June NPD: Duke Nukem Takes the #2 Spot

The NPD sales charts for June have been released, surprisingly despite being critically-panned the long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever managed to snag the #2 spot on the list. It comes in second to Rockstar's detective tale L.A. Noire.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D took the number #5 spot. Making it the first 3DS exclusive to make it into the NPD top ten.

In addition, Microsoft is the only company whose console is showing year-to-year growth in the US, with the Xbox 360 selling 507,000 units. According to Microsoft this is "nearly twice as many units as other current-generation platforms" this month. You can check out the top 10 games for June below.

1. L.A. Noire (360, PS3)
2. Duke Nukem Forever (360, PS3, PC)
3. Infamous 2 (PS3)
4. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Wii, 360, NDS, PS3, 3DS, PSP, PC)
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, Wii, NDS, PC)
7. NBA 2K11 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, PC)
8. Mortal Kombat (PS3, 360)
9. Cars 2 (NDS, Wii, 360, PS3, PC)
10. Just Dance 2 (Wii)