Here it is kiddies. Mark your calendars, write it down in your diaries: the Xbox 360 has finally managed to outsell the Playstation 2. The August NPD numbers are in, and things are really getting interesting. Spurred on no doubt by the recent price cut, the Xbox 360 sold 276,700 units during the month of August, handily beating the Playstation 2 with 202,000 units. The Xbox 360 saw just over a 100,000 unit increase over last month, which is sure to have the folks in Redmond smiling. Something else for Microsoft to smile about -- albeit more devilishly -- is that th Playstation 3 saw its sales dip to 130,000. Still, the Wii remains on top with a staggering 403,600 units sold. Meanwhile, the DS again garnered second place with 383,300 units sold. The entire breakdown looks a little something ... a-like-a this:
- Nintendo Wii: 403.6K (4 million total)
- Nintendo DS: 383.3K (12.7 million total)
- Microsoft Xbox 360: 276.7K (6.3 million)
- Sony PlayStation 2: 202K (39.1 million total)
- Sony PSP: 151.2K (8.3 million total)
- Sony PlayStation 3: 130.6K (1.75 million total)
[Via Joystiq]
