The NPD Group have released the sales figures for the month of June today.

The DS is currently holding the top spot in hardware sales, with its home console counterpart trailing behind. Amazingly, the PlayStation 2 is still almost selling as much as the PlayStation Portable. The price is obviously a big factor in consumer decisions, with the failing economy and other circumstances.

As for software, Prototype debuted and sold over 400,000 copies, topping the charts. Many sports titles follow the sandbox action game, including Tiger Woods PGA Tour and Fight Night Round 4.

Hardware:

1. Nintendo DS 766.5K
2. Wii 361.7K
3. Xbox 360 240.6K
4. PlayStation 3 164.7K
5. PSP 163.5K
6. PlayStation 2 152.7K

Software:

1. PROTOTYPE (360) 419.9K
2. UFC 2009:UNDISPUTED (360) 338.3K
3. EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE (Wii) 289.1K
4. TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10* (Wii) 272.4K
5. WII FIT (Wii) 271.6K
6. FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 (360) 260.8K
7. FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 (PS3) 210.3K
8. MARIO KART W/WHEEL (WII) 202.1K
9. RED FACTION:GUERRILLA (360) 199.4K
10. INFAMOUS (PS3) 192.7K

via NeoGAF

For many gamers Obama’s comment at a speech he gave to the American Medical Assoiciation came as a shot across the bow. He urged parents to ‘raise {their} children to step away from the video games and spend more time playing outside’. Many gamers mistook this as an attack against our beloved hobby instead of the simple call to abandon the sedentary lifestyle that is so widespread in the USA.

While the thousands upon thousands of forum comments go relatively unnoticed except by those forumgoers, an industry bigwig has sent forth an answering salvo. Peter Moore, president of EA sports has tongue-in-cheekly suggested that if Obama gave EA Sports Active a try, he’d be revising his opinion of how health-friendly video games can be: “Try EA Sports Active and I guarantee you’ll need aides saying “Yes you can” to finish your first workout,” said Moore in his blog. While it’d make an incredibly amusing press event to see Moore and Obama square off to see who could outlast the other in a Wii competition I’m guessing the president has more important things to do with his time.