NPD August 2011(Late to the party edition)

(We find the Reporter snoozing at a desk. Suddenly, someone tosses a rock at him with a piece of paper attached to it, sending him flying to the floor).

Owww. My head. Who threw that?

(The Reporter takes out the paper and reads it)

Reading: You're overdue for your NPD of August 2011. Please take care of this before I punch you in the face.

Oh my god. I overslept.

Anyway, here it is. The NPD of August. So what did the 3DS do with a price drop?

Xbox 360: 308K
Nintendo 3DS: 235K
PlayStation 3: 218K
Wii: 190K
Nintendo DS: 165K

After months of playing second fiddle to the DS, the 3DS finally leaped over it with the DS itself falling. The 360 still dominates over that, along with the PS3 and the Wii. But its numbers are dwindling.

Meanwhile, on the software side, it may be SquareEnix in the spotlight

01. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (360, PS3, PC)** Square Enix Inc - 244K
02. NCAA Football 12 (360, PS3) Electronic Arts - 240.4K
03. Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, NDS, Wii, PC)** Activision Blizzard
04. Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd (NDS, Wii, PS3) Disney Interactive Studios
05. Cars 2 (NDS, Wii, 360, PS3, PC) Disney Interactive Studios
06. Just Dance Summer Party (Wii) Ubisoft
07. Just Dance 2 (Wii) Ubisoft
08. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Wii, 360, NDS, PS3, 3DS, PSP, PC) Disney Interactive Studios
09. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) Nintendo - 84K
10. Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (Wii, 360, PS3) Majesco

Deux Ex: Human Revolution debuts at first place, giving the owners of Eidos a reason to celebrate. NCAA Football turns out to be EA's better football game this month with Call of Duty: Black Ops still hanging in there. Disney was able to sneak Phineas and Ferb into number 4 and Cars 2 at number 5(Now when are they gonna do a new Lion King game?) Ubisoft's Just Dance series of games occupy 6 and 7 while Disney has their Lego Pirates at number 8. Rounding out the Top 10: Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Zumba Fitness: Join the Party.

The 3DS is finally taking off. Does this mean the end of the DS? Also, will the PS3 get a sales boost? Stay tuned. And now, a TV Ad