August 2022 NPD: Madden NFL 23 tops charts as hardware sales rise
Consumer spending on video games reached $4.1 billion in August. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group, spending is comparable to 2020 levels, and...
July 2022 NPD: MultiVersus shoots past Elden Ring to the top
Consumer spending on video games, while still low compared with previous years, is close to what it was in July 2020. According to industry-tracking...
June 2022 NPD: Overwatch and Final Fantasy VII return to the top 20
Consumer spending in games continues to trend downwards compared with last year, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. While subscription spending is showing...
May 2022 NPD: Switch leads sales and Elden Ring retakes the top spot
After a brief uptick last month, hardware sales have again fallen, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The continued console scarcity alongside a...
January 2022 NPD: PS5 and Xbox outsell Nintendo Switch
January was a big month for hardware sales in the United States, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. And it was an especially...
NPD: DualSense was the best-selling gaming accessory in the U.S. last year
The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 was the best selling accessory of December 2021, according to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. The controller, which...
The DeanBeat: Sony beats Microsoft with games as the console wars renew
The console wars aren’t simple, but it’s always tempting for critics to call the contest before it even begins. But we saw the folly...
NPD: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is still the best-selling title of 2020
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare came in as the No. 2 best-selling game of the month for April in the U.S., according to market...
February 2020 NPD: Spending dips after another slow month
Consumer spending on video games and related products in the United States continues to decline, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. For the...
November 2019 NPD — Pokémon has best U.S. launch in series history
Consumers in the U.S. spent $2.251 billion on gaming-related products online and at U.S. retailers in November, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group....