God of War and Far Cry 5 Headline April NPD Video Game Sales Report
The latest video game report from the NPD group indicates strong April sales for games like Far Cry 5 and God of War.
READ MORE >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 commentsGhost Recon: Wildlands Tops NPD Sales Charts for March
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was strong at #2, with Mass Effect: Andromeda #3.
READ MORE >Switch Had the Best Launch Month of Any Game System in Nintendo History
The company reported that it sold more than 906,000 units in March, 'a non-traditional month for a console launch.'
READ MORE >"Did that have audio? I can never tell on Twitch. Want to know if it's just not coming through ..."
see all 25 commentsFor Honor Was the Top-Selling Game in February, NPD Says
PlayStation 4 continues to beat Xbox One in monthly sales, topping the charts for the fifth straight month.
READ MORE >"Good! That game surprised me with its awesomeness. I'd be playing a lot more if Horizon Zero ..."
see all 5 commentsResident Evil 7 Was the Top Selling Game in January, NPD Says
Grand Theft Auto 5 still makes the top 3 more than three years later.
READ MORE >"If they could just make the puzzles more interesting/harder I'd be game for Resident Evil 8 I ..."
see all 7 commentsPlayStation 4 tops Xbox One as Best Selling Console in January
Microsoft still boasts that its console had its best month ever since launch.
READ MORE >"Fake news alert!"
see all 2 commentsESA: U.S. Video Game Industry Totals $30.4 Billion in Revenue for 2016
ESA and NPD Group release 2016 numbers showing an increase in video game industry revenue from 2015.
READ MORE >NPD Group releases sales data for December 2016 and its annual report
People bought video games last year. But how many, and which ones? Inquiring minds must know.
READ MORE >"not unit sales, revenue. So the major consoles having price cuts will hurt top line revenue ..."
see all 3 commentsPokemon Sun and Moon have best launch ever for the franchise
The games also spurred sales of the 3DS.
READ MORE >"Looked into the CFW route? It might be an option if you haven't updated your system in a while. "
see all 12 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 >Xbox One outsells PS4 for the third month in a row
Microsoft chalked up wins in July, August, and September, but it remains to be seen how the imminent release of PS4 Pro will shake up sales.
READ MORE >"I'm sure lots of people stopped buying new PS4s when the PS4 Pro was announced. I expect this to ..."
see all 4 commentsNo 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.
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