The Official July NPD Thread (data for 4 weeks ending 8/2 comes @ 6:30 est)

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ssj12 said:

NPD Numbers

Official numbers are in:

DS 608k
Wii 555k
Playstation 3 225k
PSP 222k
Xbox 360 205k
Playstation 2 155k

360 NCAA FOOTBALL 09 - 397.6K
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD - 369.6K
NDS GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR - 309.7K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE - 284K
PS3 NCAA FOOTBALL 09 - 242.5K
360 SOUL CALIBUR IV - 218.9K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL - 174.5K
WII ROCK BAND SPECIAL ED BUNDLE - 165.8K
PS3 SOUL CALIBUR IV - 155.8K
360 SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION REVOLUTION - 147.6K

 

So much for the 360 winning the USA last month. 20k under is such a small gap though it really doesnt make much difference.

 

I'm confused (big surprise).  I thought VGCharts tracked North American shipments and NPD tracked US sales.  Shouldn't the numbers be different?