June NPD: Snake can't break Nintendo hegemony
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Jul 18th 2008 at 3:30PM }
Solid Snake, schmolid shnake. Try as the PlayStation 3 might, even the North American debut of Konami's most famous son and a drop in Wii sales couldn't prevent a Nintendo one-two for the fifth month running.- DS: 783K
368.2K (+88.7%) - Wii: 666.7K
47.5K (-6.6%) - PS3: 405.5K 218.4K (+116.7%)
- PSP: 337.4K 144.7K (+75%)
- 360: 219.8K 31.8K (+16.9%)
- PS2: 188.8K 64.4K (+51.7%)
June software sales
1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) -- 774.6K (does not include units bundled with hardware)
2. Guitar Hero: On Tour (NDS) -- 422.3K
3. Ninja Gaiden II (360) -- 372.7K
4. Wii Fit (w/ balance board) (Wii) -- 372.7K
5. Wii Play (w/ remote) (Wii) -- 359.1K
6. Battlefield: Bad Company (360) -- 346.8K
7. Mario Kart Wii (w/ Wii wheel) (Wii) -- 322.4K
8. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure (Wii) -- 294.5K
9. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure (NDS) -- 267.8K
10. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure (PS2) -- 260.3K
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Max Headroom @ Jul 18th 2008 3:41PM
Wii was a beast with 666k units sold.
TheOverlord#2 can has Animals Crossing? @ Jul 18th 2008 5:49PM
Wouldn't Wii be a devil with 666k sold?
SpinachConvention @ Jul 18th 2008 10:17PM
"Let him who has understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number. That number is 666"
Beast it is
Mr Khan @ Jul 18th 2008 4:48PM
And the Wii version of Lego Indiana Jones being top-selling. Always good to know
DAud_IcI @ Jul 19th 2008 12:59PM
Sry, but I dont really get on thing: are these it US, JP, EU or wordwide statistics?