Nintendo tops the July NPD – Software is a rocking

The July NPD charts are in for North America and Nintendo has done well yet again with both the Wii and Nintendo DS and in the software field. 608,000 DS units were sold and more than 555,000 Wii units sold with a 49% market share for the month. DS also had 73 percent share of hand-held sales in July. Five games from Nintendo consoles occupied the top ten with Wii Fit in at number two, Guitar Hero On Tour at position three, Wii Play in forth, Mario Kart Wii in 7th and disappointingly Rock Band for Wii in 8th. Full charts inside.

Hardware

DS 608k
Wii 555k
Playstation 3 225k
PSP 222k
Xbox 360 205k
Playstation 2 155k

Top 10 Software

360 NCAA FOOTBALL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS JULY 2008 397.6K
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAY 2008 369.6K
NDS GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR ACTIVISION JUNE 2008 309.7K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 284K
PS3 NCAA FOOTBALL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS JULY 2008 242.5K
360 SOUL CALIBUR IV NAMCO BANDAI GAMES OF AMERICA JULY 2008 218.9K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA APRIL 2008 174.5K
WII ROCK BAND SPECIAL ED BUNDLE MTV GAMES/ELECTRONIC ARTS JUNE 2008 165.8K
PS3 SOUL CALIBUR IV NAMCO BANDAI GAMES OF AMERICA JULY 2008 155.8K
360 SID MEIERS CIVILIZATION REVOLUTION TAKE 2 INT. CORP. JULY 2008 147.6K

Source: GoNintendo via NPD