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Top 3rd Party Wii Publisher: Acitivision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard has announced strong success across all platforms, including number 1 third-party publisher on Wii. According to The NPD Group, UK Charttrack and GFK the publisher had two of its best top-selling franchises across all platforms: Guitar Hero and Call of Duty.

In North America, Activision Blizzard was the #1 third-party console and
handheld software publisher in dollars for the calendar year, according
to The NPD Group.

For the calendar year, Activision Blizzard had the #1 U.S. best-selling
title in dollars on the Nintendo DS, Guitar Hero: On Tour.

For the December quarter, Activision Blizzard was the #1 console,
handheld and PC publisher in the U.S. and Europe, according to The NPD
Group, Charttrack and Gfk.

During the December quarter, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock became the first video game ever to surpass $1 billion in sales from a
single title, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack and Gfk.

For the December quarter, Activision Blizzard had the #1 and #2
best-selling console titles, Guitar Hero World Tour and Call of
Duty World at War respectively, in dollars in North America and
Europe, according to The NPD Group.

Last week the Fun4All range was launched to bring mini-game shovelware to the Wii. Guitar Hero Metallica and Monsters vs. Aliens are both set for release during the last week of March 2009.

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TaoFire 12.02.2009#1

Basically just activision really. Not any notable blizzard games atm.

Aki-T spilt the water.

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satsubatsu347 12.02.2009#2

Activision is a beast... I think we could see more Blizzard titles getting a console treatment in the future. Blizzard's universal shunning of the console market will die as Activision's ego and profits increase.