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NPD: Hardware Sales Tumble

Sales down considerably across nearly every platform during July.

US hardware sales suffered a 37 per cent year-over-year decline in the US during July.

Monthly sales “slowed considerably on nearly every platform,” according to NPD analyst Anita Frazier, generating $280.94 million in total.

The Xbox 360 is currently the only console showing a unit sales increase year-to-date, while the DS has the highest sales of all platforms both for the month and year-to-date.

DS – 538,900
Wii – 252,500
Xbox 360 – 202,900
PSP – 122,800
PS3 – 121,800
PS2 – 108,000