According to figures released by NPD Group, the game console market was up in July with Wii and PlayStation 3 sales skyrocketing as Microsoft Corporation suffered because of malfunctioning Xbox 360 game consoles. The Nintendo Wii managed to set a six-months' record last month with about 425 thousand game consoles sold through in the United States. Meanwhile, following the price-cut on the 60GB PlayStation 3, the latest game machine by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated was preferred by 159 thousand of gamers in the country. Due to the scandal with faulty game consoles, fewer people acquired Microsoft Xbox 360 in July compared to June, however, the X360 is still ahead of the PS3 with 170 thousand units sold.
In general, the market of game consoles was up 3% sequentially in July with both PlayStation 3 and Wii enjoying sales increase, whereas Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 became less popular on the U.S. market. Surprisingly, the market of portable game consoles shrank in July by about 27% to approximately 706 thousand of units. Nintendo sustains its leadership in the field with 405 thousand of Nintendo DS sold through and 87 thousand of Game Boy Advance bought by gamers across the USA. Sales of Sony PlayStation Portable also declined to 214 thousand units sold.
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