<p>New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart DS, Call of Duty games round out NPD Group's top 20 accounting of month's non-PC retail software sales. </p><p><img src="http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/all/boxshots2/949119_105795.jpg"></p><p>
Yesterday, <a class='gslink' href='http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/ufc2009undisputed/news.html?page=1&sid=6211886'>the NPD Group reported on the gaming industry's US retail performance during May</a>, revealing significantly contracting demand for hardware, software, and accessories. Still reeling from 2008's strong early-year lineup, May's software sales at retail fell off 17 percent to $448.9 million. The month wasn't without its success stories, as THQ's UFC Undisputed 2009 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 debuted strong with a combined 1 million units, while fellow newcomer EA Sports Active on the Wii sold 345,000 units.
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Today, the NPD Group offered a deeper look at the best-selling retail software in the US during May, expanding its top 10 console and handheld sales list to include the 20 best-selling titles of the month. The latter half of NPD's list isn't without its surprises. Notably, the Xbox 360 edition of Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare outsold its successor Call of Duty: World at War on the same platform during May, despite releasing some 12 months earlier.
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The only new release in the bottom 20 was the Xbox 360 edition of Ascaron Entertainment's Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. (X-Men Origins: Wolverine released during NPD's April reporting period, though its official street date was May 1.) Other charting titles include a variety of mass-market games, including New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart DS, Gardening Mama, and Gold's Gym Cardio Workout.
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<b>TOP-SELLING SOFTWARE SKUs - MAY 2009 </b><br/>
Last Month / Rank / Title / Publisher / Units** <br/>
* / 1) UFC 2009 Undisputed (X360) / THQ / 679,600<br/>
1 / 2) Wii Fit w/ Balance Board (Wii) / Nintendo / 352,800<br/>
* / 3) EA Sports Active (Wii) / EA / 345,800 <br/>
* / 4) UFC 2009 Undisputed (PS3) / THQ / 334,400 <br/>
* / 5) Infamous (PS3) / SCEA / 175,900 <br/>
2 / 6) Pokemon Platinum (DS) / Nintendo / 168,900<br/>
3 / 7) Mario Kart Wii with Wheel (Wii) / Nintendo / 158,300<br/>
* / 8) Punch-Out!! (Wii) / Nintendo / 156,900<br/>
* / 9) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (X360) / Activision Blizzard / 120,700<br/>
4 / 10) Wii Play w/ Remote (Wii) / Nintendo / 109,800 <br/>
7 / 11) New Super Mario Bros. (DS) / Nintendo<br/>
8 / 12) Mario Kart DS (DS) / Nintendo<br/>
* / 13) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (PS3) / Activision Blizzard<br/>
* / 14) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (X360) / Activision Blizzard<br/>
* / 15) Gardening Mama (DS) / Majesco<br/>
* / 16) Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (X360) / CDV Software<br/>
17 / 17) Call of Duty: World at War (X360) / Activision Blizzard<br/>
13 / 18) Rhythm Heaven (DS) / Nintendo<br/>
* / 19) Halo 3 (X360) / Microsoft<br/>
* / 20) Gold's Gym Cardio Workout (Wii) / Ubisoft
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* = Not in Top 20 last month<br/>
** = Figures include Collector's Editions and non-hardware bundles.
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"<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/ufc2009undisputed/news.html?sid=6211957">ChartSpot: May 2009</a>" was posted by Tom Magrino on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:28:17 -0700
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Posted on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:28:17 -0700 at http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/ufc2009undisputed/news.html?sid=6211957