January 2019 NPD: Sales down as Kingdom Hearts tops game charts
Gaming fans in the United States spent $893 million at U.S. retailers and on full-game digital downloads in January, according to industry-tracking firm The...
September 2018 NPD: Spider-Man does what only he can
Gaming consumers in the United States spent $1.376 billion in September, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That’s up year-over-year. It was an...
June 2018 NPD: Mario Tennis Aces serves up a smash hit for Nintendo
The games industry brought in $1.08 billion in June, up 25 percent year-over-year, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Nintendo’s Mario Tennis Aces made quite...
May NPD 2018: State of Decay’s second act chews its way to the top
The game industry was up 13 percent year-over-year in May, generating $685 million from May 2017’s $607 million, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group....
April NPD 2018: God of War is the big daddy
Both video game spending and dad jokes were up in April. Consumer spending grew 18 percent year-over-year from $699 million to $823 million across...
January NPD 2018: Monster Hunter even slays beasts like Call of Duty and PUBG
2018 is off to a good start for the gaming industry. Revenues in January were up 59 percent year-over-year and generated $1.096 billion, according...
December NPD 2017: Nintendo Switch leads a $3.29 billion month
It looks like a lot of folks treated themselves to a Nintendo Switch for the holidays last month. The video game industry in December...
November NPD 2017: Call of Duty: WWII leads $2.7 billion month as sales are up 30% year-over-year
The video game industry was booming last month as holiday spending kicked in. Spending was up across the board, totaling $2.68 billion and up...
September 2017 NPD: Destiny 2 outshoots NBA 2K18 for the top spot
Video game spending in the U.S. was up across all categories last month, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. It totaled $1.21...
August 2017 NPD: Madden NFL 18 spikes the sales charts
Video game spending is down in the U.S. in August. The only exception to the downward trend is the accessories category, which is up...