Nintendo of America celebrated another victorious month on the hardware front during August, according to the latest sales data from the NPD Group.

Nintendo’s DS led the August hardware chart with 518,300 units sold, bringing the portable’s lifetime US sales total to nearly 22 million.

The company’s Wii was in second place with 453,000 sales, taking its lifetime US total close to 12 million units and reinforcing its position as the bestselling home console of the current generation.

"The positive public response to Nintendo DS and Wii has stayed strong throughout 2008," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing.

Dunaway went on to sing the praises of Nintendo platform software, which took five out of the top ten spots in the monthly chart.

"New titles like Madden NFL 09 All-Play for Wii have joined top ten veterans like Wii Fit, demonstrating the wide and long-lasting appeal of Nintendo games," she said.