Nintendo DS Tops US October Sales

The latest sales data has been released for the month of October in the US, showing the Nintendo DS taking the top spot. Whilst NPD no longer provides individual sales positions, or any sales at all, its clients are now prone to leaking various pieces of information to let everyone know just how well certain games are performing. Whilst the likes of Super Scribblenauts is missing, and Metroid: Other M has already dropped away, not everything is terrible on the Wii front, with strong starts for Kirby's Epic Yarn and Wii Party going into the holiday period, although hardware sales have struggled for the third month in a row. Sales for Ubisoft's Just Dance 2 are the shining light, and no doubt the similar Michael Jackson: The Experience will prove popular.

Check out the data that has been collated so far, covering the reporting period of 3rd October, 2010 to 30th October, 2010:

Software - October, 2010
1.) NBA 2K11 (360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii) TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE - 1,150,000 (double last year's sales)
2.) Fallout: New Vegas (360, PS3) BETHESDA SOFTWORKS - 1,117,000
3.) Medal of Honour (360, PS3) ELECTRONIC ARTS - Over 1,000,000
4.) Fable III (360) MICROSOFT - 580,000 (second highest individual SKU of the month)
5.) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (360, PS3, Wii, NDS) LUCASARTS
6.) Halo: Reach (360) MICROSOFT - 315,000
7.) Just Dance 2 (Wii) UBISOFT - 286,000
8.) FIFA 11 (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, NDS) ELECTRONIC ARTS
9.) Madden NFL 11 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP) ELECTRONIC ARTS
10.) WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 (PS3, 360, PS2, Wii, PSP) THQ - 225,000
15.) Rock Band 3 (PS3, 360, NDS, Wii) - 140,000
XX.) Wii Party (Wii) NINTENDO - <140,000
XX.) Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii) NINTENDO - 100,000
XX.) DJ Hero 2 (PS3, 360, Wii) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - 59,000
XX.) NBA Jam (Wii) ELECTRONIC ARTS - <50,000
XX.) Shaun White Skateboarding (PS3, 360, Wii) UBISOFT - <6,000
XX.) Tony Hawk Shred (Wii, 360, PS3) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - 3,000

Hardware - October, 2010
1.) Nintendo DS - 342,000
2.) Xbox 360 - 325,000
3.) PlayStation 3 - 250,000
4.) Wii - 232,000
5.) PlayStation Portable - 75,000

Do you think Wii has a chance to really pull up its socks this Christmas?