NPD Reveals Platform-Specific 2010 New Game Charts

The NPD group has released a more detailed list of 2010's best-selling games per platform, Gamasutra reports, featuring a breakdown for all home consoles and handheld systems. We saw a similar physical sales top-ten chart last month, but it combined platforms and included games from previous years, so these new figures give more specificity.

The full breakdown per console is below, but a few points of interest jump out at us. Now that Mass Effect 2 is coming to the PlayStation 3, both it and the Xbox 360 have only two console-exclusives listed in their top 10. Notable absences include the PS3-exclusive Heavy Rain, and any Kinect games--the latter coming as a surprise considering Microsoft's boast that the peripheral has been a commercial smash hit.

God of War was popular, appearing on both the PS3 (God of War 3) and PSP (God of War: Ghost of Sparta) lists. And though Nintendo is often called out for dominating with its first-party software, the same could be said of Sony taking 4/10 on PSP and 2/10 on PS3.

Check out the full list by platform:

PlayStation 3

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision-Blizzard)

2. Madden NFL 11 (EA)

3. God of War 3 (Sony)

4. Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar)

5. Final Fantasy XIII (Square-Enix)

6. NBA 2K11 (2K Sports)

7. Gran Turismo 5 (Sony)

8. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft)

9. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA)

10. Medal of Honor (EA)

Wii

1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)

2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)

3. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)

4. Disney Epic Mickey (Disney)

5. Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)

6. uDraw Studio (THQ)

7. Wipeout: The Game (Activision-Blizzard)

8. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros)

9. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision-Blizzard)

10. Wii Party (Nintendo)

Xbox 360

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision-Blizzard)

2. Halo: Reach (Microsoft)

3. Madden NFL 11 (EA)

4. Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar)

5. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft)

6. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA)

7. Fable 3 (Microsoft)

8. NBA 2K11 (2K Sports)

9. Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda)

10. Mass Effect 2 (EA)

Nintendo DS

1. Pokemon SoulSilver (Nintendo)

2. Pokemon HeartGold (Nintendo)

3. Mario vs Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (Nintendo)

4. Super Scribblenauts (Warner Bros)

5. Toy Story 3 (Disney)

6. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros)

7. Zhu Zhu Pets (Activision-Blizzard)

8. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Nintendo)

9. Sonic Colors (Sega)

10. Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Nintendo)

Sony PSP

1. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Square-Enix)

2. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami)

3. Madden NFL 11 (EA)

4. Toy Story 3 (Disney)

5. MLB 10: The Show (Sony)

6. NBA 2K11 (2K Sports)

7. God of War: Ghost of Sparta (Sony)

8. ModNation Racers (Sony)

9. SOCOM: US Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo (Sony)

10. WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 (THQ)