Remember when Borderlands was sent out to die? Yeah...didn't happen. The game sold an impressive 400k copies in October on the Xbox 360 alone placing it third on the sales chart behind Wii Fit Plus and Uncharted 2. These sales numbers come from the monthly NPD stats, which report sales numbers for North America.
Halo 3: ODST took the number 6 spot, selling an additional 271k, bringing the two month total for North America close to 2 million.
We already knew that Halo 3: ODST has sold like gangbusters, and now we have further proof that the four player co-op title ruled the month of September by a long shot thanks to the latest NPD numbers. While the game has sold over 2 million copies world-wide, in North America alone ODST sold 1.5 million copies
The other interesting tid bit of information was that The Beatles: Rock Band outsold Guitar Hero 5, with only the 360 version of GH5 barely cracking the top 10. All told seven of the top ten in terms of software sales for September were games that supported co-op. They say you want a revolution...
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
The stories for this week:
- November NPD Numbers
- EA Producing Brutal Legend, Out Q3 2009
- Atari Buys Cryptic, Ubisoft Mad
- EA Disappointed with Some Holiday Sales, More Job/Game Cuts Coming
- WSJ Disney Purchase of EA Idea Goes Mainstream This Week
We normally try to stay out of the business side of things on Co-Optimus, but I found this story interesting none the less. According to the NPD, a group that estimates monthly sales based on statistical data in North America, Too Human sold around 170,000 copies in just 2 weeks in August. This was enough to put the game in the top 10 sold of games behind the 37 versions of Madden (ok, there were 4) and 21 Wii Gimmicks (ok...2...Wii Fit and Wii Play). The reality is the only other AAA title ahead of Too Human was Soul Calibur IV for the Xbox 360.
It'll be interesting to see how well it sells over time despite the negative reviews. Speaking of reviews, you can find our co-op review right over here.
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| Serious Sam HD |  | 11.24.2009 |
| GREED | | 11.29.2009 |
| Avatar |  | 12.01.2009 |
| Spelunker HD |  | 12.01.2009 |
| Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond | | 12.01.2009 |
| Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | | 12.01.2009 |
| Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond |  | 12.01.2009 |
| Alien Breed Evolution | | 12.01.2009 |
| Serious Sam HD | | 12.21.2009 |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen |  | 12.22.2009 |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen |  | 12.22.2009 |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen |  | 12.22.2009 |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen | | 12.22.2009 |
| Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | | 12.31.2009 |
| LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 | | 01.01.2010 |
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| Donkey Kong Country |  | 11.20.2009 |
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