Well NPD just released the sales details and numbers and they are indeed mixed news .

In terms of Consoles and Hardware sales,  XBOX 360  and Nintendo DS were the absolute winners since the consoles sold more than the previous month despite the fact that all the other hardware saw a significant drop in sales .

Here is October’s Hardware sales :

1-Wii -- 803,000  Units

2-Nintendo DS -- 491,000  Units

3-Xbox 360 -- 371,000  Units

4-PlayStation Portable -- 193,000  Units

5-PlayStation 3 -- 190,000  Units

6-PlayStation 2 -- 136,000 Units

In terms of video games Fable II conquered the month and sold over  790,000 units .  all the other Games had  significantly less numbers .

One thing is for sure , Little Big Planet was not what Sony expected (at least on October ) , this most anticipated PS3 title sold even less than SOCOM: Confrontation a game which was not a real success for Sony either .   though we should never forget that Little Big Planet Release Date incident which was delayed because of THE Quran related music track coupled with the terrible PSN Servers at that particular period were the main reason for the bad sales during October .
However I guess we will see a better sale for this game during November .
(but how much better ?!!!) .

   And here is the TOP 10  Video Games sales  During October:

1-Fable 2 (360) -- 790,000  Units

2-Wii Fit (Wii) -- 487,000  Units

3-Fallout 3 (360) -- 375,000  Units

4-Mario Kart Wii (Wii) -- 290,000  Units

5-Wii Play (Wii) -- 282,000  Units

6-Saints Row 2 (360) -- 270,000  Units 

7-SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3) -- 231,000  Units 

8-Little Big Planet (PS3) -- 215,000  Units

9-NBA 2K9 (360) -- 202,000  Units 

10-Dead Space (360) -- 193,000  Units

Conclusion : as always Microsoft is in a very stable and safe position and Nintendo keeps emptying the pockets of billions and billions of house wives (along with hardcore male gamers !!!) despite the current economical conflict around the globe , BUT Sony on the other hand is experiencing  such down times which could cause sever damage to its financial structures  . Sony is losing the game in a time where the industrial market is getting worse and worse <----> Consumers getting more and more Picky  . 

so the question is : What will be the  future of Sony ?