Red Dead still rules the software chart, but Super Mario Galaxy 2 makes its mark as well.
The NPD Group has released its U.S. hardware and software sales numbers for the month of May (5/30/10 - 7/3/10), and each chart bears many similarities to last month.
The industry on the whole was down when compared to the same period last year (dropping to $1.10B from $1.17B), but sales of console hardware were up 6 percent year-on-year. The Nintendo DS once again led the way with torrid sales of 510.7K, up sharply from last month's 383.7K. The Xbox 360 was close behind in second place with sales of 451.7K, pulling ahead of the Wii's 422.5K units sold with its second-largest non-holiday sales month since the launch of Halo 3 in September 2007. Despite a fourth-place finish, the PlayStation 3 pushed its streak of month-on-month sales increases to 11 months running.
NPD US Video Game Hardware Sales - June 2010
1. Nintendo DS - 510.7k
2. Xbox 360 - 451.7K
3. Wii - 422.5K
4. PlayStation 3 - 304.8K
5. PSP - 121.0K
The top of the software chart is once again dominated by a single title, Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption. Its combined sales of 963.2K were enough to land it the first and third spots on the chart for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, respectively. Its strong sales also make it the highest-selling game of 2010 so far.
Nintendo effectively owns the rest of the chart, however. Super Mario Galaxy 2 raked in 548.4K worth of sales in its first full sales month to land the number two spot. New Super Mario Bros. Wii keeps on selling and appears at number four, with Just Dance and Wii Fit Plus taking the fifth and sixth spots. Toy Story 3 for Nintendo DS capitalized on the movie's recent release to grab the seventh spot, and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 for Wii appears at number nine. UFC 10: Undisputed for Xbox 360 and PS3 rounds out the bottom of the list.
Top 10 VG Console/Portable SKU's June 2010
Title Platform Publisher Release Date Units
1. RED DEAD REDEMPTION 360 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE May-10 582.9K
2. SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 WII NINTENDO May-10 548.4K
3. RED DEAD REDEMPTION PS3 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE May-10 380.3K
4. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO Nov-09 200.9K
5. JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT Nov-09 174.8K
6. WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD* WII NINTENDO Oct-09
7. TOY STORY 3 NDS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS Jun-10
8. UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED 360 THQ May-10
9. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE Jun-10
10. UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED PS3 THQ May-10
(*includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)
One notable omission from the June software top 10 is EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11. NPD's Anita Frazier noted that, "The new Tiger Woods release sold only 32 percent of what last year's release sold in its introductory month at retail. That said, last year's game saw a huge sales increase over previous versions".
