Madden More Popular Than Pokemon!
The research company NPD Group has released the numbers for video game sales in September: surprise, surprise, the PS2 version Madden NFL ‘07 held the Number 1 spot on the list, while its Xbox 360 counterpart fell from second place (in August) to fifth this month.
Surprisingly, to me at least, Saint’s Row debuted at Number 2 for September, proving that gamers enjoy GTA-style games if they’re not cheesy rip-offs. But I have to say that it truly warmed my cockles to see both the PS2 and Gamecube versions of LucasArts and Traveler’s Tales’ Lego Star Wars II on the list. I’m always happy when cool/quirky/fun games do well, and the Lego Star Wars franchise is one of the few games worthy of the Star Wars universe.
(complete Top 10 list after the jump)
The research company NPD Group has released the numbers for video game sales in September: surprise, surprise, the PS2 version Madden NFL ‘07 held the Number 1 spot on the list, while its Xbox 360 counterpart fell from second place (in August) to fifth this month.
Surprisingly, to me at least, Saint’s Row debuted at Number 2 for September, proving that gamers enjoy GTA-style games if they’re not cheesy rip-offs. But I have to say that it truly warmed my cockles to see both the PS2 and Gamecube versions of LucasArts and Traveler’s Tales’ Lego Star Wars II on the list. I’m always happy when cool/quirky/fun games do well, and the Lego Star Wars franchise is one of the few games worthy of the Star Wars universe.
Here’s the complete Top 10 list:
1. Madden NFL ‘07 (PS2)
2. Saint’s Row (Xbox 360)
3. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (PS2)
4. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (DS)
5. Madden NFL ‘07 (Xbox 360)
6. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (GBA)
7. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (GameCube)
8. Madden NFL ‘07 (Xbox)
9. Star Fox Command (DS)
10. New Super Mario Bros (DS)
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Posted to Video Games on 17 October 2006
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Other stuff like this: Lego Star Wars II, Madden NFL '07, New Super Mario Bros., Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Saint's Row, Star Fox Command
Wow, I think it’s cool that Nintendo owns half of the list.