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Yesterday it was reported that NPD Group released its numbers yesterday. NPD Group released numbers more alarming than even the grimest of analysts had forecast. For June US games that aren't PC games, software, and other accessories fell by 31 percent which is $530 million in comparison to the same time in the year 2008. Although the month had the lowest monthly sales since September 2000. However, titles such as Prototype as well as UFC 2009: Undisputed tried to buck the trend, with both titles having sales of more than 330,000 during June.
Today, the industry monitoring group released top 20 lists of the top-selling PC and non-PC programs across the US. Prototype's Xbox 360 edition topped the non-PC charts by selling 419,000 copies. This is more than the 13th place PlayStation version's 179,200 unit haul. In total, the two versions have a total of 598,200 units.
Apart from Prototype The top three are an update of the month before, including UFC 2009: Undisputed moving from the top spot to the second while EA Sports Active still in third. Fourth was Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (272,400 units) It was released along with Wii MotionPlus, followed by the Balance Board-bonded Wii Fit (271,600) in fifth.
The sixth and seventh-place finalist Fight Night Round 4 sold over 460,000 units in total, together with Mario Kart Wii (eighth, 200,100 units) and it's 360 Red Faction: Guerrilla (ninth 99,400) and the PlayStation 3-only Infamous (10th 192,700) making up the top 10.
With NPD ending their weekly PC charts at the end of each month, its top 20 for the month is the only regular nationwide publication of retail PC games sales. The biggest winner of the month is the platinum-certified Sims 3, which took the top two slots in the collector's and regular editions. Third place was its predecessor which was buy WOW WOTLK Classic Gold Sims 2 Double Deluxe. Sims 2 Double Deluxe, then followed by the perennially popular World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (fourth) and World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (fifth).