The October 2023 industry report is in from Circana (formerly NPD), and it finds PS5 and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 topping the hardware and software charts, respectively.
]]>The September 2023 industry report is in from Circana (formerly NPD), and according to the data, the best-selling game for the month in the US was Starfield.
]]>Circana, formerly known as NPD, has released its June 2023 report for consumer spending, and it finds Diablo 4 dominating the US chart.
]]>The NPD has released its January 2023 report finding PlayStation 5 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reigning supreme across hardware and software, respectively, repeating performances from October and November 2022.
]]>The NPD Group has released its November 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US.
]]>The NPD Group has released its August 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US.
]]>The NPD Group has released its July 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US.
]]>The NPD Group has released its June 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US.
]]>The NPD has released its May 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US.
]]>The NPD has released its April 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US.
]]>The NPD has released its March 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US.
]]>The NPD has released its February 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US.
]]>The NPD has released its January 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US.
]]>The NPD has released its December report and it finds Switch and Call of Duty: Vanguard topping the hardware and software charts, respectively.
]]>Far Cry 6 and Switch were the best-sellers for October in the US, according to the latest NPD report.
]]>Madden NFL 22 and Switch were the best-sellers in August in the US, according to the latest NPD report, but ij hardware, PS5 lead in dollar sales.
]]>July may be have been quiet for new releases, but it wasn't very quiet on the video game spending front.
]]>Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was the best-selling game during June in the US, while Xbox Series X/S and Switch led in dollar sales and unit sales, respectively.
]]>Resident Evil Village was the best-selling game during May in the US, and Switch was once again the best-selling console.
]]>April was a bit of a quiet month for the games business.
]]>Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War returned to the top of the NPD charts in March, and Switch was once again the best-selling console.
]]>Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury was the best-selling game during February 2021, and Switch was once again the dominant console.
]]>PC gaming, hardware, and accessories saw a nice boost in 2020.
]]>Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Nintendo Switch once again dominated US retail in January, according to NPD.
]]>Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in the US for December and 2020, and the newly released PS5 console followed in sales.
]]>The PlayStation 5 may not have been the best-selling piece of games hardware in November, but it set records elsewhere.
]]>Unsurprisingly, Nintendo Switch was once again the best-selling console for the month, according to the NPD September 2020 report. Marvel's Avengers was the best-selling game.
]]>As Sony and Microsoft walked cagily around each other, playing a big game of chicken when it came to announcing the prices of their next-gen juggernauts, Nintendo sat in the background raking it in.
]]>Nintendo Switch was once again the best-selling console, according to the NPD July 2020 report, and Ghost of Tsushima was the best-selling game for the month.
]]>Switch was once again the best-selling console, according to the NPD June 2020 report, and it should come as no surprise that The Last of Us: Part 2 was the best-selling game for the month.
]]>The NPD May 2020 report finds Switch once again the best-selling console, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare returning to the top of the software chart.
]]>NPD April 2020 sales figures for the US finds hardware making a huge year-over-year jump, and Final Fantasy 7: Remake topping the software chart.
]]>The NPD has released its analysis for the month of March 2020, noting a 35% increase year-over-year across hardware, software, and accessories in the US.
]]>The NPD has released its analysis for the month of February 2020 noting a 29% decline year-over-year across hardware, software, and accessories.
]]>The NPD has released its analysis for the month of January 2020 noting year-over-year declines across the board.
]]>2019 is over and its biggest winners are hardly surprising.
]]>The November NPD report came out overnight and once again, Switch was the best-selling console for the month and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare maintained its number one slot on the software charts.
]]>Mortal Kombat is more popular than any other fighting game in the US.
]]>October has been a very good month for video game revenue this year.
]]>June was a bit of a down month for games, but the hits had it all for themselves.
]]>The NPD has released its data for the month of January 2019, and the big winners for the month were Kingdom Hearts 3 and Nintendo Switch.
]]>December 2018 was decent for video game industry growth, but Nintendo was the clear winner.
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]]>Folks are spending plenty of money on games.
]]>The October NPD report has dropped and it seems that you lot couldn't get enough of your gaming, spending a hefty $1.55 billion on your hobby.
]]>The September NPD report is in. As expected, the two biggest exclusives - Spider-Man, and Forza Horizon 4 - performed exceptionally well.
]]>A new report from NPD states the majority of US residents who play videos games use multiple devices, but mobile devices are used the most.
]]>The NPD data for July has dropped and Nintendo has topped the hardware and software charts this month, with Octopath Traveler and the Switch.
]]>The NPD has released its data for the month of June, and the big hardware winner for the month was Nintendo's NES Classic Mini.
]]>Switch will take the number one spot as the best-selling console by the end of the year, according to NPD.
]]>The NPD has released its data for the month of May, alongside mid-year statistics.
]]>Unsurprisingly, God of War was the hottest ticket at retail in April, helping the PS4 dominate the charts.
]]>Ubisoft’s latest open-world shooter Far Cry 5 and Rare’s co-op pirate adventure Sea of Thieves were the best-selling games in the US during March according to retail analysts NPD.
]]>Games spending grew considerably in January 2018, with Monster Hunter World, and Nintendo Switch being the highlights across software and hardware.
]]>Activision Blizzard’s blockbuster shooter, Call of Duty: WW2 was the best selling game of 2017 across all platforms, according to NPD’s December report.
]]>Destiny 2 managed to smash the rest of the year with less than one calendar month of sales under its expansive belt. Golly.
]]>Ahead of the NPDs, Nintendo announced Switch was the best-selling console for the third month in a row. It has also sold over 2 million units in the US.
]]>Switch remains dominant in the US market this month. Will it change its mind next time? Nobody knows with this cheeky brat, but we're kind of guessing .... not.
]]>We had a good month, everyone. Miracles will never cease.
]]>Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy has been a smashing success, and so have a couple of games about smashing other people.
]]>Nintendo has sent over its sales figures for April ahead of NPD's full monthly report, and for the second month in a row, Switch was the best-selling console.
]]>Nintendo Switch's early sales surpassed all other consoles in the company's history, at least as far as the US is concerned.
]]>Oh boy oh boy, next month's NPD headline might be something different.
]]>The NPD group has released hardware and software figures for January 2017 and it should come as no surprise that PlayStation 4 and Resident Evil 7 topped the respective sectors.
]]>PS4 vs Xbox One: good news from both sides of the console war.
]]>Call of Duty won the year. Again.
]]>PS4 vs Xbox One is finally turning into a battle worth watching as opposed to a one-sided steamroll.
]]>Call of Duty outsold in its launch month. Get the president on the phone.
]]>PS4 won November. Nobody is surprised.
]]>Battlefield 1 leads the pack this month, helping deliver a rosy result for the US games market.
]]>Xbox One was once again the best-selling console in the US last month, according to the NPD Group.
]]>Xbox One is still out-performing PS4, which is a grand return on Microsoft's refocused efforts.
]]>Xbox is back on top. We can hear Microsoft purring from here.
]]>Pokemon Go may not be available to buy in shops, but it sure increased brand awareness around things that are.
]]>Overwatch topped the sales chart of the NPD's June 2016 report despite failing to turn in a third of its homework.
]]>In other news, the sky is blue and pigs remain firmly grounded.
]]>Surprise, surprise.
]]>Both help Ubisoft become biggest publisher for first quarter of 2016.
]]>Far Cry Primal smashed an otherwise unimpressive month at US retail.
]]>Call of Duty rules the roost, PS4 reclaims the top of the charts, and new-gen hardware goes from strength to strength in the NPD's 2015 report.
]]>Call of Duty is back on top of the charts, consoles are selling like hotcakes, and all is right with the world.
]]>Halo 5 predictably pushed the Xbox One to dominate the US market last month.
]]>Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain was not the bestselling game of September in the US, according to the NPD.
]]>Nintendo is raking it in on Amiibo, Madden is top dog in the US and the PS4 is still king of the world. Today's NPD report was sponsored by Captain Obvious.
]]>PS4 continues to trample the opposition and Warner Bros. has so much money it has to buy a bigger piggy bank.
]]>The Witcher 3 was triumphant in the US sales charts in May, to absolutely nobody's surprise.
]]>The Xbox One outsold the PS4 in April in the US, as Mortal Kombat X proved to be the most popular game.
]]>Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the best-selling game of 2014, to absolutely nobody's surprise.
]]>Sony's PlayStation 4 has outsold the Xbox One for the 8th consecutive month.
]]>Titanfall's still selling gangbusters and the heavy-hitting triple-A titles are grimly hanging onto the charts, but Lego was the star of April's NPD report.
]]>PlayStation 4 outsold Xbox One for the third month in a row in the US during March 2014, according to The NPD Group. Titanfall on Xbox One was the number one seller on the software chart with inFamous: Second Son landing in second place.
]]>NPD has released Exploring Digital Gaming report which noted that 16% of the US population has chosen digital distribution over physical game copies.
]]>Microsoft was the first to react to the NPD Group's monthly report today, noting that the Xbox One is outpacing Xbox 360 sales in the US.
]]>NPD has issued its annual report on game spending in the United States, and during 2013, new, used, rental and digital sales came in at $15.39 billion. While a rather hefty figure all things considered, it's only a 1% jump over 2012. NPD also reported that physical sales declined 11% year-over-year, and that digital and mobile sales offset the decline. Hardware sales were up 5% year-over-year, maerking a 2% gain in overall spending. Thanks, Game Informer.
]]>In response to a Reddit thread on last night's NPD results, Xbox’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb has said the "hate that infects gaming" needs to stop.
]]>NPD has said in addition to the $1.30 billion spent in the US on new physical video and PC game software during the July - September period, total consumer spend on other physical forms of content (used and rental) reached $436 million, and content in digital format generated $1.72 billion.
]]>iPhone 5c is not going over well with consumers the short time it's been in stores according to NPD data; however, the firm's iPhone 5s has proved a success despite the phone not having being upgraded as much as hoped from the standard iPhone 5.
]]>Xbox 360 has 50% more online service users than PlayStation 3 in the United States according to an NPD report.
]]>The NPD Group has found more kids play console and PC games than mobile, but that's likely to change next year. Over the last four years, the number of children playing games on tablets and smartphones has increased by a factor of eight, while console and PC gaming in the same space has seen a steady decline.
]]>NPD has issued its Games Market Dynamics: US report citing digital sales growth in the US of 61% as software sales fall 3% year-over-year to $2.88 billion.
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