Every year, the August game charts from NPD Funworld are beset by Maddenmania. This year, the trend continued into September, with the PlayStation 2 edition of Madden NFL 07 remaining the top-selling title for the second month in a row. The game fared fine on other platforms as well, finishing in fifth (Xbox 360), eighth (Xbox), and 20th (PlayStation Portable).
Madden's victory came at the expense of newcomer Saints Row, which had to be content with second place in what was essentially its debut month. Since it shipped on August 29, the GTA clone has sold over 456,000 copies, filling the void left by this year's lack of an original Grand Theft Auto console game. (The PS2 port of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories shipped in June, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is due out on PSPs this week.)
In third was another strong debut, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy for the PS2. LucasArts' sci-fi/plastic-toy crossover sold well on several other consoles, too, including the original Xbox (13th), Xbox 360 (12th), and GameCube (seventh).
The oft-neglected 'Cube wasn't the only Nintendo platform to see a strong debut in September. Despite mediocre reviews, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team for the DS arrived in fourth place, two slots ahead of the similarly panned Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team for the Game Boy Advance. Another DS newcomer, Star Fox Command, also cracked the top 10 at number nine.
The September PC rankings saw the Glamour Life Stuff expansion pack for the EA phenomenon known as the Sims 2 take the top slot. THQ's World War II real-time strategy game Company of Heroes cracked the top three its first month on the market, just below the still-popular massively multiplayer game World of Warcraft. Lego Star Wars II also did well on the PC charts, premiering in seventh place.
| ALL CONSOLES | ||||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Platform | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | 1 | Madden NFL 07 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Aug-06 | $48 |
| ** | 2 | Saints Row | 360 | THQ | Aug-06 | $60 |
| ** | 3 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | PS2 | Lucasarts | Sep-06 | $39 |
| ** | 4 | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team | DS | Nintendo | Sep-06 | $31 |
| 2 | 5 | Madden NFL 07 | 360 | Electronic Arts | Aug-06 | $58 |
| ** | 6 | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team | GBA | Nintendo | Sep-06 | $31 |
| ** | 7 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | GC | LucasArts | Sep-06 | $39 |
| 4 | 8 | Madden NFL 07 | Xbox | Electronic Arts | Aug-06 | $49 |
| ** | 9 | Star Fox Command | DS | Nintendo | Sep-06 | $32 |
| 6 | 10 | New Super Mario Brothers | DS | Nintendo | May-06 | $35 |
| ** | 11 | NBA Live 07 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sep-06 | $38 |
| ** | 12 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | 360 | Lucasarts | Sep-06 | $49 |
| ** | 13 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | Xbox | Lucasarts | Sep-06 | $39 |
| 5 | 14 | Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus | PS2 | Square Enix | Aug-06 | $49 |
| ** | 15 | Test Drive Unlimited | 360 | Atari | Sep-06 | $40 |
| 3 | 16 | Dead Rising | 360 | Capcom | Aug-06 | $60 |
| ** | 17 | Mario Hoops 3 On 3 | DS | Nintendo | Sep-06 | $32 |
| ** | 18 | Okami | PS2 | Capcom | Sep-06 | $40 |
| 8 | 19 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | PS2 | Take-Two Interactive | Jun-06 | $20 |
| 17 | 20 | Madden NFL 07 | PSP | Electronic Arts | Aug-06 | $40 |
| PC | ||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Average Price |
| ** | 1 | The Sims 2 Glamour Life Stuff | Electronic Arts | $18 |
| 1 | 2 | World of Warcraft | Vivendi | $32 |
| ** | 3 | Company of Heroes | THQ | $49 |
| 2 | 4 | The Sims 2 | Electronic Arts | $40 |
| 7 | 5 | Paws & Claws Pet Vet | Valusoft (THQ) | $16 |
| 6 | 6 | Civilization IV | Take-Two Interactive | $42 |
| ** | 7 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | LucasArts | $29 |
| 9 | 8 | Cars Radiator Springs Adventures | THQ | $19 |
| ** | 9 | Seaworld Adventure Parks Tycoon 2 | Activision | $15 |
| 5 | 10 | The Sims 2: Open for Business | Electronic Arts | $31 |
| 12 | 11 | The Sims 2: Nightlife | Electronic Arts | $31 |
| 19 | 12 | Sim City 4 Deluxe | Electronic Arts | $23 |
| 10 | 13 | Age of Empires III | Microsoft | $48 |
| 3 | 14 | The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff | Electronic Arts | $19 |
| ** | 15 | Star Wars: Empire at War | LucasArts | $32 |
| 14 | 16 | Warcraft III Battle Chest | Vivendi | $38 |
| 17 | 17 | Roller Coaster Tycoon 3: Gold | Atari | $25 |
| 4 | 18 | Civilization IV: Warlords | Take-Two Interactive | $29 |
| ** | 19 | Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection | Microsoft | $20 |
| 8 | 20 | Guild Wars Factions | NCsoft | $48 |
| PLAYSTATION 2 | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | 1 | Madden NFL 07 | Electronic Arts | Aug-06 | $48 |
| ** | 2 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | Lucasarts | Sep-06 | $49 |
| ** | 3 | NBA Live 07 | Electronic Arts | Sep-06 | $50 |
| 2 | 4 | Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus | Square Enix | Aug-06 | $40 |
| ** | 5 | Okami | Capcom | Sep-06 | $70 |
| 4 | 6 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Take-Two Interactive | Jun-06 | $20 |
| 6 | 7 | Guitar Hero Bundle | Activision | Nov-05 | $20 |
| 3 | 8 | NCAA Football 07 | Electronic Arts | Jul-06 | $20 |
| ** | 9 | Xenosaga Episode III | Namco Bandai Games | Aug-06 | $20 |
| ** | 10 | Lego Star Wars | Eidos Interactive | Mar-05 | $20 |
| XBOX | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | 1 | Madden NFL 07 | Electronic Arts | Aug-06 | $49 |
| ** | 2 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | Lucasarts | Sep-06 | $39 |
| 3 | 3 | Halo 2 | Microsoft | Nov-04 | $29 |
| ** | 4 | NBA Live 07 | Electronic Arts | Sep-06 | $39 |
| 4 | 5 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Version 2.0 | Take-Two Interactive | Sep-05 | $21 |
| 2 | 6 | NCAA Football 07 | Electronic Arts | Jul-06 | $49 |
| ** | 7 | Fable | Microsoft | Sep-04 | $21 |
| 9 | 8 | Lego Star Wars | Eidos Interactive | Apr-05 | $20 |
| ** | 9 | NASCAR 07 | Electronic Arts | Sep-06 | $39 |
| 6 | 10 | Star Wars: Battlefront II | LucasArts | Nov-05 | $21 |
| XBOX 360 | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| ** | 1 | Saints Row | THQ | Aug-06 | $60 |
| 1 | 2 | Madden NFL 07 | Electronic Arts | Aug-06 | $58 |
| ** | 3 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | LucasArts | Sep-06 | $49 |
| ** | 4 | Test Drive Unlimited | Atari | Sep-06 | $40 |
| 2 | 5 | Dead Rising | Capcom | Aug-06 | $60 |
| ** | 6 | NBA 2K7 | Take-Two Interactive | Sep-06 | $60 |
| ** | 7 | Enchanted Arms | Ubisoft | Sep-06 | $60 |
| ** | 8 | NBA Live 07 | Electronic Arts | Sep-06 | $59 |
| ** | 9 | The Godfather: The Game | Electronic Arts | Sep-06 | $60 |
| ** | 10 | Nhl 07 | Electronic Arts | Sep-06 | $60 |
| GAMECUBE | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| ** | 1 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | LucasArts | Sep-06 | $39 |
| 1 | 2 | Madden NFL 07 | Electronic Arts | Aug-06 | $40 |
| 3 | 3 | Lego Star Wars | Eidos Interactive | Oct-05 | $20 |
| ** | 4 | Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 | D3publisher | Sep-06 | $40 |
| 4 | 5 | Naruto: Clash of Ninja | D3publisher | Mar-06 | $21 |
| 2 | 6 | Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door | Nintendo | Oct-04 | $20 |
| 5 | 7 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Nintendo | Dec-01 | $30 |
| 6 | 8 | Mario Kart: Double Dash !! | Nintendo | Nov-03 | $30 |
| 10 | 9 | Star Fox: Assault | Nintendo | Feb-05 | $21 |
| 8 | 10 | Teen Titans | THQ | May-06 | $18 |
| GBA | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| ** | 1 | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team | Nintendo | Sep-06 | $31 |
| ** | 2 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | LucasArts | Sep-06 | $28 |
| 1 | 3 | Super Mario Advance | Nintendo | Jun-01 | $20 |
| 3 | 4 | Pokemon Emerald | Nintendo | Apr-05 | $35 |
| 2 | 5 | Cars | THQ | Jun-06 | $30 |
| 7 | 6 | Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo | Oct-03 | $31 |
| 5 | 7 | Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | Nintendo | Sep-02 | $20 |
| 8 | 8 | Mario & Luigi Saga | Nintendo | Nov-03 | $20 |
| 4 | 9 | Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Buena Vista Games | Jun-06 | $22 |
| 6 | 10 | Dogz | Ubisoft | Nov-05 | $30 |
| DS | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| ** | 1 | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team | Nintendo | Sep-06 | $31 |
| ** | 2 | Star Fox Command | Nintendo | Sep-06 | $32 |
| 1 | 3 | New Super Mario Brothers | Nintendo | May-06 | $35 |
| ** | 4 | Mario Hoops 3 On 3 | Nintendo | Sep-06 | $32 |
| ** | 5 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | LucasArts | Sep-06 | $34 |
| 3 | 6 | Big Brain Academy | Nintendo | Jun-06 | $20 |
| 2 | 7 | Brain Age: Train Your Brain In Minutes A Day | Nintendo | Apr-06 | $20 |
| 4 | 8 | Mario Kart | Nintendo | Nov-05 | $35 |
| ** | 9 | Harvest Moon | Natsume | Aug-06 | $30 |
| ** | 10 | Mega Man ZX | Capcom | Sep-06 | $30 |
| PSP | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | 1 | Madden NFL 07 | Electronic Arts | Aug-06 | $40 |
| ** | 2 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | Lucasarts | Sep-06 | $39 |
| 3 | 3 | Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition | Take-Two Interactive | Jun-05 | $20 |
| 5 | 4 | Star Wars: Battlefront II | LucasArts | Nov-05 | $20 |
| 2 | 5 | Tekken: Dark Resurrection | Namco Bandai Games | Jul-06 | $40 |
| ** | 6 | Locoroco | Sony | Sep-06 | $40 |
| 6 | 7 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Take-Two Interactive | Oct-05 | $40 |
| 4 | 8 | NCAA Football 07 | Electronic Arts | Jul-06 | $40 |
| ** | 9 | Ultimate Ghosts 'N Goblins | Capcom | Sep-06 | $40 |
| ** | 10 | Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover | Electronic Arts | Sep-06 | $40 |
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nice to see the cube is selling, my favourite console this gen.
The fact alone that Madden sells more than Okami is a crime.
Seriously, $50-60 for a sports game? There's nothing interestingly new in sports games.
WoW average price $32? try $20 at best buy :)
The GameCube version of Lego Star Wars II is number 7? It even beat New Super Mario Bros. What is this craziness? It's unfortunate Okami didn't do better. It barely made it into the top 20.
Killzone Liberation, GTA VCS, Lumines II, Medal of Honor, Socom 2, Ace Combat X, etc should put PSP on the right spot soon!
Cool!
hopefully when Killzone liberation and GTA vcs release psp game sales will pick up
:lol: I love it when the PSP has horrible sales yet again!!:D
2. "Why is SSB-freaking-M still on the charts? Doesn't everybody still have it?" Dosen't everyone have GTA, or Madden also? you make no sense.
Don't take notice of Xbox charts...there is nothing out for them..of course popular old titles will be selling well. Fixed, heard of Twilight Princess?
We can safely say that the Americans are the same as us Brits, a chart dominated by a football game or two :P (albeit totally different sports)
mmm ..meh hope october,november and december looks much better with AAA games :)
wow. one psp game, and it's at number 20. ouch.
wow got beat by the sims.....lol
I know...it's a shame that Okami didn't sell that well. It's such a great and innovative game too. I can't believe crap like Madden keeps breaking records, when artistic an unique games like Psychonauts and Okami are at the bottom of charts.
No0o0o0... Okami isn't do as well as I hoped.
good to see okami there now what was the point of closing clover studios
I can't wait to see Novembers charts
Great job saint row
there are 3 xbox or xbox 360 games in the top ten, i like that, two of them are madden 07, i dont like that. ay dios, que le pasa a la gente con ese tal madden?
1. Why the heck do people spend $50 every year for what is essentially the EXACT SAME GAME (Madden)? 2. Why is SSB-freaking-M still on the charts? Doesn't everybody still have it?
too bad Sony is still loosing money :lol:
*looks at Madden being #1 on the chart* *yawns*
Pokemon? Pokemon with the poke and the mon and the thing where the guy comes out and makes a face and he makes a fragh ah argh ahhh!!!
Don't take notice of Xbox and GC sale charts...there is nothing out for them..of course popular old titles will be selling well.
Pokemon FTW!!! :D
nice!
NSMB is still there WOW
People doesn't have any taste at all.
the sims is outselling wow....
lol Halo 2 is still in the top 10 sellers for Xbox wow...
Jezus christ, Madden is almost in every category....