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[Nirolak]

Overall:

Overall retail sales are up 8% year over year.

Hardware sales were up 116% year over year.

Software sales were down 21% year over year.


Software:

1. Madden NFL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
2. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
3. Minecraft (360, PS3)
4. The Last of Us (PS4, PS3)
5. Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, PC, Wii U)
6. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, 3DS, DS, Xbox One, Vita, PC)
7. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One)
8. Watch Dogs (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
9. Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
10. The Lego Movie Videogame (360, 3DS, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, Vita)

Notes:
-Software ranking order does not include bundles.
-Xbox One software revenues nearly doubled from July. This is seemingly true, but not what the statement was referring to.


Hardware:

PS4: #1 best selling
Xbox One: In the final week of August, Xbox One sales doubled the comparable last week of July.

Notes:
-“When lining up sales of PS4 and Xbox One after ten months on the market,” said Callahan. “The combined PS4 and Xbox One hardware sales are greater by over 70 percent compared to their predecessors.”
-"PlayStation" (PS4 + PS3) sold more than Nintendo or Microsoft home consoles.


Other Info:

Xbox One sales are on a positive trajectory, nearly doubling sales in August in the U.S. compared to July due in part to strong demand for the Xbox One Madden NFL 15’bundle. The holiday season is upon us we’re looking forward to bringing the best value bundles, incredible offers like the ‘Buy a Console Get a Game Free’ promotion running now and more great games as we gear up for the launches of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon 2, Destiny, Grand Theft Auto V and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.”

http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/11/august-2014-npd-madden-sells-better-on-ps4-than-xbox-one/

Below are the PlayStation highlights from the August NPD report:

· PlayStation 4 was #1 in hardware sales for the eighth consecutive month and remains the cumulative leader for next generation game consoles.

· PlayStation led the month for next generation software with Madden NFL 15 for PS4 taking the #1 spot for overall software sales.

· Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition and Madden NFL 15 had their strongest sales on PS4 and were the biggest third party releases of the month.

· The Last of Us Remastered continues to have strong momentum on PS4; it was the top selling first-party title in August.

· For the third consecutive month, PlayStation was #1 in combined home console hardware sales (PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3).

 

[AstuteClass]

Here we go!

Holy crap... Madden sold more on PS4?!

 

[Aquamarine]

It begins.

 

[djplaeskool]

Madden still sold more on PS4?

 

[vicissitudes]

1. Madden NFL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)

Uh-oh.

Dudebros moving to the PS4?

 

[Verendus]

Age of One.

 

[JaggedSac]

Why are people still buying Ghosts? lol

Also, good to see PvZ up there. Good game.

 

[Carl]

Let's do this.

 

[Mr Moose]

Madden NFL 15 - PS4 first? Hmm.

 

[Lilalaunebaer]

1. Madden NFL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)

Uh-oh.

Dudebros moving to the PS4?

Dudestation 4

 

[thuway]

The Last of Us holding on. Nice.

 

[AB12]

Can't wait.

 

[Welfare]

So Madden includes the One Bundles? Uh-oh

EDIT: Forget what was said here.

 

[Steverulez]

PvZ came out in August for Playstation right? Not looking good if 360 is still outselling them?

Not many surprises there.

Does NPD count software from bundles?

 

[Ashes]

Call of Duty feels less like a sequel and more like a TV series now. What season are we on now? When does the new season premier?

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Why are people still buying Ghosts? lol

Also, good to see PvZ up there. Good game.

Watch Dogs????

 

[Quadraphonic]

Well, the current generation is finally here. Top games will now have a bigger userbase on PS4 vs 360...

 

[Impeccable]

Last of Us, nice!

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Thin list, as expected. Remakes 'n such another month.

 

[Fergie]

BOOM.

 

[Miles X]

So Madden includes the One Bundles? Uh-oh

Does it tho?

 

[jvm]

War has changed. (From the prediction thread.)

 

[allan-bh]

So Madden includes the One Bundles? Uh-oh

No

 

[SymbiantXenos]

NPD results always come around so fast. Looking forward to the thread.

 

[CoG]

August 2014 NPD: Madden sells better on PS4 than Xbox One

Changing of the guard.

 

[Chobel]

The big question: Is Madden Bundle + XBO version sales > PS4 version sales?

 

[JaggedSac]

Watch Dogs????

huh?

 

[SDCowboy]

Software:

1. Madden NFL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)

Ouch...

 

[Aquamarine]

Madden still sold more on PS4?

The ranking in the OP (PS4 > XBO > 360 > PS3) doesn't include hardware bundles.

 

[LowParry]

Dun dun dun....bring on the hardware numbers!

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Oh lawd

 

[xxracerxx]

Not unexpected for the top 4.

Watch Dogs is tanking on XBO.

 

[djplaeskool]

The ranking in the OP (PS4 > XBO > 360 > PS3) doesn't include hardware bundles.

No bundles.
Gotcha.

Cool to see TLoU holding well.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Wonder what the bundled sales of Madden XB1 were like

 

[Vellyvel]

Mario Kart finally got bump off the top 10.

 

[Zombie James]

8. Watch Dogs (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)

Is this the order of which versions sold the most? If that's the case, seeing the Xbone version selling less than last-gen versions would be worrying.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Can't believe Watch Dogs is still up there

 

[MrNyarlathotep]

Software down again, and pretty sharply.

 

[jett]

How dull.

 

[Eddie Griffin]

Madden prediction I was correct!

 

[RedRooster]

Call of Duty feels less like a sequel and more like a TV series now. What season are we on now? When does the new season premier?

Pretty much, hey? The CSI of video games.

 

[Peff]

No Mario Kart 8?

 

[ZSaberLink]

6. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, 3DS, DS, Xbox One, Vita, PC)
10. The Lego Movie Videogame (360, 3DS, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, Vita)

So Lego continues to sell fine on the Wii U, yet that's the version getting the gimped Lego Batman version with no DLC? I really just don't get it. Also lol at the DS > XB1 > Vita there...

 

[Quotient]

Do the Madden Sales include the xbox one bundles?

 

[moltonasty]

Damn, Mario Kart 8 is gone

 

[darkside31337]

Wow those Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare PS4 numbers must have been real bad.

Not surprised though. Its a multiplayer game only that came out long after the other platforms.

 

[ScoopEE]

Not surprised but sad about the lack of Metro Redux here.

 

[JaggedSac]

Do we know if digital is making up for the drop in retail software sales?

 

[Melchiah]

1. Madden NFL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
2. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
3. Minecraft (360, PS3)
4. The Last of Us (PS4, PS3)
5. Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, PC, Wii U)
6. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, 3DS, DS, Xbox One, Vita, PC)
7. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One)
8. Watch Dogs (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
9. Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
10. The Lego Movie Videogame (360, 3DS, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, Vita)

The effect of platform branding.

 

[RandyBobandy]

Madden isn't really surprising is it? System with the bigger user base sold more