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August NPD Figures: Month of Madden Edition!

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The newest NPD numbers are out, and it’s lookin’ good for the Xbox 360. In the month of August, the 360 sold 276,700 units, coming in second out of the three consoles (and third overall, DS being #2) behind the Wii.

Also, two Xbox 360 titles were in the Top 20 SKUs for August: Madden NFL 08 at 896,600 units, and BioShock at 490,900 units. Two Workds, Guitar Hero II and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 for the Xbox 360 were also in the top 20, as well as Madden NFL 08 for the Xbox.

You can see a full list of consoles AND games after the break.

TOP SELLING CONSOLES

  1. Nintendo Wii - 404,000
  2. Nintendo DS - 383,000
  3. Xbox 360 - 277.000
  4. PlayStation 2 - 202,000
  5. PlayStation Portable - 151,000
  6. PlayStation 3 - 131,000

TOP SELLING GAMES (HTML sucks!)

  1. Madden NFL 08 - Xbox 360 - 897,000
  2. Madden NFL 08 - PS2 - 644,000
  3. BioShock - Xbox 360 - 491,000
  4. Madden NFL 08 - PS3 - 336,000
  5. Wii Play w/ Remote - Wii - 257,000
  6. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Wii - 218,000
  7. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s - PS2 - 127,000
  8. Madden NFL 08 - Xbox
  9. Madden NFL 08 - Wii
  10. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes A - Wii
  11. Two Worlds - Xbox 360
  12. Pokemon Diamond - Nintendo DS
  13. High School Musical: Makin’ The Cut - Nintendo DS (What?!)
  14. Guitar Hero 2 w/ Guitar - Xbox 360
  15. Madden NFL 08 - PSP
  16. Pokemon Pearl - Nintendo DS
  17. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 - Xbox 360

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