November 2009 NPD Numbers: Fanboys and Ignorance Edition

1 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360) - November 2009 - 4.2 million
2 - Wii Fit w/ Balance Board (Wii) - May 2008 - 3.5 million
3 - Wii Sports Resort w/ Wii Motion Plus (Wii)- July 2009 - 2.4 million
4 - Mario Kart Wii w/ Wheel (Wii) - April 2008 - 2.2 million
5 - Wii Play w/ Remote (Wii) - February 2007 - 2.1 million
6 - Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360) - September 2009 - 2 million
7 - Pokemon Platinum Version (DS) - March 2009 - 1.9 million
8 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PlayStation 3) - November 2009 - 1.9 million
9 - Madden NFL 10 - August 2009 (Xbox 360) - 1.5 million
10 - New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) - November 2009 - 1.4 million

There they are, not a huge shock that Modern Warfare 2 is on top, but look at all the Wii crap right below it. With the slight exception of Mario Kart, the rest of the Wii games on there are pretty much useless. Yeah yeah, a ton of people like Wii Sports Resort or whatever, but Wii Play and Wii Fit are both in the top 5, (we are talking 2 to 3 year old games here). With so many other good games out there, (real) gamers look at this list and cringe a little bit, (but what can you do)? I know I bought every game that I wanted in November, and a few surprised me when they were released. In the end its all numbers; to be frank, numbers like this are somewhat expected. Plus, around the holidays the NPD numbers get especially muddled due to parents and grandparents buying their kids games that they have no idea about themselves. Not everyone is as educated in gaming as the hardcore audience, and can't be expected to know what to buy.