Nintendo reminds everyone that Switch is in its sales prime
Microsoft and Sony launched next-generation consoles this week, and Nintendo doesn’t seem to mind. The company announced today that it sold 735,000 Switch consoles in...
NPD: U.S. game spending jumped 24% in Q3 2020
Americans are spending a ton of money on gaming, especially when compared to the previous year. This is according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group,...
September 2020 NPD: Avengers and Mario lead strong transition into autumn
Americans showed up to celebrate Super Mario’s 35th anniversary by giving a lot of money to Nintendo for Super Mario 3D All-Stars and the...
Nintendo Switch sets new August hardware sales record in the U.S.
Nintendo’s bank account is still growing in 2020. The company’s Switch console sales saw a huge year-over-year increase, and that led the system to...
August 2020 NPD: Madden and UFC supercharge U.S. game sales
The gaming audience in the United States showed up to spend money again last month. Consumers spent $3.3 billion on video game hardware, software,...
Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console in July
While all gaming hardware saw a significant jump in sales during the pandemic, that has come to an end for PlayStation 4 and Xbox...
July 2020 NPD: Paper Mario and Ghost of Tsushima have strong debuts
Consumers are still turning to video games for their entertainment in the United States. While hardware sales have come back to Earth after a...
NPD: U.S. game-console spending up 25% through first half of 2020
In the United States, the pandemic dictates what our lives can look like. Even as some states attempted to reopen, many are going back...
June 2020 NPD: The Last of Us Part II has best U.S. launch month of the year
The video game business was up once again in the United States last month, but some segments are starting to cool off. June software...
Nintendo Switch powers U.S. console sales to $235 million in May
Consumers in the United States were still hungry for video game hardware in May, according to industry-tracking firm the NPD Group. And the Nintendo...