August NPD: <cite>Madden</cite> Beats <cite>Wii Sports</cite>

August was a very sporty month for U.S. videogame sales.

The NPD Group said Wednesday that the 360 Madden NFL 10, the latest version of Electronic Arts' exclusive NFL football game, topped the sales charts with 928,000 copies sold. The PlayStation 3 version moved an additional 665,000 copies.

And the Wii version? Didn't even make it to the Top 10, but hey, Wii owners have their own kind of sports, the kind you play at resorts. That MotionPlus killer app moved 754,000 units in August.

Overall U.S. videogame sales, at $908 million, dropped by 16% versus August 2008, the sixth month-over-month drop in a row this year.

Hardware Sales:

1. Nintendo DS 552.9K
2. Wii 277.4K
3. Xbox 360 215.4K
4. PlayStation 3 210.0K
5. PSP 140.3K
6. PlayStation 2 105.9K

Top 10 Software Sales:

1. Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360, Electronic Arts): 928,000
2. Wii Sports Resort (Wii, Nintendo): 754,000
3. Madden NFL 10 (PS3, EA): 665,000
4. Batman: Arkham Asylum (360, Square Enix): 303,000
5. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3, Square Enix): 290,000
6. Madden NFL 10 (PS2, EA): 160,000
7. Dissidia Final Fantasy (PSP, Square Enix): 130,000
8. Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo): 128,000
9. Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo): 120,000
10. Fossil Fighters (DS, Nintendo): 92,000

Image courtesy Electronic Arts

See Also:

• NPD July 2009: Wii Sports Resort Tops Slow Month
• May NPD: UFC Game a Smash Hit
• NPD June 2009: Prototype Wins, But Only On 360
• April NPD: DSi Sells Big, Everything Else Plummets
• March NPD: Resident Evil 5 Tops Charts