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The results are in for retail sales of console games for the month of June.  I have to say, it’s an interesting lineup.  According to market research firm NPD Group Canada, Nintendo held 10 out of the top 12 games sold for the month.

Here’s a list of the top 12 games for June, with publisher and platform:

1. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo of Canada, Nintendo Wii)

2. Wii Play (Nintendo of Canada, Nintendo Wii)

3. Pokémon Diamond (Nintendo of Canada, Nintendo DS)

4. Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360)

5. Pokémon Pear (Nintendo of Canada, Nintendo DS)

6. Guitar Hero 2 (Red Octane/Activision, Xbox 360)

7. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Capcom, Nintendo Wii)

8. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo of Canada, Nintendo Wii)

9. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo of Canada, Nintendo Wii)

10. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo of Canada, Nintendo DS)

11. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo of Canada, Nintendo Wii)

12. Pokémon Battle Revolution (Nintendo of Canada, Nintendo Wii)

It looks as if Pokémon and Mario are as popular as ever while the big-name franchises for both Xbox 360 and PS3 are conspicuously absent.  Actually, the PS3 is completely absent, but I don’t think that will hold true for too many more months.

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