Madden, Batman surprise in August software sales

In what can be considered a bit of a non-shocker, Madden NFL 10 managed to move 1.75 million units in August, followed by Wii Sports Resort and Batman Arkham Asylum. The Xbox 360 version of Madden raked in 928K in unit sales, while the PS3 version managed to sell through about 665K units, followed by the PS2 version which moved about 120K units.

Batman: Arkham Asylum did pretty well on the PS3 and Xbox 360; 303K units of the Xbox 360 version were sold in August followed very closely by 290K units on the PS3. No doubt hardware price cuts that kicked off in August probably helped Batman: Arkham Asylum than Madden did. Full list below:

August 2009 Software Sales:

Madden NFL 10 for Xbox 360, EA - 928,000 units

Wii Sports Resort for Wii, Nintendo - 754,000 units

Madden NFL 10 for PS3, EA - 665,000 units

Batman: Arkham Asylum for Xbox 360, Square Enix - 303,000 units

Batman: Arkham Asylum for PS3, Square Enix - 290,000 units

Madden NFL 10 for PS2, EA - 160,000 units

Dissidia Final Fantasy for PSP, Square Enix - 130,000 units

Wii Fit for Wii, Nintendo - 128,000 units

Mario Kart Wii for Wii, Nintendo - 120,000 units

Fossil Fighters for DS, Nintendo - 92,000 units

Resident Evil 5 Dominates March Software Sales

Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 outsold every other video game in March, according to software and hardware sales data for the month from NPD Group. Resident Evil 5 on the Xbox 360 managed to move 938,00 units, while its PS3 counterpart did a respectable 585, 000 units. Pokémon Platinum Edition managed to move 805,000 units in March, followed by Halo Wars for Xbox 360 with 639,000 units, Wii fit with 541,000, MLB 09 with 305,000, Killzone 2 with 296,000, and Wii Play with 281,000.

1. Resident Evil 5 - Xbox 360
2. Pokémon Platinum Edition - DS
3. Halo Wars - Xbox 360
4. Resident Evil 5 - Xbox 360
5. Wii Fit - Wii
6. MLB 09: The Show - PS3
7. Killzone 2 - PS3
8. Wii Play - Wii
9. Mario Kart Wii - Wii
10. MLB 2K9 - Xbox 360

NPD group noted that video games sales for March were down by about 17 percent from the same  period last year.

Killzone 2 Tops UK Charts

Killzone 2 is blazing up the charts in the UK with the PS3 exclusive landing at the number one spot for the week ending Feb 28th, 2009 - according to retail sales data from ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack’s All Formats Top 40. Killzone 2 managed to beat out Halo Wars, which debuted at the number 2 spot, knocking Street Fighter IV to number three for the week, which in turn helped push Wii Fit to the number four spot.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village for the DS, The Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection, FIFA 09, Call of Duty: World at War, Ben 10: Alien Force, and Mario Kart Wii filled out the rest of the chart for the week. Silent Hill: Homecoming debuted at number eleven, just missing the top ten and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II took a dramatic nose dive off the top ten to land at the 18th best selling position for the week.

ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 - Week Ending Feb 28th:
1. Killzone 2 (Sony)
2. Halo Wars (Microsoft)
3. Street Fighter IV (Capcom)
4. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
6. Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (Sega)
7. FIFA 09 (EA)
8. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard)
9. Ben 10: Alien Force (D3P)
10. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)

January Video Game Sales Up 13 Percent

Sales of video game hardware and software grew 13 percent in January, according to fresh January numbers from NPD Group. Overall software and hardware sales were $1.33 billion in North America, up from $1.18 billion from the same period a year ago. Game hardware, led by sales of the Wii, were up 17 percent to $445.4 million, while software saw a year over year increase of 10 percent, raking in $676.6 million in January.

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November Hardware and Software Sales

NPD sales data numbers for the month of Nov. 2008 are in, and to its competition’s chagrin, Nintendo continues to dominate the hardware sales chart. for the month of November, Nintendo managed to sell through 2.04 million units in North America, outpacing its own sales numbers from the same period a year ago (981K) by twofold. The Nintendo Ds also did pretty well during the month, moving 1.57 million units, up slightly from 1.53 million in Nov. 2007.

While Nintendo’s platforms continue to take the rest of the pack to the woodshed on a regular basis, there’s some good news for Microsoft and some even more bad news for Sony; the Xbox 360 sold 836K units in Nov., up slightly from 770K units a year ago beating out the PS3, PSP and PS2. The PS3 moved 378K units, but was down from 466K a year ago. The PSP moved 421K units, but was down from 567K in the same period a year ago, and the aging PS2 moved 206K units - down substantially from 496K units in Nov. 2007.  (more after the break)

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Nintendo Prints More Cash

Nintendo reported a 31.5 percent gain in profits for the quarter on the continued success of the Wii. April to June operating profit at Nintendo climbed to 119.19 billion yen (or $1.10 billion), up from 90.63 billion yen year over year. Net profit was also on the rise, climbing 33.7 percent to 107.27 billion yen. Sales climbed 24.4 to 423.38 billion yen. Continued interest in the Wii and software titles like Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit helped drive sales during the period, but the appeal of the DS seems to be on the decline.

Wii sales jumped 51 percent to 5.17 million units in the quarter, spanking the PS3 (1.56 million units) and Xbox 360 (1.3 million). Sales of the DS were flat, slightly below last year’s sales of 6.98 units at 6.94 million units. Despite that slight decline in DS unit sales, Nintendo kicked ass and took names at home and abroad, though my gut tells me that Sony’s PSP is starting to cut into DS sales in Japan.

Dragon Quest V Tops Japanese Retail

Square Enix is probably delighted to hear that its latest Dragon Quest game debuted as the number of game in its first week at retail in Japan. The game managed to move an impressive 664,000 units in its first week, outpacing games like Gundam Battle Universe for PSP, Persona 4 for PS2, Wii fit and Mario Kart Wii. Its nearest competitor for the week, Gundam Battle Universe sold a paltry 138, 000 units. Here are the rest of the top ten best selling games in Japan for the week ending July 20, 2008:

1. Dragon Quest V - DS
2. Gundam Battle Universe - PSP
3. Persona 4 - PS2
4. Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi - PS3
5. Wii Fit - Wii
6. Mario Kart Wii - Wii
7. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX - DS
8. Derby Stallion DS - DS
9. Monster Hunter Portable 2 G - PSP
10. Densetsu no Stafi: Taiketsu! Dire Kaizokudan - DS

Source: GI.Biz