Dragon Quest IX Tops Global Third Quarter With Nearly 4 Million Units

Square Enix's DS title Dragon Quest IX sold 3,925,000 units between its July launch and September -- making it the calendar quarter's top-selling title despite launching only in Japan. So says a new report that integrates metrics from the U.S.'s NPD group, the UK's GfK Chart-Track, and Japan's Enterbrain. The success of DQIX played a major role in making Japan the only region among the world's three major video game markets -- which also include the U.S. and the UK -- to show unit sales growth over the quarter. Wii Sports Resort was the quarter's second best-selling title. It launched late in June in Japan and late in July in the U.S. and the UK, and has sold a total 3,014,000 units across all three markets, although the U.S. release has thus far seen nearly twice as many units sold as in Japan. The third calendar quarter's top 5 titles were as follows: 1. Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix, DS) Total: 3,925,000 US: N/A Japan: 3,925,000 UK: N/A 2. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, Wii) Total: 3,014,000 US: 1,708,000 Japan: 841,000 UK: 465,000 3. Madden NFL 2010 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360/PS3/Wii/PS2/PSP) Total: 2,612,000 US: 2,583,000 Japan: N/A UK: 30,000 4. Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Nintendo, DS) Total: 2,068,000 US: N/A Japan: 2,068,000 UK: N/A 5. Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft, Xbox 360) Total: 1,847,000 US: 1,521,000 Japan: 33,000 UK: 294,000