Monster Hunter: World Leads January 2018 Games Sales to 59% Growth Year-Over-Year, NPD Says
The latest NPD report also highlights 119% growth in hardware sales from the year ago period.
READ MORE >October NPD: Nintendo Switch & Super Mario Odyssey Shine, Wolfenstein Falters
October was a great month for Nintendo. Not so much for Bethesda.
READ MORE >"Which, iirc, make up a bigger portion of total sales for PS4/XB1 games vis a vis Switch software. "
see all 17 commentsNPD Group: PS4 outsold Xbox One in November, breaking Microsoft's four-month streak
The launch of PS4 Pro cut into Microsoft's dual-pronged Xbox One/Xbox One S lineup.
READ MORE >"I thought its processing power was basically known. It will go Scorpio > PS4Pro > PS4 > ..."
see all 8 commentsNPD Group reports an uptick in game sales during October 2016
A flurry of popular games in October boosted software sales, while hardware performed unevenly.
READ MORE >Xbox One and NBA 2K17 top the sales charts in September, according to NPD
Overall spending on software, hardware and accessories declined year over year.
READ MORE >No Man's Sky, Madden NFL 17 top August's best-selling games
Although Madden topped the charts, interest in this year's edition slipped compared to last year's.
READ MORE >Xbox One outsold PS4, but 3DS was the best-selling system in July
Nintendo's handheld got a nice boost from Monster Hunter and Pokémon.
READ MORE >Opinion: NPD's Digital Tracking Leads to New Inaccuracies
NPD is beginning a process of tracking digital data, but the methodology comes with gaps that may make it even more inaccurate.
READ MORE >"This is an interesting contract considering NPD never could get Walmart to report their numbers. ..."
see all 2 commentsFebruary NPD: Far Cry: Primal Leads Slumping Month
February was a slow month for the industry on the whole, but it had some good news for Ubisoft and Nintendo.
READ MORE >January NPD: PlayStation 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 lead a slumping month
The start of 2016 is looking a lot like the end of 2015, except with a lot less overall sales.
READ MORE >"Actually the PS4 version came out at the end of 2014, so it's a little over a year old for PS4 ..."
see all 6 commentsDecember NPD: PS4 leads the strongest month for new-gen consoles so far
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.
READ MORE >November NPD: PlayStation 4 overtakes Xbox One and there's no stopping Call of Duty
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.
READ MORE >"Can't wait to here the discussion about that for shack's goty"
see all 10 commentsOctober NPD: Master Chief leads Xbox One to victory
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.
READ MORE >"Good to see game sales are moving well, even before CoD and Fallout hit."
see all 7 commentsSeptember NPD: PS4 prevails, Wii U sales rise, and NBA 2K16 soars
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.
READ MORE >"I was laughing my ass off at that. I can't believe how awful it is."
see all 4 commentsAugust NPD: PS4 still leads Xbox One while Nintendo passes 7 million Amiibo sold
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.
READ MORE >"Me too! I absolutely LOVED the game. My girlfriend and I were both playing, nearly at the same ..."
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"Yeah, that is not a bad idea. What are you playing in the meantime?"
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