SOCOM 3 Among Top Sellers

According to an article over at gamedaily, SOCOM 3 is among top sellers.

Wedbush Morgan Securities October 2005 NPD Video Game Sales Preview notes that the firm believes October sales will total $416 million, down 13 percent over last year. Despite the sluggishness of the market in recent months, share strength among companies tracked by Wedbush Morgan remains strong, implying that investors are confident in the group as a whole, and unconcerned with the financial burdens that will accompany the coming console transition.

The research note did note that the October year to year comparison is somewhat difficult, due to the release of GTA: San Andreas in October 2004. Wedbush Morgan expects October sales to be driven by SOCOM III (SCEA), Soul Calibur III (Namco), Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Activision), The Warriors (Take-Two) and SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, PANTS! (THQ), and for 15 titles to sell over 100,000 copies (compared to 18 the year prior).