Slow news week

We’ve resorted to posting the NPD Group’s Video Game System sales numbers.

Nintendo DS – 1.04 million
Nintendo Wii – 340,000
Xbox 360 – 175,000
PlayStation 2 – 172,000
PlayStation 3 – 127,000
PlayStation Portable – 116,000

and the more utterly insane stats of top selling Games. Pokemon? Are you SERIOUS. What is this 98? C’mon now people.

Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 471,000 WTH?!!?!!
Pokemon Platinum Version (Nintendo, DS) – 433,000
Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 210,000
Wii Play (Nintendo) – 170,000
The Godfather II (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360) – 155,000
Resident Evil 5 (Capcom, Xbox 360) – 122,000
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS) – 119,000
Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) – 112,000
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Activision, Xbox 360) – 110,000
The Godfather II (Electronic Arts, PS3) – 91,000

We cant forget computer games. During the week of 4 April 1964, The Beatles held ten positions on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, including the top five positions.

1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
3. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest
4. Company Of Heroes: Tales Of Valour
5. Empire: Total War
6. World Of Warcraft
7. Left 4 Dead
8. DemiGod
9. Diablo Battle Chest – 800×600 MAX graphics!????????
10. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
11. Spore
12. Warcraft III Battle Chest
13. Starcraft: Battle Chest
14. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
15. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War II
16. Sim City Box
17. Bejeweled Twist
18. Fallout 3
19. The Sims 2 Pets
20. Hidden & Dangerous 2