2008 in video games

2008 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Gears of War 2, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Persona 4, Fable II, Call of Duty: World at War, Mario Kart Wii, Madden NFL 09, NBA Live 09, NBA 2K9, and WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009. New intellectual properties included Army of Two, Dead Space, Left 4 Dead, LittleBigPlanet, Mirror's Edge, iRacing, Race Driver: Grid, and Spore, De Blob, Meat Boy.

Legend

Video game platforms
DSNintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DSiOSiOS, iPhone, iPod, iPadOS, iPad,
visionOS, Apple Vision Pro		iPodTerm not found
LINLinuxMOBIMobile phoneOSXmacOS
PS2PlayStation 2PS3PlayStation 3PSNPlayStation Network
PSPPlayStation PortableWEBBrowser gameWiiWii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual Console
WINMicrosoft Windows, all
versions Windows 95 and up		XB360Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Live ArcadeXBXbox, Xbox Live Arcade

Hardware releases

Date Console
August 22 LeapFrog Didj[1]
November 1 Nintendo DSiJP

Hardware and software sales

See also: List of million-selling game consoles and List of best-selling video games

Worldwide

The following are the best-selling games of 2008 in terms of worldwide retail sales. These games sold at least 5 million units worldwide in 2008.

Rank Title Sales Publisher Platform(s) Ref.
1 Wii Sports 22,660,000 Nintendo Wii [a]
2 Mario Kart Wii 13,670,000 Nintendo Wii [3]
3 Wii Fit 12,960,000 Nintendo Wii [b]
4 Wii Play 11,680,000 Nintendo Wii [c]
5 Grand Theft Auto IV 10,000,000 Take-Two Interactive PS3, X360 [4]
6 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 8,100,000 Nintendo Wii [3]
7 Call of Duty: World at War 5,890,000 Activision Blizzard PS3, X360, WIN [5]
8 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! 5,110,000 Nintendo DS [d]

Canada

Video game console sales in Canada (first seven months of 2008)[6]

Place Console Units sold
1 Wii 376,000
2 PS3 200,000
3 X360 154,000

Japan

Video game console sales of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)[7][8][9]

Place Console Units sold
1 DS 4,029,804
2 PSP 3,543,171
3 Wii 2,908,342
4 PS3 991,303
5 PS2 480,664
6 X360 317,859
7 Other 9,575

Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)[7][8][9]

Place Title Platform Publisher Units sold
1 Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP Capcom 2,452,111
2 Pokémon Platinum DS Pokémon Company 2,187,337
3 Wii Fit Wii Nintendo 2,149,131
4 Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo 2,003,315
5 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii Nintendo 1,747,113
6 Rhythm Heaven DS Nintendo 1,350,671
7 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride DS Square Enix 1,176,082
8 Animal Crossing: City Folk Wii Nintendo 895,302
9 Kirby Super Star Ultra DS Nintendo 855,427
10 Wii Sports Wii Nintendo 841,736

Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 21, 2008)[10][11][12]

Place Title Platform Publisher Units sold
1 Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP Capcom 2,507,400
2 Pokémon Platinum DS Pokémon Company 2,125,348
3 Wii Fit Wii Nintendo 2,024,113
4 Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo 1,973,089
5 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii Nintendo 1,808,709
6 Rhythm Heaven DS Nintendo 1,320,047
7 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride DS Square Enix 1,228,014
8 Kirby Super Star Ultra DS Nintendo 724,608
9 Animal Crossing: City Folk Wii Nintendo 709,640
10 Wii Sports Wii Nintendo 694,765

United States

Video game console sales in the US (first six months of 2008)[13]
Place Console Units sold
1 Wii 3.5 million
2 PS3 1.6 million
3 X360 1.34 million
Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US[14][15]
Place Title Platform Publisher Units sold
1 Wii Play Wii Nintendo 5.28 million
2 Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo 5.00 million
3 Wii Fit Wii Nintendo 4.53 million
4 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii Nintendo 4.17 million
5 Grand Theft Auto IV X360 Rockstar Games 3.29 million
6 Call of Duty: World at War X360 Activision 2.75 million
7 Gears of War 2 X360 Microsoft 2.31 million
8 Grand Theft Auto IV PS3 Rockstar Games 1.89 million
9 Madden NFL 09 X360 Electronic Arts 1.87 million
10 Mario Kart DS DS Nintendo 1.65 million
  • Based on figures from the NPD Group via IGN;[16][17] the games' publishers are listed in brackets:
Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US (by platform)[a]
Place DS[18] PC[19] PS3[20] PSP[21] Wii[22] X360[16]
1 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
(Sega) 		Spore
(Electronic Arts) 		Grand Theft Auto IV
(Rockstar Games) 		Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
(Square Enix) 		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
(Nintendo) 		Grand Theft Auto IV
(Rockstar Games)
2 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and
Explorers of Darkness
(Nintendo) 		Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
(Funcom) 		Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
(Konami) 		God of War: Chains of Olympus
(Sony Computer Entertainment) 		Mario Kart Wii
(Nintendo) 		Madden NFL 09
(Electronic Arts)
3 Guitar Hero: On Tour
(Activision) 		Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
(Electronic Arts) 		Madden NFL 09
(Electronic Arts) 		MLB 08: The Show
(Sony Computer Entertainment) 		Wii Fit
(Nintendo) 		Fable II
(Microsoft)
4 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
(LucasArts) 		The Sims 2: FreeTime
(Electronic Arts) 		Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
(Sony Computer Entertainment) 		Iron Man
(Sega) 		Rock Band
(MTV Games) 		Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
(Ubisoft)
5 Kirby Super Star Ultra
(Nintendo) 		Spore Creature Creator
(Electronic Arts) 		MLB 08: The Show
(Sony Computer Entertainment) 		Patapon
(Sony Computer Entertainment) 		Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
(LucasArts) 		Army of Two
(Electronic Arts)
6 Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(Nintendo) 		Sins of a Solar Empire
(Stardock) 		Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
(LucasArts) 		Madden NFL 09
(Electronic Arts) 		Mario Super Sluggers
(Nintendo) 		Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
(LucasArts)
7 Kung Fu Panda
(Activision) 		The Sims 2: Apartment Life
(Electronic Arts) 		NCAA Football 09
(Electronic Arts) 		Lego Indiana Jones
(LucasArts) 		Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
(LucasArts) 		Battlefield: Bad Company
(Electronic Arts)
8 Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
(Nintendo) 		The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff
(Electronic Arts) 		Army of Two
(Electronic Arts) 		Major League Baseball 2K8
(2K Games) 		Deca Sports
(Hudson Soft) 		NCAA Football 09
(Electronic Arts)
9 Crosswords DS
(Nintendo) 		Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm
(THQ) 		Soulcalibur IV
(Namco Bandai) 		Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
(LucasArts) 		Endless Ocean
(Nintendo) 		Rock Band 2
(MTV Games)
10 Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
(Square Enix) 		The Sims Castaway Stories
(Electronic Arts) 		Devil May Cry 4
(Capcom) 		Need for Speed: ProStreet
(Electronic Arts) 		Unknown Ninja Gaiden II
(Microsoft)

^ a: In the IGN articles used as sources, IGN lists the titles as the "Top 10 Sellers in 2008"; however, the IGN articles were published on December 9–12, 2008, so the articles might not take into account November and December sales figures, as the NPD Group did not release November's console game sales figures until December 11, 2008.[23]

  • Based on figures from the NPD Group:

Note: This list only includes games that were released after NPD started tracking video game sales data.

Best-selling console games of all time in the US (as of May 1, 2008)[24]
Place Title Units sold
1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 9.40 million
2 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 8.20 million
3 Madden NFL 07 7.70 million
4 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 7.30 million
5 Madden NFL 06 6.70 million
6 Halo 2 6.61 million
7 Madden NFL 08 6.60 million
8 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 6.25 million
9 Grand Theft Auto III 6.20 million
10 Madden NFL 2005 6.10 million

Other

Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (January–July 2008)[25]

Place Title Units sold in Japan Units sold in the UK Units sold in the US Total units sold
1 Grand Theft Auto IV – 1,582,000 4,711,000 6,293,000
2 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 1,681,000 213,000 3,539,000 5,433,000
3 Mario Kart Wii 1,601,000 687,000 2,409,000 4,697,000
4 Wii Fit 1,547,000 624,000 1,433,000 3,604,000
5 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 26,000 412,000 3,037,000 3,475,000

Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (July–September 2008)[26]

Place Title Units sold in Japan Units sold in the UK Units sold in the US Total units sold
1 Madden NFL 09 1,000 35,000 2,958,000 2,994,000
2 Wii Fit 346,000 460,000 1,283,000 2,089,000
3 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – 321,000 1,417,000 1,738,000
4 Pokémon Platinum 1,482,000 – – 1,482,000
5 Mario Kart Wii 218,000 394,000 856,000 1,468,000

Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

2008 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)[27][28]
Game Publisher Release Date Platform MC score GR score
Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar Games April 29, 2008 PS3 98/100 97.04%
Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar Games April 29, 2008 X360 98/100 96.67%
LittleBigPlanet Sony Computer Entertainment October 27, 2008 PS3 95/100 94.75%
World of Goo 2D Boy October 13, 2008 Wii 94/100 94.04%
BioShock 2K Games October 17, 2008 PS3 94/100 93.66%
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Konami June 12, 2008 PS3 94/100 93.53%
Gears of War 2 Microsoft Game Studios November 7, 2008 X360 93/100 93.32%
Fallout 3 Bethesda Softworks October 28, 2008 X360 93/100 92.85%
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Nintendo January 31, 2008 Wii 93/100 92.84%
Braid Number None August 6, 2008 X360 93/100 92.15%
Flipnote Studio Nintendo December 24, 2008 DS 93/100[29] 91%[30]
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Blizzard Entertainment November 13, 2008 WIN 91/100 92.68%
Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor Stardock April 30, 2008 WIN 92/100 92.33%
Persona 4 Atlus July 10, 2008 PS2 90/100 92.28%
World of Goo 2D Boy October 13, 2008 WIN 90/100 92.27%
Rock Band 2 MTV Games September 14, 2008 X360 92/100 92.25%
Chrono Trigger Square Enix November 20, 2008 DS 92/100 91.98%
Rock Band 2 MTV Games September 14, 2008 Wii 92/100 91.33%
Rock Band 2 MTV Games September 14, 2008 PS3 91/100 91.5%
God of War: Chains of Olympus Sony Computer Entertainment March 4, 2008 PSP 91/100 91.44%
Fallout 3 Bethesda Softworks October 28, 2008 WIN 91/100 90.85%
Fallout 3 Bethesda Softworks October 28, 2008 PS3 90/100 90.52%
Ōkami Capcom April 15, 2008 Wii 90/100 90.02%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 Microsoft Game Studios July 30, 2008 X360 90/100 89.77%
Portal: Still Alive Valve October 22, 2008 X360 90/100 88.55%
Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar Games December 2, 2008 WIN 90/100 88.48%
Mass Effect Electronic Arts May 28, 2008 WIN 89/100 89.7%
Left 4 Dead Valve November 18, 2008 X360 89/100 89.44%
Left 4 Dead Valve November 18, 2008 WIN 89/100 89.43%
Dead Space Electronic Arts October 13, 2008 X360 89/100 89.07%
Dead Space Electronic Arts October 13, 2008 PS3 88/100 89.05%
Rez HD Microsoft Game Studios January 30, 2008 X360 89/100 88.62%
Fable II Microsoft Game Studios October 21, 2008 X360 89/100 88.5%
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Capcom November 26, 2008 X360 88/100 88.79%
NHL 09 EA Sports September 9, 2008 X360 88/100 88.78%
Burnout Paradise Electronic Arts January 22, 2008 X360 88/100 88.36%
FIFA Soccer 09 EA Sports October 13, 2008 X360 87/100 88.21%
Bionic Commando Rearmed Capcom August 13, 2008 X360 85/100 88.07%
NHL 09 EA Sports September 9, 2008 PS3 88/100 87.97%
Burnout Paradise Electronic Arts January 22, 2008 PS3 87/100 87.89%
Race Driver: Grid Codemasters May 30, 2008 WIN 87/100 87.87%
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Capcom November 25, 2008 PS3 87/100 87.82%
Bionic Commando Rearmed Capcom August 13, 2008 PS3 87/100 87.67%
Wipeout HD Sony Computer Entertainment September 25, 2008 PS3 87/100 87.52%
Sins of a Solar Empire Stardock February 4, 2008 WIN 87/100 87.52%

Major awards

Category/Organization 26th Golden Joystick Awards
October 31, 2008 		VGA
December 14, 2008 		12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
February 19, 2009 		5th British Academy Games Awards
March 10, 2009 		9th Game Developers Choice Awards
March 25, 2009
Game of the Year Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Grand Theft Auto IV LittleBigPlanet Super Mario Galaxy Fallout 3
Independent / Debut[i] N/a World of Goo N/a LittleBigPlanet
Downloadable N/a World of Goo
Mobile/Handheld Mobile Bejeweled 2 Professor Layton and the Curious Village Spore Origins Professor Layton and the Curious Village God of War: Chains of Olympus
Handheld The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass God of War: Chains of Olympus
Innovation N/a LittleBigPlanet N/a LittleBigPlanet
Artistic Achievement
or Graphics[i]		 Animation N/a Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Prince of Persia LittleBigPlanet Prince of Persia
Art Direction LittleBigPlanet
Audio[i] Music N/a Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Dead Space Dead Space
Sound Design N/a Dead Space
Soundtrack Grand Theft Auto IV Rock Band 2 N/a
Character or Performance[i] Actor N/a Michael Hollick as Nico Bellic
Grand Theft Auto IV		 Sackboy
LittleBigPlanet		 N/a
Actress Debi Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Game Direction or Design Game Design N/a World of Goo Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare LittleBigPlanet
Game Direction LittleBigPlanet
Narrative Adapted N/a Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Fallout 3
Original Fallout 3
Technical Achievement[i] Gameplay Engineering N/a Spore Spore LittleBigPlanet
Visual Engineering LittleBigPlanet
Multiplayer/Online[i] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Left 4 Dead N/a
Action/Adventure Action N/a Grand Theft Auto IV Dead Space Fable II
Adventure Mirror's Edge
Casual/Family or Rhythm Casual N/a Rock Band 2 Braid Boom Blox
Family LittleBigPlanet
Fighting N/a Soulcalibur IV Super Smash Bros. Brawl N/a
Role-Playing RPG N/a Fallout 3 Fallout 3
MMORPG World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Sports Individual N/a Shaun White Snowboarding NHL 09 Race Driver: Grid
Team NHL 09
Racing N/a Burnout Paradise N/a
Strategy/Simulation N/a Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Civilization Revolution
Special Award N/a Gamer God Hall of Fame Academy Fellowship Lifetime Achievement Award
Will Wright Bruce Shelley Nolan Bushnell Hideo Kojima
  1. ^ a b c d e f Certain award presentations combine these categories.

Video game-based film and television releases

Title Date Director Distributor(s) Franchise Original game publisher Ref.
Persona: Trinity Soul January 5, 2008 Atsushi Matsumoto Aniplex Persona Atlus [31]
Giratina & the Sky Warrior July 19, 2008 Kunihiko Yuyama Toho Pokémon Game Freak [32]
Far Cry October 2, 2008 Uwe Boll 20th Century Studios Far Cry Ubisoft [33]
Resident Evil: Degeneration October 17, 2008 Makoto Kamiya Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Resident Evil Capcom [34]
Max Payne October 17, 2008 John Moore 20th Century Studios Max Payne Rockstar Games [35]

Events

Date Event Ref.
June 28 Blizzard Entertainment announces Diablo III in Paris, France.
July 15–17 E3 2008 in Los Angeles, California, United States. [36][37]
July 29 Game developers Joseph and Melissa Batten die in a murder-suicide.
July 31 – August 3 QuakeCon 2008 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States.
August 21–24 Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.
October 2–4 Nintendo conference held in San Francisco, United States and Tokyo, Japan.
October 3–5 E for All at the Los Angeles Convention center in California, United States.
October 9–12 Tokyo Game Show at the Makuhari Messe International Convention in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan. [38]
October 9–12 Games Convention Asia in Singapore.
October 10–11 BlizzCon 2008 in Anaheim, California, United States.
November 13 Zeebo was announced. The console is aiming for developing countries.
December 1 National Amusements' Sumner Redstone sells his controlling stake in Midway Games to private investor Mark Thomas, for $100,000 ($0.0012 a share), and assumes $70 million of senior secured and unsecured debt. [39]
December 9 Infogrames, Atari's parent company, purchases Cryptic Studios. [40]
December 14 The 2008 Spike Video Game Awards were held. [41]

Games released in 2008

Release Date Title Platform Genre Ref.
January 1 FlatOut 2 OSX
January 2 Metal Slug 3 X360
January 3 Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon DS
January 8 Brain Challenge DS
January 8 Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law PS2, PSP, Wii
January 8 Jackass: The Game DS
January 8 Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom X360
January 8 Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity PS2, Wii
January 9 Omega Five X360
January 15 CSI: Hard Evidence Wii
January 15 Nanostray 2 DS
January 15 Nitrobike Wii
January 15 Samurai Warriors: Katana Wii
January 16 Rail Simulator WIN
January 17 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games DS
January 17 Tori-Emaki PS3
January 21 Advance Wars: Days of Ruin DS
January 22 Burnout Paradise PS3, X360
January 22 No More Heroes Wii
January 22 Pirates of the Burning Sea WIN
January 24 PixelJunk Monsters PSN
January 29 The Sims Castaway Stories WIN, OSX
January 30 Rez HD X360
January 31 Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice PS3
January 31 Super Smash Bros. Brawl (JP) Wii
January 31 We Ski Wii
February 4 Sins of a Solar Empire WIN
February 4 Zoo Tycoon 2 DS DS
February 5 Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles DS
February 5 Culdcept Saga X360
February 5 Devil May Cry 4 PS3, X360
February 5 Turok PS3, X360
February 7 The Club PS3, WIN, X360
February 7 Go! Puzzle PS3, PSP
February 7 Grand Chase WIN [42]
February 7 L the Prologue to Death Note -Rasen no Wana- DS
February 8 Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None Wii
February 12 Conflict: Denied Ops PS3, WIN, X360
February 12 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic X360
February 12 Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon PS2
February 12 Jumper: Griffin's Story PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
February 12 Lost Odyssey X360
February 12 Penumbra: Black Plague LIN, WIN
February 12 Wipeout Pulse PSP
February 14 Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze WIN
February 18 MX vs. ATV: Untamed Wii
February 18 Need for Speed: ProStreet PSP
February 19 Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors Wii
February 19 Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts DS, PSP
February 19 Dynasty Warriors 6 PS3, X360
February 19 Pimp My Ride Wii
February 19 The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific PS3
February 20 N+ X360
February 21 Lost Planet: Extreme Condition PS3
February 21 Space Invaders Extreme DS, PSP
February 22 Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night DS
February 25 Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed Wii
February 25 Frontlines: Fuel of War WIN, X360
February 26 Bubble Bobble Double Shot DS
February 26 Lost: Via Domus PS3, WIN, X360
February 26 Naruto: Ninja Destiny DS
February 26 Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection PS2, PSP, Wii
February 26 Turning Point: Fall of Liberty PS3, WIN, X360
February 26 Universe at War: Earth Assault X360
February 27 Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship PSP
February 27 Triggerheart Exelica X360
February 28 The Idolmaster Live For You! X360
February 28 The Sims 2: FreeTime WIN
March 1 Trials 2: Second Edition WIN
March 3 Bully: Scholarship Edition Wii, X360
March 3 Major League Baseball 2K8 PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
March 4 Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery DS
March 4 Army of Two PS3, X360
March 4 Eco Creatures: Save the Forest DS
March 4 God of War: Chains of Olympus PSP
March 4 MLB 08: The Show PS2, PS3, PSP
March 4 Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS
March 4 Ninja Reflex Wii
March 4 Silent Hill: Origins PS2
March 5 Harvest: Massive Encounter OSX, WIN
March 5 Rocketmen: Axis of Evil X360
March 5 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm WIN
March 6 Flow PSP
March 6 Yakuza: Kenzan! PS3
March 6 Rocketmen: Axis of Evil PSN
March 9 Super Smash Bros. Brawl (NA) Wii
March 10 Worms: A Space Oddity Wii
March 11 Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz PS2
March 11 Condemned 2: Bloodshot X360
March 11 George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret DS, PS2, Wii
March 11 Insecticide DS, WIN
March 11 Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters PS2
March 11 The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return Wii
March 11 Wild Arms XF PSP
March 12 Bliss Island X360
March 18 Condemned 2: Bloodshot PS3
March 18 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars OSX
March 18 Everybody's Golf 5 PS3
March 18 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Wii
March 18 Sega Superstars Tennis DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
March 18 Target: Terror Wii
March 18 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 PS3, WIN, X360
March 19 Deca Sports Wii
March 19 SimCity DS 2 DS
March 20 Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (JP) DS
March 24 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath WIN, X360
March 24 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII PSP
March 24 M&M's Kart Racing DS
March 25 ObsCure II Wii
March 25 Opoona Wii
March 25 Viking: Battle for Asgard PS3, X360
March 26 GoPets: Vacation Island DS
March 28 Dark Sector PS3, X360
March 28 Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword DS
April 1 Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Wii
April 2 Mr. Driller Online X360
April 2 Star Ocean: Second Evolution PSP
April 4 FlatOut: Head On PSP
April 8 Assassin's Creed WIN
April 8 Baroque PS2, Wii
April 8 Supreme Commander X360
April 9 Ikaruga X360
April 10 Arcana Heart PS2
April 10 Mario Kart Wii (JP) Wii
April 15 Ōkami Wii
April 15 Rondo of Swords DS
April 15 Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys! DS
April 16 TrackMania Nations Forever WIN
April 18 Legacy of Ys: Books I & II DS [43]
April 20 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness DS
April 21 Metal Arms: Glitch in the System X360
April 22 High School Musical 2: Work This Out! DS
April 22 Persona 3 FES PS2
April 22 The World Ends with You DS
April 22 Turok WIN
April 24 Valkyria Chronicles PS3
April 25 King's Bounty: The Legend WIN
April 27 Mario Kart Wii (NA) Wii
April 29 Grand Theft Auto IV PS3, X360
April 29 Let's Yoga DS
April 30 Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor WIN
May 1 Echochrome PSN, PSP
May 2 Iron Man DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, WIN, X360
May 5 Chameleon PSP
May 5 Crosswords DS DS
May 5 The Destiny of Zorro Wii
May 6 Boom Blox MOBI, Wii
May 6 Speed Racer DS, Wii
May 12 LostWinds Wii
May 13 Castle of Shikigami III Wii
May 13 Drone Tactics DS
May 13 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, WIN, X360
May 15 Dark Mist PSN
May 15 Luminous Arc 2: Will DS
May 17 Monster Madness: Grave Danger PS3
May 19 Critter Round-Up Wii
May 20 Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures WIN
May 20 SingStar PS3
May 21 Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness LIN, OSX, WIN, X360
May 21 Wii Fit (NA) Wii
May 23 Haze PS3
May 26 Cross Edge PS3
May 26 Dr. Mario Online Rx Wii
May 27 Death Jr. II: Root of Evil Wii
May 27 Emergency Heroes Wii
May 27 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars PS3, X360
May 27 Super Dodgeball Brawlers DS
May 28 Mass Effect WIN
May 30 Commando: Steel Disaster DS
May 30 Race Driver: Grid PS3, WIN, X360
June 3 Chaos Wars PS2
June 3 Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2' PSP
June 3 Kung Fu Panda DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, WIN, X360
June 3 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, WIN, XBOX, X360
June 3 Ninja Gaiden II X360
June 3 Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy PS3, X360
June 3 Summon Night: Twin Age DS
June 4 Roogoo X360
June 5 Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit PS3, X360
June 5 Carl²: Taking the Class PS3, X360
June 5 Fushigi no Dungeon – Furai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri Hime Wii
June 5 The Incredible Hulk DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
June 9 My Pokémon Ranch Wii
June 10 Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy Wii
June 10 Don King Presents: Prizefighter X360
June 10 Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit PS3, X360
June 10 NASCAR 09 PS2, PS3, X360
June 10 Total Drama WIN, PS2, PS3, DS, Wii, X360
June 10 The Incredible Hulk WIN
June 11 Frogger 2 X360
June 11 Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles DS
June 12 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots PS3
June 13 Civilization Revolution PS3, X360
June 13 Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard DS
June 17 Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm X360
June 17 Di-Gata Defenders: Legend of the Seth DS, PS2, PS3, X360, Wii
June 17 Secret Agent Clank PSP
June 17 Supreme Ruler 2020 WIN
June 17 Wacky Races: Crash and Dash DS, Wii
June 18 Elements of Destruction X360
June 18 Fishdom DS
June 19 Fatal Inertia EX PS3
June 19 Mario Super Sluggers Wii
June 20 Alone in the Dark PS2, Wii, WIN, X360
June 20 Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A. DS
June 20 Top Spin 3 PS3, Wii, X360
June 22 Guitar Hero: On Tour DS
June 22 Rock Band Wii
June 23 Battlefield: Bad Company PS3, X360
June 23 Gyrostarr Wii
June 23 Top Spin 3 DS
June 24 WALL-E DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, WIN, X360
June 24 Big Beach Sports Wii
June 24 Hellboy: The Science of Evil PS3, PSP, X360
June 24 Mega Man Star Force 2 DS
June 25 Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm X360, WIN
June 26 Disgaea DS: Prince of the Demon World and the Red Moon DS
June 26 Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Wii
June 29 Guitar Hero: Aerosmith PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
June 30 Journey to the Center of the Earth DS
June 30 Magnetica Wii
July 1 Elements of Destruction WIN
July 1 Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 DS
July 1 Soul Bubbles DS
July 3 1 vs. 100 DS
July 3 Initial D Extreme Stage PS3
July 3 Nanashi no Game DS
July 3 Unreal Tournament 3 X360
July 7 Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes iPod
July 7 SPOGS Racing Wii
July 7 Zen Pinball: Rollercoaster iOS
July 8 Beijing 2008 PS3, X360
July 8 Civilization Revolution DS
July 8 Devil May Cry 4 WIN
July 8 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Wii
July 10 Critter Crunch iOS
July 10 Resident Evil Zero Wii
July 10 Persona 4 PS2
July 11 Dynasty Warriors 6 WIN
July 11 Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice WIN
July 14 Major League Eating: The Game Wii
July 15 Mister Slime DS
July 15 NCAA Football 09 PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
July 15 Space Chimps DS, PS2, Wii, WIN, X360
July 15 We Love Golf! Wii
July 16 Double D Dodgeball X360
July 17 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride DS
July 17 Elefunk PSN
July 17 Rayman PSN
July 17 Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi PS3
July 22 New International Track & Field DS
July 22 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
July 23 1942: Joint Strike X360
July 23 Go! Go! Break Steady X360
July 24 1942: Joint Strike PSN
July 24 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock X360
July 24 Siren: Blood Curse PS3
July 24 Wario Land: The Shake Dimension Wii
July 28 Pong Toss! Frat Party Games Wii
July 29 MLB Power Pros 2008 PS2, Wii
July 29 Soulcalibur IV PS3, X360
July 29 Spectral Force 3: Innocent Rage X360
July 30 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 X360
July 31 Fatal Frame IV Wii
July 31 Phantasy Star Portable PSP
July 31 Rhythm Heaven (JP) DS
August 1 Race Driver: Grid DS
August 4 Reset Generation WIN
August 4 Wild West Guns Wii
August 5 Dance Dance Revolution: Nickelodeon Party 3 PS2
August 6 Braid X360
August 7 Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon DS
August 7 Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour PS2
August 7 Tales of Vesperia X360
August 12 Bangai-O Spirits DS
August 12 Space Siege WIN
August 13 Bionic Commando Rearmed X360
August 13 Madden NFL 09 DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360, XBOX
August 14 Bionic Commando Rearmed PSN, WIN
August 19 The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom DS
August 19 Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm WIN
August 19 Too Human X360
August 21 Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty PS3
August 21 Sigma Harmonics DS
August 22 Inazuma Eleven DS
August 25 Helix Wii
August 25 MLB Power Pros 2008 DS
August 26 Digimon World Championship DS
August 26 FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage WIN
August 26 From the Abyss DS
August 26 My Chinese Coach DS
August 26 N+ DS, PSP
August 26 The Quest Trio DS
August 26 The Sims 2: Apartment Life WIN
August 26 The Sims 2: Apartment Pets DS
August 26 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
August 27 Castle Crashers X360
August 28 Afrika PS3
August 28 Asphalt 4: Elite Racing iOS
August 28 Captain Rainbow Wii
August 28 The Last Guy PS3
August 29 Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" Wii
August 31 Mercenaries 2: World in Flames PS2, PS3, WIN, X360
September 2 Infinite Undiscovery X360
September 2 Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009 PS3, Wii, X360
September 2 Vampire Rain: Altered Species PS3
September 2 Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise X360
September 3 Shred Nebula X360
September 4 Blue Dragon Plus DS
September 5 FaceBreaker PS3, X360
September 5 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky WIN
September 5 Spore OSX, MOBI, DS, WIN
September 5 Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise DS
September 8 Air Traffic Chaos DS
September 8 Lock's Quest DS
September 8 NHL 2K9 PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
September 9 Hell's Kitchen: The Game DS, PS2, Wii, X360
September 9 The Fairly OddParents: Rules of Engagement DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
September 9 NHL 09 PS3, Wii, X360
September 9 TNA iMPACT! PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
September 9 Yakuza 2 PS2
September 9 Zoids Assault X360
September 11 One Piece: Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 Wii
September 12 Crysis Warhead WIN
September 13 Pokémon Platinum (JP) DS
September 14 6teen: Dude of the Living Dead DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, WIN, X360
September 14 Rock Band 2 X360
September 15 Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition DS
September 16 Armored Core: For Answer PS3, X360
September 16 Battle Fantasia X360
September 16 Criminal Minds: Hard Conspiracy PS3, WIN, X360
September 16 Crysis Warhead WIN
September 16 Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 Wii
September 16 Dance Dance Revolution X PS2
September 16 Speed Racer: The Videogame PS2
September 16 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii
September 16 The Witcher: Enhanced Edition WIN
September 16 Pure PS3, X360, WIN
September 18 Dragon Ball: Origins DS
September 18 Eternal Sonata PS3
September 18 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning WIN
September 19 Igor: The Game DS, Wii, WIN
September 22 Civilization IV: Colonization WIN
September 22 De Blob DS, Wii, WIN
September 22 Di-Gata Defenders DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
September 22 Kirby Super Star Ultra DS
September 22 Mega Man 9 Wii
September 22 SimCity Creator Wii
September 22 EA Sports 08 Collection WIN
September 23 B-Boy PSP
September 23 Brothers in Arms: Double Time Wii
September 23 Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway PS3, X360
September 23 Buzz!: Master Quiz PSP
September 23 Dinosaur King PS2, DS, Wii, X360
September 23 Hi Hamtaro! Little Hamsters Big Adventure DS
September 23 Lego Batman: The Videogame DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, WIN, X360
September 23 Microsoft Tinker WIN
September 23 Shaun the Sheep DS
September 23 Time Hollow DS
September 24 Dragon Ball Z: Trilogy PS2
September 24 Duke Nukem 3D X360
September 25 Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories PS3
September 25 Cross Edge PS3
September 25 Disaster: Day of Crisis Wii
September 25 Geon PS3
September 25 Janline X360
September 25 Mega Man 9 PSN
September 25 Sands of Destruction DS
September 25 Wipeout HD PSN
September 25 World Destruction: Michibikareshi Ishi DS
September 30 Silent Hill: Homecoming PS3, WIN, X360
September 30 Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood DS
September 30 Tornado DS
September 30 Unsolved Crimes DS
October 1 Mega Man 9 X360
October 2 Dynasty Warriors 6 PS2
October 2 Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist PSP
October 2 Work Time Fun PSN
October 4 Meat Boy WEB
October 5 Fieldrunners iOS
October 7 Bleach: Dark Souls DS
October 7 Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway WIN
October 7 Crash: Mind over Mutant PS2, Wii, X360, PSP
October 7 Crash: Mind over Mutant DS
October 7 Fracture PS3, X360
October 7 Guilty Gear 2: Overture X360
October 7 NBA Live 09 PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
October 7 NBA 2K9 PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
October 7 Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals DS
October 8 MLB Stickball X360
October 8 The Legend of Kage 2 DS
October 9 Linger in Shadows PS3
October 9 Macross Ace Frontier PSP
October 9 Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars PS3
October 9 Snoopy DS: Let's Go Meet Snoopy and His Friends! DS
October 13 Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno DS, PS2, Wii
October 13 Blitz: The League II PS3, X360
October 13 Cubello Wii
October 13 Prey the Stars DS
October 13 Tak: Mojo Mistake DS
October 13 World of Goo WIN, Wii
October 14 Dead Space PS3, X360
October 14 FIFA 09 MOBI, DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, WIN, X360
October 14 Rock Revolution DS, PS3, Wii, X360
October 14 Saints Row 2 PS3, X360
October 14 SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation PS3
October 14 Golden Axe: Beast Rider PS3, X360
October 14 Boogie Superstar Wii
October 15 Age of Booty X360
October 16 Culdcept DS DS
October 16 Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy WIN
October 16 Wii Music Wii
October 16 X3: Terran Conflict WIN
October 19 Rock Band 2 PS3
October 20 Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games DS
October 20 Celebrity Sports Showdown Wii
October 20 Midnight Club: Los Angeles PS3, X360, PSP
October 20 NHL 09 WIN
October 20 Dead Space WIN
October 20 SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom PS2, Wii, DS
October 20 The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game DS, PS2, Wii, WIN
October 21 Bully: Scholarship Edition WIN
October 21 BioShock PS3
October 21 Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia DS
October 21 Crash: Mind over Mutant PSP
October 21 Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 X360
October 21 Disney Think Fast Wii
October 21 Far Cry 2 PS3, WIN, X360
October 21 Fable II X360
October 21 Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 Wii
October 21 Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ DS
October 21 Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 Wii
October 21 Spider-Man: Web of Shadows DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, WIN, X360
October 21 The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
October 21 Transformers Animated: The Game DS
October 21 NBA 2K9 WIN
October 21 What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver DS
October 23 Prince of Persia Classic PSN
October 26 Casper's Scare School DS
October 26 Guitar Hero World Tour OSX, PS2, PS3, Wii, WIN, X360
October 27 MySims Kingdom DS, Wii
October 28 Ben 10: Alien Force DS, PS2, PSP, Wii
October 28 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 WIN
October 28 Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess DS, PS2, Wii
October 28 Fallout 3 PS3, WIN, X360
October 28 Go, Diego, Go!: The Great Dinosaur Rescue DS, PS2, Wii
October 28 Goosebumps HorrorLand DS, PS2, Wii
October 28 LittleBigPlanet PS3
October 28 MotorStorm: Pacific Rift PS3
October 28 MySims WIN
October 28 Ninjatown DS
October 29 Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness – Episode 2 LIN, OSX, WIN, X360
October 30 Away: Shuffle Dungeon DS
October 30 Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume DS
October 31 Master of the Monster Lair DS
November 3 Alien Crush Returns Wii
November 4 Bones PS2, PS3, WIN, X360
November 4 Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World PS2
November 4 Dragon Ball: Origins DS
November 4 Bratz Kidz DS, Wii
November 4 KORG DS-10 DS
November 4 Legendary PS3, WIN, X360
November 4 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa PS3, PS2, X360, WIN, Wii, DS
November 4 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm PS3
November 4 Tom Clancy's EndWar DS, PS3, PSP, X360
November 4 Resistance 2 PS3
November 4 Namco Museum Virtual Arcade X360
November 5 Exit DS
November 5 Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors DS, Wii
November 7 Gears of War 2 X360
November 7 Men of War WIN
November 7 Sacred 2 Fallen Angel WIN
November 10 Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (NA) DS
November 11 Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts X360
November 11 Call of Duty: World at War DS, PS3, Wii, WIN, X360, PS2
November 11 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 X360
November 11 Eternal Poison PS2
November 11 FaceBreaker Wii
November 11 Guinness World Records: The Videogame DS, Wii
November 11 Mirror's Edge PS3, X360
November 11 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 MOBI, DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
November 11 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels Wii
November 11 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance DS
November 11 Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff DS
November 12 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, WIN, X360
November 13 World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King WIN, OSX
November 14 Football Manager 2009 WIN, OSX, PSP
November 16 Animal Crossing: City Folk Wii
November 16 Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe PS3, X360
November 16 Shaun White Snowboarding PS3, Wii, WIN, X360
November 17 Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades DS
November 17 Robocalypse DS
November 17 Skate It DS, Wii
November 18 Alone in the Dark: Inferno PS3
November 18 Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno PS3, X360
November 18 Bolt DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, WIN, X360
November 18 Cooking Mama: World Kitchen Wii
November 18 Cradle of Rome DS
November 18 Ultimate Band DS, Wii
November 18 Castlevania Judgment Wii
November 18 Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine DS
November 18 Left 4 Dead WIN, X360
November 18 Need for Speed: Undercover MOBI, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, WIN, X360
November 18 Sonic Unleashed PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
November 18 SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom PS3, PSP, X360
November 18 Tomb Raider: Underworld DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, WIN, X360
November 18 Tony Hawk's Motion DS
November 18 Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party DS, Wii
November 18 Naruto: The Broken Bond X360
November 18 CSI: NY WIN
November 18 You're in the Movies X360
November 19 Weapon of Choice X360
November 20 Gallop & Ride Wii
November 20 The Last Remnant X360
November 21 LocoRoco 2 PSP
November 21 Beyond Protocol WIN
November 23 Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes iOS
November 25 Chrono Trigger DS
November 25 Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force DS
November 25 Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine Wii
November 25 Neopets Puzzle Adventure DS
November 25 Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge DS, PS2, Wii, X360
November 27 Patapon 2 PSP
November 27 Rune Factory Frontier Wii
November 30 Geometry Dance PS3
December 1 Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon X360
December 1 Space Invaders Get Even Wii
December 2 Grand Theft Auto IV WIN
December 2 Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories PS2
December 2 Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi DS
December 2 Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars Wii
December 2 Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek Wii
December 2 Prince of Persia PS3, X360
December 2 Prince of Persia: The Fallen King DS
December 2 Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure Wii
December 4 428: Shibuya Scramble Wii
December 4 Everyday Shooter PSP
December 4 Rygar: The Battle of Argus Wii
December 4 Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer PSN
December 5 X3: Reunion LIN
December 7 Prey LIN
December 8 Defense Grid: The Awakening WIN
December 8 Hockey Allstar Shootout Wii
December 9 Prince of Persia WIN
December 10 Meteos X360
December 10 PowerUp Forever X360
December 11 Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero DS
December 11 PowerUp Forever PSN
December 14 I Love Katamari iOS
December 15 Big Kahuna Party Wii
December 17 Dash of Destruction X360
December 18 Rise of the Argonauts PS3, WIN, X360
December 18 Dissidia: Final Fantasy PSP
December 18 Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 PS2, PS3, X360
December 18 Suikoden Tierkreis DS
December 18 Tales of Hearts DS
December 23 Crystal Defenders iOS
December 23 Lumines Supernova PS3
December 25 White Knight Chronicles PS3
December 25 RIZ-ZOAWD DS
December 29 MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade Wii
December 31 Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine (NA) WIN [44]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Wii Sports sales in 2008:
    • January–March – 3.71 million[2]
    • April–December – 18.95 million[3]
  2. ^ Wii Fit sales in 2008:
    • January–March – 800,000[2]
    • April–December – 12.16 million[3]
  3. ^ Wii Play sales in 2008:
    • January–March – 2.28 million[2]
    • April–December – 9.4 million[3]
  4. ^ Brain Age sales in 2008:
    • January–March – 1.27 million[2]
    • April–December – 3.84 million[3]

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