NPD Top 20 Sales for January 2010 Features MAG, Bayonetta, Darksiders

An expanded listing of the top 20 video game sales for the month of January has been released by the market research group NPD.

Nintendo shows a strong presence by leading the list with New Super Mario Bros. Wii at 656.7 thousand units sold, along with having half of the games that charted be on a Nintendo platform. Mass Effect 2 for the Xbox 360 nabs second place with an impressive 527.1 thousand units sold.

Newcomers MAG, Bayonetta, and Darksiders also appear, with the latter inching into the tenth position with 171.2 thousand units sold.

1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) – 656.7 thousand units
2. Mass Effect 2 (360) – 527.1 thousand units
3. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) – 555.7 thousand units
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360) – 326.7 thousand units
5. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) – 310.9 thousand units
6. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 297.6 thousand units
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) – 259 thousand units
8. Army of Two: The 40th Day (360) – 246.5 thousand units
9. Just Dance (Wii) – 191.9 thousand units
10. Darksiders (360) – 171.2 thousand units
11. Army of Two: The 40th Day (PS3)
12. Wii Play (Wii)
13. MAG (PS3)
14. Darksiders (PS3)
15. EA Sports Active (Wii)
16. Mario Kart DS (DS)
17. Bayonetta (360)
18. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
19. Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS)
20. God of War I & II Collection

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Juan Letona

February 12, 2010

Bayonetta really bombed hard.

Jason Wilson

@Juan Did Bayonetta really bomb, or are expectations for this game too high?

Moeez Siddiqui

Looks like Bayonetta was a flop in North America, but sold a million in Japan.

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Michael Rousseau

Where do you even get NPD data? The site is a clusterfuck to navigate.

@Jason our definition of "bombed" may be different, but for a critically well received game sell less than Army of Two and Darksiders, it seems that it did poorly for me. Dante will outsale Bayonetta, will that equal a bomb to you? Not sure, but I'll bet a steak burrito that Dante outsells his peer.

Bryan Glynn

February 13, 2010

You gotta love Mario Kart Wii. The game is nearly two years old, doesn't bundle with a Wiimote, doesn't stress fitness, and yet still cracks the top ten in NPD's every single month. That game has some serious legs.

I really wanted Darksiders to do better, but I can't say I'm surprised. I wonder how Vigil and THQ feel about those numbers, and how it compares to their expectations.