Madden 15 Leads US NPD August Game Sales

Once again, the monster that is Madden has come through for EA Sports.

Madden wound up as the top selling game in the month of August. Rounding out the Top 5 were Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Minecraft, The Last of Us and Call of Duty: Ghosts.

AUGUST US GAME SALES (August 3-August 30, 2014)

OVERALL DOLLAR SALES

• Total retail sales: $561.3 million (+8%)


• Non-PC hardware: $196.2 million (+116%)


• Non-PC software: $231.6 million (-21%)


• Accessories: $133.5 million (-2%)


• Total software: $238.7 million (-22%)

TOP 10 GAMES FOR August 2014

Title (Platforms) – Publisher

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


2. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) – Activision Blizzard


3. Minecraft (Xbox 360, PS3) – Microsoft/Sony


4. The Last of Us (PS4, PS3) – Sony


5. Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, PC, Wii U) – Activision Blizzard


6. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, 3DS, DS, Xbox One, PS Vita, PC) – Warner Bros.


7. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One) – Electronic Arts


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


9. Battlefield 4 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Electronic Arts


10. The Lego Movie Video Game (Xbox 360, 3DS, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, PS Vita) – Warner Bros

 

Madden 15 Leads US NPD August Game Sales