According to NPD Group, Red Dead Redemption has sold roughly 2.5 million copies since its release in the US - making it the best-selling title of 2010 thus far. The game sold 1.5 million in May, and nearly 1 million in June, which is an impressive carry-over from its release month. Compared to other sales in June, the Xbox version of Redemption was the most sold game with 582.9K, with the PlayStation 3 version siting solid in 3rd place with 380.3K.

Top 10 Game Sales, June 2010 (US)

1. Red Dead Redemption, Xbox 360, Take-Two 582.9K
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2, Wii, Nintendo 548.4K
3. Red Dead Redemption, PS3, Take-Two 380.3K
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wii, Nintendo 200.9K
5. Just Dance, Wii, Ubisoft 174.8K
6. Wii Fit Plus, Wii, Nintendo
7. Toy Story 3, Nintendo DS, Disney Interactive
8. UFC 2010: Undisputed, Xbox 360, THQ
9. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Wii, Warner Bros.
10. UFC 2010: Undisputed, PS3, THQ

In the UK however, Red Dead Redemption is the second best-selling title for January-June 2010; being beaten by Just Dance for the Wii. It's important to note however, that Just Dance has been available for six months now, compared to the six weeks that Red Dead Redemption has been available. Redemption should be in first place following July sales, one would suspect.

Top 10 Game Sales, January-June 2010 (UK)

1. Just Dance - 940.358
2. Red Dead Redemption - 819,161
3. Bad Company 2 - 590,580
4. Modern Warfare 2 - 540,761
5. Wii Fit Plus - 499,998
6. Wii Sports Resort - 439,920
7. 2010 FIFA World Cup - 396,858
8. Aliens vs Predator - 359,968
9. Final Fantasy XIII - 339,996
10. FIFA 10 - 318,719

Furthermore, THQ has blamed Red Dead Redemption for their 2010 offering of UFC not selling as well as was expected. When speaking with MCV this week, THQ's UK marketing director, Jon Rooke, said that "sales [of UFC] were softer than where we would have liked them to be," adding that it was "largely down to Red Dead Redmeption. Rockstar have probably taken a fair amount of our market share. They shipped 5m units, taking a lot of consumer dollars,". However, Rooke said that he expects sale figures for UFC to pick-up in the coming months.

It's definitely impressive to see Red Dead Redemption is still selling in large numbers, and the fact that its success is affecting other game releases proves its popularity, showing that people are choosing it over anything else on offer. Hopefully it can hold onto its #1 position in the US (and soon, the UK) and become the best-selling game of 2010 overall.

Sources: DLR (US Sale Stats), VideoGamer (UK Sale Stats), CVG (THQ)