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PS5 and Modern Warfare 2 were the top sellers in the US for the month of November

December 9, 2022VG247

Both repeated October’s performance. The NPD Group has released its November 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US. According to the NPD, total videogame industry spending increased 3% year-over-year (yoy) to $6.3 billion with growth driven by a 45% increase in hardware dollar sales. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Launch Trailer November brings year-to-date spending to $49 billion, which is a 6% decline yoy. Hardware saw a 45% increase yoy to $1.3 billion, led by PlayStation 5 in both unit and dollar sales. PS5’s lead was due to an increase in retail volume…

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PlayStation 5 and Madden 23 take August – NPD

September 20, 2022VG247

Spending is still down, overall. The NPD Group has released its August 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US. According to the NPD, total videogame industry spending declined 5% year-over-year (yoy) to $4.10 billion. Year-to-date spending sits at $34.6 billion, a 9% decline yoy. For the month of August, hardware sales grew by 14% yoy to $375 million, helped by improved supply of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. Year-to-date hardware spending declined by 4% to $2.9 billion. PS5 was August’s best-selling console in both unit and dollar sales. Year-to-date, Switch has sold the…

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MultiVersus debut tops the chart, Switch and PlayStation 5 doing rather well at retail- July 2022 NPD

August 19, 2022VG247

Elden Ring has been pushed out of the top slot – but for how long? The NPD Group has released its July 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US. According to the NPD, total videogame industry spending declined 9% year-over-year (yoy) to $4.18 billion. Year-to-date spending declined 10% to $30.5 billion yoy, with subscription content remaining the only major spending category seeing growth. For the month of July, hardware sales increased by 12% yoy to $362 million. However, year-to-date spending on hardware fell 7% to $2.5 billion. PlayStation 5 led the market in hardware…

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Elden Ring retains its crown, Switch and PlayStation 5 still selling well – June NPD

July 15, 2022VG247

Elden Ring now among the top 10 best-selling games in the US market in terms of dollar sales. The NPD Group has released its June 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US. According to the NPD, total videogame industry spending declined 11% year-over-year (yoy) to $4.3 billion despite growth in subscription spending. Year-to-date spending declined 10% to $26.3 billion compared to June 2021. For the month of June, hardware spending fell 8% yoy to $371 million, and console spending reached $2.1 billion, a 9% yoy decline. PlayStation 5 generated the highest dollar sales for…

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Xbox Series X/S leads in dollar sales during March, Elden Ring once again tops software

April 26, 2022VG247

Despite high dollar sales for Xbox, Switch was the best-selling console in terms of unit sales. The NPD has released its March 2022 report covering video game hardware, software, and accessory sales in the US. According to the NPD, total videogame industry spending declined 15% year-over-year to $4.9 billion. Declines were seen across hardware, software, mobile, and accessories, with first-quarter 2022 spending down 8% to $13.9 billion compared to the same period in 2021. In hardware, sales declined by 24% year-over-year to $515 million. Sales reached $1.2 billion during Q1 2022, which is a 15% decline compared to Q1 2021….

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Call of Duty: Vanguard and Switch were best-sellers in the US during December 2021- NPD

January 18, 2022VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The NPD has released its December report and it finds Switch and Call of Duty: Vanguard topping the hardware and software charts, respectively. December 2021’s report finds total industry spending on hardware, content, and accessories down 1% year-over-year (yoy) to $7.5 billion. Hardware sales saw a 3% decline when compared to December 2020 to $1.3 billion. Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform in units sold, but it and PlayStation 5 tied for dollar sales during the month. In the…

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Far Cry 6 and Switch were best-sellers in the US during October – NPD

November 12, 2021VG247

Playing as a guerilla fighter was a popular thing to be doing in October. Far Cry 6 and Switch were the best-sellers for October in the US, according to the latest NPD report. The NPD October 2021 report has been released, and it finds total industry spending for the month across hardware, content and accessories up 16% year-over-year (yoy). This was a record for October as totals reached $4.4 billion. Year-to-date consumer spending reached $46.7 billion, which is up 12% when comparing yoy figures. Hardware sales in October were up 82% yoy to $472 million. Year-to-date hardware is up 53%…

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Madden 22 and Switch were best-sellers in the US during August – NPD

September 14, 2021VG247

American football and Nintendo were tops in August. Madden NFL 22 and Switch were the best-sellers in August in the US, according to the latest NPD report, but ij hardware, PS5 lead in dollar sales. The NPD August 2021 report has been released, and it finds total industry spending up 7% year-over-year (yoy) reaching an August record of $4.4 billion. Year-to-date consumer spending totaled $37.9 billion, which is a 13% increase yoy. Hardware sales were up 45% compared to August 2020, to $329 million. This is the highest total for an August month since 2008 when total sales reached $395…

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Black Ops Cold War and Switch top the March NPD charts

April 16, 2021VG247

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War returned to the top of the NPD charts in March, and Switch was once again the best-selling console.The NPD March 2021 report has been released, and it finds total industry spending reaching a March record of $5.6 billion, which is up 18% over March 2020. First-quarter spending totaled $14.9 billion, up 30% year-over-year.Watch on YouTubeHardware dollar sales were 47% higher year-over-year (yoy), and set a March record of $680 million, compared to the previous high of $552 million which occurred in March 2008.Year-to-date hardware spending came in at $1.4 billion, which is up…

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Switch were tops in January – NPD

February 12, 2021VG247

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Nintendo Switch once again dominated US retail in January, according to NPD.The NPD January 2021 report has been released, and it finds total industry spending in January 2021 reached a January record of $4.7 billion, 4which is 42% higher year-over-year.Hardware dollar sales reached $319 million, which is 144% higher than in January 2020, making it the highest total January month since 2011 when $$323 million was achieved. Once again, Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform in units sold and was the highest of any January month since the Wii in January 2010.Like December, PlayStation 5 was the…

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NPD: Switch was the best-selling console in December and 2020

January 15, 2021VG247

Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in the US for December and 2020, and the newly released PS5 console followed in sales. The NPD December 2020 report has been released, and it finds total industry spending up 25% year-over-year, and up 27% for the entire year. In December, the market pulled in $7.7 billion, and $56.9 billion for the year. Hardware dollar sales reached $1.35 billion during December, up 38% year-over-year (yoy), making it the highest total December month since 2013 when $1.37 billion was pulled in.Annual hardware dollar sales totaled $5.3 billion, 35% higher yoy, and the most since…

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NPD July 2020: Switch and Ghost of Tsushima are the month’s best-sellers

August 14, 2020VG247

Nintendo Switch was once again the best-selling console, according to the NPD July 2020 report, and Ghost of Tsushima was the best-selling game for the month.The NPD has released its report for the month of July 2020.Software sales hit $3.3 billion in July 2020, which is up by 34% year-over-year (yoy). Digital content spending, which includes full game downloads, post-launch content, mobile, and subscription spending, increased by 41%.Year-to-date 2020 content spending reached $23.0 billion, up 21% yoy with the strongest gains coming from digital content spending on consoles.Ghost of Tsushima was July’s best-selling title and it debuted as the fifth…

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