It’s that time of the month again and the numbers you’ve been waiting for are here. Not showing any signs of a slowdown (maybe just a little), the gaming industry continues to pile up cash despite economic woes. For the month of August, the gaming industry saw a 9% increase to $994.8 million. Hardware sales generated $384.6 million with Nintendo once again dominating its competition. On the software side, boosted by Madden 09, an increase of 13% generated a total of $489.1 million. Console sales looked something like:
- Nintendo DS: 518,300 units
- Nintendo Wii: 453,000 units
- Xbox 360: 195,200 units
- PS3: 185,400 units
