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Last month saw further year-on-year declines for physical retail across the pond. The latest report from market research firm NPD Group showed total US sales for video games cam in at $2.55bn, down 11 per cent from the $2.87bn taken in the same period last month, according to Joystiq. However, …
Read More »Xbox 360 leads US hardware sales in November
There may be new consoles and handhelds on shelves, but Microsoft’s seven-year-old machine still shifts the most units in the US. November data from NPD Group shows that 1.26m Xbox 360s were sold throughout the month, Joystiq reports. However, NPD notes that its ‘November’ report covers October 28th to November …
Read More »Wii U sells 425,000 at launch in US
Nintendo has revealed sales figures for its newest console after its first week on sale in the United States. Wii U sold over 425,000 units in its first seven days on sale – that’s 50,000 less than the original Wii managed in its first week. However, new figures from market …
Read More »NPD October: NBA 2K13 on top, overall sales in significant decline yet again
The NPD Group has released its October US retail report, showing another major YOY decline in overall sales. The market saw a 25 per cent drop to $755.5m for the period compared to the $1bn made in October 2011. The group is quick to point out that the data only …
Read More »NPD September: Sports titles and Borderlands 2 on top, sales down YOY
NPD has released its US retail video games report for September, revealing yet another month with sales down year-over-year. Total industry sales were down 24 per cent YOY at $848.3m. Hardware dipped 39 per cent to $210.9m, and software sales were down 14 per cent at $547.3m for the period. …
Read More »NPD: Kids play on consoles the most, tablet interest growing
The NPD Group has released its annual study on Kids and Consumer Electronics, revealing that while consoles and portable game systems still see the highest usage level from the demographic, tablets are very much on the rise. The study data comes from an online survey conducted from March 6-21 of …
Read More »June NPD: Lego Batman 2, Xbox 360 on top; major decline year over year
June 2012 figures are in from the NPD Group, and they’re pretty ugly. YOY numbers across the board were down with the exception accessories. Most notably devastated was hardware which took a 45 per cent dive going from $364m to $201m. Overall sales were down from $989m in 2011 to …
Read More »EA says NPD stats "totally irrelevant"; NPD defends itself
It’s an irrelevant measure on the industry. It’s totally irrelevant. We don’t even really look at it internally anymore.” Those are the thoughts of EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau, who claims that the current perception of a games industry in trouble is mistaken. "I think one of the problems with …
Read More »NPD: $3.4bn spent in US during Q1 2012, nearly half via digital
Telling signs of the consumer shift to digital in the US have arrived courtesy of NPD’s latest report. The report covers Q1 2012, with over $3.4bn spent on gaming for the period. Out of that total $1.38bn, just over 40 per cent, was linked to digital purchases across all platforms. …
Read More »NPD: Europe’s Q1 used, digital and social market worth £798m
The combined sales of the used, rental, digital and social games markets was worth 798m across the UK, France and Germany, says a new NPD report. The combined sales of used and rental games content totalled 191.5m. Meanwhile, digital sales, which included full games, add-on content, subscriptions, mobile and social …
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