Nintendo Wii Sales Still Tops

Wii sales fell 22%, and Xbox 360 sales were down 12%, said Sony.

Among game software publishers, Activision(ATVI) came out tops while Electronic Arts(ERTS) disappointed.

Activision's Guitar Hero II game for the Xbox 360 ranked third for the period and has sold 291,000 since its launch on April 3.

EA lost market share in March with quarter-to-date sales down 10%, tracking behind estimates, wrote Justin Post, an analyst for Merrill Lynch in a research note. EA's Def Jam Icon game for the 360 came in 10th on the charts with 148,999 games sold.

In the U.K., Electronic Arts had no game in the top 10. Post noted that EA has shipped versions of games such as Godfather, Medal of Honor and Command and Conquer for the PC late in the quarter. Merrill Lynch makes a market in EA, THQ(THQI) and Activision shares. THQ did not have a game in the top 10 during the period tracked by NPD.

Sony's game God of War II for the PS2 topped the game charts, while Take-Two(TTWO) had one game in the top 10, Major League Baseball 2K7 for the 360, which ranked No. 8.

The NPD data does not track sales from some very large retailers, including Wal-Mart(WMT).

Shares of EA were off 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $51.73. Activision was up 19 cents, or 0.9%, to $20.43. Sony was up 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $54.54.

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