All Stories Tagged: NPD, Page 6

Far Cry 3 and Ni no Kuni did surprisingly well in an NPD report that's otherwise by-the-numbers.

This month's software sales didn't change much from last month, with Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 holding the top spot for the second straight month. The game was also the year's best seller, marking the fourth straight year a Call of Duty game has held the number one position.

How has the launch of Wii U changed this year's NPD figures? Apparently, even Nintendo's new hardware couldn't stop the video game industry from contracting from last year.

Jay-Z is gonna be rollin' in dough as NBA 2K13 tops the charts, beating out formidable competitors from Resident Evil 6 and Pokemon.

This month's NPD sales chart looks like a "who's who" of gaming.

Death was quite popular in August as Darksiders 2 took the top spot in the latest NPD report, but 3DS games New Super Mario Bros 2 and Kingdom Hearts 3D came in strong at numbers 2 and 3.

Gaming's summer slump continues, and only the most popular games will survive. As expected, NCAA Football 13 takes the top position in NPD's monthly report.

Lego Batman 2 topped the June NPD charts, followed by Future Soldier and Diablo 3.

The games market went to Hell in May. Diablo III topping software sales for the month, according to the latest sales figures from NPD, and helped fuel a resurgence in the PC games space.

Gamers really wanted to meet their maker, apparently. Prototype 2 topped software sales in April, the latest sales figures from the NPD show. Other strong performers include Shacknews Game of the Year The Witcher 2.