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August NPD: Figures released, 360 beats PS3

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NPD's released its August figures. Everything below:

Hardware Unit Sales

  • PlayStation 3 - 185.4K
  • PSP - 253.0K
  • PS2 - 144.1K
  • 360 - 195.2K
  • Wii - 453.0K
  • Nintendo DS - 518.3K

Software

  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%

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Patrick Garratt

Founder & Publisher (Former)

Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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