Fri, Sep 11, 2009 | 00:16 BST
August NPD: Software sales – Madden NFL 10 clear winner
The August NPD numbers are out, and while the industry as a whole was still down, Madden NFL 10 stole the charts by bringing in 928,000 followed by Wii Sports Resort w/WMP at 754,000.
Earlier, it was reported that EA CEO John Riccitiello was “disappointed” with Madden NFL 10 sales saying it was “discouraging”, that “one of our highest-rated and best-marketed ‘Madden’ titles in years is facing strong headwinds” during its debut.
- Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360) – 928,000
- Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo Wii) – 754,000
- Madden NFL 10 (Playstation 3) – 665,000
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360) – 303,000
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (Playstation 3) – 290,000
- Madden NFL 10 (Playstation 2) – 160,000
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP) – 130,000
- Wii Fit (Nintendo Wii) – 128,000
- Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo Wii) – 120,000
- Fossil Fighters (Nintendo DS) – 92,000
Also of note, is that PS3 was the only platform to realize a year-over-year increase in total software sales and this is reflected in the top 10 list for the month which includes two PS3 games.
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Posted in: America, Charts, Financials, Hot, Retail, Trade
Tags: August 2009 NPD, August 2009 NPD Software, npd, npd august 2009
10 comments
#1
sxpacks
11/09/09, 12:42 am
#3 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360) – 303,000
#4 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Playstation 3) – 290,000
This proves that gamerscore > DLC.
#2
Jadeskye
11/09/09, 12:48 am
ummm…
noooooo that prooves that more people who own xboxes wanted that game.
a marginal amount of owners at that.
#3
FeaturePreacher
11/09/09, 1:17 am
That’s the first time in a long time I’ve seen a psp title in the top ten. Note to developers: name your psp title around final fantasy to get it to sell. Try names like Finaly Fantasya.
#4
FeaturePreacher
11/09/09, 1:20 am
@sxpacks
Yeah that 13,000 difference is nowhere near the 263,000 unit difference with Madden 10.
#5
freedoms_stain
11/09/09, 1:55 am
lol, I love idiots who have no handle on statistics or their implication.
#6
Tonka
11/09/09, 8:48 am
MK still going strong I see.
#7
Blerk
11/09/09, 9:02 am
That’s actually a spectacular showing for PS3 Batman, which probably shows that the DLC did make a difference. Remember there are a lot more 360s than PS3s in US homes.
#8
Tonka
11/09/09, 9:23 am
What’s this about DLC? I thought Batman lived in Gotham?
#9
Blerk
11/09/09, 9:28 am
Ba-da-boom-tish.
#10
SlayerGT
11/09/09, 1:42 pm
The Madden curse strikes again!
http://2009.steelers.com/article/110147/
Fitzgerald better keep his head on a swivel.