Microsoft enjoyed a month at the top spot thanks to the release of Halo 3, but Nintendo has managed to reclaim its throne in NPD sales figures. According to sales data for the month of October, the Wii sold a total of 519,000 units compared to the 360’s 366,000.

Software sales, on the other hand, saw Bungie’s Halo 3 leading the way at 433,800 units sold. Activision’s Guitar Hero III was no pushover either, selling over 1 million units across multiple platforms. Overall, Xbox 360 took the lead in software sales.

Hardware

Wii 519K
Nintendo DS 458K
Xbox 360 366K
PSP 286K
PlayStation 2 184K
PlayStation 3 121K

Software

Halo 3 (Xbox 360) – 433,800
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (Xbox 360) – 383,200
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (Wii) – 286,300
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (PS2) – 271,100
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) – 262,800
Wii Play (Wii) – 239,700
The Orange Box (Xbox 360) – 238,400
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) -231,700
FIFA Soccer 08 (PS2) – 129,700
Brain Age 2: More Training In Minutes A Day (DS) – 116,900

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