.34 million – GB – Dr. Mario
129 - 5.34 million – DS – Cooking Mama
130 - 5.34 million – PSP – Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
131 – 5.34 million – PC – Roller Coaster Tycoon
132 – 5.33 million – PC – Diablo 2
133 - 5.33 million – Wii – Donkey Kong Country Returns
134 - 5.31 million – GBC – Pokemon Pinball
135 - 5.30 million – PS1 – Final Fantasy IX
136 - 5.27 million – N64 – Donkey Kong 64
137 - 5.21 million – PS2 – Final Fantasy X-2
137 – 5.21 million – PC – The Sims 2
139 - 5.20 million – GBA – Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3
140 - 5.19 million – GB - Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
141 - 5.15 million – SNES – Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong’s Quest
142 - 5.14 million – 3DS – Super Mario 3D Land
143 - 5.13 million – GB – Kirby’s Dream Land
144 – 5.12 million – PC – Microsoft Flight Simulator
145 - 5.11 million – 360 – Assassin's Creed
146 - 5.07 million – 360 – Forza Motorsport 3 (Partially Bundled)
147 - 5.07 million – GBA – Super Mario Bros. Deluxe148 - 5.05 million – PS1 – Resident Evil
149 - 5.01 million – DS – Professor Layton and the Curious Village
150 - 5.00 million – PS2 – Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Console Statistics

Nintendo Wii
-Highest Game on Chart: 1. Wii Sports (79.12 million)
-Highest Non-Bundled Game on Chart: 3. Wii Play (28.58 million)
-Highest Standalone Game on Chart: 43. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (11.07 million)
-Games on Chart: 18 (1 more from last edition)

Sony Playstation 3
-Highest Game on Chart: 33. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (12.07 million)
-Games on Chart: 10 (1 more from last edition)

Microsoft X-Box 360
-Highest Game on Chart: 22. Kinect Adventures! (16.72 million)

-Highest Standalone Game on Chart: 28. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (14.26 million)
-Games on Chart: 15 (1 more from last edition)

Sony Playstation Portable
-Highest Game on chart: 78. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (7.39 million)
-Games on Chart: 2

Nintendo DS
-Highest Game on Chart: 8. New Super Mario Bros. (28.37 million)
-Games on Chart: 16 (1 more from last edition)

Nintendo Gamecube
-Highest Game on Chart: 78. Super Smash Bros Melee (7.08 million)
-Games on Chart: 3

Microsoft X-Box
-Highest Game on Chart: 62. Halo 2 (8.43 million)
-Games on Chart: 2

Nintendo Gameboy Advance
-Highest Game on Chart: 24. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (15.38 million)
-Games on Chart: 8

Sony Playstation 2
-Highest Game on Chart: 18. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (18.46 million)
-Games on Chart: 14

Nintendo Gameboy Color
-Highest Game on Chart: 12. Pokémon Gold, and Silver (23.10 million)
-Games on Chart: 3

Nintendo 64
-Highest Game on Chart: 34. Super Mario 64 (11.89 million)
-Highest Non-Bundled Game on Chart: 48. Mario Kart 64 (9.87 million)
-Games on Chart: 7

Sony Playstation
-Highest Game on Chart: 42. Gran Turismo (10.85 million)
-Games on Chart: 14

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
-Highest Game on Chart: 16. Super Mario World (20.61 million)
-Highest Non-Bundled Game on Chart: 45. Super Mario All Stars (10.55 million)
-Games on Chart: 6

Sega Genesis
-Highest Game on Chart: 104. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (6.03 million)
-Games on Chart: 1

Nintendo Gameboy
-Highest Game on Chart: 4. Pokemon Blue/Green/Red (31.37 million)
-Games on Chart: 8

Nintendo Entertainment System
-Highest Game on Chart: 2. Super Mario Bros (40.24 million)
-Highest Non-Bundled Game on Chart: 8. Duck Hunt (28.31 million)
-Games on Chart: 6

ColecoVision
-Highest Game on Chart: 105. Donkey Kong (6.00 million)
-Games on Chart: 1

Atari 2600
-Highest Game on Chart: 80. Pac-Man (7.00 million)
-Games on Chart: 1

PC
-Highest Game on Chart: 22. The Sims (16.08 million)
-Games on Chart: 12

Best Selling Current (7^th/8^th) Generation Games (Above 3 million sales)

01 – 79.12 million – Wii – Wii Sports (Heavily undled outside of Japan)
02 – 32.19 million – Wii – Mario Kart Wii
03 – 29.77 million – Wii – Wii Sports Resort (Heavily Bundled outside of Japan)
04 – 28.58 million – Wii – Wii Play (Bundled with Controller)
05 – 28.37 million – DS – New Super Mario Bros
06 – 25.62 million – Wii – New Super Mario Bros. Wii
07 – 24.40 million – DS – Nintendogs
08 – 22.71 million – Wii – Wii Fit
09 – 21.95 million – DS – Mario Kart DS
10 – 20.60 million – Wii – Wii Fit Plus
11 – 19.96 million – DS – Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
12 – 18.00 million – DS – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
13 – 16.72 million – 360 – Kinect Adventures! (Heavily Bundled)
14 – 15.21 million – DS – Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
15 – 14.26 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
16 – 14.13 million – DS – Pokemon Black/White
17 – 13.40 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Black Ops
18 – 12.81 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
19 – 12.07 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
20 - 11.99 million – PC – World of Warcraft
21 – 11.77 million – DS – Animal Crossing: Wild World
22 – 11.55 million – 360 – Halo 3 (Partially Bundled)
23 – 11.40 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Black Ops
24 – 11.35 million – DS – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
25 – 11.07 million – Wii – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
26 – 10.19 million – Wii – Super Mario Galaxy
27 – 9.96 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
28 – 9.69 million – 360 – Grand Theft Auto IV
29 – 9.66 million – DS - Super Mario 64 DS
30 – 9.41 million – Wii – Just Dance 2
31 – 9.20 million – Wii – Just Dance 3
32 – 9.19 million – PS3 – Grand Theft Auto IV
33 – 9.06 million – 360 – Halo: Reach
34 – 8.66 million – 360 – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
35 – 8.52 million – DS – Mario Party DS
36 – 7.84 million – Wii – Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
36 – 7.84 million – Wii – Mario Party 8
38 – 7.70 million – PS3 – Gran Turismo 5 (Partially Bundled)
39 – 7.67 million – Wii – Wii Party
40 – 7.48 million – DS – Pokemon Platnium
41 – 7.43 million – Wii – Just Dance 
42 – 7.42 million – PC – World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Expansion
43 – 7.39 million – PSP – Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
44 – 6.94 million – PC – World of Warcraft: Wrath of The Lich King Expansion
45 – 6.78 million – Wii – Super Mario Galaxy 2
46 – 6.74 million – 360 – Call of Duty: World at War
47 - 6.54 million – DS – Big Brain Academy
48 – 6.53 million – Wii – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
49 – 6.51 million – 360 – Gears of War 2
50 – 6.30 million – 3DS – Super Mario 3D Land
51 – 6.13 million – PS3 – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
52 – 6.08 million – 360 – Battlefield 3
52 – 6.08 million – 360 – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
54 – 6.05 million – 360 – Halo 3: ODST (Partially Bundled)
55 – 6.00 million – PS3 – FIFA Soccer 12
56 – 5.95 million – 360 – Gears of War
57 – 5.82 million – 3DS – Mario Kart 7
58 – 5.65 million – PS3 – Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Partially Bundled)
59 – 5.65 million – PS3 – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Partially Bundled)
60 – 5.62 million – DS – Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
61 – 5.55 million – PS3 – Battlefield 3
62 – 5.53 million – Wii – Donkey Kong Country Returns
63 - 5.45 million – 360 – Gears of War 3
64 – 5.34 million – PSP – Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
65 – 5.34 million – DS – Cooking Mama
66 – 5.11 million – 360 – Assassin’s Creed
67 – 5.07 million – 360 – Forza Motorsport 3 (Partially Bundled)
68 – 5.01 million – DS – Professor Layton and the Curious Village
69 – 4.98 million – PS3 – Assassins Creed II 
69 - 4.98 million – DS – Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
71 – 4.95 million – Wii – Link’s Crossbow Training 
72 – 4.93 million – PS3 – LittleBigPlanet
72 - 4.93 million – DS – The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
74 - 4.92 million - 360 - Red Dead Redemption
75 - 4.88 million – DS – Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness
76 – 4.86 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: World at War
77 – 4.85 million – PS3 – FIFA Soccer 11
78 – 4.84 million – PS3 – Final Fantasy XIII
79 – 4.80 million – 360 – Fable 3 (Partially Bundled)
80 – 4.79 million – 360 – Assassins Creed II
80 – 4.79 million – PS3 – Red Dead Redemption
82 – 4.78 million – Wii – LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
83 – 4.75 million – PSP – Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Japan Only)
84 – 4.71 million – PSP – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
85 – 4.70 million – PS3 – Resident Evil 5
86 - 4.51 million – Wii – Zumba Fitness
87 - 4.48 million – Wii – Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
88 – 4.43 million – PS3 – Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception (Partially Bundled)
89 – 4.39 million – PS3 – Assassin’s Creed
90 – 4.36 million – 360 – Kinect Sports
91 – 4.35 million – Wii – Animal Crossing: City Folk
91 – 4.35 million – 360 – Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
93 – 4.31 million – PS3 – God of War III
94 – 4.27 million – Wii – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
95 – 4.24 million – DS – LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
95 – 4.24 million – PS3 – Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (Partially Bundled)
97 – 4.18 million – 360 – Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
98 – 4.10 million – PS3 – Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
99 – 4.06 million – PS3 – Resistance: Fall of Man (Partially Bundled)
99 – 4.06 million – 360 – Fable II (Partially Bundled)
101 – 4.04 million – PS3 – Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
101 – 4.04 million – Wii – Michael Jackson: The Experience
103 - 4.01 million – PSP – Daxter
104 – 3.98 million – 360 – Forza Motorsport 2 (Moderatly Bundled)
105 - 3.92 million – 360 – FIFA Soccer 12
106 - 3.90 million – PS3 – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
107 - 3.88 million – Wii – Carnival Games
108 - 3.80 million – Wii – EA Sports Active
108 - 3.80 million – DS – Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
110 - 3.78 million – DS – Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day
110 - 3.78 million – 360 – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
112 - 3.74 million – PS3 – MotorStorm (Partially Bundled)
113 - 3.73 million – 360 – Fallout 3
114 - 3.71 million – Wii – Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
115 - 3.68 million – DS – Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
116 - 3.67 million – DS – Tomodachi Collection (Japan Only)
117 – 3.62 million – PSP – Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
118 - 3.61 million – DS – MySims
119 - 3.60 million – 360 – Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Partially Bundled)
120 - 3.57 million – 360 – Assassin's Creed Revelations
121 - 3.57 million – PC – World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
122 - 3.56 million – PSP – Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
123 - 3.55 million – Wii – Guitar Hero: World Tour
124 - 3.51 million – PS3 – FIFA Soccer 10
125 - 3.49 million – PS3 – Assassin's Creed: Revelations
126 - 3.48 million – DS – Cooking Mama 2: Diner with Friends
127 - 3.48 million – 360 – Left 4 Dead 2
128 - 3.44 million – 360 – FIFA Soccer 11
129 – 3.42 million – DS – Guitar Hero: On Tour
130 - 3.38 million – PS3 – Batman: Arkham Asylum
131 - 3.35 million – PS3 – Batman: Arkham City
132 – 3.34 million – DS – Clubhouse Games
132 - 3.34 million – Wii – The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
134 - 3.33 million – DS – English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills!
135 - 3.31 million – Wii – Super Paper Mario
135 - 3.31 million – PS3 – Sports Champions (Heavily Bundled)
137 - 3.26 million – DS – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
138 - 3.23 million – 360 – Battlefield: Bad Company 2
139 - 3.20 million – 360 – Resident Evil 5
140 - 3.16 million – Wii – Wii Music
141 - 3.10 milion – DS – The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
142 - 3.09 million – 360 – Left 4 Dead
143 - 3.08 million – PSP – God of War: Chains of Olympus
144 – 3.07 million – DS – Personal Trainer: Cooking
145 - 3.01 million – PSP – Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
146 – 3.00 million – PC – Civilization IV
146 - 3.00 million – 360 – Kung Fu Panda (Heavily Bundled)
146 – 3.00 million – DS – Sonic Rush

Console Statistics

Nintendo 3DS

-Highest Game on Chart: Super Mario Land 3D
-Games on Chart: 2

Nintendo Wii
-Highest Game on Chart: 1. Wii Sports (79.12 million)
-Highest Non-Bundled Game on Chart: 3. Wii Play (28.58 million)
-Highest Standalone Game on Chart: 43. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (11.07 million)
-Games on Chart: 32 (1 more from last edition)

Sony PlayStation 3
-Highest Game on Chart: 33. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (12.07 million)
-Games on Chart: 31 (3 more from last edition)

Microsoft X-Box 360
-Highest Game on Chart: 22. Kinect Adventures! (16.72 million)
-Highest Standalone Game on Chart: 28. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (14.26 million)
-Games on Chart: 36 (2 more from last edition)

Sony PlayStation Portable
-Highest Game on chart: 78. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (7.39 million)
Games on Chart: 9 (1 more from last edition)

Nintendo DS
-Highest Game on Chart: 8. New Super Mario Bros. (28.37 million)
-Games on Chart: 33 (1 more from last edition)

PC (From Fall 2005)
-Highest Game on Chart: 20. World of Warcraft (11.99 million)
-Games on Chart: 5

Console Specific Sales

DS

01 – 28.37 million – DS – New Super Mario Bros
02 – 24.40 million – DS – Nintendogs
03 – 21.95 million – DS – Mario Kart DS
04 – 19.96 million – DS – Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
05 – 18.00 million – DS – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
06 – 15.21 million – DS – Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
07 – 14.13 million – DS - Pokemon Black/White
08 – 11.77 million – DS – Animal Crossing: Wild World
09 – 11.35 million – DS – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
10 – 9.66 million – DS - Super Mario 64 DS
11 – 8.52 million – DS – Mario Party DS
12 – 7.48 million – DS – Pokemon Platinum
13 – 6.54 million – DS – Big Brain Academy
14 – 5.62 million – DS – Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
15 – 5.34 million – DS – Cooking Mama
16 – 5.01 million – DS – Professor Layton and the Curious Village
17 – 4.98 million – DS – Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
18 - 4.93 million – DS – The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglgaass
19 - 4.88 million – DS – Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness
20 – 4.24 million – DS – LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
21 - 3.80 million – DS – Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
22 - 3.78 million – DS – Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day
23 - 3.68 million – DS – Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
24 - 3.67 million – DS – Tomodachi Collection (Japan Only)
25 - 3.61 million – DS – MySims
26 - 3.48 million – DS – Cooking Mama 2: Diner with Friends
27 – 3.42 million – DS – Guitar Hero: On Tour
28 – 3.34 million – DS – Clubhouse Games
29 - 3.33 million – DS – English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills!
30 - 3.26 million – DS – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
31 - 3.10 million – DS – The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
32 - 3.07 million – DS – Personal Trainer: Cooking
33 – 3.00 million – DS – Sonic Rush

By Genre:

Action/Adventure: 9
RPG: 7
Puzzle: 7
Miscellaneous: 6
Music: 1
Party: 1
Racing: 1
Simulation: 1

PSP

01 – 7.39 million – PSP – Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
02 – 5.34 million – PSP – Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
03 – 4.75 million – PSP – Monster Hunter Freedom 3
04 – 4.71 million – PSP – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
05 – 4.01 million – PSP – Daxter
06 – 3.62 million – PSP – Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
07 - 3.56 million – PSP – Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
08 - 3.08 million – PSP – God of War: Chains of Olympus
09 - 3.01 million – PSP – Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

By Genre:

Action/Adventure: 6
Platformer: 1
Racing: 1
RPG: 1 (+1)

360

01 – 16.72 million – 360 – Kinect Adventures! (Heavily Bundled)
02 – 14.26 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
03 – 13.40 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Black Ops
04 – 12.81 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
05 – 11.55 million – 360 – Halo 3 (Partially Bundled)
06 – 9.69 million – 360 – Grand Theft Auto IV
07 – 9.06 million – 360 – Halo: Reach
08 – 8.66 million – 360 – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
09 – 6.74 million – 360 – Call of Duty: World at War
10 – 6.51 million – 360 – Gears of War 2
11 – 6.08 million – 360 Battlefield 3
11 – 6.08 million – 360 – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
13 – 6.05 million – 360 – Halo 3: ODST (Partially Bundled)
14 – 5.95 million – 360 – Gears of War
15 – 5.45 million – 360 – Gears of War 3
16 – 5.11 million – 360 – Assassin’s Creed
17 – 5.07 million – 360 – Forza Motorsport 3 (Partially Bundled)
18 – 4.92 million – 360 – Red Dead Redemption
19 – 4.80 million – 360 – Fable 3 (Partially Bundled)
20 - 4.79 million - 360 - Assassin's Creed II
21 – 4.36 million – 360 – Kinect Sports
22 – 4.35 million – 360 – Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
23 – 4.18 million – 360 – Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
24 – 4.06 million – 360 – Fable II (Partially Bundled)
25 – 3.98 million – 360 – Forza Motorsport 2 (Heavily Bundled)
26 - 3.92 million – 360 – FIFA Soccer 12
27 - 3.78 million – 360 – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
28 - 3.73 million – 360 – Fallout 3
29 - 3.60 million – 360 – Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Heavily Bundled)
30 - 3.57 million – 360 – Assassin's Creed: Revelations
31 - 3.48 million – 360 – Left 4 Dead 2
32 - 3.44 million – 360 – FIFA Soccer 11
33 - 3.23 million – 360 – Battlefield: Bad Company 2
34 - 3.20 million – 360 – Resident Evil 5
35 - 3.09 million – 360 – Left 4 Dead
36 - 3.00 million – 360 – Kung Fu Panda (Heavily Bundled)

By Genre

Shooter: 16
Action/Adventure: 8
RPG: 5
Compilation: 2
Racing: 2
Sports: 2
Music: 1
Console Exclusives: 14
True Exclusives: 9

PS3

01 – 12.07 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
02 – 11.40 million – PS3 - Call of Duty: Black Ops
03 – 9.96 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
04 – 9.19 million – PS3 – Grand Theft Auto IV
05 – 7.70 million – PS3 – Gran Turismo 5
06 – 6.13 million – PS3 – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
07 – 6.00 million – PS3 – FIFA Soccer 12
08 – 5.65 million – PS3 – Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Partially Bundled)
09 – 5.65 million – PS3 – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Partially Bundled)
10 – 5.55 million – PS3 – Battlefield 3
11 – 4.98 million - PS3 - Assassin's Creed II
12 – 4.93 million – PS3 – LittleBigPlanet
13 – 4.86 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: World at War
14 – 4.85 million – PS3 – FIFA Soccer 11
15 – 4.84 million – PS3 – Final Fantasy XIII
16 – 4.79 million – PS3 – Red Dead Redemption
17 – 4.70 million – PS3 – Resident Evil 5
18 – 4.43 million – PS3 – Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception (Partially Bundled)
19 – 4.41 million – PS3 – God of War 3
20 – 4.39 million – PS3 – Assassin’s Creed
21 – 4.24 million – PS3 – Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (Partially Bundled)
22 – 4.10 million – PS3 – Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
23 – 4.06 million – PS3 – Resistance: Fall of Man (Partially Bundled)
24 – 4.04 million – PS3 – Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
25 - 3.90 million – PS3 – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
26 - 3.74 million – PS3 – MotorStorm (Partially Bundled)
27 - 3.51 million – PS3 – FIFA Soccer 10
28 - 3.49 million – PS3 – Assassin's Creed: Revelations
29 - 3.38 million – PS3 – Batman: Arkham Asylum
30 - 3.35 million – PS3 – Batman: Arkham City
31 - 3.31 million – PS3 – Sports Champions (Heavily Bundled)

By Genre

 Action/Adventure: 13
Shooter: 8
Sports: 4
Racing: 3 
RPG: 2 (+1)
Platformer: 1
Exclusives: 11

Wii

01 – 79.12 million – Wii – Wii Sports (Extensively Bundled)
02 – 32.19 million – Wii – Mario Kart Wii (Lightly Bundled)
03 – 29.77 million – Wii – Wii Sports Resports (Heavily Bundled)
04 – 28.58 million – Wii – Wii Play (Bundled with Controller)
05 – 25.62 million – Wii – New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Heavily Bundled – Red Wii)
06 – 22.71 million – Wii – Wii Fit (Bundled with Balance Board)
07 – 20.60 million – Wii – Wii Fit Plus (Bundled with Balance Board)
08 – 11.07 million – Wii – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
09 – 10.19 million – Wii – Super Mario Galaxy
10 – 9.41 million – Wii – Just Dance 2
11 – 9.20 million – Wii – Just Dance 3
12 – 7.84 million – Wii – Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
13 – 7.84 million – Wii – Mario Party 8
14 – 7.67 million – Wii – Wii Party
15 – 7.43 million – Wii – Just Dance
16 – 6.78 million – Wii – Super Mario Galaxy 2
17 – 6.53 million – Wii – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
18 – 5.53 million – Wii – Donkey Kong Country Returns
19 - 5.51 million – Wii – Zumba Fitness
20 – 4.95 million – Wii – Link’s Crossbow Training
21 – 4.78 million – Wii – LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
22 - 4.48 million – Wii – Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
23 – 4.35 million – Wii – Animal Crossing: City Folk
24 – 4.27 million – Wii – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
25 – 4.04 million – Wii – Michael Jackson: The Experience
26 – 3.88 million – Wii – Carnival Games
27 – 3.80 million – Wii – EA Sports Active
28 - 3.71 million – Wii – Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
29 - 3.55 million – Wii – Guitar Hero: World Tour
30 - 3.34 million – Wii – The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
31 – 3.31 million – Wii – Super Paper Mario
32 – 3.16 million – Wii – Wii Music

By Genre:

Dance/Music: 7
Compilation: 6
Fitness: 4
Platformer: 4
Action/Adventure: 3 (+ 1)
Party: 2
Fighting: 1
Miscellaneous: 1
Puzzle: 1
Racing: 1
RPG: 1
Shooter: 1
Exclusives: 22

3DS Top 5

01 – 6.30 million – 3DS – Super Mario 3D Land
02 – 5.82 million – 3DS – Mario Kart 7
-- – (3.06 adjusted to) 2.72 million – 3DS – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
-- - 2.36 million – 3DS – Nintendogs + cats
-- - 1.50 million – 3DS – Monster Hunter 3G

By Genre:

Action/Adventure: 2
Platformer: 1
Racing: 1
Miscellaneous: 1

PSV Top 5

-- – 0.63 million – PSV – Uncharted: Golden Abyss
-- - 0.26 million – PSV – FIFA Soccer
-- – 0.23 million – PSV – Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
-- - 0.18 million – Gravity Rush
-- - 0.18 million – Persona 4: The Golden

By Genre:

Action Adventures: 2
Sports: 2
RPG: 1

Best Selling Video Game Consoles

Note: Release Dates are for North America, the bolded values beside some consoles represent the number of units sold since the last update.

1 – 154.20 million - Sony Playstation 2 (October 26th, 2000) (Plus 0.52 million)
2 – 152.30 million - Nintendo DS (November 21st, 2004) (Plus 1.37 million)
3 – 118.69 million - Nintendo Gameboy and Gameboy Color (GB-August 1989, GBC-November 1998)
4 – 104.24 million - Sony Playstation (September 9th, 1995)(Plus 1.76 million - VGC Adjustment)
5 – 96.32 million - Nintendo Wii (November 19th, 2006) (Plus 2.34 million)
6 – 81.51 million - Nintendo Gameboy Advance (June 11th, 2001) (Plus 0.02 million - VGC Adjustment)
7 – 74.80 million - Sony Playstation Portable (March 24th, 2005) (Plus 1.79 million)
8 – 67.37 million - Microsoft X-Box 360 (November 22nd, 2005) (Plus 3.47 million)
9 – 65.40 million - Sony Playstation 3 (November 11th 2006) (Plus 4.47 million)
10 – 61.91 million - Nintendo Entertainment System (US-October 18th, 1985, Can-February 1986)
11 – 49.10 million - Super Nintendo Entertainment System (August 13th 1991)
12 – 32.93 million - Nintendo 64 (September 29th, 1996) (Plus 0.01 million - VGC Adjustment)
13 – 30.00 million - Atari 2600 (October, 1977)
14 – 28.54 million - Sega Mega Drive/Genesis (August 14th, 1989)
15 – 24.65 million - Microsoft X-Box (November 15th, 2001)
16 – 21.74 million - Nintendo Gamecube (November 18th, 2001) (Minus 0.01 million - VGC Adjustment)
17 - 18.51 million - Nintendo 3DS (March 27th, 2011) (Plus 4.75 million)
18 – 13.00 million - Sega Master System (October 1986)
19 – 10.62 million - Sega GameGear (1991)
20 – 10.00 million - Nippon Electric Company TurboGrafx-16 (August 29th, 1989)
21 – 8.82 million - Sega Saturn (May 11th 1995)
22 – 8.20 million - Sega Dreamcast (September 9th, 1999)
23 – 6.00 million - Coleco ColecoVision (August 1982)
24 – 6.00 million - Sega CD (October 15th 1992)
25 – 3.00 million - Mattel Intellivision (1980)
25 – 3.00 million - Nokia N-Gage (October 7th, 2003)
27 - 2.52 million - Playstation Vita (February 15th, 2012) (Plus 1.93 million)
28 – 2.00 million - Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer (September 1993)
28 – 2.00 million - SNK Neo-Geo Pocket, and Neo-Geo Pocket Colour (1998)
30 – 1.50 million - Nippon Electric Company TurboExpress (1990)
31 – 1.00 million - Sega Nomad (October 1995)
32 - 0.77 million - Nintendo Virtual Boy (August 14th 1995)
33 - 0.57 million - Phillips CDi (1991)
34 - 0.50 million - Atari Lynx (September 1989)
35 - 0.30 million - Tiger Electronics Game.com (September 1997)
36 - 0.25 million - Atari Jaguar (November 18th 1993)
37 - 0.20 million - Sega 32X (November 1994)
38 - 0.042 million - Apple Pippin (1995)
39 - 0.025 million - Tiger Telematics Gizmondo (March 19th 1995)
40 - 0.015 million - Nintendo 64 Disk Drive (December 1st 1999- Japan Only)

Current Generation Regional Console Sales

USA

1 – 50.97 million - Nintendo DS (Plus 0.65 million)
<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } -->2 – 49.08 million – Sony PS2 (Plus 0.31 million)- 6th Gen
3 – 39.41 million - Nintendo Wii (Plus 0.80 million)
4 – 34.62 million - Xbox 360 (Plus 1.70 million)
5 – 21.50 million - Sony PS3 (Plus 1.33 million)
6 – 19.54 million - Sony PSP (Plus 0.16 million)
7 – 5.21 million – Nintendo 3DS (Plus 1.1 million) - 8th Gen
8 – 0.65 million – Sony PSV – NEW - 8th Gen

Europe

1 – 53.43 million – Sony PS2 (Plus 0.15 million) - 6th Gen
2 – 51.42 million - Nintendo DS (Plus 0.48 million)
3 – 31.69 million - Nintendo Wii (Plus 0.94 million)
4 – 25.32 million - Sony PS3 (Plus 1.84 million)
5 – 21.44 million - Sony PSP (Plus 0.75 million)
6 – 21.16 million - Xbox 360 (Plus 1.26 million)
7 – 4.71 million – Nintendo 3DS (Plus 1.11 million) - 8th Gen
8 – 0.73 million – Sony PSV - NEW - 8th Gen

Japan

1 – 32.96 million - Nintendo DS (Plus 0.05 million)
2 – 23.17 million – Sony PS2 (Plus 0.03 million) - 6th Gen
3 – 19.04 million - Sony PSP (Plus 0.44 million)
4 – 12.46 million - Nintendo Wii (Plus 0.25 million)
5 – 8.23 million - Sony PS3 (Plus 0.57 million)
6 – 6.44 million – Nintendo 3DS (Plus 2.13 million) - 8th Gen
7 - 1.59 million - Xbox 360 (Plus 0.03 million)
8 – 0.79 million – Sony PSV (Plus 0.35 million) - 8th Gen

PS2 figures on the above graph are VGC values as of December 31^st, 2011, adjusted for the changed regions (Before they stopped giving us PS2 data). PS2 sales for North America are 55.72 million according to VGC, and I scaled off 10% for USA numbers (Canada's population is about 10% of USA's, not many sales in Mexico). PS2 figures for EMEAA are 63.86 million according to VGC. Japans numbers are adjusted by 26,000 units since PS2 is still selling about 1,000 units a week there according to Media Create.

Wikipedia confirms PS2 sales in Japan and NA, but puts PS2 sales in the EMEAA at about 8 million higher. So clearly there is a tracking issue with VGC sales data in EMEAA (This is probably why they stopped tracking it). Since VGC has made a drastic change to giving Europe data instead of EMEAA data, I will use the 48 million sales data and add 10% (Wiki has data up to 2009, VGC has it up to 2012, since North America sales are 10% higher overall according to VGC in North America, I apply the same adjustment to Europe). The vast majority of PS2 sales currently are in developing regions of the world, and places which get consoles late.

Now some of my own crude PS2 sales estimates. Last Year PS2 sold 684,300 units in North America (According to VGC, I kept track of the sales). According to Sony, Annual PS2 sales fell 36% from 2010-2011, but only about 12% from 2009-2010, and half that from 2008-2009 (There was a big drop prior to 2008). Using this trend, I would estimate PS2 sales be 50% less then last year. So If PS2 sold 684,3k last year in North America, adjusting to USA figures this gives us 615.9k units, and losing 50% gives us 307.95k sales in USA. Using the same logic, and knowing PS2 sold 299.7k in Europe(Since Europe sales are 65% of PS2 hardware sales according to Wikipedia, I estimate Europe PS2 sales are 0.65 x 461.0k) this puts PS2 sales in Europe at 149.85k

I will continue to make estimates on PS2 sales for the rest of 2012 based off scaled sales data for PS2 from 2011, but next year I will only update PS2 sales with concrete Media Create sales data (So only for Japan).

Will be used for graphs in future quarters. The graphs will look something like this one.

Graph

I'm going to post up the Quarter 3 Sales Update sometime next week. I just really wanted to post something up now. Won't take long to update the Q3 edition.

Reserved - Looks like I didn't need a 6th post. Now I know.

Anyway I'll be away working this weekend, and I have Rookie League Go-Kart finals. Enjoy! I'll be back soon to read all your comments.

Cool thread!

Holy fuck Nintendo

Some improvement suggestions:

Kinect Adventures (Extensively Bundled)
Halo 3 (Partially Bundled)
Fable 2 (Partially Bundled)
Sports Champion (Heavily Bundled)
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (Partially Bundled)
Resistance: Fall of Man (Partially Bundled)

Will do, been a while since I updated those.

Kinect Adventures I will say Heavily bundled because i don't know how many sales are due to Kinect console buys and how many are due to standalone kinect sensors.

Wait....was Halo 3 bundled other then a limited edition console at launch?