Andre Yoskowitz
15 Aug 2008 14:41
According to the latest NPD data figures, Nintendo has dominated the US console hardware sales for the month of July, both with its Wii console and DS handheld.
For the month, the Nintendo sold 608,000 DS units and 555,000 Wii units, far ahead of the third place Sony PlayStation 3 which sold 225,000 units for the period.
Right on the PS3's heels was the PlayStation Portable, which sold 222,000 units.
Most notably for the period was that the Xbox 360 fell to fifth, selling 205,000 units despite a price cut and strong software sales.
Overall sales totalled $447 million USD, a 17 percent growth year-on-year
The full chart for July 2008 looks like this:
* 1. Nintendo DS: 608,000
* 2. Nintendo Wii: 555,000
* 3. PlayStation 3: 225,000
* 4. PlayStation Portable: 222,000
* 5. Xbox 360: 205,000
* 6. PlayStation 2: 155,000