May 2015 NPD: PlayStation 4 tops console sales as The Witcher III has strong debut

The industry was down a little bit in May, but Sony’s PlayStation 4 gaming console bounced back in a big way.

Total new physical game-related sales at U.S. retailers generated $507.6 million in May, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That is down 13 percent from $584.9 million last year. Both hardware and software sales were down against a tough comparison to a May in 2014 that had Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, and Wolfenstein: The New Order — although it’s not like May 2015 had a dearth of new releases in the $55 billion worldwide console gaming market.