June Sales Figures

Canadians love Nintendo. They’re also better at finding Wiis, apparently. NPD has the numbers for June and the Japanese company leads, both in hardware and software sales.

For the month, the Wii sold just over 53,000 units, with the DS trailing behind at 45,700 systems sold. Sony’s PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable were next in line, with 21,000 and 18,500 sold, respectively. On the next-gen front, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 moved 13,500 systems, while the PlayStation 3 sold through 6,500 units and was trumped by the Game Boy Advance; Nintendo’s portable predecessor to the DS sold 8,800 systems.

Canada’s top 10 best-selling games for June 2007:

1. Mario Party 8–Wii
2. Wii Play with Wii Remote–Wii
3. Pokémon Diamond–DS
4. Value Pack (included games vary)–Xbox
5. Forza Motorsport 2–Xbox 360
6. Pokémon Pearl–DS
7. Guitar Hero II with guitar–Xbox 360
8. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition–Wii
9. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess–Wii
10. Super Paper Mario–Wii

Nintendo’s luck continues. Why do people love the Wii so much? Will the PS3′s price drop change the stats next month? We’ll keep you updated.

Source: Gamespot

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