The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of September, representing sales for the United States for the five week period of September 1st to October 6th.

The notables this month:

• Nintendo hardware still sells extremely well, despite the economy in a downward trend
• Microsoft dropped the price of the 360 again in September and saw increased weekly sales
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed released this month, with three versions charting in the top ten.

Hardware numbers:
WII: 687.0k (137.4k per week)
NDS: 536.8k (107.36k per week)
360: 347.2k (69.44k per week)
PSP: 238.1k (47.62k per week)
PS3: 232.4k (46.48k per week)
PS2: 173.5k (34.70k per week)

2008 Year-to-Date in US:
WII: 5,177,000
NDS: 4,850,100
PS3: 2,250,800
PSP: 2,195,100
360: 2,101,400

2008 Lifetime-to-Date in US:
NDS: 22,439,800
PSP: 12,707,100
WII: 12,547,000
360: 11,242,400
PS3: 5,498,800

The top ten software went as follows:
01. [360] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts) - 09/2008 - 610k
02. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 05/2008 - 518k
03. [360] Rock Band 2 (MTV Games/Electronic Arts) - 09/2008 - 363k
04. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 04/2008 - 353k
05. [PS3] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts) - 09/2008 - 325k
06. [360] Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Electronic Arts) - 08/2008 - 224k
07. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 02/2007 - 243k
08. [360] Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts) - 08/2008 - 224k
09. [WII] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts) - 09/2008 - 223k
10. [PS2] Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts) - 08/2008 - 158k

Other software:
[PC] Spore - 406k
[PC] Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - 274k

Some software LTDs:
[WII] Wii Play: 6,851,700
[WII] Mario Kart Wii: 3,097,700
[WII] Wii Fit: 2,345,900
[360] Madden NFL 09: 1,224,000

Things to point out:

• 360 Price drop has the 360 outselling the PS3 once again
• Nintendo hardware and software are still selling extremely well despite the economy
• Wii could surpass PSP US LTD in October

Things to look for next month:

• Some notable releases:
  • [PS3] LittleBigPlanet
  • [WII] Wii Music
  • [PS3/360] FIFA Soccer 09
  • [PS3/360/WII] Guitar Hero: World Your
  • [PS3/360] Dead Space

[August 2008 NPD]