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August NPD: Xbox 360 still on top while the Wii continues to fall

Posted Sep 10, 2010 at 7:27PM EST by Ryan F.

Listed in: PSP, Wii, PS3, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 Tags: chart, Microsoft, news, Nintendo, NPD, Sony

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The August 2010 U.S. retail videogame sales results are in, and we got the numbers! According to the data gathered by the NPD Group, the Xbox 360 continues to lead the hardware charts, posting another impressive numbers for the second month in throw, while EA's annual football showcase, Madden NFL 11, leads the software side.

The Xbox 360 moved 356,700 units last month and is expected to dominate the charts once again with the impending release of Halo: Reach next week. The PS3 on the other hand sold 226,000 units in August, posting a five percent increase, and for the thirteenth straight month, showed a significant growth as compared to its sales one year ago while the PSP continues to dive down below. Meanwhile, on the Nintendo's side, things are not looking very bright as the Wii saw its lowest month of hardware sales since launch, selling only 244,300 units and the DS selling fourteen percent fewer systems as compared to the other month.

U.S. hardware sales for the month of August:

Xbox 360: 356,700
Nintendo DS: 342,700
Wii: 244,300
PlayStation 3: 226,000
PlayStation Portable: 79,400

On the software side, EA's Madden 11 dominated the charts, posting a combined 1,814,400 units between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game while Take-Two's crime drama sequel, Mafia II, debuted at the fourth spot.

U.S. retail game sales for August:

Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, 360) 920,800
Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, PS3) 893,600
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo, Wii) 124,600
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, 360) 121,600
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS) 110,400
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo, Wii)
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, PS3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard, 360)
NCAA Football 11 (Electronic Arts, 360)
Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Wii)

Via [Gamasutra]

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" 1. Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, 360) 920,800
2. Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, PS3) 893,600
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo, Wii) 124,600
4. Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, 360) 121,600
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS) 110,400
6. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo, Wii)
7. Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, PS3)
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard, 360)
9. NCAA Football 11 (Electronic Arts, 360)
10. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Wii)"

Thats adorable.
I dont want to play any of those games.

But apparently I was the only mother fucker who didn't like avatar too, so maybe its just me.

# RE: August NPD: Xbox 360 still on top while the Wii continues to fall — ISOHaven 2010-09-13 12:16

It's not surprising. I figured the new 360 would sell well. For these major reasons:

1. Retailers are blowing out the old units like there is no tomorrow.

2. Everyone I know that owns a 360 (or two) has replaced their old unit with the new one. Either in anticipation for Kinect (less cables) or because they are sick of their older failing unit.

Hum...never underestimate the power of football I guess...

# I forgot this was a foreign site... — cloudnine 2010-09-13 12:23

...so FUCK football aka soccer.

# news flash — Puntymario 2010-09-13 22:02

Its not like falling sales for wii is bad at this point, it just shows that there probably arent alot of people requiring new replacements for failure. also that means alot of people own wii already and they are running out of customers to buy it.

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