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...
April 2017 NPD: Nintendo and Persona dominate gaming with big sales
Nintendo Switch and Mario Kart powered the gaming industry in the United States to another upswing in spending last month. U.S. consumers spent $636...
March 2017 NPD: Zelda and Tom Clancy have a big month
The launch of a new Nintendo console has revitalized consumer spending for the gaming industry. People in the United States dropped $1.36 billion on...
March 2017 NPD: Nintendo Switch sales surpass 906,000 in the U.S.
Nintendo introduced a new console last month, and it was a big hit in the United States. The Switch was a huge hit in...
February 2017 NPD: For Honor and Resident Evil 7 top another month of lower revenues for game industry
The gaming industry generated $724 million in revenues in the United States last month, according to data-tracking firm The NPD Group. That’s down 21 percent year-over-year from $918.7 million. All segments — hardware, console and PC software, and accessories — were down compared to the same period in 2016.
January 2017 NPD: Resident Evil 7 offsets slumping hardware sales
It’s a new year for the gaming business, but some of its old problems are still around. Consumers spent $610.7 million on new gaming-related...
U.S. gaming industry earned $30.4 billion in 2016, up from 2015
2016 was a year of growth for the U.S. gaming industry. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the...
2016 NPD: Call of Duty No. 1, Battlefield No. 2 on 2016’s list of best-selling games
2016 is over. Here are the games that made the most of the year. The NPD Group has released its list of the 10...
December 2016 NPD: Final Fantasy XV shows it has a new recipe for franchise’s sales
It was a good month for Final Fantasy and Pokémon, but video game sales continue to see overall declines. The video game industry generated $2.8...
PlayStation 4 was the top-selling home console in December in the United States
PlayStation 4 was the best-selling home gaming system in United States, according to data from industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Sony declined to comment on the sales, but the company did confirm the NPD data to GamesBeat.