Sony’s staggering turnaround in the United States has continued in August, with the PlayStation 4 once again topping the hardware charts for the eighth consecutive month. Even more impressively, Madden NFL 15 sold best on the Japanese giant’s next-gen system, which is something of a shock considering the strong historical popularity of the property on Microsoft's machines. It is worth mentioning, however, that there was an Xbox One bundle featuring the American Football release which does not contribute to the software figures tracked by the NPD.
Regardless of victors, the ongoing battle between the brand new boxes helped hardware sales to increase massively, up a gigantic 116 per cent year-over-year to $196.2 million. Software once again dropped, though, with the total spend on physical titles reaching just $231.6 million, down from $293.4 million the year prior. To be fair, there weren’t a whole lot of new releases to shout about, with EA Sports’ annual sequel flanked by Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition and the PlayStation versions of Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare.
The Last of Us: Remastered held strong for a second month, finishing in fourth overall, and remaining the best selling first-party title in the United States. Call of Duty: Ghosts, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Watch Dogs, and Battlefield 4 rounded out the top ten, with The LEGO Movie Video Game squeezing in as well. We’ve included the list of best sellers in the space below. Considering all of the Destiny marketing, we can’t see Sony losing September or even October, so it looks like all eyes will be on November to see if Microsoft can stop its competitor from securing a clean sweep.
Top Ten Physical Retail Releases: August 2014
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)
[source venturebeat.com, via neogaf.com]
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September, October and November are apparently the months that matter according to MS... I can see where they are coming from, but it won't work.
This news is expected, but will it ever end? Where are these people coming from?
@Punished_Boss I think they've got a good shot in November, to be honest. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Halo, and I suspect they're going to have really good Black Friday deals, as the Xbox One already has some ridiculous bundles. I think the swing factor is whether Sony's got some kind of marketing deal/bundle with Grand Theft Auto V, but I'm still not convinced that's coming out this year.
@get2sammyb I don't doubt the content, I doubt the paying public.
I think the average gamer is more savvy now when it comes to hardware specs. Twenty years ago it didn't matter, but in this age of high technology, people who prefer a console over pc gaming still want what is considered the strongest. For this reason I think ps4 will continue to dominate.
Woo hoo Wii U has 3 of the top 10 games!
Um, sorry bout that.
Just saw the Destiny commercial again during Thursday Night Football, its a sponsor. The ad certainly makes it seem like a Sony exclusive.
Saw an ad somewhere recently for Sunset Overdrive, so I guess thats coming, and the Halo package, but I cant see X1 going on a big run. It will sell this holiday, but so will PS4, even if I cant think of an exclusive game its getting.
And hopefully Wii U will sell, to finish back where I started. Ild feel a lot better about Wii U if SSB would get dated.
@rjejr vita also got two on top 10, looking ghost wont sell more than hundreds its the same situation
Well good for ps4, i still play through diablo and has no time for buying n.even playing destiy
Oh and wii u got "big game" on November 18/20 ,so good luck for that
I'm considering Diablo III on my PS4, is it that good ? Mostly interested to play split screen co-op with my brother.
@Dohv my very humble opinion: not mind blowing, nothing new but fun and addictive as you progress
I think all will depend on whether Sony managed to build up some stock for the holiday as I can really see a strong demand with the new gen only games coming
@Dohv
I tried it when it came out on PC two years ago and was very underwhelmed, I didn't even get past act 1. Now on PS4 I'm loving it, I think this is the best edition. The console controls seem to work better than mouse and keyboard for me and I'm playing it co op with my son every morning before he goes to school. We have just finished act 1 and are having a blast. Its not split screen, but co op mode works very very well.
PS4 = 190k X1 = 160k NPD(i saw on another site) Seems to close to me :-/ SONY needs to do some good bundles i think over now until Xmas or MS could win a month in the USA :-/ Yep I can't even stand them(MS) winning a single month
This just proves platform branding works for a lot of games.
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