NPD July 2010: Wings of Liberty Edition

Folks. It's August time and we're gonna take a peak at the last month in game sales during Comic-Con time. How well has each system done? Let's find out

July 2010

System	Sales
Wii	253.9K
DS	398.4K
Xbox 360	443.5K
PlayStation 3	214.5K
Playstation Portable	84.0K
PlayStation 2	Unreported

June 2010

System	Sales
Wii	422.5K
DS	510.7K
Xbox 360	451.7K
PlayStation 3	304.8K
Playstation Portable	121.0K
PlayStation 2	Unreported

While the 360 is the only system to remain above 400K, sales overall have dropped big time. The Wii is slightly above the PS3. The PSP is below 100K. It's almost like earlier this year.

And suffice to say, it's gonna be worst for the software. Why? Well, let me show ya.

Software	Publisher	System	Sales
NCAA Football 2011	Electronic Arts	360	368.0K
NCAA Football 2001	Electronic Arts	PS3	298.8K
Crackdown 2	Microsoft	360	208.8K
Super Mario Galaxy 2	Nintendo	Wii	193.0K
Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4	Warner Bros Interactive	DS	141.7K
Red Dead Redemption	Take 2	360	N/A
Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4	Warner Bros Interactive	Wii
Dragon Quest IX	SquareEnix	DS	N/A
New Super Mario Bros Wii	Nintendo	Wii	N/A
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2	ActivisionBlizzard	360	N/A

Overall, sales are down. The 360 version of Red Dead Redemption fell to 7 while the PS3 version fell off the charts. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is still in the Top 4 while the DS version of Lego Harry Potter is in 5th and its Wii version is in 7th. New to the charts is Foozball ala NCAA in the Top 2 charts with Crackdown 2 right behind. Not to rain on anyone's parade, Dragon Quest IX is right behind the Wii version of Lego Harry Potter. Rounding out the Top 10, New Super Mario Bros Wii and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on the 360.

But why are sales down? Is it because the people aren't interested? Or have Starcraft 2 dominated? Word has it that Starcraft 2 sold 721K in North America and more than a Million Worldwide, making it the best selling game of last month. Has the Starcraft craze struck down console gaming that month? And if so, will it give Consoles another kick in the nuts this month? Stay tuned for next month.