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Monster Hunter: World Leads January 2018 Games Sales to 59% Growth Year-Over-Year, NPD Says

By Asif Khan, Feb 22, 2018 10:45am PST

The latest NPD report also highlights 119% growth in hardware sales from the year ago period.

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"Yeah, that is not a bad idea. What are you playing in the meantime?"

- the man with the briefcase see all 6 comments

October NPD: Nintendo Switch & Super Mario Odyssey Shine, Wolfenstein Falters

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 16, 2017 5:25pm PST

October was a great month for Nintendo. Not so much for Bethesda.

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"Which, iirc, make up a bigger portion of total sales for PS4/XB1 games vis a vis Switch software. "

- pgharavi see all 17 comments

NPD Group: PS4 outsold Xbox One in November, breaking Microsoft's four-month streak

By David Craddock, Dec 08, 2016 4:19pm PST

The launch of PS4 Pro cut into Microsoft's dual-pronged Xbox One/Xbox One S lineup.

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"I thought its processing power was basically known. It will go Scorpio > PS4Pro > PS4 > ..."

- DinK see all 8 comments

NPD Group reports an uptick in game sales during October 2016

By David Craddock, Nov 17, 2016 4:23pm PST

A flurry of popular games in October boosted software sales, while hardware performed unevenly.

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Xbox One and NBA 2K17 top the sales charts in September, according to NPD

By Asif Khan, Oct 20, 2016 7:45pm PDT

Overall spending on software, hardware and accessories declined year over year.

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No Man's Sky, Madden NFL 17 top August's best-selling games

By David Craddock, Sep 15, 2016 4:00pm PDT

Although Madden topped the charts, interest in this year's edition slipped compared to last year's.

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Xbox One outsold PS4, but 3DS was the best-selling system in July

By David Craddock, Aug 18, 2016 3:50pm PDT

Nintendo's handheld got a nice boost from Monster Hunter and Pokémon.

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Opinion: NPD's Digital Tracking Leads to New Inaccuracies

By Steve Watts, Jul 11, 2016 1:30pm PDT

NPD is beginning a process of tracking digital data, but the methodology comes with gaps that may make it even more inaccurate.

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"This is an interesting contract considering NPD never could get Walmart to report their numbers. ..."

- daggot see all 2 comments

February NPD: Far Cry: Primal Leads Slumping Month

By Steve Watts, Mar 10, 2016 7:20pm PST

February was a slow month for the industry on the whole, but it had some good news for Ubisoft and Nintendo.

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January NPD: PlayStation 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 lead a slumping month

By Ozzie Mejia, Feb 11, 2016 3:46pm PST

The start of 2016 is looking a lot like the end of 2015, except with a lot less overall sales.

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"Actually the PS4 version came out at the end of 2014, so it's a little over a year old for PS4 ..."

- FixIt714 see all 6 comments

December NPD: PS4 leads the strongest month for new-gen consoles so far

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 14, 2016 3:55pm PST

The PlayStation 4 retook the top spot from Xbox One in December, but it was a month for celebration for everyone, as the NPD Group determined it to be the best month on record for both consoles.

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November NPD: PlayStation 4 overtakes Xbox One and there's no stopping Call of Duty

By Ozzie Mejia, Dec 10, 2015 4:05pm PST

Even with months of anticipation, an aggressive marketing campaign, and word of mouth, there's just no stopping Call of Duty, as Black Ops 3 holds off Fallout 4 to take the top spot on the retail charts.

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"Can't wait to here the discussion about that for shack's goty"

- mobab see all 10 comments

October NPD: Master Chief leads Xbox One to victory

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 12, 2015 4:43pm PST

There's very little that Master Chief can't do and his latest feat involves taking the Xbox One and leading it to an October victory over PlayStation 4.

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"Good to see game sales are moving well, even before CoD and Fallout hit."

- diamondfire05 see all 7 comments

September NPD: PS4 prevails, Wii U sales rise, and NBA 2K16 soars

By Ozzie Mejia, Oct 20, 2015 5:00am PDT

It was an interesting month of September, with the PS4 beating out the Xbox One for the fifth consecutive month, Wii U showing signs of life on the back of Super Mario Maker, and NBA 2K16 rising above it all to lead the software retail charts.

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"I was laughing my ass off at that. I can't believe how awful it is."

- greenbergMD see all 4 comments

August NPD: PS4 still leads Xbox One while Nintendo passes 7 million Amiibo sold

By Ozzie Mejia, Sep 10, 2015 3:45pm PDT

The console wars are starting to get one-sided again with PS4 declating victory over Xbox One on the strength of the mighty Madden. Meanwhile, Nintendo still sits in a distant third-place, but appears to be content with skyrocketing Amiibo sales.

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"Me too! I absolutely LOVED the game. My girlfriend and I were both playing, nearly at the same ..."

- Me77111 see all 4 comments