Today NPD released their market data for the month of August. The Wii came in first, no surprise there. Microsoft managed to beat Sony by almost 10,000 units. The biggest software seller of the month was Madden, which took up the #1, 2, and 3 spots for Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo, respectively.
Hardware Unit Sales
* PlayStation 3 - 185.4K
* PSP - 253.0K
* PS2 - 144.1K
* 360 - 195.2K
* Wii - 453.0K
* Nintendo DS - 518.3KSoftware
1. Madden NFL 09 (360, EA)
2. Madden NFL 09 (PS3, EA)
3. Madden NFL 09 (PS2, EA)
4. Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo)
6. Wii Play (Wii, Nintendo)
7. Soulcalibur IV (360, Namco)
8. Too Human (360, Microsoft)
9. Madden NFL 09 (Wii, EA)
10. Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS, Activision Blizzard)Dollar Sales Aug-07 Aug-08 CHG YTD Aug 07 YTD Aug 08 CHG
Video Games $994.76M $1.08M 9% $8.02B $10.55B 32%
Video Games Hardware $384.59M $394.53M 3% $3.11B $3.73B 20%
Video Games Software $489.06M $550.67M 13% $3.80B $5.45B 43%
Video Game Accessories $121.11M $137.33M 13% $1.11B $1.38B 24%
