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US console charts: August 14-20

It's a mad, mad, Madden world as EA's exclusive football franchise dominates the Best Buy charts.

When Electronic Arts scored exclusive rights to make NFL games in late 2004, many football fans lamented the demise of the ESPN NFL 2K franchise. Given that the two series' fierce rivalry had spawned innovations on both sides, some doomsayers predicted EA's monopoly would lead its venerable gridiron property to stagnation.

Judging by the mixed-to-positive reviews of Madden NFL 07, the series' quality seems to have survived mostly intact. Not that it mattered at retail, though. Preorders of the game--which officially shipped on Tuesday--dominated the most recent Best Buy sales rankings.

The PlayStation 2 edition of Madden NFL 07 was the week's top seller, followed by the 360 version (second), and the Xbox version (third). Two Hall of Fame Editions of the game also made it into the top 10--the PS2 version in fourth and the Xbox 360 version in ninth. Right behind was the PlayStation Portable edition of the game, rounding out the top 10.

If you weren't sacking quarterbacks this week, chances are you were smacking zombies. Dead Rising, Capcom's Xbox 360 horror survival game that lets you use everyday objects as weapons, was the fifth-best-selling game of the week. It landed just above a resurgent Xbox 360 edition of Tomb Raider: Legend, which owed its boost to its now-discounted price of $29.99.

The remaining two slots in Best Buy's top 10 both belonged to the Nintendo DS. Though not a new title anymore, New Super Mario Bros. jumped into ninth place, just two slots down from the ever-popular Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day.

80 Comments

  • Thailfish

    Posted Aug 28, 2006 10:06 pm GMT

    figures Madden is up there, even though the game sucks, if anyone asks me to play madden this year I will refuse. I've played that same exact game way too many years in a row. All they have done is add a bunch of useless features to an already crappy game. There is no need to buy a new sports game every year. its just minor upgrades and roster updates. How about they just send me a roster updated on XBL for 5 dollars each year. Thats about the only way I would buy Madden.

  • spatulasrule

    Posted Aug 28, 2006 10:04 pm GMT

    im expecting clones of this chart for the next few monthes, madden always dominates at #1 through january, not even nba live or nba 2k can get #1 ever

  • Danthegamingman

    Posted Aug 28, 2006 10:57 am GMT

    WTF? Madden released on 8/22 but the chart is thru 8/20? So DEAD RISING is really #1, thats good news.

  • Shingo

    Posted Aug 27, 2006 8:07 pm GMT

    Finally, a shake up in the charts, albeit very predictable. Lol to Epaul

  • ShadowGirl13

    Posted Aug 27, 2006 7:08 pm GMT

    Ah, what a surprise... Not really.

  • SavoyPrime

    Posted Aug 27, 2006 3:02 pm GMT

    TR:L is back on the charts! Glad to see Laura pleased many people with this newest outing.

  • EPaul

    Posted Aug 27, 2006 2:54 pm GMT

    nice work sony

  • EikoAtoride

    Posted Aug 27, 2006 3:36 am GMT

    At least Japanese gamers don't have 6 times the same game in their charts.... oh, and what I see there? a brain training game...

  • pimpinjoey

    Posted Aug 26, 2006 8:41 pm GMT

    hey!! wheres the gamecube version of madden? i wonder why its not up there? must be some kind of mistake

  • tomservo51

    Posted Aug 26, 2006 5:38 pm GMT

    I wish ppl would stop buying EA's over-rated annual upgrades. It just encourages them to do it every year.

  • PatchMaster

    Posted Aug 26, 2006 12:39 pm GMT

    Go outside & play football!

  • 9997

    Posted Aug 26, 2006 3:57 am GMT

    Notice how Europe is mostlyy Sony with a little Nintendo, Japan is Nintendo with a little Sony, and US is a mix between all 3. Us is the only country where I can't predict the winning console.

  • Sam_Lowery

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 11:47 pm GMT

    Largest retailers in terms of what, total sales including refrigerators, TV's, and other things that don't have anything to do with games?
    I do believe that Maden is the biggest seller this week, and maybe your right and Best Buy is a microcosm of the game industry, it just seems confusing to list their sales as US sales figures.
    And they say 'Rankings based on Bestbuy.com sales figures' so does that mean they are only looking at people who bought games from their online store?

  • thekey

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 5:35 pm GMT

    Sam_Lowery

    Best buy and Walmart are the largest US retailers, so best buy counts. There's Best Buy stores everwhere around here(In NE)

  • Sam_Lowery

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 4:17 pm GMT

    "sirhamalot - My guess is that Madden will top the charts for the next month."
    I bet Saints Row will be up there.

    Keep in mind that the so called 'US console charts' are really just the 'Best Buy console charts'. BTW, does anybody know where to find REAL console sales figurers and not just ones from a company that doesen't even specialise in video games?

  • WelshPrince

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 2:49 pm GMT

    I don't get football video games... Go out and play the damn sport if you like it so much.

  • hemakm3

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 11:47 am GMT

    Go 360

  • HXCDEW

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 10:56 am GMT

    When will people start buying good games! bloody American football.. bloody copycats of rugby! Shame on you..

  • sirhamalot

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 9:33 am GMT

    My guess is that Madden will top the charts for the next month.

  • thebrazenone

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 7:04 am GMT

    no thanks.

  • thug_angel123

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 7:02 am GMT

    Americans with their rugby and UK with their football.

  • faizali86

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 5:48 am GMT

    that was predictable....

  • XJRockcrawler

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 4:45 am GMT

    who would've thought, everyone on here hates sports games, shocking. Go Madden!

  • erikers

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 3:21 am GMT

    So dead rising is basically the #1 game. Good, it deserves it. Who cares about the madden games.

  • d-suhiti

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 1:54 am GMT

    DS and 360 dominating the charts. No surprise.

  • acidicdot

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 1:30 am GMT

    7 years and counting since I have bought a Madden game, that would be Madden NFL 2000 for the N64.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 11:18 pm GMT

    NFL 07 rules!!

  • nintendorocks

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 10:52 pm GMT

    Anyone surprised by this list is a complete idiot....

  • japanesegoth

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 10:33 pm GMT

    why do people keep buying that garbage? it's pretty much the same thing year after year.

  • gamemasta114

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 10:09 pm GMT

    Wow, PSP finally got a game on the chart.

  • ice_rocman

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 9:08 pm GMT

    Nothing like buying new rehases every year.

  • wenbin09

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 8:45 pm GMT

    Madden all the way!!! gosh..

  • t-bag11

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 7:48 pm GMT

    big surprise there. americans and their football.

  • Lt_Metal_Gear

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 7:28 pm GMT

    This wont last....

  • ROTO_DQ

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 7:20 pm GMT

    Madden NFL 07 everywhere

  • thekey

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 7:20 pm GMT

    august_king
    Of course Madden is going to be the top seller, EA and the NFL effectively eliminated any competition! You got that right!

  • Ices100

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 7:10 pm GMT

    Why do people keep buying this s*** game that's nothing more than an $10 update that pc games have?

  • fantasyfacade

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 7:04 pm GMT

    Wow.. US certainly love their football games.

  • Scottyyeahbaby

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 6:11 pm GMT

    Madden Sucks.. everyone I talked with says that it's the same game as last year. 2K Football FOREVER! Just waiting for 2K10 to buy another football game. Death to EA!

  • assassinX01

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 5:33 pm GMT

    damn. . .6 madden games.

  • the_sharko

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 4:19 pm GMT

    Could Dead Rising be in for the long haul?

  • ksathra

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 4:05 pm GMT

    *looks at list* Like anyone didn't see this one coming.

  • DS_fan_atic

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 3:32 pm GMT

    didn't see that coming

  • rl_41

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 3:17 pm GMT

    umm... if its the charts for August 14-20, and Madden is number 1... didnt Madden come out on the 22nd, 2 days after the chart should have ended?

  • kushster

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 3:07 pm GMT

    aren't we a little mad'den....

  • kinncolts

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 3:00 pm GMT

    wow 5 360 titles...nice

  • moocow21

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 2:49 pm GMT

    Madden NFL 07 is great on 360!

  • august_king

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 2:22 pm GMT

    Of course Madden is going to be the top seller, EA and the NFL effectively eliminated any competition!

  • metroidlink1030

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 2:14 pm GMT

    Not a huge surprise...people eat up Madden games. Brain Age is actually higher than NSMB this week...interesting.

  • MegaBeau

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 2:06 pm GMT

    How is it that madden was released this week but is on the charts for last week? ah preorders

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