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A new alliance of video game sales monitors, released the Top Global Markets Report, the first in a new series of monthly reports detailing videogame software sales across the US, UK and Japan.

Grand Theft Auto IV - 6,293,000 units sold (despite the fact that the game only released in late April in the US and UK and has yet to hit the Japanese market.)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 5,433,000 units sold
Mario Kart Wii - 4,697,000 units sold
Wii Fit - 3,604,000 units sold
Guitar Hero III - 3,475,000 units sold
That’s 23,502,000 units sold just for the top 5 games in the US, UK and Japan only.

Statistically speaking I would be interested in is just how many of these games are purchased by repeat buyers and what the demographics are associated with each leading game.

The video game business thrives on hits, with a huge catalog of less important titles that help to augment the sales and provide alternatives to the big hitters. But in general it’s safe to say that the market is expanding, and that interactive games such as those on the Wii as well as Guitar Hero are clearly hitting a stride.

I still like to rock old school, so please enjoy a game of Donkey Kong, courtesy of my friends at Widgetbox.