Just in case you need a link to the NPD Top 20, here it is :)

My initial thoughts on seeing the NPD was "wow, the UFC game moved over a million units, huh?". Hopefully THQ's financial problems will be alleviated a bit from this. THQ's a quality developer and I'd hate to see them go under.

Seeing Punch-Out!! at #8 (157K units sold) made me just a little more peeved at the Wii consumers. Even given that the game came out on the 18th, the sales numbers should be better than this, given the vast Wii install base. To me, Punch-Out!! was yet another litmus test by Nintendo to see if critically acclaimed games with broad audiences would sell. Given these numbers, I'd really be shocked to see this trend of bringing back great games from the past to the Wii. I asked Leigh Alexander on twitter if she thought that the tepid sales numbers would have a significant impact on Nintendo's software lineup in the future, but she replied that I should worry about everyone besides Nintendo. Given the overall sales numbers, I'd agree, but to the "hardcore" Wii audience, expect more casual party games and less of ones marketed towards you — you've done nothing to give Nintendo the impression that you'll turn out to buy these games.

Finally, there's a fair amount of doom and gloom going around in the industry lately, but given the titles out right now, I'm not surprised that software sales are down. Just wait till the holiday season: big name franchises will bring back the gaudy sales figures that we all know and love.