Wii Sports Resort was the top-selling U.S. game in July, according to the NPD Group report.
Sales were down for the fifth consecutive month, bringing 2009's sale shortfall to $8.16 billion. That's down 14 percent from last year. But NPD analyst Anita Fraser sees a light at the end of the tunnel.
"While year-to-date results are weak," she said, "there are some big titles set to be released over the next several months, including Madden this month, which should help spur sales."
The thin July release slate left room for many Nintendo evergreens to re-enter the top ten. Electronic Arts had success with the debut of their college sports game NCAA Football 10, continued sales for Fight Night Round 4 and the return of their EA Sports Active Bundle to the chart (though it did so by moving a little over 96,000 units).
Hardware and top 10 software sales are below.
Top 10 Hardware Sales, July 2009
1. Nintendo DS 538.9K
2. Wii 252.5K
3. Xbox 360 202.9K
4. PSP 122.8K
5. PlayStation 3 121.8K
6. PlayStation 2 108K
Top 10 Software Sales, July 2009
1. Wii SPORTS RESORT W/WII MOTION PLUS WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA
2. NCAA FOOTBALL 10 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS
3. NCAA FOOTBALL 10 PS3 ELECTRONIC ARTS
4. WII FIT W/BALANCE BOARD WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA
5. MARIO KART W/ WHEEL WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA
6. MARIO KART DS NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA
7. POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA
8. FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS
9. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA
10. EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE WII ELECTRONIC ARTS
Notes:
Three notable July releases, Battlefield 1943, Fat Princess and Trine were sold as digital downloads, which aren't tracked by the NPD. According to EA Battlefield 1943 sold over 600,000 copies in its first week across the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms. That's enough to put the game in the retail top five.
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