2008 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games. New intellectual properties include Army of Two, Dead Space, Left 4 Dead, LittleBigPlanet, Mirror's Edge and Race Driver: Grid. 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.
Events
Business
| Month |
Date(s) |
Event |
| July |
15 - 17 |
E3 2008 in Santa Monica, California, United States.[1] |
| 31 - August 3 |
QuakeCon 2008 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States. |
| October |
2 - 4 |
Nintendo conference held in San Francisco, United States 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.[2] |
| 9 |
Infogrames, Atari's parent company, purchases Cryptic Studios.[3] |
Open to the public
Game releases
January-March
| Month |
Day |
Title |
Platform(s) |
J
A
N
U
A
R
Y |
2 |
Metal Slug 3 |
XBLA |
| 3 |
Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon |
NDS |
| 8 |
Brain Challenge |
NDS |
| Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law |
PS2, PSP, Wii |
| Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity |
PS2, Wii |
| 9 |
Omega Five |
XBLA |
| 15 |
CSI: Hard Evidence |
Wii |
| Nanostray 2 |
NDS |
| Nitrobike |
Wii |
| Samurai Warriors: Katana |
Wii |
| 16 |
Rail Simulator |
Win |
| 17 |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games |
NDS |
| Tori-Emaki |
PS3 |
| 21 |
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin |
NDS |
| 22 |
Burnout Paradise |
PS3, X360 |
| No More Heroes |
Wii |
| Pirates of the Burning Sea |
Win |
| 24 |
PixelJunk Monsters |
PSN |
| 29 |
The Sims Castaway Stories |
Win, Mac |
| 30 |
Rez HD |
XBLA |
| 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 |
| Culdcept Saga |
X360 |
| Devil May Cry 4 |
PS3, X360 |
| Turok |
PS3, X360 |
| 7 |
Go! Puzzle |
PS3, PSP |
| 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 |
| Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon |
PS2 |
| Jumper: Griffin's Story |
PS2, Wii], X360 |
| Lost Odyssey |
X360 |
| Penumbra: Black Plague |
Lin, Win |
| Wipeout Pulse |
PSP |
| 14 |
Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze |
Win |
| 18 |
MX vs. ATV: Untamed |
Wii |
| Need for Speed: ProStreet |
PSP |
| 19 |
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors |
Wii |
| Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts |
NDS, PSP |
| Pimp My Ride |
Wii |
| The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific |
PS3 |
| 20 |
N+ |
XBLA |
| 21 |
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition |
PS3 |
| Space Invaders Extreme |
NDS, PSP |
| 22 |
Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night |
NDS |
| 25 |
Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed |
Wii |
| Frontlines: Fuel of War |
Win, X360 |
| 26 |
Bubble Bobble Double Shot |
NDS |
| Lost: Via Domus |
PS3, Win, X360 |
| Naruto: Ninja Destiny |
NDS |
| Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection |
PS2, PSP, Wii |
| Turning Point: Fall of Liberty |
PS3, Win, X360 |
| Universe at War: Earth Assault |
X360 |
| 27 |
Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship |
PSP |
| Triggerheart Exelica |
XBLA |
| 28 |
The Idolmaster Live For You! |
X360 |
| The Sims 2: FreeTime |
Win |
|
M
A
R
C
H |
1 |
Trials 2: Second Edition |
Win |
| 3 |
Bully: Scholarship Edition |
Wii, X360 |
| Major League Baseball 2K8 |
PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| 4 |
Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery |
NDS |
| Army of Two |
PS3, X360 |
| Eco Creatures: Save the Forest |
NDS |
| 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 |
| Rocketmen: Axis of Evil |
XBLA |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm |
Win |
| 6 |
Flow |
PSP |
| Yakuza: Kenzan! |
PS3 |
| Rocketmen: Axis of Evil |
PSN |
| 9 |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (NA) |
Wii |
| 10 |
Worms: A Space Oddity |
Wii |
| 11 |
Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz |
PS2 |
| Condemned 2: Bloodshot |
X360 |
| George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret |
NDS, PS2, Wii |
| Insecticide |
NDS, Win |
| Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters |
PS2 |
| The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return |
Wii |
| Wild Arms XF |
PSP |
| 12 |
Bliss Island |
XBLA |
| 18 |
Condemned 2: Bloodshot |
PS3 |
| Enemy Territory: Quake Wars |
Mac |
| Everybody's Golf 5 |
PS3 |
| 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 |
| 24 |
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath |
Win, X360 |
| Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII |
PSP |
| M&M's Kart Racing |
NDS |
| 25 |
ObsCure II |
Wii |
| Opoona |
Wii |
| Viking: Battle for Asgard |
PS3, X360 |
| 26 |
GoPets: Vacation Island |
NDS |
| 28 |
Dark Sector |
PS3, X360 |
| Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword |
NDS |
April-June
| Month |
Day |
Title |
Platform(s) |
A
P
R
I
L |
1 |
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 |
Wii |
| 2 |
Mr. Driller Online |
XBLA |
| Star Ocean: Second Evolution |
PSP |
| 4 |
FlatOut: Head On |
PSP |
| 8 |
Assassin's Creed |
Win |
| Baroque |
Wii |
| Supreme Commander |
X360 |
| 9 |
Ikaruga |
XBLA |
| 10 |
Arcana Heart |
PS2 |
| Mario Kart Wii |
Wii |
| 15 |
Ōkami |
Wii |
| Rondo of Swords |
NDS |
| Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys! |
NDS |
| 18 |
Legacy of Ys: Books I & II[5] |
NDS |
| 21 |
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System |
X360 |
| 22 |
High School Musical 2: Work This Out! |
NDS |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES |
PS2 |
| The World Ends with You |
NDS |
| Turok |
Win |
| 24 |
Valkyria Chronicles |
PS3 |
| 25 |
King's Bounty: The Legend |
Win |
| 29 |
Grand Theft Auto IV |
PS3, X360 |
| Let's Yoga |
NDS |
| 30 |
Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor |
Win |
M
A
Y |
1 |
Echochrome |
PSN, PSP |
| 2 |
Iron Man |
NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| 5 |
Chameleon |
PSP |
| Crosswords DS |
NDS |
| The Destiny of Zorro |
Wii |
| 6 |
Boom Blox |
Mobile, Wii |
| Speed Racer |
NDS, Wii |
| 12 |
LostWinds |
WiiWare |
| 13 |
Castle of Shikigami III |
Wii |
| Drone Tactics |
NDS |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| 15 |
Dark Mist |
PSN |
| Luminous Arc 2: Will |
NDS |
| 17 |
Monster Madness: Grave Danger |
PS3 |
| 19 |
Critter Round-Up |
WiiWare |
| 20 |
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures |
Win |
| SingStar |
PS3 |
| 21 |
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness |
Lin, Mac, Win, X360 |
| 23 |
Haze |
PS3 |
| 26 |
Cross Edge |
PS3 |
| Dr. Mario Online Rx |
WiiWare |
| 27 |
Death Jr. II: Root of Evil |
Wii |
| Emergency Heroes |
Wii |
| Enemy Territory: Quake Wars |
PS3, X360 |
| Super Dodgeball Brawlers |
NDS |
| 28 |
Mass Effect |
Win |
| 30 |
Commando: Steel Disaster |
NDS |
| Race Driver: Grid |
PS3, Win, X360 |
|
J
U
N
E |
3 |
Chaos Wars |
PS2 |
| Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2' |
PSP |
| 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 |
| Summon Night: Twin Age |
NDS |
| 4 |
Roogoo |
XBLA |
| 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 |
| 9 |
My Pokémon Ranch |
WiiWare |
| 10 |
Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy |
Wii |
| Don King Presents: Prizefighter |
X360 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit |
PS3, X360 |
| NASCAR 09 |
PS2, PS3, X360 |
| The Incredible Hulk |
Win |
| 11 |
Frogger 2 |
XBLA |
| Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles |
NDS |
| 12 |
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots |
PS3 |
| 13 |
Civilization Revolution |
PS3, X360 |
| Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard |
NDS |
| 17 |
Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm |
X360 |
| Supreme Ruler 2020 |
Win |
| Wacky Races: Crash and Dash |
NDS, Wii |
| 18 |
Elements of Destruction |
XBLA |
| Fishdom |
NDS |
| 19 |
Fatal Inertia EX |
PS3 |
| Mario Super Sluggers |
Wii |
| 20 |
Alone in the Dark |
PS2, Wii, Win, X360 |
| Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A. |
NDS |
| Top Spin 3 |
PS3, Wii, X360 |
| 22 |
Guitar Hero: On Tour |
NDS |
| Rock Band |
Wii |
| 23 |
Battlefield: Bad Company |
PS3, X360 |
| Gyrostarr |
WiiWare |
| Top Spin 3 |
NDS |
| 24 |
WALL-E |
NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| Big Beach Sports |
Wii |
| Hellboy: The Science of Evil |
PS3, PSP, X360 |
| Mega Man Star Force 2 |
NDS |
| 25 |
Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm |
X360, Win |
| 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 |
| 30 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
NDS |
| Magnetica |
WiiWare |
July–September
| Month |
Day |
Title |
Platform(s) |
J
U
L
Y |
1 |
Elements of Destruction |
Win |
| Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 |
NDS |
| Soul Bubbles |
NDS |
| 3 |
Initial D Extreme Stage |
PS3 |
| Nanashi no Game |
NDS |
| Unreal Tournament 3 |
X360 |
| 7 |
Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes |
iPod |
| SPOGS Racing |
WiiWare |
| Zen Pinball: Rollercoaster |
iOS |
| 8 |
Beijing 2008 |
PS3, X360 |
| Civilization Revolution |
NDS |
| Devil May Cry 4 |
Win |
| Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon |
Wii |
| 10 |
Critter Crunch |
iOS |
| Resident Evil Zero |
Wii |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 |
PS2 |
| 11 |
Dynasty Warriors 6 |
Win |
| 14 |
Major League Eating: The Game |
Wii |
| 15 |
Mister Slime |
NDS |
| NCAA Football 09 |
PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| Space Chimps |
NDS, PS2, Wii, Win, X360 |
| We Love Golf! |
Wii |
| 16 |
Double D Dodgeball |
XBLA |
| 17 |
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride |
NDS |
| Elefunk |
PSN |
| Rayman |
PSN |
| Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi |
PS3 |
| 22 |
New International Track & Field |
NDS |
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
NDS, PS2, Wii |
| 23 |
1942: Joint Strike |
XBLA |
| Go! Go! Break Steady |
XBLA |
| 24 |
1942: Joint Strike |
PSN |
| Siren: Blood Curse |
PS3 |
| Wario Land: The Shake Dimension |
Wii |
| 28 |
Pong Toss! Fray Party Games |
WiiWare |
| 29 |
MLB Power Pros 2008 |
PS2, Wii |
| Soulcalibur IV |
PS3, X360 |
| Spectral Force 3: Innocent Rage |
X360 |
| 30 |
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 |
X360 |
| 31 |
Fatal Frame IV |
Wii |
| Phantasy Star Portable |
PSP |
| Rhythm Heaven |
NDS |
A
U
G
U
S
T |
1 |
Race Driver: Grid |
NDS |
| 4 |
Reset Generation |
Win |
| Wild West Guns |
WiiWare |
| 6 |
Braid |
XBLA |
| 7 |
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon |
NDS |
| Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour |
PS2 |
| Tales of Vesperia |
X360 |
| 12 |
Bangai-O Spirits |
NDS |
| Space Siege |
Win |
| 13 |
Bionic Commando Rearmed |
XBLA |
| Madden NFL 09 |
NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360, Xbox |
| 14 |
Bionic Commando Rearmed |
PSN, Win |
| 19 |
The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom |
NDS |
| Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm |
Win |
| Too Human |
X360 |
| 21 |
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty |
PS3 |
| Sigma Harmonics |
NDS |
| 22 |
Inazuma Eleven |
NDS |
| 25 |
Helix |
WiiWare |
| MLB Power Pros 2008 |
NDS |
| 26 |
Digimon World Championship |
NDS |
| FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage |
Win |
| From the Abyss |
NDS |
| N+ |
NDS, PSP |
| The Quest Trio |
NDS |
| 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 |
| Asphalt 4: Elite Racing |
iOS |
| Captain Rainbow |
Wii |
| The Last Guy |
PS3 |
| 29 |
Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" |
Wii |
| 31 |
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames |
PS2, PS3, Win, X360 |
S
E
P
T
E
M
B
E
R |
2 |
Infinite Undiscovery |
X360 |
| Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009 |
PS3, Wii, X360 |
| Vampire Rain: Altered Species |
PS3 |
| Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise |
X360 |
| 3 |
Shred Nebula |
XBLA |
| 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 |
Air Traffic Chaos |
NDS |
| Lock's Quest |
NDS |
| NHL 2K9 |
PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| 9 |
Hell's Kitchen |
NDS, Wii |
| NHL 09 |
PS3, X360 |
| TNA iMPACT! |
PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| Yakuza 2 |
PS2 |
| Zoids Assault |
X360 |
| 11 |
One Piece: Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 |
Wii |
| 12 |
Crysis Warhead |
Win |
| 13 |
Pokémon Platinum |
NDS |
| 14 |
Rock Band 2 |
X360 |
| 15 |
Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition |
NDS |
| 16 |
Armored Core: For Answer |
PS3, X360 |
| Battle Fantasia |
X360 |
| Crysis Warhead |
Win |
| Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 |
Wii |
| Speed Racer: The Videogame |
PS2 |
| 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 |
| 19 |
Igor: The Game |
NDS, Wii, Win |
| 22 |
Civilization IV: Colonization |
Win |
| De Blob |
NDS, Wii, Win |
| Di-Gata Defenders |
NDS |
| Kirby Super Star Ultra |
NDS |
| Mega Man 9 |
WiiWare |
| SimCity Creator |
Wii |
| 23 |
B-Boy |
PSP |
| Brothers in Arms: Double Time |
Wii |
| Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway |
PS3, X360 |
| Buzz!: Master Quiz |
PSP |
| Dinosaur King |
NDS |
| Hi Hamtaro! Little Hamsters Big Adventure |
NDS |
| Lego Batman: The Video Game |
NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| Microsoft Tinker |
Win |
| Shaun the Sheep |
NDS |
| Time Hollow |
NDS |
| 24 |
Dragon Ball Z: Trilogy |
PS2 |
| Duke Nukem 3D |
XBLA |
| 25 |
Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories |
PS3 |
| Cross Edge |
PS3 |
| Disaster: Day of Crisis |
Wii |
| Geon |
PS3 |
| Mega Man 9 |
PSN |
| Sands of Destruction |
NDS |
| Wipeout HD |
PSN |
| World Destruction: Michibikareshi Ishi |
NDS |
| 30 |
Silent Hill: Homecoming |
PS3, Win, X360 |
| Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood |
NDS |
| Tornado |
NDS |
| Unsolved Crimes |
NDS |
| Month |
Day |
Title |
Platform(s) |
O
C
T
O
B
E
R
|
1 |
Mega Man 9 |
XBLA |
| 2 |
Dynasty Warriors 6 |
PS2 |
| Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist |
PSP |
| Work Time Fun |
PSN |
| 5 |
Fieldrunners |
iOS |
| 7 |
Bleach: Dark Souls |
NDS |
| Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway |
Win |
| Crash: Mind over Mutant |
NDS, PS2, Wii, X360 |
| Fracture |
PS3, X360 |
| Guilty Gear 2: Overture |
X360 |
| NBA Live 09 |
PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| NBA 2K9 |
PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals |
NDS |
| 8 |
MLB Stickball |
XBLA |
| The Legend of Kage 2 |
NDS |
| 9 |
Linger in Shadows |
PS3 |
| Macross Ace Frontier |
PSP |
| Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars |
PS3 |
| 13 |
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno |
NDS, PS2, Wii |
| Blitz: The League II |
PS3, X360 |
| Cubello |
WiiWare |
| Tak: Mojo Mistake |
NDS |
| 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 |
| 15 |
Age of Booty |
XBLA |
| 16 |
Culdcept DS |
NDS |
| Wii Music |
Wii |
| X3: Terran Conflict |
Win |
| 19 |
Rock Band 2 |
PS3 |
| 20 |
Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games |
NDS |
| Celebrity Sports Showdown |
Wii |
| Midnight Club: Los Angeles |
PS3, X360, PSP |
| NHL 09 |
Win |
| Dead Space |
Win |
| SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom |
PS2, Wii, NDS |
| The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game |
NDS, PS2, Wii, Win |
| 21 |
Bully: Scholarship Edition |
Win |
| BioShock |
PS3 |
| Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia |
NDS |
| Crash: Mind over Mutant |
PSP |
| Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 |
X360 |
| Disney Think Fast |
Wii |
| Far Cry 2 |
PS3, Win, X360 |
| Fable II |
X360 |
| Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 |
Wii |
| Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ |
NDS |
| 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 |
| Transformers Animated: The Game |
NDS |
| NBA 2K9 |
Win |
| What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver |
NDS |
| 23 |
Prince of Persia Classic |
PSN |
| 26 |
Casper's Scare School |
NDS |
| 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 |
| Ninjatown |
NDS |
| 29 |
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode 2 |
Lin, Mac, Win, X360 |
| 30 |
Away: Shuffle Dungeon |
NDS |
| Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume |
NDS |
|
N
O
V
E
M
B
E
R |
3 |
Alien Crush Returns |
WiiWare |
| 4 |
Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World |
PS2 |
| Dragon Ball: Origins |
NDS |
| Legendary |
PS3, Win, X360 |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
PS3, PS2, X360, Win, Wii, NDS |
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm |
PS3 |
| Tom Clancy's EndWar |
NDS, PS3, PSP, X360 |
| Resistance 2 |
PS3 |
| Namco Museum Virtual Arcade |
X360 |
| 5 |
Exit |
NDS |
| Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors |
NDS, Wii |
| 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 |
| Eternal Poison |
PS2 |
| 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 |
| Robocalypse |
NDS |
| Skate It |
NDS, Wii |
| 18 |
Alone in the Dark: Inferno |
PS3 |
| Cooking Mama: World Kitchen |
Wii |
| Cradle of Rome |
NDS |
| Ultimate Band |
NDS, Wii |
| Castlevania Judgment |
Wii |
| Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine |
NDS |
| 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 |
| Tony Hawk's Motion |
NDS |
| Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party |
NDS, Wii |
| Naruto: The Broken Bond |
X360 |
| CSI: NY (video game) |
Win, |
| You're in the Movies |
X360 |
| 19 |
Weapon of Choice |
XBLA |
| 20 |
Gallop & Ride |
Wii |
| The Last Remnant |
X360 |
| 21 |
LocoRoco 2 |
PSP |
| Beyond Protocol |
Win |
| 23 |
Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes |
iOS |
| 25 |
Chrono Trigger |
NDS |
| Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force |
NDS |
| Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine |
Wii |
| Neopets Puzzle Adventure |
NDS |
| Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge |
NDS, PS2, Wii, X60 |
| 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 |
| Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure |
Wii |
| 4 |
Everyday Shooter |
PSP |
| Rygar: The Battle of Argus |
Wii |
| 5 |
X3: Reunion |
Lin |
| 7 |
Prey |
Lin |
| 8 |
Defense Grid: The Awakening |
Win |
| Hockey Allstar Shootout |
WiiWare |
| 9 |
Prince of Persia |
Win |
| 10 |
Meteos |
XBLA |
| PowerUp Forever |
XBLA |
| 11 |
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero |
NDS |
| PowerUp Forever |
PSN |
| 14 |
I Love Katamari |
iOS |
| 15 |
Big Kahuna Party |
WiiWare |
| 17 |
Dash of Destruction |
XBLA |
| 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 |
| 23 |
Crystal Defenders |
iOS |
| Lumines Supernova |
PS3 |
| 25 |
White Knight Chronicles |
PS3 |
| RIZ-ZOAWD |
NDS |
| 29 |
MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade |
WiiWare |
Hardware and software sales
Canada
Video game console sales in Canada (first seven months of 2008)[6]
Japan
Video game console sales of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)[7][8][9]
| 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)[7][8][9]
| 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 |
Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 21, 2008)[10][11][12]
| 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
Video game console sales in the US (first six months of 2008)[13]
Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US[14][15]
- Based on figures from the NPD Group via IGN;[16][17] the games' publishers are listed in brackets:
Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US (by platform)a[›]
^ 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.[23]
- Based on figures from the NPD Group:
Best-selling console games of all time in the US (as of May 1, 2008)[24]
Note: This list only includes games that were released after NPD started tracking video game sales data.
Other
Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (January–July 2008)[25]
| 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)[26]
| 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 |
Highest critically reviewed games (Metacritic)
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