Entries in 'npd' (172)
Xbox 360 and Call of Duty still king in US
Microsoft and Activision had the best performing products in the US last month.
US game sales drop by $390 in January
A lack of new releases and the comparatively strong sales in 2011 saw the US video games market drop by almost $400m last month.
UK leads digital and physical game sales
NDP data shows that UK consumers buy more video games – both boxed and downloadable – than those in France, Germany in the US.
US game sales dip 11% in Q3
US consumers spent an estimated $4.2bn on video games in Q3 overall – a year-on-year drop of 11 per cent.
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US retail game sales reach $3bn in November
The US games retail market generated $3bn overall in November representing a year-on-year rise of 0.4 per cent.
Nintendo dominates 2011 European sales charts
Ten of the 20 best-selling games in Europe this year have been published on Nintendo formats.
US games market down again
The US video games market suffered yet another month of decline in September, according to the latest data from NPD.
New, boxed games lose out in US market
NPD’s Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report has claimed new, boxed game sales in the US accounted for the minority of the market in Q2 2011.
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US games market tumbles to five year low
After showing some impressive resilience over the last few months, the US games market has been brought crashing back to earth.
NPD comes to the UK
Market research company NPD, which is best known for compiling the US video game charts, is coming to Europe.
NPD and EEDAR join forces for digital charts
With the barebones bricks and mortar retail charts becoming increasingly redundant, two US bodies have joined forces to bring digital sales figures into the fray.
US: Game sales drop 10%
Retail sales of games, accessories and consoles in the US fell ten per cent year-on-year in June, NPD data shows.
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Pre-owned and digital games catching new boxed releases
NPD’s Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report has revealed that the US games market is quickly approaching the point where new, boxed video games sales are no longer the primary ...
NPD: Xbox bosses May market
Xbox 360 has posted its 17th successive month of year-on-year unit sales growth in the US.
NPD: US market soars in April
April has been a very kind month. In the UK we get glorious weather, in the US they get an excellent performance from video games at retail.
NPD acquires digital analyst firm
North American sales tracker and analyst firm NPD has confirmed the acquisition of mobile internet and digital entertainment analyst In-Stat.
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3DS breaks US Nintendo records
Nintendo has stated that its new 3DS handheld has broken all previous US hardware sales numbers for the company.
NPD freezes out media
US sales tracker NPD has issued a note to analyst Michael Pachter requesting that he stops handing out NPD data to media outlets.
NPD makes new digital pledge
Following recent criticism from publisher EA, NPD has once again pledged to introduce digital sales numbers into its monthly US video games sales data.
EA: NPD is 'misrepresentation of our industry'
Major US publishers are on the verge of revolt against NPD, according to a CNN report.
NPD: US January games market down 5%
US sales tracker NPD has released its numbers for the US video games market in January 2011, and they show another period of year-on-year decline.
NPD: DS and 360 dominate
Nintendo DS was the best selling console of November in the US, according to NPD.
NPD: US sales up 8% in November
US game sales are up eight per cent in November compared to the year before, NPD has revealed.
THQ: “Industry healthier than NPD says”
THQ has warned investors not to look at just NPD boxed product sales charts when judging the state of the industry.
NPD: October down 4% year-on-year
American sales tracker NPD has announced that the US video games market was worth $1.07bn in October 2010 – that’s four per cent down on the same month in 2009.
