Madden NFL 25 is Best-Selling Game for August

Developer and publisher EA Sports has announced their new release of Madden NFL 25 was the best-selling video game for any platform during the month of August. The game sold more than one million copies during its first week of release (August 27-September 2). The new release introduces plenty of new features to the series including the all new Madden Ultimate Team and Connected Franchise modes, and you can learn more about the game by reading our Madden NFL 25 review.

EA Sports also revealed several amazing statistics from the first week of Madden NFL 25's release including a combined play time of over six million hours in the first week alone. It was also revealed that the most played matchup during the span was the NFC West rivals Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. Madden Ultimate Team was one of the most played game modes with players opening more than 3.3 million packs during the first week as well. Read on to learn what EA Sports had to say about the exciting release of Madden NFL 25!

“The strong start for Madden NFL 25 on current generation consoles is a testament to the power of this amazing franchise and its fans," said Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President of EA Sports. “It’s a big year for our fans as we launch Madden NFL 25 for two different hardware generations, and we're pleased with the early results for the Xbox 360 and PS3. We're confident we can sustain this momentum as we move towards the launch of next generation consoles this Fall with the most innovative Madden NFL yet."

"The Madden NFL 25 Anniversary Edition was the best-selling sports game preorder in Amazon.com history," said John Love, Director of Video Games for Amazon. "Our customers have responded and we have certainly seen a significant growth in Madden NFL sales this year versus last year."

“We had thousands of gamers in our stores the night Madden NFL launched,” said Laura Phillips, Senior Vice President of Entertainment for Wal-Mart U.S. “We’re encouraged not only by sales of Madden but our overall gaming business, and expect this to be a top seller now and throughout the holiday season.”

"Our customers are big fans of Madden NFL 25’s new dynamic running game and Owner mode," said Bob Puzon, Senior Vice-President of Merchandising for GameStop. "The initial response we've received for the game has been positive, and we have plans in place to make it easy for consumers to upgrade this version of the game once the new consoles are available in GameStop stores."

Madden NFL 25 is now available from all major retailers for the MSRP of $59.99 and can be purchased for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and is coming soon to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Madden NFL 25 is rated E by the ESRB. For more information on the game, check out the official Madden NFL 25 website.