Number of contestants: 49
Disqualified: selig, starship, SuperBanjo
According to NPD, here are the numbers I have...
Code:
Month [360] [PS2] [PSP] [PS3] [NDS] [WII]
01/2010 332,800 41,600 100,100 276,900 422,200 465,800
02/2010 422,000 101,900 133,400 360,100 613,200 397,900
03/2010 338,400 118,300 119,900 313,900 700,800 557,500
04/2010 185,400 65,500 180,800 440,800 277,200
05/2010 194,600 59,400 154,500 383,700 334,800
06/2010 451,700 121,000 304,800 510,700 422,500
07/2010 443,500 84,000 214,500 398,400 253,900
08/2010 356,700 79,400 226,000 342,700 244,300
09/2010 483,989 106,624 312,000 403,000 254,000
10/2010 325,000 75,000 250,000 342,000 232,000
11/2010 1,370,000 288,000 530,000 1,500,000 1,270,000
12/2010 1,860,000 428,000* 1,210,000 2,500,000 2,360,000
TOTAL 6,764,089 261,800 1,660,324* 4,333,500 8,557,500 7,069,900
* PSP numbers for December 2010 were not made available, and thus the number you see here is an estimate from jvm at Gamasutra. I've calculated rankings with and without the PSP taken into account.
Results for the 2010 NPDs without the PSP, using these numbers...
1. donny2112 - 4,585,189
2. Archurro - 4,855,011
3. rostocker - 5,493,189
4. JoshuaJSlone - 5,652,189
5. Thunder Monkey - 5,653,189
6. Valru - 5,703,189
7. mujun - 5,803,189
7. King Seesar - 5,803,189
7. thestopsign - 5,803,189
10. Baki - 5,833,189
11. Hyllian - 5,970,189
11. GDGF - 5,970,189
13. Road - 6,053,189
14. scottnak - 6,058,189
15. Neo C. - 6,103,189
16. bakemono - 6,203,189
16. Jokeropia - 6,203,189
18. Deadman - 6,275,011
19. BMF - 6,303,189
19. seady - 6,303,189
21. archnemesis - 6,403,189
22. ichinisan - 6,753,189
23. ChefRamsay - 7,003,189
24. thy_ - 7,303,189
25. GAF Aggregate - 7,341,241
26. botticus - 7,503,189
27. apujanata - 7,570,189
28. Busaiku - 7,670,189
29. Jonsoncao - 7,703,189
30. Joe White - 7,809,314
31. Atreides - 7,870,189
32. Orgen - 7,915,189
33. BowieZ - 8,091,989
34. skedar897 - 8,205,189
35. jj984jj - 8,353,189
35. JoseJX - 8,353,189
37. Fularu - 8,803,189
38. WaltJay - 9,003,189
39. Rainier - 9,303,189
40. andy_lhc - 9,360,789
41. RBH - 9,403,189
42. Aad - 9,503,189
43. John Dunbar - 9,603,189
44. AlternativeUlster - 9,653,189
45. gamergirly - 9,803,189
45. farnham - 9,803,189
47. combinekidd - 10,775,011
48. akilshohen - 12,053,189
49. UltimaPooh - 13,410,011
50. operon - 15,335,011
Results for the 2010 NPDs including the PSP, using these numbers...
1. donny2112 - 4,724,865
2. Archurro - 5,317,335
3. Thunder Monkey - 5,663,513
4. JoshuaJSlone - 5,712,513
5. rostocker - 5,732,865
6. King Seesar - 5,892,865
7. Valru - 6,042,865
8. GDGF - 6,159,865
9. Neo C. - 6,242,865
10. bakemono - 6,263,513
10. Jokeropia - 6,263,513
12. Baki - 6,292,865
13. scottnak - 6,308,865
14. mujun - 6,342,865
14. Road - 6,342,865
16. Hyllian - 6,509,865
17. Deadman - 6,614,687
18. archnemesis - 6,642,865
18. thestopsign - 6,642,865
20. BMF - 6,663,513
21. seady - 7,142,865
22. ichinisan - 7,592,865
23. thy_ - 7,642,865
24. ChefRamsay - 7,742,865
25. GAF Aggregate - 7,767,721
26. Busaiku - 7,809,865
27. apujanata - 8,009,865
28. botticus - 8,042,865
29. Atreides - 8,209,865
30. BowieZ - 8,263,713
31. Orgen - 8,349,865
32. Joe White - 8,373,990
33. Jonsoncao - 8,442,865
34. skedar897 - 8,584,865
35. JoseJX - 8,692,865
36. Fularu - 8,942,865
37. WaltJay - 9,342,865
38. Rainier - 9,463,513
39. jj984jj - 9,492,865
40. Aad - 9,742,865
41. AlternativeUlster - 9,892,865
42. John Dunbar - 9,992,865
43. gamergirly - 10,292,865
44. RBH - 10,542,865
45. farnham - 10,642,865
46. andy_lhc - 10,876,265
47. combinekidd - 12,114,687
48. akilshohen - 13,142,865
49. UltimaPooh - 14,849,687
50. operon - 15,924,687