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August NPD Results: Deus Ex Tops Sales Chart

Posted on Friday, September 9 @ 07:47:22 Eastern by


The August NPD Group sales results are in. Deus Ex: Human Revolution topped the software charts with 244,00 units sold. While the Xbox 360 enjoys another month at the top of the hardware charts, even despite the PlayStation 3 receiving a $50 price drop.

Software

  1. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (360, PS3, PC) Square Enix Inc
  2. NCAA Football 12 (360, PS3) Electronic Arts 
  3. Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, NDS, Wii, PC) Activision Blizzard
  4. Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd (NDS, Wii, PS3) Disney Interactive Studios
  5. Cars 2 (NDS, Wii, 360, PS3, PC) Disney Interactive Studios
  6. Just Dance Summer Party (Wii) Ubisoft
  7. Just Dance 2 (Wii) Ubisoft
  8. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Wii, 360, NDS, PS3, 3DS, PSP, PC) Disney Interactive Studios
  9. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) Nintendo
  10. Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (Wii, 360, PS3) Majesco

Hardware*

  • Xbox 360 -308,000 
  • Nintendo 3DS -235,000
  • PlayStation 3 -218,000
  • Nintendo Wii -190,000
  • Nintendo DS -165,000
*Hardware figures are estimates based on statements from console manufacturers. NPD does not provide hardware figures.
Tags:   NPD, sales, ps3, Xbox 360, wii, 3DS


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  • Bras
    Bras

    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Sep 9th, 2011 at 10:50 am
    Fine print:
    "Hardware figures are estimates based on statements from console manufacturers." -> LIES!!
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Sep 9th, 2011 at 2:10 pm
    When aren't they?
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Sep 9th, 2011 at 6:22 pm
    Nintendo DS -165,000 Is that a typo? Shouldn’t it be 3DS?

    If I remember right the NPD does not track electronic download sales (i.e. Steam or Origin) so these number could be off.

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