The Official August NPD Thread (Data for 4 wks ending Aug 28)

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D-Joe on 09 September 2010

GreyianStorm said:

palancas7 said:

Xbox 360 -- 356,700
Nintendo DS -- 342,700
Wii -- 244,300
PlayStation 3 -- 226,000
PSP -- 79,400

Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360) -- 920,800
Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, PlayStation 3) -- 893,600
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo, Wii) - 124,600
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, Xbox 360) -- 121,600
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS) -- 110,400
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, PS3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard, Xbox 360)
NCAA Football 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360)
Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)

So, 360 overtracked by 27k, Wii overtracked 23k, PS3 undertracked 7k, PSP undertracked 12k, DS overtracked 46k.

All in all, pretty close to NPD. Madden on 360 was just 5k off (though the PS3 version was 135k undertracked :/ )

NPD=USA,Vgchartz=Americans

edit:i'm wrong

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kopstudent89 on 09 September 2010

NSMB DS!!! OMG!! Above NSMB Wii :P

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PizzaFaceGamer on 09 September 2010

why are so many people still buying madden?

can some1 please explain this to me.

It's pretty much the same game every year with a few minor tweaks

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D-Joe said:

GreyianStorm said:

palancas7 said:

Xbox 360 -- 356,700
Nintendo DS -- 342,700
Wii -- 244,300
PlayStation 3 -- 226,000
PSP -- 79,400

Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360) -- 920,800
Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, PlayStation 3) -- 893,600
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo, Wii) - 124,600
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, Xbox 360) -- 121,600
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS) -- 110,400
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, PS3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard, Xbox 360)
NCAA Football 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360)
Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)

So, 360 overtracked by 27k, Wii overtracked 23k, PS3 undertracked 7k, PSP undertracked 12k, DS overtracked 46k.

All in all, pretty close to NPD. Madden on 360 was just 5k off (though the PS3 version was 135k undertracked :/ )

NPD=USA,Vgchartz=Americans

I took the figures from the NPD Preview thread. Aren't they already adjusted to what VGChartz has as US-only sales?

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Starcraft 2 - 300k

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D-Joe on 09 September 2010

Last Year

Hardware sales

Wii - 277,400

Xbox 360 - 215,400

PS3 - 210,000

NDS - 552,900

PSP - 140,300

PS2 - 105,900

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So no adjustmens will take place since Vgchartz includes Canada and Mexico and hell NSMB DS lol, nearly 5 years old and still selling well.

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darkheart709 on 09 September 2010

Wow, Both NSMB are up there, will they ever stop selling?

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postofficebuddy on 09 September 2010

D-Joe said:

GreyianStorm said:

palancas7 said:

Xbox 360 -- 356,700
Nintendo DS -- 342,700
Wii -- 244,300
PlayStation 3 -- 226,000
PSP -- 79,400

Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360) -- 920,800
Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, PlayStation 3) -- 893,600
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo, Wii) - 124,600
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, Xbox 360) -- 121,600
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS) -- 110,400
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, PS3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard, Xbox 360)
NCAA Football 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360)
Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)

So, 360 overtracked by 27k, Wii overtracked 23k, PS3 undertracked 7k, PSP undertracked 12k, DS overtracked 46k.

All in all, pretty close to NPD. Madden on 360 was just 5k off (though the PS3 version was 135k undertracked :/ )

NPD=USA,Vgchartz=Americans

He's going by the numbers that were already reduced from Americas to USA.

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darthdevidem01 on 09 September 2010

GreyianStorm said:

D-Joe said:

GreyianStorm said:

palancas7 said:

Xbox 360 -- 356,700
Nintendo DS -- 342,700
Wii -- 244,300
PlayStation 3 -- 226,000
PSP -- 79,400

Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360) -- 920,800
Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts, PlayStation 3) -- 893,600
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo, Wii) - 124,600
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, Xbox 360) -- 121,600
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS) -- 110,400
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Mafia II (Take 2 Interactive, PS3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard, Xbox 360)
NCAA Football 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360)
Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)

So, 360 overtracked by 27k, Wii overtracked 23k, PS3 undertracked 7k, PSP undertracked 12k, DS overtracked 46k.

All in all, pretty close to NPD. Madden on 360 was just 5k off (though the PS3 version was 135k undertracked :/ )

NPD=USA,Vgchartz=Americans

I took the figures from the NPD Preview thread. Aren't they already adjusted to what VGChartz has as US-only sales?

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