NPD reveals best-selling console games of 2008

The NPD figures are in and the top five best selling console games of 2008 (so far) have been revealed thanks to a new feature at Gamasutra which has based the announcement on figures from the games sales tracking group, NPD.

The results are an interesting mix of predictable, with Grand Theft Auto IV making an obvious appearance on the PS3 and Xbox 360 list, and surprising.

One thing which does seem interesting though is the growing trend in Wii game sales for games which have a controller attachment to sell very well - as evidenced by four of the top five game in the Wii category. Check out the lists below.

PlayStation 3

• Grand Theft Auto IV
  
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  
• Madden NFL '09
  
• Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

Xbox 360

• Grand Theft Auto IV
  
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  
• Madden NFL '09
  
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
  
• Army of Two

Wii

• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  
• Mario Kart (with wheel)
  
• Wii Play (with remote)
  
• Wii Fit (with balance board)
  
• Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (with guitar)

So, the question is then, how many of these games do you own? Let us know in the forums.