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You'll notice that Wii Sports Resort isn't in the headline. Of course Nintendo's follow-up to Wii Sports did well in August, based on the numbers released by the NPD Group today. It wasn't the number-one selling game, however, as that spot went to Electronic Arts' Madden NFL 2010. All told, Madden NFL 2010 was August's big winner, selling 1.9 million copies across all platforms.
The complete top 10 in software sales for August 2009:
1. 360 Madden NFL 2010, Electronic Arts, 928,000
2. Wii Wii Sports Resort w/ Wii Motion Plus, Nintendo of America, 754,000
3. PS3 Madden NFL 2010, Electronic Arts, 665,000
4. 360 Batman: Arkham Asylum, Square Enix, 303,000
5. PS3 Batman: Arkham Asylum, Square Enix, 290,000
6. PS2 Madden NFL 2010, Electronic Arts, 160,000
7. PSP Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Square Enix, 130,000
8. Wii Wii Fit, Nintendo of America, 128,000
9. Wii Mario Kart w/ Wheel, Nintendo of America, 120,000
10. DS Fossil Fighters, Nintendo of America, 92,000
Of worthy note, the NPD Group points out PlayStation 3 was the only piece of hardware to experience a year-over-year increase in software sales, as evidenced by the healthy numbers for both Madden NFL 2010 and Batman: Arkham Asylum. In Batman's case, the PlayStation 3 version came within just 13,000 units of the Xbox 360 version. Did the heavily promoted exclusive Joker downloadable content have something to do with that? Let me know if it swayed you.
In other good Sony news, Dissidia: Final Fantasy made an appearance in the top ten. It remains to be seen if such momentum can be rolled into non-Final Fantasy or God of War games on PSP. If you like numbers, though, there's a problem. If PSP's digital distribution really takes off on PSP Go, we'll lose accurate sales numbers. Those are not included in NPD Group's charts.
A major shakeup coming next month is the combined power of Guitar Hero 5 and The Beatles: Rock Band. NPD Group analyst Anita Frazier addressed what this could mean for the industry in the coming weeks, given downbeat expectations for music games.
"With the introduction of Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5 in September, a lot of folks have inquired about the performance of these titles and the music/dance genre," said Frazier. "While sales of this genre are down 46% year-to-date, unit sales are down much less because lower prices are playing into the dollar sales decline. It's still the third best-selling genre for the year after General Action and Multiple/Other Sports (where Wii Fit resides)."
Given how much love there's been for Batman, it's nice to see the game rewarded with solid sales, too. Which of these games have you picked up?
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ProjektX13
Even with the DLC Arkham Aslyum managed to sell more on the 360, contrary to popular belief Madden sell s more and better on the 360. shocker? nah.
scooter39452
the joker maps certainly swayed me toward the ps3 version of batman. but i get all my multi platform games on ps3 cause i dont trust my 360 that much being its my fifth one... if i buy another one i deserve to be shot.....
DravinClaw
Square Enix bought Eidos back in Feb. thats why the game was pushed back a few months
mp1289
Thats in august...batman came out on august 25th....according to vgchartz.com batman has sold 709,000 for the ps3 and 621,000 for the xbox 360 as of september 5th. first time i see the ps3 beat the 360 in a multiplatform game.
ROYALHYSTERIA55
maybe batman sold 13,000 within the 360 cause both systems have owners that know a good game when they see it
NativeCain
Who knew Batman: Arkham Asylum was made by Square Enix
"4. 360 Batman: Arkham Asylum, Square Enix, 303,000
5. PS3 Batman: Arkham Asylum, Square Enix, 290,000"
partyboy8967
Hey sony fanboys do u ralize that g4tv.com has 3 articles in which the ps3 are actually talked highly about? Yeh so for all you fanboys that think g4 hates the ps3 get ur head screwd on right.
ihitterdal
I can think of so many games that are harshly overlooked despite their creativity, yet the Madden series, Wii Fit, and Mario Kart continue to sell massive amounts. Why do people buy these instead of more original titles that actually deserve the money people spend on them, such as most of Atlus's catalog and NIS's games? This is why our industry is starting to repeat itself: nobody buys original games anymore. We're all buying the same thing over and over again.
IcemanMX
#6 is Madden 2010 for the PS2 with 160,000 units sold.
I don't know whether to be amazed or not. Sony isn't kidding around when they say ten-year life cycle, are they?
-M
Reaper24683
everytime I try to reply to a comment, the comment won't post. Can anyone help me?
BigDogW
wow i cant believe that Mario kart is still in the top 10
xL7717
How on Earth can so many people STILL be buying Wii Fit?!
I mean, any real gamer knows it's not even that great of a game and is only a cash-in for Nintendo.
Reaper24683
I'm pretty sure the developer for batman is rocksteady and the publisher is warner/dc/eidos!
ral1121
lol Number 10. Fossil fighters..
i guess all the little kids and soccer moms be copping that.
Nightshade386
I own both Madden & Batman. Both are fantastic games.
Interesting to see that there's a much larger sales gap between the PS3 and 360 on Madden than there was on Batman. PS3 owners getting the free Joker DLC clearly factored into some people's purchasing decision.
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