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<p><span>Ahead of today&#8217;s release of the monthly NPD report for July, Nintendo has shared a surprising fact from it: <a href="http://ift.tt/1hlu4zO">3DS </a>was the best-selling system in the United States last month, beating out both the <a href="http://ift.tt/1lXIW8W">PS4 </a>and <a href="http://ift.tt/1gvajmS">Xbox One</a>.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr">The 3DS sold almost 80 percent more units in the US during July as compared with the same period in 2015, according to NPD data. Nintendo declined to share a specific number, however, which makes it hard to glean much from this.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>Nintendo attributes this turnaround for the 3DS to the release of <a href="http://ift.tt/1Uyreek">Monster Hunter Generations</a> (July&#8217;s best-selling game), &#8220;continued momentum&#8221; following the <a href="http://ift.tt/1sFtHtl">2DS price drop in May</a>, and &#8220;widespread positive public reception&#8221; for <a href="http://ift.tt/1geP11z">Pokemon Go</a>, which launched in July.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr">Pokemon game sales were also on the rise during the month. <a href="http://ift.tt/1mmghL9">Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire</a> combined to sell over 80 percent more copies than in July 2015 despite being almost two years old, while 2013&#8217;s <a href="http://ift.tt/13WmynW">X and Y</a> saw a sales increase of almost 200 percent year-over-year.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The company also noted that 2DS sales in the US have now surpassed 2 million units.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Last week, Microsoft announced that <a href="http://ift.tt/2blg6DJ">Xbox One was the best-selling console in the US during July</a>. That broke a streak extending back to last October where the PS4 was the top-seller. The news came as a surprise after Microsoft <a href="http://ift.tt/1txnqAb">announced two new consoles in June</a>, one of which, the Xbox One S, was set to launch in early August.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We&#8217;ll have more from the NPD report when it&#8217;s released to the public later today.</p>
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<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://ift.tt/2bB7Dci">xbox one &#8211; Google News</a></em></p>
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