November 2017 NPD: Xbox One brings in more spending, but Sony sells more PlayStation 4s
U.S. consumers wanted new video game hardware in November, and they spent a ton of money getting the latest Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo devices....
Switch, Super NES Classic lead to 19% growth in U.S. spending on consoles
Nintendo’s resurgence has made 2017 a huge year for console sales. In October alone, the Switch and Super NES Classic Edition along with PlayStation...
Super NES Classic outsold Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
September was a wild month for hardware. Sony and Nintendo both did well with their console offerings. Microsoft, meanwhile, is still waiting for the...
Nintendo Switch outsells Sony and Microsoft heading into the holiday season
Nintendo’s Switch has claimed another month in the console sales race. The home/portable hybrid was the top-selling system in September in the U.S., according...
Rollin’ in gil: RPG sales are up 50% from 2016
Role-playing games are having a big year in terms of sales, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. A number of RPGs have launched...
Will Nintendo put out the Switch Online dumpster fire? GamesBeat Decides
Nintendo released its Switch Online app on iOS and Android last week, and it is awful. On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides...
Grand Theft Auto V has now outsold Horizon Zero Dawn and Mass Effect: Andromeda in 2017
With releases like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nier, and Horizon Zero Dawn, 2017 is already one of the best years...
June 2017 NPD: Tekken and Injustice roundhouse kick the sales chart
June was a strong month for the gaming industry in the United States. PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch are selling well, and a bunch...
May 2017 NPD: Mario Kart and Zelda outsell Prey
Gamers in the United States are still buying Switches as well as software for their new systems, but the biggest release last month was...
NES Classic Edition outsold PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in April
Spring is a time for renewal. Just ask Nintendo’s bank account. The publisher revealed earlier this week that it had the No. 1 best-selling...