Resi 5 tops US software charts for March

By Robert Purchese Published 17 April, 2009

GTA: Chinatown Wars misses out on top ten.

Capcom's Resident Evil 5 was the best-selling game in the US last month, shifting nearly 1 million units on Xbox 360. The PS3 sold around a third less to finish at four, according to NPD results for the month.

DS newcomer Pokémon Platinum followed at two, with 805,000 units sold. That's roughly ten times the units shifted by Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown wars, according to a Silicon Alley insider (spotted by Gamasutra). Rockstar's acclaimed DS debut is, nowhere to be seen in the top ten.

The other high profile new entry came from Halo Wars at three. New Baseball games MLB '09: The Show and Major League Baseball 2K9 finished at six and 10, respectively.

Also worth a quick glance is the March PC software chart, where Empire: Total War ends the four-week long reign of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Blizzard is unlikely to be displaced for long, however.

March NPD - All-formats software

  1. Resident Evil 5 (Capcom, 360) - 938K
  2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo, DS) - 805K
  3. Halo Wars (Microsoft, 360) - 639K
  4. Resident Evil 5 (Capcom, PS3) - 585K
  5. Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) - 541K
  6. MLB '09: The Show (Sony, PS3) - 305K
  7. Killzone 2 (Sony, PS3) - 296K
  8. Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) - 281K
  9. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) - 278K
  10. Major League Baseball 2K9 (Take 2, 360) - 205K

March NPD - PC software

  1. Empire: Total War
  2. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
  3. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
  4. Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II
  5. World Of Warcraft Battle Chest
  6. World Of Warcraft
  7. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Exp. Pack
  8. Spore
  9. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack
  10. Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst
  11. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
  12. StarCraft Battle Chest
  13. Fallout 3
  14. Civilization IV
  15. Empire: Total War - Special Forces Edition
  16. The Sims 2 Pets Exp. Pack
  17. Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning
  18. The Sims 2 University Exp. Pack
  19. Call Of Duty: World At War
  20. Diablo Battle Chest
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  • muscleblade #1 3 years ago

    RE5 is deservedly on the top. Great job Capcom. One of my favourite games of all time.

  • NotSoSlim #2 3 years ago

    Good sales of Resi on both machines considering install base. First Resi i actually enjoy...like its more action but each to there own

  • patch #3 3 years ago

    Very disappointing post from Farticus.

    That's probably because it's a terribly bland comment made by a poster who's primarily a microsoft fanboy.

    Not at all surprising.

  • b00n #4 3 years ago

    It doesn't feel like a total WIN for Killzone 2, let's be honest. Halo Wars, a console RTS, sold more than double.

    And the 'fact' that Sony claimed yesterday that AAA titles sell better on the PS3 doesn't seem to be true for at least Resident Evil 5.

  • NotSoSlim #5 3 years ago

    @ b00n

    But total sales are the same as KZ2 had 2 days in February and regarding Resi sales, Double the install base double the sales just a thought. If they do another 300k then 1m in US alon, is that not good? Still the sales werent great but the game is so thats all that matters and GG made a profit already on it so win win

    As far as read Sony said a higher percentage of PS3 owners are buying certain games not that they sell more on the PS3 than the 360
    Edited by 3 at 17/04/09 @ 09:45

  • des #6 3 years ago

    5 week NPD

    Killzone 2 lol
    Baseball game sold more

    Bu bu bu it had only two days of sales,wait till march ,lol
    2 days >5 weeks

    Playstation family in need of urgent help.

    Madworld and GTA DS bomba,not surprised
    Edited by 1 at 17/04/09 @ 10:02

  • Malek86 #7 3 years ago

    Looks like Capcom got themselves a winner with RE5.

    b00n: "It doesn't feel like a total WIN for Killzone 2, let's be honest. Halo Wars, a console RTS, sold more than double."

    You can't really compare a Halo game to KZ2. Brand name matters a lot, even if it is a RTS.

    That said, I guess we could compare KZ2 to GOW1. Both games were hyped for their graphic, so it makes sense. Still, on a far smaller installed base (when GOW1 came out, there were far less than 10 million 360s around) the game sold almost a million units in its first week.

    I think Sony has trouble selling its big first party games (also look at Resistance 2, Motorstorm 2 and LBP). Does it come down to advertising or what?

    NotSoSlim: "Still the sales werent great but the game is so thats all that matters as GG made a profit already on it so win win "

    GG are just developers. They don't really "make a profit". Sony does. However, if it's true that publishers get about 50% of retail money, which would be 30$ for every unit sold, then Sony still has some ways to go before they make a profit, considering the budget was last reported at 60 millions.

    Doesn't really matter though. The main purpose of these big first-party games is not to make profit, but to increase sales of the console, so that more developers will want to make games for it.

  • NotSoSlim #8 3 years ago

    @ Malek

    Fair enough.

    Well as i said total sales of Halo Wars and KZ2 are basically the same in the US and noone gets figures for Europe so maybe they have made a profit and if they sel another 300k the surely 1m in US is good?.

    Sony's issue is marketing..simple.

    I just dont think they thought heavy marketing was justified with KZ2 due to poor original game. You know they will bombard us with GOW marketing and Uncharted as well because they are proven sellers.

  • Malek86 #9 3 years ago

    Uncharted 2 should be Sony's last chance of proving they can actually advertise a game. The first one had great reviews, unlike KZ1, and in time it ultimately sold a lot and without any big help from bundles, unlike Motorstorm and Resistance.

    I want to see at least a million units at launch. At least. If Fable 2 can pull that, Uncharted 2 should be able to do so much more... but I'll try to stay safe here.

  • miiiguel #10 3 years ago

    Come on guys this has nothing to do with Farticus or whatever, everyone on planet video-games thought KZ2 would sell more. Half of Halo Wars ? That has to be kinda lol...

  • NotSoSlim #11 3 years ago

    @ Miiguel

    They have basically sold the same in total if you include the 2 days in Feb, still not great tho.

  • Ninja_Tino #12 3 years ago

    I won't lie, the SP of Killzone 2 is boooooring! A DAMN shame about GTA though. It's a fantastic game.

  • miiiguel #13 3 years ago

    Pretty amazing Resi numbers, innit ?

  • makeamazing #14 3 years ago

    Yes Resi has done very well indeed. Considering the outcry of the demo, doesnt seem to have had a negative impact.

    PS Oh what a surprise Farty and CountMuppet Slating a PS3 game... no surprises here

  • muscleblade #15 3 years ago

    "Very disappointing post from Farticus. "

    Why?? Because his right.

  • muscleblade #16 3 years ago

    "And the 'fact' that Sony claimed yesterday that AAA titles sell better on the PS3 doesn't seem to be true for at least Resident Evil 5."

    We all knew that was a straith lie. At least i did. I think Sony only consider their own exclusives to be AAA. Thats how they come up with this bullshit. Halo 3 and Gears 2 has sold a lot more copies than Little Big Planet and Killzone 2.

  • makeamazing #17 3 years ago

    Strange you hate the Ps3 so much but you feel you have to comment on it all the time.....I'm still waiting to hear what great software Farty has ever developed (he says hes a developer)... still waiting... FARTYLOL

  • makeamazing #18 3 years ago

    Regardless if you dont like KZ (which I dont have a problem with), there are some impressive tech involved/effort that deserves some respect.

    My point is, as you develop (apparently) you should have some respect for other developers, you dont, so your just a muppet. Simple. Oh and your little swearing fits really get to me.... not (perhaps they work in the playground, but not here).

  • Burkey123 #19 3 years ago

    @ Burzum09

    Sorry I know it's opinion but GTA DS was not shite! Perhaps not the ''greatest DS game'' like a lot of reviews were saying but its a high 8 or 9 at the least. An astonishing achievement for a DS game and a wonderful game overall.

    I wasn't expecting it to get top 10 at all because of the likes of Resi 5, Killzone, etc. Not surprising at all.

  • makeamazing #20 3 years ago

    If you had even a tiny idea about what gaming is then you would be able to see through the shine and see how extremely poor the actual gameplay is in Killzone.

    Remember opinion doesnt equal fact now does it... Durrh. I have enough idea of what gaming is about, been playing games for probably longer than you've been alive.

    Sony has drilled into your puny little brain the directive to favour flashy visuals over anything resembling compelling gameplay

    Hey I am sure I've said many times before (but you gloss over it), I own all three consoles...so Sony havent done anything to my brain. It seems quite ironic that you say such a thing, because its pretty apparent to anyone your brain has been melted by MS.

    Hey I would stil llike to see your creations, that way i can pour scorn on them every opportunity. Though I'm not sure "Farty's little calculator program" will be anything to shout about.

    Anyway perhaps one day your blinkered Xbox fanboyism will fade and you will stop being such a muppet, miracles do happen.

  • makeamazing #21 3 years ago

    Oh what a surprise CountMuppet coming to the rescue. You are another one of these Fanboys!

    makeamazing, the fact that you own a ps3 despite a range of mediocre, over hyped and poorly selling games says you were just fooled into sony's pr. No shame in it, there's lots of people sony used brainless brand loyalty to get a ps3.

    Again your opinion as fact... seriously one day you will realise that your fanboy opionion isnt fact. People say the Xbox is full of shooters and the Wii is full of shovelware... so depending on who you ask will depend on who thinks they are right. I think all three consoles have something to offer, and you bleeting Fanboyist comments will not change my mind.

    I have a wii and 360, why? Because they have games I want to play, without this rediculous ''ps3 is 4d'' crap sony has been pedling to it's idiotic user base from the start. The wii right now has four or five games I own, with more to come, and sony has two games I'm interested in the future (gow3 and heavy rain) so why should I pay the price tag which doesn't warrent it?

    No all you have done is swallow someone elses PR when it comes to the Wii and Xbox. All manufacturers sprout rubbish, you just are blinkered by them instead. I have all three and dont swallow any PR from them (I mean 4D really come on). Also you say there are only two games YOU are intested in... DOH.. really thats YOUR opinion.. man some people are dumb.

    Perhaps you used to own a PS2 and it broke, or you cant afford a PS3, or perhaps you are bullied at school by a PS3 owner, I dont know what your problem is, but really, I cannot see how anyone can (without laughing) tell one user that they have purchased a machine on hype alone and they are idiots for doing so when you have purchased a competitor product and defending it to the hilt.

  • makeamazing #22 3 years ago

    I started gaming, and subsequently programming, on an Oric-1, so I seriously doubt it.

    Perhaps its time you started acting your age then, rather than a teen like fanboy.

    I very much doubt it. You've proven time and time again that you are a die hard, non-thinking, bend over and take it when it's demanded, Sony zealot.

    Strangely enough I dont have to prove anything to you. I think if you look at my posts and compare them to yours, well theres no competition. Your a MS fanboy extreme, get over yourself.

    Well that's tough shit isn't it? I wouldn't point you in the direction of my software because pathetic spiteful little assholes like you tend to try to break stuff you don't understand.

    I understand, your creations are crap... dont take it personally ;)

  • makeamazing #23 3 years ago

    Haha Kettle/Pot black... really..go look at your hundreds of posts slating the PS3 at every opportunity and saying how excellent the Xbox is. It wouldnt be so bad but your always slating everyone else for what you do in every one of your posts. I dont need to prove anything, you have already proven my point many times over... :D

    You can keep up with your abuse, I'm too worldly wise to get dragged into alittle school yard swearing match. Now move on and let this post be about the actual topic, rather than your blinkered life.

  • makeamazing #24 3 years ago

    to start making great third party exclusives that don't look like they ripped off a billion other games. LBP, the game most called ''original'', was little more than a platformer come level editor, which ripped off it's sylings from Nintendo. Killzone rips off every fps ever, and resistance's aliens are like lamer verions of GOW's locusts.

    Wow your arguments are so amazing I just have to admit, errm so GOW was so unique and there was nothing like it before... haha right.

    get them and your company

    Well i dont work for Sony.... muppet.

  • Bluetooth #25 3 years ago

    Rockstar shouldn't have called it Chinatown wars. The masses are rather hostile to "Made in China" nowadays. Something with the words "mystical", "legend", "dragon" and "Orient" would have got more sales.