Here are the NPD results for last month:

PlayStation 2 146.0K
PlayStation 3 491.8K
PSP 190.4K
Xbox 360 352.6K
Wii 462.8K
Nintendo DS 524.2K

HALO 3:ODST 360 MICROSOFT (CORP) Sep-09 1.52M
WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 442.9K
MADDEN NFL 10 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-09 289.6K
MARIO & LUIGI:BOWSER'S INSIDE STORY NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA Sep-09 258.1K
THE BEATLES:ROCK BAND 360 MTV GAMES/ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-09 254.0K
MADDEN NFL 10 PS3 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-09 246.5K
MARVEL:ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD (CORP) Sep-09 236.0K
BATMAN:ARKHAM ASYLUM PS3 SQUARE ENIX INC (CORP) Aug-09 212.5K
GUITAR HERO 5 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD (CORP) Sep-09 210.8K
THE BEATLES:ROCK BAND WII MTV GAMES/ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-09 208.6K

The story for September seems to be all about Halo, as ODST continues the trend of sales records for Microsoft's biggest franchise, taking in a whopping 1.52 million copies.

However, even with that, the 360 couldn't take top dog in the console race, although a surprise winner still did. Sony continues the momentum from their August price drop, with the PS3 taking in 491.8 thousand sales, good enough for the highest-selling home console. Nintendo fanboys shouldn't hit the panic button just yet though, as the DS still took the top spot with 552.9 thousand sold, and the Wii still had a respectable third-place showing with 462.8 thousand in the books, a number that should grow thanks to its own price drop this month.

As for games not with Halo in the title, Wii Sports Resort continues its long-range sales with a second place showing, Madden and Batman remain in the top ten, and in the music game war of this holiday, the first battle goes to The Beatles, as The Beatles: Rock Band beat out Guitar Hero 5 in sales across all platforms, despite the 2-for-1 offer of Guitar Hero: Van Halen.