New York - Video game sales across the U.S., U.K. and Japan were up 11% in 2008 to 409.9 million units, according to a report that combines sales data from NPD Group (U.S.), GfK Chart-Track Limited (U.K.) and Enterbrain (Japan). The U.S. and U.K. saw sales rise 15% and 26%, respectively, while sales in Japan fell 13% in 2008.

New York - A trio of market research firms covering the video game industry announced on Thursday that they will combine their data to offer the Top Global Markets Report, the first to integrate video game sales data across the U.S., U.K. and Japan. New York-based NPD Group, U.K.-based GfK Chart-Track Limited and Japan's Enterbrain said they plan to issue the joint report monthly. The five top-selling titles year-to-date across the three territories, according to the report, are "Grand Theft Auto IV," "Super Smash Bros: Brawl," "Mario Kart Wii," "Wii Fit" and "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock."

Tokyo - The Nintendo Wii's sales lead over Sony's (NYSE: SNE) rival PlayStation 3 in Japan has declined for the fourth straight month, although it still outsold the PS3 by 2-to-1 in October, Reuters reported, citing sales data from Japan's Enterbrain.

Tokyo - Sony's PlayStation 3 has now surpassed one million unit sales in Japan, taking more than four times as long as Nintendo's rival Wii to reach the milestone, Reuters reported, citing sales data from Japan's Enterbrain magazine. The PlayStation 3 has sold 1.01 million units in Japan as of July 15. Wii sales totaled 2.9 million units as of July 8, while sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 were 420,705 units.

Tokyo - Nintendo's Wii video game console outsold rival Sony's PlayStation 3 by a 6-to-1 margin in Japan in June, Reuters reported, citing sales data compiled by Japan's Enterbrain magazine.

Tokyo - Nintendo's Wii video game console sold nearly three times as many units in Japan last month as did rival Sony's PlayStation 3 console, Reuters reported, citing data from Japanese game magazine publisher Enterbrain.

Tokyo - Sony has fallen far short of its sales projections for the PlayStation 3 in its home country of Japan, The New York Times reported, citing sales data from Japanese market research firm Enterbrain.