The NPD Group has revealed the top ten best-selling games in the United States for the month of June.





The Last Of Us see deal The Last of Us - PlayStation3 $9.99 on Gamestop Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) Minecraft (360) Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, PC, NWU)** NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, WII, NWU, PSP, PC)** Injustice: Gods Among Us (360, PS3, NWU)** Donkey Kong Country Returns (3DS, WII) Deadpool (360, PS3) Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)** Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)

Total game sales for the month (including hardware, software and accessories) were $593 million, down 15% compared to last year. Software sales brought in $296 million, down 10% from the same month in 2012.The best-selling titles in the United States for the period between June 2nd and July 6th were the following:

**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

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According to NPD analyst Liam Callahan, The Last of Us had "the second highest first-month sales of a PS3 first-party game, after God of War 3 in March 2010. The Last of Us was also the third highest game to launch during the month of June since NPD began tracking sales in 1995." Last week, Sony confirmed that The Last of Us sold 3.4 million copies in three weeks Callahan wrote that Animal crossing "also sold well in the context of first-party games for the 3DS, having the third highest first-month sales next to two launches from holiday 2011: Mario Kart 7, and Super Mario 3D Land.” He added that "3DS software sales momentum is building due to a steady flow of content over the past few months, leading to positive year-to-date sales results.”"This is the first time since this console generation began that the top 3 games that sold through retail were first-party platform exclusives – each from a different first party," Callahan noted. "In this case, The Last of Us, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Minecraft.”Discussing Minecraft, Callahan pointed out that “Minecraft’s successful foray into physical retail shows that digital products can reach a new market when launching a physical disc. While many have downloaded the game, these sales indicate that there are plenty of consumers willing to buy a physical disc who are either not connected to the internet, don’t have a credit card to purchase digital games online, or simply prefer the physical disk over digital copies.”In terms of hardware, Callahan reports that "Nintendo’s 3DS maintained the top spot for overall hardware sales across all platforms for the second consecutive month. The Xbox 360 was the highest selling console, continuing its streak for the thirtieth month in a row." He also points out that while Ouya launched in June, sales "were relatively light for a new console. This may be due to the lack of a major marquee title driving consumers to seek out the console, low awareness due to Ouya being a new brand, or low inventory volume due to manufacturing constraints.”Microsoft reports that Xbox 360 sold 140,000 units in June in the United States, “making June the 30th consecutive month Xbox 360 was the best-selling console.” $197 million was spent on Xbox 360 hardware, software and accessories in the U.S. in June.Nintendo reports that 225,000 3DS systems were sold in the U.S. in June. In June in the United States, Animal Crossing: New Leaf sold 505,000 copies, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D sold 108,000 and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon sold 115,000 (bringing its lifetime total to 750,000). Software figures include both physical and digital sales.This article will be updated once we receive a statement from Sony.

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