Top Selling Games of February

While Wii Fit moved 644,000 units in February, it was Street Fighter IV the truly topped the retail in North America for the month, according to retail sales data from NPD Group. Combined sales of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Capcom’s latest beat ‘em up were 849,000 units during the month beating out everything else in the month’s top ten. Also having a good showing in February was SCEA’s Killzone 2 for the PS3, Wii Play and Call of Duty World at War. Despite some stand outs, Nintendo continued to dominate most of the top ten with various first and third-party DS and Wii titles. Here’s the list:

Top 10 Games, February 2009

1. Wii Fit w/ Balance Board - (Wii) 644,000 Units
2. Street Fighter IV - (Xbox 360) 446,000 Units
3. Street Fighter IV - (PS3) 403,000 Units
4. Wii Play w/ Remote - (Wii) 386,000 Units
5. Killzone 2 - (PS3) 323,000 Units
6. Wii Mario Kart with wheel - (Wii) 263,000 Units
7. Call of Duty: World at War - (Xbox 360) 193,000 Units
8. Mario Kart DS - (DS) 145,000 Units
9. New Super Mario Bros - (DS) 144,000 Units
10. Guitar Hero World Tour - (Wii) 136,000 Units

Fable II Tops Oct. Charts

No matter what you think of Fable II (great game, crappy game, whatever), Lionhead’s lofty RPG is doing very well at retail. According to retail sales data from NPD for the month of Oct., Fable II moved a respectable 790, 000 units, beating out such heavy hitters as Fallout 3, and LittleBigPlanet.

Fallout 3 for the Xbox 360 moved 375, 000 units, while LittleBigPlanet managed to move a meager 215, 000. If you’re looking for the big winner based on platform, then this month goes to the Xbox 360, with Wii coming in second and PS3 coming in last. So sorry, Sony.  The full top ten list after the break with all the dirty little numbers you hunger for.

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