May 2020 NPD: Surging video game sales near $1 billion for the month
May 2020 did not have any breakout new releases, but U.S. video game fans opened up their wallets regardless, according to industry-tracking firm the...
U.S. console-hardware spending hits mammoth $420 million in April
You’ve heard the reports that more people turned to video games for entertainment and socialization in April. But now, industry-tracking firm The NPD Group...
April 2020 NPD: U.S. game spending breaks records
Cooped-up consumers spent truckloads of cash on video games in April, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Spending on tracked new games, hardware,...
NPD: U.S. games spending hits new record in Q1
Millions of Americans turned to video games as a source of entertainment and social connection in March. And that led to a significant increase...
MLB: The Show 20 sees record sales with real baseball on hold
MLB: The Show 20 has become the fastest-selling game in the history of the baseball franchise, said research firm The NPD Group today. This...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons launch sales surpass any Mario or Zelda in U.S.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the best-selling game in the U.S. for March, according to The NPD Group. But that is just the start...
March 2020 NPD: Animal Crossing powers March to blockbuster game sales
March wasn’t a good month for anyone. But it was slightly less awful for people who sell video games. That’s especially true if the...
Nintendo Switch sales doubled year-over-year in March
Let’s say a global pandemic forces you to spend almost all of your time inside at home. Sure, this means you have a chance...
Nintendo Switch leads February 2020 hardware sales
Video game sales continued to decline in the United States in February, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. And an absence of exciting...
February 2020 NPD: Spending dips after another slow month
Consumer spending on video games and related products in the United States continues to decline, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. For the...