Game sales slow in US, NCAA Football 2014, Xbox 360 top charts

Videogame hardware and software sales are slowing down, partly due to the upcoming launch of next-gen systems from Microsoft and Sony, as Xbox 360 sales lead the US with a mere 109K units sold.

Total retail sales of PC and console related games, consoles and accessories have dropped 19% compared to the same period last year. Console sales alone have fallen 34%, while console software has dropped 19%.

PC and console accessories have dropped 3%, while PC software has fallen 20%, bringing in only $12.2M in the month.

The top games sold from the 7th July through to the 3rd August include:

1. NCAA Football 2014 - (X360, PS3), Electronic Arts

1. Minecraft (X360) - Microsoft

2. The Last of Us (PS3) - Sony

3. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360, PS3, Wii U, PC) - Activision Blizzard

4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) - Nintendo

5. Far Cry 3 (X360, PS3, PC) - Ubisoft

6. Battlefield 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - Electronic Arts

7. Injustice: Gods Among Us (X360, PS3, Wii U) - Warner Bros. Interactive

8. NBA 2K13 (X360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PSP, PC) - Take-Two Interactive

9. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (X360, Wii, DS, PS3, 3DS, Wii U, PS Vita, PC) - Warner Bros. Interactive