The June NPDs are in for software sales, and L.A. Noire and Duke Nukem Forever lead the competition, with inFamous 2 coming in third. The rest of the games include family oriented titles (LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, Cars 2, Just Dance 2) and months-old games (Mortal Kombat, NBA 2K11, Call of Duty: Black Ops).
1. L.A. Noire (360, PS3)
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Duke Nukem Forever (360, PS3, PC)
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Infamous 2 (PS3)
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Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
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Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
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Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, Wii, NDS, PC)
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NBA 2K11 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, PC)
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Mortal Kombat 2011 (PS3, 360)
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Cars 2 (NDS, Wii, 360, PS3, PC)
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Just Dance 2 (Wii)
While the NPD claims videogame sales are down, it must be noted that Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sales are up from last year, while Nintendo has more or less given up on the Wii; the 2011 releases for Nintendo’s consoles are at an all-time low. The domination of the Wii inflated game sales, and while sales apart from Nintendo are brisk, the overall picture seems worse.
