NPD August 2013 Report: Madden NFL 25 Dominates Software Sales in US
The NPD Group recently released their August 2013 report which indicated that the Nintendo 3DS had beaten out the Xbox 360 as the top-selling console in August for the US. But that’s not all. It seems...
View ArticleSeptember NPD Report: Grand Theft Auto 5 Ranks at Number 1
According to the NPD Group’s report for September, Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 5 was the top selling title, accounting for 50 percent of total spending during the month. Interestingly, even...
View ArticleNPD April 2014 Sales: Titanfall on Top for Second Month in US
According to the latest sales reports from the NPD Group for April 2014, Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall was once again the top-selling game among all formats in the United States. This is in part...
View ArticleNPD June Report: PS4 Outsells Xbox One Again, 106 Percent Year on Year...
The NPD Group has finally released its June report for US gaming hardware and software sales, and it finally corroborated the Xbox One selling double the previous month’s sales after the price drop....
View ArticleNPD June Software Sales: Watch Dogs on Top, Mario Kart in Second
Along with releasing figures on the latest hardware sales in the US for June, the NPD Group also revealed software sales figures. The past month has seen scarcely any releases and any new titles sold...
View ArticleWii U Sold Just 46,000 Units in USA in July
Nintendo may have the best lineup in both, the console and handheld segments, but you wouldn’t know it by their market performance. According to the latest NPD reports, Nintendo’s flagship console,...
View ArticleNPD Report: PS4 Outsells Xbox One in December 2015
The NPD Group’s report for December 2015 is out and reveals that the PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One to end the year. Despite Microsoft’s strong sales and records for November and December, the PS4...
View ArticleNPD May Report: Uncharted 4 Tops Software Charts, Overwatch Sales Strong
The NPD Group’s report for May 2016 is in and as expected, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End managed to top software sales charts in the Unites States. According to the NPD’s Liam Callahan, “Uncharted 4 also...
View ArticleNPD To Start Tracking Digital Sales In The US
The problem with tracking game sales in modern times is that with the rise of digital, traditional video game tracking, which is usually restricted just to retail sales, is diminished a whole lot in...
View ArticleOverwatch Tops US Charts in June Without Including Digital PC Sales – NPD
Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch debuted near May end but had already showcased strong sales for the month according to the NPD. The group has now revealed in its June 2016 report that Overwatch...
View ArticleNPD July 2016 Report: Grand Theft Auto 5 Tops Charts
The NPD Group has offered its monthly report and revealed the best-selling titles of July 2016 for the United States. Grand Theft Auto 5 takes home the glory this month with Overwatch in second place...
View ArticleNPD Group August Report: Xbox One Outsells PS4 for Second Month
The NPD Group’s report for August 2016 is out and thanks to the release of the Xbox One S, Microsoft’s Xbox One has managed to outsell the PS4 for the second month in a row in the United States. Xbox...
View ArticleNPD Group: Xbox One Outsells PS4 in US For Third Month in Row
The Xbox One has been going great guns in the past few months. Microsoft announced that the console was the best-selling console in the United States for September as per data from the NPD Group. That...
View ArticleXbox One Outsells PS4 for Fourth Straight Month in US
The Xbox One continues its string of success over the PS4. As per data from the NPD Group and Gfk Entertainment, the Xbox One was the best-selling console for October in the US, UK and Australia,...
View ArticleXbox One Sells 1.5 Million Units in December 2016, Nearly Ties With PS4 – Report
With the Holiday season coming to a close and PS4 having a monstrous year already (with more than 50 million units sold as of December 7th), who eked out the highest console sales in December 2016 for...
View ArticleNPD Sales for February 2017: For Honor Tops Charts in US
The NPD Group’s February 2017 report is in with the top ten best-selling games in the United States revealed and it seems Ubisoft’s For Honor has won out. The second biggest selling title was Resident...
View ArticleOctopath Traveler Tops Software Charts in US in July
The NPD Group has released its charts for the top selling software in USA for the month of July, and, much like in the rest of the world, Octopath Traveler managed to top charts, ending up as the #1...
View ArticleNintendo Switch Breaks PS4’s NPD Streak, Tops Charts in July
The PS4 has topped the NPD chats every month since February this year (well, technically it was the NES Classic Mini that topped charts last month, but the PS4 was the highest selling current...
View ArticleExclusives Are What Explain The Difference Between Consoles’ Performance,...
The question of how much exclusives matter in today’s market realities is something that has been extensively debated. Some, including Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter, believe that...
View Article70% of Nintendo Switch Owners in US Also Own PS4 or Xbox One, NPD Group Reveals
The Nintendo Switch has done remarkably well for itself on the market, having created several records for being the fastest selling home console of all time in the year and a half that it has been on...
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