Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ helps fuel 554% growth in The Witcher 3 sales
The Witcher was a massive television event in 2019, and its success has had a sizable ripple effect across mediums. Fans of the show...
NPD: The top 20 best-selling games of the decade in the U.S.
Two names dominated the last decade of video games: Rockstar and Call of Duty. Grand Theft Auto V is the best-selling game from 2010...
December 2019 NPD — Call of Duty, Star Wars close out 2019 on top
Consumers in the U.S. spent nearly $3 billion on game-related products last month, according to the December 2019 NPD game report. But that number...
PlayStation 4 was the best-selling hardware of the decade
The NPD Group released its annual video game report for the United States, and it included some tidbits for the last 10 years as...
November 2019 NPD hardware: Nintendo Switch tops the U.S. charts
Purchasing hardware is out of fashion for the U.S. console-gaming market, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4...
NPD: Brisk Nintendo Switch sales can’t offset October hardware decline
Consumer spending on gaming hardware continued its plummet in October, according to The NPD Group. U.S. gamers spent $182 million on new consoles. That...
October 2019 NPD: Call of Duty and Outer Worlds deliver solid month
Consumer spending on video games was not as bleak as it looks on the page. Gaming fans in the United States spent $1.03 billion...
NPD: U.S. games spending up 1% in Q3 as live-services offset consoles
The U.S. gaming industry generated $9.18 billion in the third quarter of 2019, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group and its most recent...
NPD: Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in September
As Microsoft and Sony slowly sunset their current-generation consoles, Nintendo is maintaining its momentum. The Nintendo Switch was the top-seller in September, according to...
September 2019 NPD: NBA 2K20 and Borderlands 3 top the charts
Consumer spending on video games continued to decline in the United States in September, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. But fans still...