April 2019 NPD: Mortal Kombat 11 KOs Days Gone for No. 1 spot
Two gory games went head-to-head in April, and Mortal Kombat 11 came out on top. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group, the latest...
March 2019 NPD: The Division 2 jumps over Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice to lead sales chart
The Division 2 shows that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice isn’t too hard to beat — at least on the sales charts. But for the...
NPD partners with IGDA to give developers market insights
The NPD Group is one of the only firms that tracks game sales in the United States. That data shapes publishing decisions, and now...
February 2019 NPD: Anthem and Jump Force top software sales
Consumer in the United States spent $1.05 billion on gaming-related products in February, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That’s up 4 percent...
Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox One and PS4 in February 2019
The current hardware generation is starting to show its age in terms of sales. That’s giving the younger Nintendo Switch an opportunity to snatch...
Nintendo Switch outsold PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2019
Last year was one of the biggest ever for game and hardware sales, and that’s going to make it difficult for 2019 to compete....
January 2019 NPD: Sales down as Kingdom Hearts tops game charts
Gaming fans in the United States spent $893 million at U.S. retailers and on full-game digital downloads in January, according to industry-tracking firm The...
Battlefield V is the first Battlefield game to miss the NPD’s top 10 this decade
Battlefield V did not finish in the top 10 best-selling games of 2018 in the U.S., according to tracking firm The NPD Group. Instead,...
December 2018 NPD: Nintendo Switch dominates PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Nintendo Switch sales are off the charts. The system was the best-selling gaming console in the United States in December and for all of...
December 2018 NPD: Smash Bros. beats Spider-Man in exclusives battle
Gaming fans in the United States spent $3.4 billion on video game software, hardware, and accessories in December, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD...