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NPD Sales Results for August 2010

R

Road

Member
Data care of NPD Group
Reporting period: 8/1/10 - 8/28/10


360 – 356,700
DS -342,700
Wii – 244,300
PS3 -226,000
PSP – 79,400



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



Games: $818.9 million (-10%)
Hardware: $282.9 million (-5%)
Software: $403.5 million (-14%)
Accessories: $132.4 million (-6%)



http://content.usatoday.com/communi...n-tackles-top-august-video-game-sales-slots/1
"Madden NFL 11 once again made August 'Madden Month' at retail," says NPD's Anita Frazier. "Sales of this year's game were about 6% higher than last year's in its debut month, but interestingly, all of the gains occurred on the PS3 platform, reflecting the impact of the hardware sales momentum on corresponding software sales."

Blizzard's PC game Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty -- had it qualified as a console video game -- actually would hit the charts with more than 300,000 copies sold. "In fact, PC games retail dollar sales saw a 35% increase over last August," Frazier says.

However, sales were not enough to prevent the industry's fifth straight decline. Total sales of video games, systems and accessories amounted to about $819 million, 10% below August 2009, according to NPD's report. Hardware sales dropped 5%, while software sales dropped 14%.

"In fact, this month reflected the lowest sales for August since 2006," says NPD's Anita Frazier. "While all categories are down in both dollars and units, the portable portion of the industry is down to a greater extent than is the console portion."
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EviLore is on his 30 day JetBlue vacations, so I guess he has other more important things to care about. =P

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6275506.html
 
V

V_Ben

Banned
Xbox 360 -- 356,700
Nintendo DS -- 342,700
Wii -- 244,300
PlayStation 3 -- 226,000
PSP -- 79,400

Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360) -- 920,800
Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, PlayStation 3) -- 893,600
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo, Wii) - 124,600
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, Xbox 360) -- 121,600
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS) -- 110,400
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, PS3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard, Xbox 360)
NCAA Football 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360)
Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)

EviLore's on vacation so i'm pretty sure he's not around to make the thread. A mod can hijack this post if they deem it necessary.

Have fun!
 
N

Nirolak

Mrgrgr
Here's last year's for the curious:

2009:

* Wii - 277,400
* Xbox 360 - 215,400
* PS3 - 210,000
* NDS - 552,900
* PSP - 140,300
* PS2 - 105,900

# Madden NFL 10 (360) / Electronic Arts / 928,000
# Wii Sports Resort w/ Wii Motion Plus (Wii) / Nintendo / 754,000
# Madden NFL 10 (PS3) / Electronic Arts/ 665,000
# Batman: Arkham Asylum (360) / Square Enix (Eidos) / 303,000
# Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3) / Square Enix (Eidos) / 290,000
# Madden NFL 10 (PS2) / Electronic Arts / 160,000
# Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP) / Square Enix / 130,000
# Wii Fit (Wii) / Nintendo / 128,000
# Mario Kart w/ Wheel (Wii) / Nintendo / 120,000
# Fossil Fighters (DS) / Nintendo / 92,000
 
O

Omiee

Member
woow mafia did pretty bad, also woow at 360

also damn ps3 closing on to the wii.
and wtf at madden doing almost as much sales with madden with the 360 install being almost double that of the ps3 in the us
 
J

jetjevons

Bish loves my games!
Wowzers. Go 360. I guess with Reach MS is gonna dominate next month too.

How much of a YOY drop off is that for the Wii? Sheesh.
 
B

Boney

Banned
timetokill said:
No EviLore makes for a weird NPD day indeed
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It's been like this for quite some time.

Wow at sales :mad:

Next month should start to pick up right? With the summer gone and Halo in.
 
S

Smokey

Member
Damn, 360 on top for 3rd month in a row?

Also surprised at the Madden PS3 numbers. Pretty big jump even though the game in it's current state on both 360 and PS3 is broken beyond belief.

Nice Mafia II numbers as well, good to see it chart on both systems.
 
T

timetokill

Banned
ShockingAlberto said:
NSMB DS outsells NSMB Wii?

Why?
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More DS sold this month than Wii... and NSMB DS is a "must-buy" for a lot of new DS owners

Could also argue that SMG 2 is drawing some of the Wii owners away from NSMB Wii. Probably not but maybe enough to make that difference.
 
G

GrotesqueBeauty

Banned
I'm going with this one. Does anyone have cumulative sales to add to the numbers in the first post?

edit: WTF @ NSMB. That game is a centipede in stilettos.
 
S

Snuggles

erotic butter maelstrom
Wow, the drop off from 2 to 3 is massive. I guess Madden was the only noteworthy release of the month.

360 is really going strong. If Natal is a surprise hit, Microsoft could end up being a regular @ the top dawg spot. Should be interesting to see what happens there. I like to see Nintendo on top, though, I can see Wii Party and the other big Wii releases pushing it back on top as long as Natal doesn't achieve fad status.

Overall it's another boring month. Things should perk up a bit next month with Halo and Other M being in it.
 
L

Lunchbox

Banned
wow, thats 2 months in a row outselling the wii and still halo to come

they should've launched the slim earlier
 
T

thcsquad

Member
V_Ben said:
Xbox 360 -- 356,700
Nintendo DS -- 342,700
Wii -- 244,300
PlayStation 3 -- 226,000
PSP -- 79,400

Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360) -- 920,800
Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, PlayStation 3) -- 893,600
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo, Wii) - 124,600
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, Xbox 360) -- 121,600
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS) -- 110,400
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, PS3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard, Xbox 360)
NCAA Football 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360)
Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)

EviLore's on vacation so i'm pretty sure he's not around to make the thread. A mod can hijack this post if they deem it necessary.

Have fun!
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I'm replying to this one because you're on the Dudebro team.

1. Congrats to 360.
2. I'm not sure if PS3 is doing well by being so close to Wii, or Wii is just really bombing by being really close to PS3.
3. Surprised at how close the Maddens are. Isn't that usually more heavily in favor of the 360?
4. How the fuck is MW2 still on the list?
5. These are pretty sad numbers for Mafia II, aren't they?
 
B

Boney

Banned
timetokill said:
More DS sold this month than Wii... and NSMB DS is a "must-buy" for a lot of new DS owners

Could also argue that SMG 2 is drawing some of the Wii owners away from NSMB Wii. Probably not but maybe enough to make that difference.
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It's not that hard to grasp really. This is why you don't make sequel after sequel and you protect your brand.
 
K

KuwabaraTheMan

Banned
3 of the Top 6 games in the month are Mario games. One of which is older than the other 9 games in the Top 10 combined.

Road said:
4. Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, Xbox 360) -- 121,600
7. Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, PS3)
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Pachter: <laughs>
 
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