NPD January 2010: The first of our kind

Folks, when I created the Game Reporter, I did this for one thing: To separate my NPD from my Livejournal. Well for the first time, I am pleased to announced the first NPD of 2010. So what happened in the month of January? Let's find out shall we.

January 2010(Current Year to Date sales)

System	Sales
Wii	465.8K
DS	422.2K
X-Box 360	332.8K
Playstation 3	276.9K
Playstation Portable	100.1K
Playstation 2	41.6K

December 2009

System	Sales
Wii	3.81M
DS	3.31M
X-Box 360	1.31M
Playstation 3	1.36M
Playstation Portable	654.7K
Playstation 2	333.2K

Compared to the Christmas season, January is usually a disappointing month for gamers as sales have dropped for all systems. Despite that, the Wii continues to hold out with the DS and the 360 right behind. The Playstation 3 drops below 300K while the PSP is on the 100K edge with the PS2 at the 41.6K edge. Add up the numbers and they don't even outsell the DS, let alone the Wii.

Of course, every month, I also weigh in on the Top 10 games of each month. So without further ado, here is the Top 10 games of January 2010

Software	Publisher	System	Sales
New Super Mario Bros Wii	Nintendo	Wii	656.7K
Mass Effect 2	Electronic Arts	X-Box 360	572.1K
Wii Fit Plus	Nintendo	Wii	555.7K
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Activision Blizzard	X-Box 360	326.7K
Mario Kart Wii	Nintendo	Wii	310.9K
Wii Sports Resort	Nintendo	Wii	297.6K
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Activision Blizzard	Playstation 3	259K
Army of Two: The 40th Day	Electronic Arts	X-Box 360	246.5K
Just Dance	Ubisoft	Wii	191.9K
Darksiders	THQ	X-Box 360	171.2K

Even with all the new games like MAG, Bayonetta, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, and No More Heroes 2, many gamers prefer to sing to a similar tune, from New Super Mario Bros Wii in 1st, Wii Fit Plus in 3rd, Mario Kart Wii in 5th, Wii Sports Resort in 6th, and Call of Duty in 4th and 7th respectively. Army of Two also hits the Top 10 at Number 8. Mass Effect 2 was only able to get to 2nd. Come on Bioware. Don't you got any balls to reach the top, or did Mario stomp on them?

Rounding out the Top 10 are Just Dance by Ubisoft and Darksiders by THQ. Next thing we need is a Just Sing game.

Will next month bring a brighter future? Or will gamers be dancing all month? Find out soon.