You get one guess as to which game dominated August.
Hardware
360 – 356,700
NDS – 342,700
Wii – 244,300
PS3 – 226,000
PSP – 79,400
Software
1. 360 – Madden NFL 11, 920,800
2. PS3 – Madden NFL 11, 893,600
3. Wii – Super Mario Galaxy 2, 124,600
4. 360 – Mafia II, 121,600
5. NDS – New Super Mario Bros., 110,400
6. Wii – New Super Mario Bros. Wii
7. PS3 – Mafia II
8. 360 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
9. 360 – NCAA Football 11
10. Wii – Wii Fit Plus
^The number on the right indicates units sold.
To nobody’s surprise, August belongs to Madden NFL 11. Besides that, we have the usual Nintendo mainstays, and a not-unexpected appearance from Modern Warfare 2, in addition to the other new release of the month, Mafia II. Software sales seem pretty standard.
On the hardware side, though, the Xbox 360 is the sales leader again this month, bolstered both by Madden and its redesign. It’s possible, also, that Nintendo is reaching the saturation point with its systems; the Nintendo DS will have outsold the PS2 by the end of the year if it hasn’t already, and there just aren’t that many people around, even if Nintendo is reaching out. Perhaps the 3DS will see similar success upon its eventual release?
