Monthly US Sales (August 2006) – It’s Maddenific!
The numbers for last month are finally in and it looks like we now know what happened in August! August is typically one of the slowest times of the year for the gaming industry. It’s also one of the most predictable when it comes to the software charts for the United States. What do I mean by that? August, at least in the USA, is the month of Madden. Just look at the number it pulled off!
- PS2 Madden NFL 07 – 885,000
- 360 Madden NFL 07 – 477,000
- XBX Madden NFL 07 – 253,000
- PS2 Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame Edition – 127,000
- 360 Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame Edition – 92,000
- PSP Madden NFL 07 – 58,000
- GCN Madden NFL 07 – 50,000
- NDS Madden NFL 07 – 7,000
- GBA Madden NFL 07 – 3,000
Yep, around 1,952,000 copies of the game were sold in the USA alone. The last 50,000 of the 2 million figure reported earlier likely came from sales in Canada where Madden isn’t as popular. As you can see, we Canadians aren’t the only ones who don’t have too much of a taste for Madden. Nintendo fans don’t seem to particularly care for the series either. Oh well, let’s move on to hardware.
Hardware Sales for August 2006
The Xbox is selling less and less every month now. Pretty soon, will it be gone completely? Is it only a matter of time before the same happens to the GameCube? Although people are still thinking the GCN might stand a chance of catching up to the Xbox. Who knows, maybe a couple of years down the road we’ll hear an announcement saying that the GameCube did outsell the Xbox? By then we’ll be well into the next generation so it won’t matter much. PlayStation 2 is as strong as ever. Xbox 360 isn’t doing as well as the Xbox had done by this point in time, but it’s doing much better than the Xbox and GameCube had done in August 2002 (their first summer).
- Nintendo DS – 278,000
- PlayStation 2 – 262,000
- Xbox 360 – 204,000
- Game Boy Advance – 156,000
- PlayStation Portable – 146,000
- GameCube – 41,000
- Xbox – 9,000
Top 10 Game Titles for August 2006
Now let’s look at the game titles. There were 24 titles that sold over 50,000 copies last month. If you want to see the top 10, click on the Full Article link below!
The numbers for last month are finally in and it looks like we now know what happened in August! August is typically one of the slowest times of the year for the gaming industry. It’s also one of the most predictable when it comes to the software charts for the United States. What do I mean by that? August, at least in the USA, is the month of Madden. Just look at the number it pulled off!
- PS2 Madden NFL 07 – 885,000
- 360 Madden NFL 07 – 477,000
- XBX Madden NFL 07 – 253,000
- PS2 Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame Edition – 127,000
- 360 Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame Edition – 92,000
- PSP Madden NFL 07 – 58,000
- GCN Madden NFL 07 – 50,000
- NDS Madden NFL 07 – 7,000
- GBA Madden NFL 07 – 3,000
Yep, around 1,952,000 copies of the game were sold in the USA alone. The last 50,000 of the 2 million figure reported earlier likely came from sales in Canada where Madden isn’t as popular. As you can see, we Canadians aren’t the only ones who don’t have too much of a taste for Madden. Nintendo fans don’t seem to particularly care for the series either. Oh well, let’s move on to hardware.
- Nintendo DS – 278,000
- PlayStation 2 – 262,000
- Xbox 360 – 204,000
- Game Boy Advance – 156,000
- PlayStation Portable – 146,000
- GameCube – 41,000
- Xbox – 9,000
The Xbox is selling less and less every month now. Pretty soon, will it be gone completely? Is it only a matter of time before the same happens to the GameCube? Although people are still thinking the GCN might stand a chance of catching up to the Xbox. Who knows, maybe a couple of years down the road we’ll hear an announcement saying that the GameCube did outsell the Xbox? By then we’ll be well into the next generation so it won’t matter much. PlayStation 2 is as strong as ever. Xbox 360 isn’t doing as well as the Xbox had done by this point in time, but it’s doing much better than the Xbox and GameCube had done in August 2002 (their first summer).
The Game Boy Advance is starting to pull out ahead of the PlayStation Portable again. So far this year, the GBA has outsold both the Nintendo DS and PSP. In the last couple of months though, the GBA has been losing a bit of steam. The PSP isn’t doing too hot either but if Sony drops the price a little it might be back in the game. The DS is still going strong after the launch of the DS Lite in June. Don’t expect it to go down until maybe next year. There’s tons of releases, including new hardware colours, which should keep the numbers high.
Now, back to software. There were 24 titles that sold over 50,000 copies last month. Ten of them were on the PS2. Five were on the 360, four were on the DS, and two were on the XBX. The GCN, GBA, and PSP had one game a piece. And yes, the PSP and GCN 50k+ seller was just Madden. The Top 10 looked like this:
- PS2 Madden NFL 07 – 885,000
- 360 Madden NFL 07 – 477,000
- 360 Dead Rising – 337,000
- XBX Madden NFL 07 – 253,000
- PS2 FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus – 200,000
- NDS New Super Mario Bros. – 179,000
- PS2 NCAA Football 07 – 160,000
- PS2 Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame Edition – 127,000
- PS2 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories – 102,000
- 360 Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame Edition – 92,000
Next month, summer officially ends! Goodbye summer drought, and hello fall bonanza! If you’d like past sales numbers to compare, click here.
Via NPD Funworld
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