It has been a while, but for June, Nintendo did not dominate the hardware sales for current video game systems. While they did keep the top spot with the DS, the Xbox 360 moved up to 2nd place, with the Wii close behind (but not enough). The PS3 was in 4th place as normal, followed lastly by the PSP.
It will be interesting to see if the 360 can hold it’s new position, which I think is partly due to a set of popular games that have come out for the 360 and PS3 in recent months. Plus they did introduce a new model of the 360 as well (but until I hear better stories about that ring of death – I will not buy a 360 – just my two-bits).
NPD figures for June 2010 are:
Hardware:
- NDS/DSi = 510,700 units sold! (+33% from prior month)
- 360 = 451,700 (+132%)
- Wii = 442,500 (+32%)
- PS3 = 304,800 (+97%)
- PSP = 121,000 (+105%)
Software (top games for June 2010):
- Red Dead Redemption – 360 = 582,600 units sold
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Wii = 548,400
- Red Dead Redemption – PS3 = 380,300
- New Super Mario Bros. – Wii 200,900
- Just Dance – Wii 174,800
- Wii Fit Plus – Wii
- Toy Story 3 – DS
- UFC Undisputed 2010 – 360
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – Wii
- UFC Undisputed 2010 – PS3
For a change, the Wii took most of the top software sales spots for June, the opposite of the hardware sales (it always seems to work that way). While Red Dead took 1st and 3rd, the Wii took 2nd, 4th-6th, and 9th place. Super Mario Galaxy 2 was in 2nd place, and I expect it to stay near the top for a while. I still find it a little humorous that New Super Mario Bros. just won’t drop in sales, moving back up to 4th place for June. I was rather surprised by Just Dance for the Wii moving back up into 5th place. How this game moved back up is a mystery, unless it is on sale in advance of the upcoming Just Dance 2? Wii Fit Plus follows in sales, along with Toy Story 3 for the DS, which is not a direct Nintendo game (for a change). The rest, well, they are what they are.
See you next month for the July figures…
