Video games sales for the month of May fell 10.2%, according to market research group NPD. (Data for May does not include PC game sales.) Nintendo held the top spot in sales with “New Super Mario Bros.” as well as the third spot with its “Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day” title.  Square Enix’s “Kingdom Hearts II” held the second spot. The lag in video game sales is seen as a temporary blimp largely attributed to the fact that consumers are awaiting the debut of new gaming consoles in the fall. In related news, Nintendo has sold a reported 136,000 units of the new DS Lite system in the United States on Sunday and Monday, virtually matching the pace of the original DS unit.

Top Five Game Sales for May

1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Kingdom Hearts II (Square Enix)
3. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day (Nintendo)
4. God of War (Sony)
5. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Take-Two / Bethesda)