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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

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Video game platforms
DSNintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DSiOSiOS, iPadOS, iPad, iPhone, iPodiPodTerm not found
LINLinuxMOBIMobile phoneOSXmacOS
PS2PlayStation 2PS3PlayStation 3PSNPlayStation Network
PSPPlayStation PortableWEBBrowser gameWiiWii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual Console
WiiWareTerm not foundWINMicrosoft Windows, all
versions Windows 95 and up		X360Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Live Arcade
XBLATerm not foundXBOXXbox, Xbox Live Arcade

Hardware releases

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

Hardware and software sales

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

Worldwide

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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] — World of Goo — LittleBigPlanet
Downloadable — 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 — LittleBigPlanet — LittleBigPlanet
Artistic Achievement
or Graphics[i]		 Animation — Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Prince of Persia LittleBigPlanet Prince of Persia
Art Direction LittleBigPlanet
Audio[i] Music — Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Dead Space Dead Space
Sound Design — Dead Space
Soundtrack Grand Theft Auto IV Rock Band 2 —
Character or Performance[i] Actor — Michael Hollick as Nico Bellic
Grand Theft Auto IV		 Sackboy
LittleBigPlanet		 —
Actress Debi Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Game Direction or Design Game Design — World of Goo Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare LittleBigPlanet
Game Direction LittleBigPlanet
Narrative Adapted — Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Fallout 3
Original Fallout 3
Technical Achievement[i] Gameplay Engineering — Spore Spore LittleBigPlanet
Visual Engineering LittleBigPlanet
Multiplayer/Online[i] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Left 4 Dead —
Action/Adventure Action — Grand Theft Auto IV Dead Space Fable II
Adventure Mirror's Edge
Casual/Family or Rhythm Casual — Rock Band 2 Braid Boom Blox
Family LittleBigPlanet
Fighting — Soulcalibur IV Super Smash Bros. Brawl —
Role-Playing RPG — Fallout 3 Fallout 3
MMORPG World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Sports Individual — Shaun White Snowboarding NHL 09 Race Driver: Grid
Team NHL 09
Racing — Burnout Paradise —
Strategy/Simulation — Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Civilization Revolution
Special Award — 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

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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

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Date Event Ref.
June 28 Blizzard Entertainment announces Diablo III in Paris, France. [citation needed]
July 29 Game developers Joseph and Melissa Batten die in a murder-suicide. [citation needed]
November 13 Zeebo was announced. The console is aiming for developing countries. [citation needed]
December 14 The 2008 Spike Video Game Awards were held. [36]

Business

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Date Event Ref.
July 15–17 E3 2008 in Los Angeles, California, United States. [37][38]
July 31 – August 3 QuakeCon 2008 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States. [citation needed]
August 21–24 Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. [citation needed]
October 2–4 Nintendo conference held in San Francisco, United States and Tokyo, Japan. [citation needed]
October 3–5 E for All at the Los Angeles Convention center in California, United States. [citation needed]
October 9–12 Tokyo Game Show at the Makuhari Messe International Convention in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan. [39]
October 9–12 Games Convention Asia in Singapore. [citation needed]
October 10–11 BlizzCon 2008 in Anaheim, California, United States. [citation needed]
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. [40]
December 9 Infogrames, Atari's parent company, purchases Cryptic Studios. [41]

Games released in 2008

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

See also

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Notes

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  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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