The L.A. Timesreports that Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption sold 1.5 million units in May according to data from the NPD Group. The western video game was the bestselling game during the month.
Topping the best-selling list was Red Dead Redemption, developed by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s Rockstar Games studio. Take-Two sold 1.5 million copies of the gritty western title in May. The game's main character, John Marston, is a reformed criminal who hunts down his former compadres in order to save his family.
Red Dead Redemption and Super Mario Galaxy 2 helped sales of video games climb 4% in May. The story was not good for videog game hardware, which plunged 20% in May.
