January 2022 NPD: Pokémon tops the charts
Gaming hardware rebounded in January after a supply-constrained December, but total tracked industry sales were down 2% year-over-year, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD...
December 2021 NPD: Halo Infinite has strong debut on the sales charts
Console hardware was once again difficult to come by in December, and that held back sales for an industry that continues to carry most...
NPD: The top 20 best-selling games of 2021 in the U.S.
Industry-tracking firm The NPD Group has revealed the top 20 best-selling games in the United States for 2021. And this list looks a lot...
November 2021 NPD: Elusive new-gen consoles drag down industry sales
A dearth of hardware in the supply chain led to a dip in sales for the video game business in November the United States,...
NPD: Metroid Dread has franchise’s best U.S. launch month
Metroid Dread had the franchise’s best U.S. launch month sales ever, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The game debuted October 8...
October 2021 NPD: Far Cry and Metroid rocket industry sales up 16%
Gaming fans in the United States showed up in a big way in October when it comes to spending money on their hobby. All...
September 2021 NPD: PlayStation 5 outsells Xbox, Switch
Console hardware is flying off manufacturing lines directly to consumers in the United States. Sony and Microsoft continue to sell every PlayStation 5 and...
September 2021 NPD: Tales of Arise, Deathloop help set industry sales records
Consumers in the United States continue to spend a lot of money on video games. While many of the people who invested in the...
Humankind is August’s best-selling PC game
Humankind is one of my favorite games of 2021 so far, one I’ve been waiting for since its announcement in 2019 at Gamescom. Turns...
August 2021 NPD: Ghost of Tsushima returns to dominate August game sales
Gaming fans in the United States spent $4.37 billion on their hobby in August, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That is up...