The August American NPD charts are in and Nintendo is continuing to dominate the hardware as well as Madden ripping up the software. The Xbox 360 version of Madden was the best along with Bioshock and 360’s price drop helping to increase sales. However it was again the Wii and the DS that continue to be a stand out with 403,600 Wii consoles sold and 383,300 DS units sold. Full Charts and Figures inside.
Wii games also did well with four games in the top ten, Wii Play, debutante Metroid Prime 3 and Mario Strikers charged in fourth, sixth and seventh and Mairo Party 8 in 9th. The entire market was the real winner though with hardware and software up 46 per cent more than the same time last year.

Software

1. Madden NFL 08 (Xbox 360) - Electronic Arts - 896,600 2. Madden NFL 08 (PlayStation 2) - Electronic Arts - 643,600 3. BioShock (Xbox 360) - Take-Two - 490,900 4. Madden NFL 08 (PlayStation 3) - Electronic Arts - 336,200 5. Wii Play (Wii) - Nintendo - 256,800 6. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii) - Nintendo - 218,100 7. Mario Strikers: Charged (Wii) - Nintendo - 147,400 8. Guitar Hero 2 Bundle (PlayStation 2) - Activision - 145,400 9. Mario Party 8 (Wii) - Nintendo - 138,300 10. Guitar Hero Encore (PlayStation 2) - Activision - 127,100

Hardware

PlayStation 2 - 202.000 PlayStation 3 - 130.600 PlayStation Portable - 151.200 Xbox 360 - 276.700 Nintendo Wii - 403.600 Nintendo DS - 383.300 GBA - 69.500 Source: GamesIndustry.biz