One of our favorite gaming websites, Gamasutra, has written a report of the top five Playstation 3 games for the USA for 2009. The figures are based on NPD statistics, which is pretty the best data possible for gaming sales. The rankings here do not include limited or collector’s edition versions of each game, and are an indication of what are the most popular genres so far this year. It seems to be mostly oriented around action, because the top four are definitely violent.
PlayStation 3 software in 2009 is led by Sony’s own first-person shooter, Killzone 2, launched in February 2009. As of the end of April, sales of Killzone 2 had reached 677,000 and we estimate that it is nearing 750,000 at mid-year.
The second and third best-selling titles on the PS3 are both from Capcom: Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter IV. The sales figures here are a bit less clear, since each of these games had a collector’s edition.
However, the fourth title, THQ’s UFC 2009 Undisputed, does not have a collector’s edition and has had sales in excess of 500,000 since its May 2009 launch. The final title, MLB ’09: The Show, is Sony’s first-party baseball title and we estimate that its sales are in excess of 425,000.
