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Notable events of 2008 in video gaming. See also history of video games. The release dates listed in this article are the games' original release dates.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Notable releases 1.2 Business 1.3 Open to the public 2 Game releases 3 Hardware and software sales 3.1 Canada 3.2 Japan 3.3 United States 3.4 Other 4 References

Events

• June 28: Blizzard Entertainment announces Diablo III in Paris, France.
• November 13: Zeebo was announced. The console is aiming for developing countries.
• March 10, 2009: 5th British Academy Video Games Awards, honoring achievement for video games released in late 2007 and 2008.

Notable releases

• January 31 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the successor to the Nintendo GameCube's best-selling game, Super Smash Bros. Melee,^[1][2] was released in Japan for the Wii. The game is a joint cooperation between former rival companies, Nintendo and Sega, along with the help of Konami.^[3][4] It is the first Wii game to strongly support <<link:0>>.^[5] It dominated sales during its first week in Japan and the United States, selling 820,000 in Japan and becoming the fastest-selling video game in Nintendo of America's history with 1.4 million sold in the US.^[6][7][8]
• April 29 - Grand Theft Auto IV was released simultaneously for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A few Hollywood producers have set precedent by beginning to browse video game release dates to check for conflicts due to Grand Theft Auto IV's potential harm to the May 2, 2008 release of Iron Man.^[9] The PS3 and Xbox 360 version has taken the second and fourth positions of Game Rankings' best-rated games of all time, respectively;^[10] as well as being the first console game since 1999 to receive a perfect rating from IGN,^[11] and the first title to receive a perfect rating from GameSpot since 2001.^[12] It Received 98% from Metacritic, making it one of the highest rated games on the site.
• June 12 - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the PlayStation 3 was released to critical acclaim, earning also a 10 out of 10 from both IGN and GameSpot,^[13][14] and a 94% Metacritic rating.^[15] As of June 26, 2008, the game has shipped 3 million copies worldwide,^[16][17] selling 1 million in Europe^[18] over 500,000 in Japan,^[19] and 1 million in the US.^[20]
• November 13 - Blizzard Entertainment releases the anticipated World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion set for the popular World of Warcraft computer game (MMORPG)^[21] to critical acclaim. It sold 2.8 million copies within the first 24 hours of availability. This makes it the fastest selling computer game of all time.^[22]

Business

• July 15 to July 17 - E3 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California, United States.
• July 31 to August 3 - QuakeCon 2008 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
• October 2 to October 4 - Nintendo conference held in San Francisco, USA and Tokyo, Japan.
• December 1 - National Amusements' Sumner Redstone sells his controlling stake in Midway Games to private investor Mark Thomas, for $100,000 ($0.0012 a share), and assumes $70 million of senior secured and unsecured debt.^[23]
• December 9 - Infogrames, Atari's parent company, purchases Cryptic Studios.^[24]

Open to the public

• August 21 to August 24 - Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.
• October 3 to October 5 - E for All at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, U.S.A.
• October 9 to October 12 - Tokyo Game Show at the Makuhari Messe International Convention in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan.^[25]
• October 9 to October 12 - Games Convention Asia in Singapore.
• October 10 to October 11 - Blizzcon 2008 in Anaheim, California, U.S.A.

Game releases

Video game platforms

iPod iPod Lin Linux Mac Macintosh / Mac OS NDS Nintendo DS PS2 PlayStation 2 PS3 PlayStation 3 PSP PlayStation Portable Wii Wii Win Microsoft Windows X360 Xbox 360 Xbox Xbox

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)
J A N U A R Y	3	Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon	NDS
	8	Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law	PS2, PSP, Wii
		Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity	PS2, Wii
	15	CSI: Hard Evidence	Wii
		Nanostray 2	NDS
		Nitrobike	Wii
	16	Rail Simulator	Win
	17	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	NDS
	21	Advance Wars: Days of Ruin	NDS
	22	Burnout Paradise	PS3, X360
		No More Heroes	Wii
		Pirates of the Burning Sea	Win
	31	Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice	PS3
		Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Japan)	Wii
		We Ski	Wii
F E B R U A R Y	4	Sins of a Solar Empire	Win
		Zoo Tycoon 2 DS	NDS
	5	Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles	NDS
		Devil May Cry 4‎	PS3, X360
		Turok	PS3, X360
	7	L the Prologue to Death Note -Rasen no Wana-	NDS
		The Club	PS3, Win, X360
	8	Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None	Wii
	12	Conflict: Denied Ops	PS3, Win, X360
		Dark Messiah of Might and Magic	X360
		Penumbra: Black Plague	Lin, Win
	14	Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze	Win
	18	MX vs. ATV: Untamed	Wii
		Need for Speed: ProStreet	PSP
	19	Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard	NDS
		The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific	PS3
	21	Lost Planet: Extreme Condition	PS3
		Space Invaders Extreme	NDS, PSP
	25	Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed	Wii
		Frontlines: Fuel of War	Win, X360
	26	Lost: Via Domus	PS3, Win, X360
		Turning Point: Fall of Liberty	PS3, Win, X360
		Universe at War: Earth Assault	X360
	28	The Idolmaster: Live For You!	X360
		The Sims 2: FreeTime	Win
M A R C H	3	Bully: Scholarship Edition	Wii, X360
		Major League Baseball 2K8	PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
		Super Dodgeball Brawlers	NDS
	4	Army of Two	PS3, X360
		God of War: Chains of Olympus	PSP
		MLB 08: The Show	PS2, PS3, PSP
		Ninja Reflex	Wii
		Silent Hill: Origins	PS2
	5	Harvest: Massive Encounter	Mac, Win
		Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm	Win
	6	Yakuza: Kenzan!	PS3
	9	Super Smash Bros. Brawl (US)	Wii
	10	Worms: A Space Oddity	Wii
	11	Condemned 2: Bloodshot	PS3, X360
		Insecticide	NDS, Win
		Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters	PS2
		The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return	Wii
	18	Enemy Territory: Quake Wars	Mac
		Pro Evolution Soccer 2008	Wii
		Sega Superstars Tennis	NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
		Target: Terror	Wii
		Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2	PS3, Win, X360
	19	Deca Sports	Wii
		SimCity DS 2	NDS
	20	Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	NDS
		Ys I	NDS
		Ys II	NDS
	24	Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath	Win, X360
	25	ObsCure II	Wii
	28
		Dark Sector	PS3, X360
		Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword	NDS
		Viking: Battle for Asgard	PS3, X360
A P R I L	1	Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30	Wii
	2	Star Ocean: Second Evolution	PSP
	8	Assassin's Creed	Win
		Baroque	Wii
		Supreme Commander	X360
	10	Mario Kart Wii	Wii
	15	Ōkami	Wii
		Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys!	NDS
	22	Turok	Win
	24	Valkyria Chronicles	PS3
	25	King's Bounty: The Legend	Win
	29	Grand Theft Auto IV	PS3, X360
	30	Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor	Win
M A Y	2	Iron Man	NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
	5	Crosswords DS	NDS
	6	Boom Blox	Mobile, Wii
		Speed Racer	NDS, Wii
	13	Drone Tactics	NDS
		The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
	15	Luminous Arc 2: Will	NDS
	17	Monster Madness: Grave Danger	PS3
	20	Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures	Win
	21	Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness	Lin, Mac, Win, X360
	23	Haze	PS3
	27	Emergency Heroes	Wii
		Enemy Territory: Quake Wars	PS3, X360
	28	Mass Effect	Win
	30	Race Driver: GRID	PS3, Win, X360
J U N E	3	Kung Fu Panda	NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360
		Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures	NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
		Ninja Gaiden II	X360
		Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy	PS3, X360
	5	Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit	PS3, X360
		Fushigi no Dungeon - Furai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri Hime	Wii
		The Incredible Hulk	NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
	10	Don King Presents: Prizefighter	X360
		NASCAR 09	PS2, PS3, X360
		The Incredible Hulk	Win
	12	Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	PS3
	13	Civilization Revolution	PS3, X360
	17	Supreme Ruler 2020	Win
	19	Mario Super Sluggers	Wii
	20	Alone in the Dark	PS2, Wii, Win, X360
		Top Spin 3	PS3, Wii, X360
	22	Guitar Hero: On Tour	NDS
		Rock Band	Wii
	23	Battlefield: Bad Company	PS3, X360
		Top Spin 3	NDS
	24	WALL-E	NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
		Big Beach Sports	Wii
	25	Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm	X360
	26	Disgaea DS: Prince of the Demon World and the Red Moon	NDS
		Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World	Wii
	29	Guitar Hero: Aerosmith	PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
J U L Y	1	Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2	NDS
	3	Initial D Extreme Stage	PS3
		Nanashi no Game	NDS
		Unreal Tournament 3	X360
	7	Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes‎	iPod
	8	Civilization Revolution	NDS
		Devil May Cry 4	Win
	10	Resident Evil Zero	Wii
		Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4	PS2
	11	Dynasty Warriors 6	Win
	14	Major League Eating: The Game	Wii
	15	NCAA Football 09	PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
		Space Chimps	NDS, PS2, Wii, Win, X360
	17	Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride	NDS
		Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi	PS3
	24	Siren: Blood Curse	PS3
		Wario Land: The Shake Dimension	Wii
	29	MLB Power Pros 2008	PS2, Wii
		Soulcalibur IV	PS3, X360
	31	Fatal Frame IV	Wii
		Phantasy Star Portable	PSP
		Rhythm Heaven	NDS
A U G U S T	1	Race Driver: GRID	NDS
	7	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon	NDS
		Tales of Vesperia	X360
	12	Space Siege	Win
	13	Madden NFL 09	NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360, Xbox
	19	Too Human	X360
	21	Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty	PS3
		Sigma Harmonics	NDS
	22	Inazuma Eleven	NDS
	25	MLB Power Pros 2008	NDS
	26	The Sims 2: Apartment Life	Win
		The Sims 2: Apartment Pets	NDS
		Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09	PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
	28	Afrika	PS3
		Captain Rainbow	Wii
	31	Mercenaries 2: World in Flames	PS2, PS3, Win, X360
S E P T E M B E R	2	Infinite Undiscovery	X360
		Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise	X360
	4	Blue Dragon Plus	NDS
	5	FaceBreaker	PS3, X360
		S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky	Win
		Spore	Mac, mobile, NDS, Win
		Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise	NDS
	8	NHL 2K9	PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
	9	NHL 09	PS3, X360
		TNA iMPACT!	PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
	11	One Piece: Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1	Wii
	12	Crysis Warhead	Win
	13	Pokémon Platinum	NDS
	14	Rock Band 2	X360
	16	Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2	Wii
		Star Wars: The Force Unleashed	NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii
		The Witcher: Enhanced Edition	Win
		Pure	PS3, X360, Win
	18	Dragon Ball: Origins	NDS
		Eternal Sonata	PS3
		Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning	Win
	22	Civilization IV: Colonization	Win
		De Blob	NDS, Wii, Win
		Kirby Super Star Ultra	NDS
		SimCity Creator	Wii
	23	Brothers in Arms: Double Time	Wii
		Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway	PS3, Win, X360
		Lego Batman: The Video Game	NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
	25	Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories	PS3
		Cross Edge	PS3
		Disaster: Day of Crisis	Wii
		Sands of Destruction	NDS
		World Destruction: Michibikareshi Ishi	NDS
	30	Silent Hill: Homecoming	PS3, Win, X360
		Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood	NDS
O C T O B E R	2	Dynasty Warriors 6	PS2
		Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist	PSP
	7	Crash: Mind over Mutant	NDS, PS2, PSP, Wii, X360
		Fracture	PS3, X360
		NBA Live 09	PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
		NBA 2K9	PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
		Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals	NDS
	9	Macross Ace Frontier	PSP
	13	Blitz: The League II	PS3, X360
		World of Goo	Win, Wii
	14	Dead Space	PS3, X360
		FIFA 09	Mobile, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
		Rock Revolution	NDS, PS3, Wii, X360
		Saints Row 2	PS3, X360
		SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation	PS3
		Golden Axe: Beast Rider	PS3, X360
		Boogie Superstar	Wii
	16	Culdcept DS	NDS
		Wii Music	Wii
		X3: Terran Conflict	Win
	19	Rock Band 2	PS3
	20	Midnight Club: Los Angeles	PS3, X360, PSP
		NHL 09	Win
		Dead Space	Win
	21	Bully: Scholarship Edition	Win
		BioShock	PS3
		Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia	NDS
		Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3	X360
		Far Cry 2	PS3, Win, X360
		Fable II	X360
		Spider-Man: Web of Shadows	NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
		The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon	NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
		NBA 2K9	Win
		What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver	NDS
	26	Guitar Hero World Tour	Mac, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360
	27	MySims Kingdom	NDS, Wii
	28	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3	Win
		Fallout 3	PS3, Win, X360
		Goosebumps HorrorLand	NDS, PS2, Wii
		LittleBigPlanet	PS3
		MotorStorm: Pacific Rift	PS3
		MySims	Win
	29	Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode 2	Lin, Mac, Win, X360
	30	Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume	NDS
		Thunder Force VI	PS2
N O V E M B E R	3	Legendary	PS3, Win, X360
	4	Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm	PS3
		Tom Clancy's EndWar	NDS, PS3, PSP, X360
		Resistance 2	PS3
		Namco Museum Virtual Arcade	X360
	7	Gears of War 2	X360
		Men of War	Win
		Sacred 2 Fallen Angel	Win
	11	Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts	X360
		Call of Duty: World at War	NDS, PS3, Wii, Win, X360, PS2
		Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3	X360
		FaceBreaker	Wii
		Mirror's Edge	PS3, X360
		WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009	Mobile, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
		Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels	Wii
		Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Jedi Alliance	NDS
		Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff	NDS
	12	Pro Evolution Soccer 2009	PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
	13	World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King	Win, Mac
	14	Football Manager 2009	Win, Mac, PSP
	16	Animal Crossing: City Folk	Wii
		Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe	PS3, X360
		Shaun White Snowboarding	PS3, Wii, Win, X360
	17	Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades	NDS
		Skate It	NDS, Wii
	18	Alone in the Dark: Inferno	PS3
		Ultimate Band	NDS, Wii
		Castlevania Judgment	Wii
		Left 4 Dead	Win, X360
		Need for Speed: Undercover	Mobile, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
		Sonic Unleashed	PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
		Tomb Raider: Underworld	NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360
		Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party	NDS, Wii
		Naruto: The Broken Bond	X360
		CSI: NY (video game)	Win,
	20	The Last Remnant	X360
	21	LocoRoco 2	PSP
		Beyond Protocol	Win
	25	Chrono Trigger	NDS
		Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force	NDS
	27	Patapon 2	PSP
		Rune Factory Frontier	Wii
D E C E M B E R	1	Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon	X360
	2	Prince of Persia: The Fallen King	NDS
		Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars	Wii
		Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi	NDS
		Grand Theft Auto IV	Win
		Prince of Persia	PS3, X360
		Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories	PS2
	4	Rygar: The Battle of Argus	Wii
	5	X3: Reunion	Lin
	7	Prey	Lin
	9	Prince of Persia	Win
	11	Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero	NDS
	18	Rise of the Argonauts	PS3, Win, X360
		Dissidia: Final Fantasy	PSP
		Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2	PS2, PS3, X360
		Suikoden Tierkreis	NDS
		Tales of Hearts	NDS
	25	White Knight Chronicles	PS3
		RIZ-ZOAWD	NDS

Hardware and software sales

Canada

• Based on figures from the NPD Group:

Video game console sales in Canada (first seven months of 2008)^[26]

Place	Console	Units sold
1	Wii	376,000
2	PlayStation 3	200,000
3	Xbox 360	154,000

Japan

• Based on figures from Enterbrain:

Video game console sales of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)^[27][28][29]

Place	Console	Units sold
1	Nintendo DS	4,029,804
2	PlayStation Portable	3,543,171
3	Wii	2,908,342
4	PlayStation 3	991,303
5	PlayStation 2	480,664
6	Xbox 360	317,859
7	Other	9,575

Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)^[27][28][29]

Place	Title	Platform	Publisher	Units sold
1	Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G	PSP	Capcom	2,452,111
2	Pokémon Platinum	NDS	Pokémon Company	2,187,337
3	Wii Fit	Wii	Nintendo	2,149,131
4	Mario Kart Wii	Wii	Nintendo	2,003,315
5	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Wii	Nintendo	1,747,113
6	Rhythm Heaven	NDS	Nintendo	1,350,671
7	Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride	NDS	Square Enix	1,176,082
8	Animal Crossing: City Folk	Wii	Nintendo	895,302
9	Kirby Super Star Ultra	NDS	Nintendo	855,427
10	Wii Sports	Wii	Nintendo	841,736

• Based on figures from Dengeki:

Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 21, 2008)^[30][31][32]

Place	Title	Platform	Publisher	Units sold
1	Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G	PSP	Capcom	2,507,400
2	Pokémon Platinum	NDS	Pokémon Company	2,125,348
3	Wii Fit	Wii	Nintendo	2,024,113
4	Mario Kart Wii	Wii	Nintendo	1,973,089
5	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Wii	Nintendo	1,808,709
6	Rhythm Heaven	NDS	Nintendo	1,320,047
7	Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride	NDS	Square Enix	1,228,014
8	Kirby Super Star Ultra	NDS	Nintendo	724,608
9	Animal Crossing City Folk	Wii	Nintendo	709,640
10	Wii Sports	Wii	Nintendo	694,765

United States

• Based on figures from the NPD Group:

Video game console sales in the US (first six months of 2008)^[33]

Place	Console	Units sold
1	Wii	3.5 million
2	PlayStation 3	1.6 million
3	Xbox 360	1.34 million

Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US^[34][35]

Place	Title	Platform	Publisher	Units sold
1	Wii Play	Wii	Nintendo	5.28 million
2	Mario Kart Wii	Wii	Nintendo	5.00 million
3	Wii Fit	Wii	Nintendo	4.53 million
4	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Wii	Nintendo	4.17 million
5	Grand Theft Auto IV	X360	Rockstar North	3.29 million
6	Call of Duty: World at War	X360	Activision	2.75 million
7	Gears of War 2	X360	Microsoft	2.31 million
8	Grand Theft Auto IV	PS3	Take-Two Interactive	1.89 million
9	Madden NFL 09	X360	Electronic Arts	1.87 million
10	Mario Kart DS	NDS	Nintendo	1.65 million

• Based on figures from the NPD Group via IGN;^[36][37] the games' publishers are listed in brackets:

Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US (by platform)^a[›]

Place	NDS[38]	PC[39]	PS3[40]
1	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)	Spore (Electronic Arts)	Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
2	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness (Nintendo)	Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Funcom)	Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami)
3	Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)	Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts)	Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts)
4	Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts)	The Sims 2: FreeTime (Electronic Arts)	Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony Computer Entertainment)
5	Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo)	Spore Creature Creator (Electronic Arts)	MLB 08: The Show (Sony Computer Entertainment)
6	Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)	Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock)	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
7	Kung Fu Panda (Activision)	The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)	NCAA Football 09 (Electronic Arts)
8	Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (Nintendo)	The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff (Electronic Arts)	Army of Two (Electronic Arts)
9	Crosswords DS (Nintendo)	Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm (THQ)	Soulcalibur IV (Namco Bandai)
10	Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (Square Enix)	The Sims Castaway Stories (Electronic Arts)	Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom)

Place	PSP[41]	Wii[42]	X360[36]
1	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix)	Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)	Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
2	God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony Computer Entertainment)	Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)	Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts)
3	MLB 08: The Show (Sony Computer Entertainment)	Wii Fit (Nintendo)	Fable II (Microsoft)
4	Iron Man (Sega)	Rock Band (MTV Games)	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)
5	Patapon (Sony Computer Entertainment)	Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts)	Army of Two (Electronic Arts)
6	Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts)	Mario Super Sluggers (Nintendo)	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
7	Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)	Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts)
8	Major League Baseball 2K8 (2K Games)	Deca Sports (Hudson Soft)	NCAA Football 09 (Electronic Arts)
9	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)	Endless Ocean (Nintendo)	Rock Band 2 (MTV Games)
10	Need for Speed: ProStreet (Electronic Arts)	Unknown	Ninja Gaiden II (Microsoft)

^ a: In the IGN articles used as sources, IGN lists the titles as the "Top 10 Sellers in 2008"; however, the IGN articles were published on December 9–12, 2008, so the articles might not take into account November and December sales figures, as the NPD Group did not release November's console game sales figures until December 11, 2008.^[43]

• Based on figures from the NPD Group:

Best-selling console games of all time in the US (as of May 1, 2008)^[44]

Note: This list only includes games that were released after NPD started tracking video game sales data.

Place	Title	Units sold
1	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	9.40 million
2	Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	8.20 million
3	Madden NFL 07	7.70 million
4	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	7.30 million
5	Madden NFL 06	6.70 million
6	Halo 2	6.61 million
7	Madden NFL 08	6.60 million
8	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	6.25 million
9	Grand Theft Auto 3	6.20 million
10	Madden NFL 2005	6.10 million

Other

• Based on figures from Enterbrain, GfK Chart-Track, and the NPD Group, respectively:

Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (January–July 2008)^[45]

Place	Title	Units sold in Japan	Units sold in the UK	Units sold in the US	Total units sold
1	Grand Theft Auto IV	–	1,582,000	4,711,000	6,293,000
2	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	1,681,000	213,000	3,539,000	5,433,000
3	Mario Kart Wii	1,601,000	687,000	2,409,000	4,697,000
4	Wii Fit	1,547,000	624,000	1,433,000	3,604,000
5	Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	26,000	412,000	3,037,000	3,475,000

Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (July–September 2008)^[46]

Place	Title	Units sold in Japan	Units sold in the UK	Units sold in the US	Total units sold
1	Madden NFL 09	1,000	35,000	2,958,000	2,994,000
2	Wii Fit	346,000	460,000	1,283,000	2,089,000
3	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed	–	321,000	1,417,000	1,738,000
4	Pokémon Platinum	1,482,000	–	–	1,482,000
5	Mario Kart Wii	218,000	394,000	856,000	1,468,000

References

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