Aliens vs Predator lands on top 20 seller list for February

After detailing the top 10-selling video games for February yesterday, the NPD Group has followed up with a list revealing the best of the rest, with the 11th through 20th best-selling games of last months. Here's the entire list:

1) BioShock 2 (Xbox 360): 563,000 sold2) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii): 556,000 sold3) Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360): 314,000 sold4) Just Dance (Wii): 275,000 sold5) Wii Sports Resort (Wii): 273,000 sold6) Modern Warfare 2 (PS3): 253,000 sold7) Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360): 247,000 sold8) Dante's Inferno: Divine Edition (PS3): 243,000 sold9) Dante's Inferno (Xbox 360): 225,000 sold10) Heavy Rain (PS3): 219,000 sold11) Aliens vs. Predator (Xbox 360)12) BioShock 2 (PS3): 190,500 sold13) New Super Mario Bros. (DS)14) Mario Kart Wii (Wii): 15) MAG (PS3): 16) Wii Fit Plus (Wii)17) Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics (Wii)18) God of War Collection (PS3)19) Mario Kart DS (DS)20) NBA 2K10 (Xbox 360): under 100,000 sold

Besides the traditional Nintendo stragglers and the new shooters like Aliens vs. Predator and MAG getting some love on the bottom half, there were a few games that seemed to get a boost for a variety of February-focused reasons. The imminent release of God of War III likely drove players to purchase the PS3's collection of the first two games back onto the charts for the first time since the month it was released. The lead into the Winter Olympics probably aided the latest Mario & Sonic crossover in making the list, though the DS version was left out in the cold.

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After detailing the top 10-selling video games for February yesterday, the NPD Group has followed up with a list revealing the best of the rest, with the 11th through 20th best-selling games of last months. Here's the entire list:

1) BioShock 2 (Xbox 360): 563,000 sold2) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii): 556,000 sold3) Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360): 314,000 sold4) Just Dance (Wii): 275,000 sold5) Wii Sports Resort (Wii): 273,000 sold6) Modern Warfare 2 (PS3): 253,000 sold7) Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360): 247,000 sold8) Dante's Inferno: Divine Edition (PS3): 243,000 sold9) Dante's Inferno (Xbox 360): 225,000 sold10) Heavy Rain (PS3): 219,000 sold11) Aliens vs. Predator (Xbox 360)12) BioShock 2 (PS3): 190,500 sold13) New Super Mario Bros. (DS)14) Mario Kart Wii (Wii): 15) MAG (PS3): 16) Wii Fit Plus (Wii)17) Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics (Wii)18) God of War Collection (PS3)19) Mario Kart DS (DS)20) NBA 2K10 (Xbox 360): under 100,000 sold

Besides the traditional Nintendo stragglers and the new shooters like Aliens vs. Predator and MAG getting some love on the bottom half, there were a few games that seemed to get a boost for a variety of February-focused reasons. The imminent release of God of War III likely drove players to purchase the PS3's collection of the first two games back onto the charts for the first time since the month it was released. The lead into the Winter Olympics probably aided the latest Mario & Sonic crossover in making the list, though the DS version was left out in the cold.

With God of War III and Final Fantasy XIII entering the marketplace this month, it should be interesting to see how the video game marketplace transforms in the next report. For now, what do you think of these numbers?

SOURCE: BioShock 2 PS3, Aliens vs. Predator Jump Into February Top 20 [Gamasutra]