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Edge has posted its monthly NPD analysis feature, and it’s all looking much cleaner now the old site design’s been ditched. Nice graphs again. Take a look.

Tired? Tired? The word’s irrelevant. NPD released its July US sales data last night, and we have all the news, sleep or no sleep. PS3 beat 360, Wii killed everything again and revenues are hotter than the core of the sun’s core.

See below.

• July NPD – Raw data released
• July NPD – Nintendo responds to effortless hardware win
• July NPD hardware – Nintendo formats crush competition, PS3 beats 360
• July NPD software – EA Sports scores win with NCAA Football
• July NPD industry – Sales rise 28% to $1.19 billion
• July NPD – Sony says PS3 sales have doubled this year
• July NPD – Microsoft focuses on software sales as 360 loses to PS3

Responding to last night’s July NPD figures, Microsoft stuck to software sales figures after losing out to PS3 on the hardware side.

In a nutshell:

• Since its launch, consumers have spent more than $10.4 billion on the Xbox 360 platform in the U.S., capturing 49% of share. (July NPD data)
• 205,000 Xbox 360 consoles were sold in July. (July NPD data)
• Xbox 360 titles accounted for $129 million, or 34% share, in game sales in July. Of that, Xbox 360 generated $121 million at retail for third-party publishers, or 42% of share. (July NPD data)
• Xbox 360 games accounted for four of the top ten games in July. (July NPD data)
• Xbox 360 has a record-setting attach rate of 7.9 games per console, the highest attach rate in history for a console at this point in its lifecycle. (July NPD data)

Full thing after the break. Thanks to Kotaku for the press release.

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Responding to last night’s July NPD figures, Sony said PS3 sales have risen 99 percent in the year to date, with software sales extending by 206 percent so far compared to last year.

More than 1.8 million PS3 consoles have been sold in the US this year, said the firm, in a release that made no mention of Xbox 360 at all.

PlayStation brand hardware and software sales combined totalled $792.3 million last month.

“Our year-to-date sales growth of 99 percent for the PS3 reaffirms that consumers are indeed embracing PS3 as their entertainment hub-of-choice with its feature-rich offerings like Blu-ray and our recently announced video delivery service,” said Jack Tretton.

“With an unmatched software line-up that includes LittleBigPlanet, SOCOM: Confrontation, Resistance 2 and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, and the anticipated launch of our new 80GB PS3 model, we’re confident in a strong second half of the year and look forward to quickly addressing any inventory shortages due to the transition.”

Release after the link.

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NPD released July sales figures for the US last night, showing total sales for the month hitting a giant $1.19 billion, up 28 percent year-on-year.

Hardware sales totalled $446.9 million, an increase of 17% over July last year.

Software showed a huge 41 percent rise to $591.1 compared to the same month in 2007.

Peripheral sales also showed growth. Add-ons accounted for $149.1 million in revenue, a 19% increase year-on-year.

Read the rest of our July NPD coverage here.

NPD released July sales figures for the US last night, showing the 360 version of EA Sports’ NCAA Football 09 as the biggest selling software title in America last month.

Top 10 below.

July NPD software

1. NCAA Football 09 (EA, 360) – 397.6K
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) – 369.6K
3. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision, DS) – 309.7K
4. Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) – 284K
5. NCAA Football 09 (EA, PS3) – 242.5K
6. Soulcalibur IV (Namco, 360) – 218.9K
7. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) – 174.5K
8. Rock Band Special Edition Bundle (EA, Wii) – 165.8K
9. Soulcalibur IV (EA, PS3) – 155.8K
10. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (Take-Two, 360) – 147.6K

NPD released July sales figures for the US last night, showing Wii and DS is a ridiculously comfortable position at the top of the heap.

The two formats sold more than a million units in America last month, making a mockery of the battle between PS3 and 360.

PS3 beat 360 yet again, despite analyst predictions to the contrary.

July NPD hardware

• PlayStation 3 – 224.9K
• PlayStation Portable – 221.7K
• Playstation 2 – 155.5K
• Xbox 360 – 204.8K
• Wii - 555K
• Nintendo DS - 608.4K

Nintendo just put out a press release in response to just-released July NPD data, pointing out small facts like Wii took 49 percent of all console sales in the US last month.

“Great hardware goes hand-in-hand with great software,” said NoA marketing boss Cammie Dunaway. “Various types of games for the Nintendo systems are represented in the top 10, demonstrating how we continue to break down the barriers between veteran and new players.”

Full thing after the link.

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NPD just published the official US hardware and software figures for July. As you can, DS and Wii destroyed the competition yet again, with the two Nintendo consoles selling over a million units in America last month.

Hardware

• PlayStation 3 – 224.9K
• PlayStation Portable – 221.7K
• Playstation 2 – 155.5K
• Xbox 360 – 204.8K
• Wii - 555K
• Nintendo DS - 608.4K

Software

1. NCAA Football 09 (EA, 360) – 397.6K
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) – 369.6K
3. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision, DS) – 309.7K
4. Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) – 284K
5. NCAA Football 09 (EA, PS3) – 242.5K
6. Soulcalibur IV (Namco, 360) – 218.9K
7. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) – 174.5K
8. Rock Band Special Edition Bundle (EA, Wii) – 165.8K
9. Soulcalibur IV (EA, PS3) – 155.8K
10. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (Take-Two, 360) – 147.6K

General

Dollar Sales Jul-07 Jul-08 CHG YTD July 07 YTD July 08 CHG
Games $926.2M $1.19B 28% $7.03B $9.47B 35%
Hardware $381M $446.9M 17% $2.72B $3.33B 22%
Software $419.6M $591.1M 41% $3.31B $4.9B 48%
Accessories $125.6M $149.1M 19% $987.5M $1.24B 26%