XBOX 360 completely dominated the Top 10 most requested titles for the week. Both Wii and PS3 didn't even come close.
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With a 400k debut, Bioshock has a pretty legitimate shot at 1,000,000 units long term. For a sense of scale though - even in week two Madden (across all platforms) - outsold the game.

With the Americas data now in, it is time for the weekly look at Vgchartz sales data. For the week ending August 25, Xbox 360 saw the release of a key release - Bioshock. Additionally, numbers for Madden NFL 2008 in week two across all platforms were quite similar to the debut of Bioshock. That said, it is important to note that Xbox 360 hardware did not see a boost. For more on the current generation hardware sales (PS3,Wii, 360, DS, PSP) as compared to last week, check the chart.
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Madden NFL 08 Demo
Price free
Size 813.50 MB
Availability Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom and United States
[ESRB: E (Everyone)] Download the demo.
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The Wii, Xbox, GC and PSP versions of Madden 08 ¿ combined - accounted for fewer than 10% of the 1.6 million units sold while 360 version sold them most and 4 times the PS3 version.

-- 8/18 ---- 8/11 ------ Net Change
NDS 131,930 / 126,277 / +3%
Wii 89,280 / 86,469 / +4%
360 59,118 / 52,484 / +13%
PSP 53,206 / 55,160 / -4%
PS3 47,928 / 41,499 / +15%
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New York City, and more specifically Times Square, is the center for hundreds of launches, parties, and events a year. Tonight however, EA Sports delivered the largest video game launch that we've ever been a part of by buying up giant billboards, holding an Ozzy Osbourne concert above the Hard Rock Cafe, and essentially shutting down a piece of the busiest city in America for a bit of the night, all for the launch of the heralded Madden 08.

Note: We've put together a more than 11 minute video of the event for you guys to check out. Click here for the goods.

We mingled and interviewed Hall of Fame NFL players at the ESPN Zone, we pulled the Prince of ******* Darkness aside after his concert to ask him a few questions about Madden 08's soundtrack, and even went out and spoke with you guys - the fans - at Toys "R" Us who had started lining up for the midnight launch as early as 2:00 PM in order to have the first copy handed to them by the beloved Tiki Barber.

We'll have tons of coverage from the event including photos, a lengthy video showcasing the aforementioned celebrity interviews, and a detailed article later in the week so keep it locked to IGN.com for all the goods.
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Michael Vick moved down on the falcons dept chart in Madden 08 following todays roster update. This was a definitely a necessary action for EA to take and I am glad they did this.
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The first roster update for the next-gen versions of Madden 08 is expected to release shortly.
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Nintendo Co.'s Pokemon Pearl for the Nintendo DS handheld outsold EA's Madden NFL 08 for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 on Wed. following a discount that spurred sales for the latest Pokemon title at Amazon.com.

Pokemon Pearl on Wed. morning held the No. 1 sales rank at Amazon.com's Computer & Video Games, followed by Madden NFL 08 for Xbox 360 at No. 2.
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Sales for EA's Madden NFL 08 for Microsoft's Xbox 360 topped the versions for Sony's PS3 in Tues, launch movement at Amazon.com.

Tues. afternoon Madden NFL 08 for the Xbox 360 ranked as the #1 top-selling product at Amazon's Video Games division. By comparison Madden NFL 08 for the PS3 held at #4 in the same period.
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With the new Madden 08 it looks like EA decided to make all of the Xbox 360 achievements in the game related to on field stats like yardage of runs, passes, returns, etc. They have done away with the achievements associated with playing online and also with any achievements attributed to a season mode. Typically there is an achievement for completing X number of games or winning the super bowl, but it seems this year they are also missing.
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