Best-selling games in March 2008

Entertainment news and updates blog article

4th May 2008

While the U.S.A. economy is in the doldrums, video games market keeps growing. For example, the increase in sales for March 2008 compared with the same period in 2007 amounted to 27%. Much of the money was brought by Nintendo, the products of which sell in space circulation.
Best-selling video games for March 2008 (Platform/copies sold):
1) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii / 2695000);
2) Tom Clancy \ 's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (X360 / 752300);
3) Army of Two (X360 / 606100);
4) Wii Play (Wii / 409800);
5) God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP / 301600);
6) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii / 264100);
7) MLB 2K8 (X360 / 237100);
8) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (X360 / 237000);
9) Army of Two (PS3 / 224900);
10) MLB \'08: The Show (PS3 / 214480).
Best-selling game consoles for March 2008:
1) Nintendo Wii - 721 thousand units;
2) Nintendo DS - 698 thousand units;
3) Sony Playstation Portable - 297 thousand units;
4) Microsoft Xbox 360 - 262 thousand units;
5) Sony PlayStation 3 - 257 thousand units;
6) Sony PlayStation 2 - 216 thousand units.