{"id":273906,"date":"2010-02-03T22:57:56","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T03:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/02\/03\/nintendo-modern-warfare-worldwide-top-sellers-in-2009\/"},"modified":"2010-02-03T22:57:56","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T03:57:56","slug":"nintendo-modern-warfare-worldwide-top-sellers-in-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/273906","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo, Modern Warfare worldwide top sellers in 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><!--body--><\/p>\n<p>The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track Limited, and Enterbrain, Inc. track the three biggest gaming markets in the world: the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. How did those three markets do in 2009? A report from the three groups claims overall sales were down eight percent, with game sales totaling 379.3 million units.<\/p>\n<p>The year-end report also shows the top five games in the world for the calendar year 2009. There isn&#8217;t much in terms of surprises, but the number of copies of <i>Modern Warfare 2<\/i> sold shows the power of the US market in the gaming world, and Nintendo&#8217;s dominance on the list likewise shows that company&#8217;s stranglehold on the industry.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.arstechnica.com\/Gaming\/2009_top_games.png\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With four of the top-five selling games being Nintendo first-party releases, and the best-selling game of the year being powered mostly by American dollars, it&#8217;s clear that Nintendo and Activision had a very good year&#8230; and that the West is a powerful force in game sales. While we don&#8217;t have access to the numbers below the top five, it must be quite a battlefield down there.<\/p>\n<p>Even without that data, this offers even more evidence that the Wii is very comfortable at the top of the heap. Sales this strong of both <em>Wii Sports Resort<\/em> and <em>Wii Fit <\/em>mean that both the Balance Board and MotionPlus peripherals will continue to gain traction in the marketplace, which should lead to stronger support in terms of both first- and third-party software.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/zHh6lO8NssOJXfUoSo64BT7elW4\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/zHh6lO8NssOJXfUoSo64BT7elW4\/0\/di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/zHh6lO8NssOJXfUoSo64BT7elW4\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/zHh6lO8NssOJXfUoSo64BT7elW4\/1\/di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=wepOMYxXn9w:MTRP8LYQ7YQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?i=wepOMYxXn9w:MTRP8LYQ7YQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=wepOMYxXn9w:MTRP8LYQ7YQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?i=wepOMYxXn9w:MTRP8LYQ7YQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=wepOMYxXn9w:MTRP8LYQ7YQ:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=wepOMYxXn9w:MTRP8LYQ7YQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/arstechnica\/index\/~4\/wepOMYxXn9w\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Buy This Item: <a class=\"buy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/buy.php\" ><span style=\"color: #33bc03\">[Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~r\/arstechnica\/index\/~3\/wepOMYxXn9w\/nintendo-modern-warfare-worldwide-top-sellers-in-2009.ars\" >Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track Limited, and Enterbrain, Inc. track the three biggest gaming markets in the world: the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. 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