October 2007 Archives

All must kneel before the mighty Halo 3!

Master Chief has sold over 3.3 million copies of his latest opus. Of even more interest would be the fact that Xbox 360 sales came in #1 last month with 528,000 sold. That's right, the mighty Wii was dethroned! For a month at least.

Top 10 best-selling games of September 2007, according to NPD Group

• Halo 3 (all versions)--Xbox 360--3.3 million
• Wii Play with Wii Remote--Wii--282,000
• The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass--DS--224,000
• Madden NFL 08--PS2--205,000
• Skate--Xbox 360--175,000
• Madden NFL 08--Xbox 360--173,000
• Metroid Prime 3: Corruption--Wii--167,000
• BioShock--Xbox 360--150,000
• Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day--DS--141,000
• Heavenly Sword--PS3--139,000

Hail to the king, baby.

Source: Gamespot

It seems that Microsoft and their customer base are a little out of sync. Microsoft thinks that they are giving consumers what they want and that Vista is a success. However, the negativity surrounding Vista seems to be growing. Companies like Dell are extending a Windows XP option on their desktops, and Microsoft even extended support for Windows XP beyond the original cutoff date. That doesn't sound like a successful launch to me.

Then there's Yvonne Genovese who took on Steve Ballmer at the Gartner Inc. Symposium ITXpo. She's my new hero. Read about her here.