The latest hardware and software sales numbers for August 2008 have just been released tonight courtesy of the NPD Group. On the hardware side, Nintendo continues its dominance with the sale of 453K Wii units, followed by a whopping 518.3K Nintendo DS units.
Microsoft’s Xbox 360, hot off the heels of a recent price cut, beat [...]

After weeks of rumors, speculation, and retail flyers that spilled the beans, Microsoft finally confirmed this evening that all of their Xbox 360 SKUs will get a price cut. Starting on September 5, the Elite system will sell for $399.99, the 60GB Pro system for $299.99, and most notably, the Arcade system for $199.
“We are [...]

Nintendo didn’t have the month they had in June, but still managed to secure the top spot for hardware sales according to the latest NPG Group numbers released tonight. The company sold 555K Wiis for the month, alongside the overall leader DS at 608K units.
Right behind them was the PlayStation brand, with the PlayStation 3 [...]

The Nintendo Wii officially took the top spot for total hardware sales in the current generation console race, according to the numbers released tonight by The NPD Group. Moving 666.7K units for the month of June, the Wii has now sold 10.9 million units in the United States, surpassing the Xbox 360 to become the [...]

As was the case for April, Nintendo continues to have great month of sales for both its Wii and DS consoles according to the latest numbers released by the NPD Group tonight.
Sales for the Wii and DS clocked in at 675K and 452K, respectively, while Mario Kart Wii finished third in overall sales at 787K. [...]

Nintendo is continuing to sell its Wii console at a record pace, according to the latest sales numbers released tonight by the NPD Group.
Despite the very public launching of Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29, the house that Mario built had an extremely good month selling 714,000 Wiis in addition to 414,800 DSs. The [...]