NPD numbers for August are in and there’s no real surprises here. Overall revenue took a significant dip from last year’s results — down from $1.09 billion to $908 million — marking the sixth consecutive month in sales decline.

No real shakeups in the hardware sector came about in August, aside from the fact that PS3 sales climbed to 210,000, likely due to the $100 price cut that went into effect during the latter half of the month. Despite this, Microsoft still edged past Sony, selling 215,400 Xbox 360 units. It’s safe to say we won’t see the true impact of this price cut until September data is released, seeing as that’s when the PS3 Slim model officially hit retail channels, alongside marketing campaigns aimed heavily at the mainstream consumer.

See the complete breakdown of software and hardware sales past the jump.

Hardware Units

PlayStation 2 105.9K
PlayStation 3 210.0K
PSP 140.3K
Xbox 360 215.4K
Wii 277.4K
Nintendo DS 552.9K

Top 10 VG Console/Portable SKU’s August 2009

Title Platform Publisher Release Date Units Rank
MADDEN NFL 10 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-09 928,000 1
WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 754,000 2
MADDEN NFL 10 PS3 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-09 665,000 3
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM* 360 SQUARE ENIX INC Aug-09 303,000 4
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM* PS3 SQUARE ENIX INC Aug-09 290,000 5
MADDEN NFL 10 PS2 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-09 160,000 6
DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY PSP SQUARE ENIX INC Aug-09 130,000 7
WII FIT* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA May-08 128,000 8
MARIO KART W/WHEEL WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 120,000 9
FOSSIL FIGHTERS NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA Aug-09 92,000 10

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