Switch and PlayStation 5 top U.S. hardware sales in August
Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console in terms of systems sold during the month of August. The more expensive PlayStation 5, however, came out...
July 2021 NPD: PS5 and Switch lead the way to 10% year-over-year growth
U.S. consumers spent $4.6 billion on gaming in July 2021, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. This is up 10% from the same period...
June 2021 NPD: Xbox and Switch outsell the competition
Hardware sales had a huge month in the United States in June. Consumers snapped up $401 million in new consoles, which is up 112%...
June 2021 NPD: Ratchet & Clank and Mario Golf set franchise records
Video games have maintained their sales momentum even as summer began in earnest in the United States, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group....
May 2021 NPD: Improving weather and pandemic conditions cannot slow U.S. game sales
Video games once again maintained their sales momentum in the United States. The industry actually saw a year-over-year increase in sales compared to last...
April 2021 NPD: Returnal, MLB, and Pokémon maintain momentum for game sales
Spending on video games in the United States for April dipped slightly compared to same period in 2020, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD...
March 2021 NPD: PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling U.S. console ever
Video game hardware sales were up 47% in March, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That growth comes despite a surge in sales...
March 2021 NPD — Monster Hunter: Rise sales soar to No. 2 in the U.S.
Video games sales continue to grow as the pandemic drags on, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The March 2021 NPD game report...
Nintendo Switch tops huge February for hardware sales
In the United States, Sony and Microsoft are selling every new-generation console that they produce. Those sales combined with Nintendo Switch’s historic momentum pushed...
February 2021 NPD: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury tops the charts
Video game sales continued expanding rapidly in February, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. This was due to ongoing excitement for the latest...