The financial analysis firm NPD has released sales data hardware and software of the US market for the month of May 2011. No particular surprise this month, with the Xbox 360 that remains firmly in first place over approximately 100,000 unit sales of the PS3. Nintendo data were circulated, but Wii failed to reach even this month Microsoft flagship seppu does not know the actual posting.

Software on the biggest surprise is probably from the second Brink place, which seems not to have been affected by the cold reception by critics, it has had L.A. Noire while finished, as many expected, firmly in first place. The charts below.

Update : added the sales data for Wii and Nintendo 3DS.

US Hardware Sales, may 2011  

Xbox 360 : 270,000
Wii : 236,000
PS3 177,000:

3DS : 97,000

May USE Software Sales   2011

01. L.A. Noire (360, PS3)-899,000 K
02. Brink (360, PS3, PC)-401,000
03. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Wii, NDS, PS3, 360, 3DS, PSP, PC)
04. Portal 2 (360, PS3, PC)
05. Mortal Kombat 2011 (PS3, 360)-292,000
06. Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, Wii, NDS, PC)
07. Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (Wii, 360, PS3)
08. okamiden (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, PC)
09. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
10. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (NDS, Wii, 360, PS3, 3DS, PSP, PC)