The NPD Group has revealed the retail sales for the video game industry for the month of October 2009. Videogame sales totaled $380.74 million in hardware sales and $572.73 million in software (game) sales, down from last month's sales.

In gaming hardware, the Wii managed to reclaim the top spot. This is thanks to its first price drop since its release, dropping from a $249.99 MSRP to $199.99 MSRP. Nintendo's DS/DSi handheld takes the #2 spot, while the PlayStation 3 still seems to be selling well with it's $299.99 120GB PS3 "Slim" system. It's unclear if the PSPgo is included in PSP sales, but if it is, it's off to a slow start with overall PSP sales slightly down about 15K units from last month.

For game sales, it's a big shift from last month. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves takes the #1 spot, which was held by Halo 3: ODST last month. Wii Fit Plus comes in at #2 for Nintendo. It's a promising debut for the new game, Borderlands which comes in at #3 (read our review of it here).

Here's the breakdown of October 2009 video game industry sales, based on units, from the NPD Group (via IndustryGamers.com):

Game hardware sales (in units) for October 2009:
1. Wii - 506.9K units
2. DS and DSi - 457.6K units
3. PlayStation 3 - 320.6K units
4. Xbox 360 - 249.7K units
5. PlayStation Portable - 174.6K units
6. PlayStation 2 - 117.8K units

Game software sales (in units) for October 2009:
1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PlayStation 3) - 537K units
2. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) from Nintendo - 441K units
3. Borderlands (Xbox 360) from Take 2 Interactive - 418K units
4. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) from Nintendo - 314K units
5. NBA 2K10 (Xbox 360) from Take 2 Interactive - 311K units
6. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360) from Microsoft - 271K units
7. NBA 2K10 (PlayStation 3) from Take 2 Interactive - 213K units
8. Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360) from Microsoft - 175K units
9. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Nintendo DS) from Square Enix - 169K units
10. FIFA Soccer 10 (Xbox 360) from Electronic Arts - 156K units

See what September 2009 sales looked like here. Expect November 2009 to show a dramatic jump in sales, largely fueled by Modern Warfare 2, which we already know sold millions on day one, and New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii. Expect to see Dragon Age: Origins, Assassin's Creed II and Left 4 Dead 2 in there too.

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