Sales tracking firm NPD Group has released its software and hardware sales for the month of August, heralding the latest installment in EA’s long-running licensed football franchise — Madden NFL ’11 — as the best-selling software offering.

Boasting a combined total of 1.8 million units shifted across Xbox 360 and PS3, nothing else came close. Super Mario Galaxy 2, which has stood its ground on the charts for the fourth consecutive month, ranked third with 124,600 units sold.

On the hardware front, only PS3 saw an increase in unit sales over the previous month. Every other platform took a hit. Year-over-year revenue across the entire video game sector was down 10 precent, reflecting a figure of $818.9 million dollars, down from $910.3 million last year.

See the complete breakdown of hardware and software figures after the jump.

Hardware Units – Aug-10

PlayStation 3 226.0K
PSP 79.4K
Xbox 360 356.7K
Wii 244.3K
Nintendo DS 342.7K

Top 10 VG Console/Portable SKU’s Aug 2010
Title Platform Publisher Release Date Units Rank
MADDEN NFL 11 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-10 920.8K 1
MADDEN NFL 11 PS3 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-10 893.6K 2
SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 WII NINTENDO May-10 124.6K 3
MAFIA II* 360 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE Aug-10 121.6K 4
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS NDS NINTENDO May-06 110.4K 5
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO Nov-09 6
MAFIA II* PS3 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE Aug-10 7
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 8
NCAA FOOTBALL 11 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jul-10 9
WII FIT PLUS* WII NINTENDO Oct-09 10

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