82% of American Kids Are Gamers, Says NPD
A whopping 82% of children aged 2-17 in the United States, some 55.7 million, are gamers, according to a new report from marketing research firm...
READ MORE >Uncharted 2, NBA 2K10 Stand Atop October NPD Videogame Sales Data
Sony recorded one of the biggest wins yet for the PS3 with system exclusive Uncharted 2 capturing the top spot for October sales. And it was a...
READ MORE >"it's the fastest selling console ever, but it also seems to be the most quickly abandoned one as ..."
see all 9 commentsPC Sales: Aion, Left 4 Dead 2 Top the Charts
NCsoft's fantasy MMO Aion was the biggest PC seller at retail in September, according to NPD's new data for the month. EA Maxis' The Sims 3 and...
READ MORE >"Counter Strike Source is still up there? Are there still people who don't own it?"
see all 31 commentsSeptember Sales: PlayStation 3 Beats the Xbox 360, Wii for the First Time
Sony had a big month in September, with the PlayStation 3 claiming the top spot in console hardware sales for the first time, according to NPD's US...
READ MORE >"Haha, my best friend would go buy a PS3 tonight if they announced a remake of FF7. Otherwise ..."
see all 71 commentsHalo 3: ODST Tops September Sales as The Beatles: Rock Band Beats Guitar Hero 5
Bungie's stand-alone Halo 3 expansion topped the NPD sales charts in September, beating Wii Sports and Madden NFL 10 by a significant margin with...
READ MORE >"Didn't Activision release a statement about how awesome GH5 was doing compared to TB:RB a couple ..."
see all 4 commentsAugust Console Sales: Madden and Batman Team Up to Fight Recession as PS3 Surges on Price Cut
Madden NFL 10 was the best-selling console game in North America over the month of August, though sales of this year's title were down when...
READ MORE >"I think he's referring to the the motion sensor plus possibly? People don't really need a ..."
see all 15 commentsJuly NPD: Electronic Arts, Nintendo Pick at the Bones
The videogame industry continued to struggle in July, posting $848 million in total US sales, a 29% decrease in overall sales compared to the same...
READ MORE >"They also started running commercials for the damn game on TV again."
see all 12 commentsWeekly PC Sales Charts No Longer Provided by NPD, Steam and Direct2Drive Continue
Research firm The NPD Group will no longer release its weekly charts of the ten best-selling PC games at United States retailers to the media, the...
READ MORE >"I'm surprised to see a train simulator in the top ten. Good for them. "
see all 25 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Sims 3 Subjugates Software Sales
Given that The Sims 3 sold over 1.4 million units at launch, it's little surprise that it topped not only the weekly PC games sales chart but...
READ MORE >"The second one was incredible. I had difficulty w/ the original though. "
see all 7 commentsMay's 20 Top-Selling PC Games Sees Return of Fallout
Research group NPD's list of the 20 best-selling PC games in May shows mostly the usual players--Blizzard and Maxis--in their usual comfy chairs,...
READ MORE >"I can't believe Empire : Total War is still in the top 5, massive kudos to Creative Assembly."
see all 18 commentsUFC Named the Undisputed King of May Software Sales
THQ's mixed martial arts hit UFC 2009 Undisputed reigned supreme over the North American console software charts in May. The fighting...
READ MORE >"I save witty responses for the deserving. Austere01 Oh sorry I mean cakeseaters (nice new tag ..."
see all 39 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Now with Steam
At long last, digital distribution outlet Steam has joined NPD and Direct2Drive in providing weekly sales data, providing for a wider view of the...
READ MORE >"I suppose if you're willing to wait for a price drop that's cool."
see all 42 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Empire Reclaimed
Creative Assembly's Empire: Total War gained ground on the sales list in an otherwise slow week for the PC retail sector. The strategy title,...
READ MORE >"...for the public, but I'm sure Valve has that data available from themselves too. Or has Steam ..."
see all 16 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Left 4 Dead Hangs On
As with last week and the weeks before, the lack of a major PC release means that NPD's list of the best-selling PC games at US stores hasn't...
READ MORE >"The SDK was just released, so there should be a decent flood of shitty custom campaigns pretty ..."
see all 24 commentsApril NPD Sales: Wii Fit, Nintendo DS Top Slow Month
Lacking the monster sales of last April's Grand Theft Auto 4, the NPD charts for April 2009 mark a fairly uneventful period in North American...
READ MORE >"its worse to see the PC top 20 each week. WOW & Sims for as long as I can remember. Atleast the ..."
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"it's mostly because games are not maturing. they don't have the excuse of being the hot new ..."
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