In what has become an annual tradition, August has seen an Electronic Arts football game knocked off the top of the console charts by...an Electronic Arts football game! Yes, once again the latest PlayStation 2 college gridiron game, NCAA Football 06, was succeeded at number one by the latest PS2 version of the Madden franchise, Madden NFL 06. The Xbox version of Madden took the number two slot, while the GameCube edition became the first game for Nintendo's console since Resident Evil 4 to enter the top 20, landing at number seven.
Unfortunately for diversity-seeking football-game fans, there was no ESPN NFL 2K alternative to Madden this year--nor will there be for the better part of a decade, given the company's exclusivity deal with the NFL. Nor will there be an ESPN game when the pact expires in 2009, since EA signed a 15-year deal to use the sports network's brand in games.
If pigskin's not your thing, August saw some new console entrants of both the commando and canine variety. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike, the expansion pack to the popular Xbox squad-based strategy game Ghost Recon 2, debuted at number four. Nipping at its heels was Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends, the wildly popular DS domestic-pet sim, in the fifth slot. The two other versions of the game, Nintendogs: Labrador Retriever & Friends and Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends, debuted at ninth and 12th, respectively.
As usual, there wasn't much change on the PC charts in August. Other than the entry of Microsoft Game Studios' Dungeon Siege II at number five, it was just the same group of recurring favorites swapping places--or in the case of Battlefield 2 and World of Warcraft, not moving at all. The two best sellers stayed in their respective first- and second-place slots, while July eighth-place finisher RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 pulled into third place. Finally, it wouldn't be a PC chart without a gaggle of Sims titles, and last month had four in the top 10: The Sims 2 (6th), The Sims 2 University (7th), The Sims Deluxe (8th), and The Sims: Unleashed (10th).
| ALL CONSOLES | ||||||
| Rank | Last Month | Title | Platform | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | ** | Madden NFL 06 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Aug-05 | $49 |
| 2 | ** | Madden NFL 06 | Xbox | Electronic Arts | Aug-05 | $49 |
| 3 | 1 | NCAA Football 06 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Jul-05 | $48 |
| 4 | ** | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike | Xbox | Ubisoft | Aug-05 | $30 |
| 5 | ** | Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends | DS | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $31 |
| 6 | 4 | Pokemon Emerald | GBA | Nintendo | Apr-05 | $35 |
| 7 | ** | Madden NFL 06 | GC | Electronic Arts | Aug-05 | $49 |
| 8 | 10 | Star Wars: Battlefront | PS2 | LucasArts | Sep-04 | $20 |
| 9 | ** | Nintendogs: Labrador Retriever & Friends | DS | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $31 |
| 10 | 3 | Halo 2 Map Pack | Xbox | Microsoft | Jul-05 | $20 |
| 11 | 17 | Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | Xbox | NovaLogic | Jul-05 | $50 |
| 12 | ** | Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends | DS | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $31 |
| 13 | ** | Dragon Ball GT: Transformation | GBA | Atari | Aug-05 | $30 |
| 14 | 2 | NCAA Football 06 | Xbox | Electronic Arts | Jul-05 | $48 |
| 15 | ** | Darkwatch | Xbox | Capcom | Aug-05 | $49 |
| 16 | 8 | Lego Star Wars | PS2 | Eidos Interactive | Mar-05 | $40 |
| 17 | 20 | Burnout 3: Takedown | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sep-04 | $20 |
| 18 | ** | Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | PS2 | NovaLogic | Jul-05 | $49 |
| 19 | ** | Advance Wars : Dual Strike | DS | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $35 |
| 20 | 9 | Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition | PSP | Take 2 Interactive | Jun-05 | $49 |
| PC | |||||
| Rank | Last Month | Title | Publisher | Average Price | |
| 1 | 1 | Battlefield 2 | Electronic Arts | $48 | |
| 2 | 2 | World of Warcraft | Vivendi Universal | $48 | |
| 3 | 8 | Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 | Atari | $29 | |
| 4 | 3 | Guild Wars | NCsoft | $49 | |
| 5 | ** | Dungeon Siege 2 | Microsoft | $50 | |
| 6 | 5 | The Sims 2 | Electronic Arts | $49 | |
| 7 | 4 | The Sims 2 University | Electronic Arts | $33 | |
| 8 | 6 | The Sims Deluxe | Electronic Arts | $20 | |
| 9 | 7 | Half-Life 2 | Vivendi Universal | $48 | |
| 10 | 9 | The Sims: Unleashed | Electronic Arts | $10 | |
| 11 | ** | Madden NFL 2006 | Electronic Arts | $40 | |
| 12 | ** | Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection | Microsoft | $25 | |
| 13 | ** | Mall Tycoon | Activision | $16 | |
| 14 | 16 | Warcraft III Battle Chest | Vivendi Universal | $38 | |
| 15 | 14 | Star Wars Battlefront | LucasArts | $21 | |
| 16 | 12 | Zoo Tycoon 2 | Microsoft | $31 | |
| 17 | 18 | Halo: Combat Evolved | Microsoft | $20 | |
| 18 | ** | Doom 3 | Activision | $26 | |
| 19 | 13 | The Sims: Superstar | Electronic Arts | $10 | |
| 20 | ** | Seaworld Adventure Parks Tycoon 2 | Activision | $20 | |
| PLAYSTATION 2 | |||||
| Rank | Last Month | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | ** | Madden NFL 06 | Electronic Arts | Aug-05 | $49 |
| 2 | 1 | NCAA Football 06 | Electronic Arts | Jul-05 | $48 |
| 3 | 5 | Star Wars: Battlefront | LucasArts | Sep-04 | $20 |
| 4 | 4 | Lego Star Wars | Eidos Interactive | Mar-05 | $40 |
| 5 | 10 | Burnout 3: Takedown | Electronic Arts | Sep-04 | $20 |
| 6 | ** | Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | NovaLogic | Jul-05 | $49 |
| 7 | 3 | Destroy All Humans! | Thq | Jun-05 | $48 |
| 8 | ** | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Take 2 Interactive | Jul-05 | $40 |
| 9 | 7 | Medal of Honor: European Assault | Electronic Arts | Jun-05 | $39 |
| 10 | ** | Darkwatch | Capcom | Aug-05 | $49 |
| XBOX | |||||
| Rank | Last Month | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | ** | Madden NFL 06 | Electronic Arts | Aug-05 | $49 |
| 2 | ** | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike | Ubisoft | Aug-05 | $30 |
| 3 | 2 | Halo 2 Map Pack | Microsoft | Jul-05 | $20 |
| 4 | 6 | Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | NovaLogic | Jul-05 | $50 |
| 5 | 1 | NCAA Football 06 | Electronic Arts | Jul-05 | $48 |
| 6 | ** | Darkwatch | Capcom | Aug-05 | $49 |
| 7 | 9 | Burnout 3: Takedown | Electronic Arts | Sep-04 | $19 |
| 8 | 10 | Star Wars: Battlefront | LucasArts | Sep-04 | $20 |
| 9 | ** | Halo 2* | Microsoft | Nov-04 | $38 |
| 10 | ** | The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction | Vivendi Universal | Aug-05 | $49 |
| GAMECUBE | |||||
| Rank | Last Month | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | ** | Madden NFL 06 | Electronic Arts | Aug-05 | $49 |
| 2 | 9 | Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life | Natsume | Jul-05 | $30 |
| 3 | 2 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Nintendo | Dec-01 | $30 |
| 4 | 4 | Super Mario Sunshine | Nintendo | Aug-02 | $19 |
| 5 | 3 | Pokemon Colosseum | Nintendo | Mar-04 | $20 |
| 6 | 10 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Take 2 Interactive | Jul-05 | $30 |
| 7 | ** | Sonic Gems Collection | Sega | Aug-05 | $30 |
| 8 | 5 | Animal Crossing | Nintendo | Sep-02 | $20 |
| 9 | 7 | Kirby Air Ride | Nintendo | Oct-03 | $20 |
| 10 | ** | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Nintendo | Mar-03 | $19 |
| GBA | |||||
| Rank | Last Month | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | 1 | Pokemon Emerald | Nintendo | Apr-05 | $35 |
| 2 | ** | Dragon Ball GT: Transformation | Atari | Aug-05 | $30 |
| 3 | 5 | Lego Star Wars | Eidos Interactive | Mar-05 | $30 |
| 4 | ** | Disney's Kim Possible 3 | Buena Vista Games | Jul-05 | $29 |
| 5 | ** | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Take 2 Interactive | Jul-05 | $30 |
| 6 | 8 | Disney Princess | Thq | Mar-03 | $15 |
| 7 | 2 | Fantastic 4 | Activision | Jun-05 | $28 |
| 8 | 4 | Madagascar | Activision | May-05 | $29 |
| 9 | 3 | Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of The Clones | Thq | May-02 | $15 |
| 10 | ** | That's So Raven 2 | Buena Vista Games | Jul-05 | $29 |
| DS | |||||
| Rank | Last Month | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | ** | Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $31 |
| 2 | ** | Nintendogs: Labrador Retriever & Friends | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $31 |
| 3 | ** | Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $31 |
| 4 | ** | Advance Wars : Dual Strike | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $35 |
| 5 | 1 | Kirby: Canvas Curse | Nintendo | Jun-05 | $35 |
| 6 | 2 | Super Mario 64 DS | Nintendo | Nov-04 | $29 |
| 7 | 4 | Warioware: Touched! | Nintendo | Feb-05 | $35 |
| 8 | 3 | Meteos | Nintendo | Jun-05 | $31 |
| 9 | 7 | Yoshi Touch & Go | Nintendo | Mar-05 | $31 |
| 10 | 5 | Goldeneye: Rogue Agent | Electronic Arts | Jun-05 | $30 |
| PSP | |||||
| Rank | Last Month | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | 1 | Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition | Take 2 Interactive | Jun-05 | $49 |
| 2 | 2 | Coded Arms | Konami | Jul-05 | $40 |
| 3 | ** | Death Jr. | Konami | Aug-05 | $40 |
| 4 | 3 | Untold Legends: Brotherhood of The Blade | Sony Online Ent. | Mar-05 | $40 |
| 5 | 5 | Need For Speed: Underground Rivals | Electronic Arts | Mar-05 | $50 |
| 6 | 6 | Twisted Metal: Head On | Sony | Mar-05 | $40 |
| 7 | 4 | Dead To Rights: Reckoning | Namco | Jun-05 | $40 |
| 8 | 8 | Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee | Sony | May-05 | $39 |
| 9 | 9 | ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails | Sony | Apr-05 | $40 |
| 10 | 10 | Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix | Activision | Mar-05 | $48 |
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