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    NPD Sales Thread

    No need for a monthly thread, will just keep bumping this monthly.

    Someone hold CLW's hand, the Xbox One has a three-peat

    http://venturebeat.com/2016/10/13/xb...-in-september/.

    “Thanks to our fans, Xbox One was the best-selling console in September in the U.S. for the third month in a row according to NPD Group as well as the best-selling console in September in the U.K. according to GfK Entertainment UK. In addition, Xbox One was the only gen eight console to see year-over-year growth in September in the U.S., Australia, the U.K., and many other countries worldwide. This success was driven by our fans and their support for Xbox One S, which is the only console available this holiday with built-in UHD 4K Blu-ray, 4K video streaming and HDR for gaming and video. We received an incredible response to Forza Horizon 3, the No. 1 first-party title for September in the U.S., Australia, and U.K. according to NPD Group and GfK Entertainment UK. Global engagement on Xbox Live – the fastest, most reliable gaming network – continues to grow and the number of unique multiplayer users increased 57 percent year-over-year. With the blockbuster launch of Gears of War 4 for Xbox One and Windows 10 this week and the upcoming release of Clubs and Looking for Group on Xbox Live alongside the launches of Dead Rising 4, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Dishonored 2, Final Fantasy XV, Titanfall 2, and Watch Dogs 2 in the coming months, Xbox is the best place to game this holiday.”
    Winning US is one thing. Winning in the UK which is Sony Country was a shocker.

    Games to come when they come.

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    Sony built their lead partially because they were the cheaper option in the beginning. Now it's reversed. Clearly the lower prices have an impact. I know some of the deals and combos over here were over $100 cheaper than a comparable ps4. It's really annoying to me that the ps4 pro doesn't have a 4k player. I'm guessing when the Scorpion releases they may release a PRO 2.0 with it.

    I don't think BC has a huge impact but there are a lot of little things like that along with maybe EA Access that tilt the game for MS.

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    Overall spending was down 23% over last year, according to the NPD Group. Neither the second month of the Xbox One S nor the debut of the PS4 Slim were "enough to stimulate total hardware spending."

    Last week Microsoft announced its Xbox One was the top-selling console for September 2016, its third consecutive month at the top of the charts.

    Here's the top 10 list of best selling games for North America:

    NBA 2K17
    Madden NFL 17
    FIFA 17
    NHL 17
    Bioshock: The Collection
    Destiny: The Collection
    Grand Theft Auto V
    Overwatch
    Forza Horizon 3
    Call of Duty: Black Ops III

    The NPD Group said Xbox One sales accounted for 37% of all hardware units sold in the month.

    Nintendo's 3DS was up 40% year over year, according to a statement from Nintendo. Its 2DS was a major contributor to those numbers, with sales up 110% over September of last year. According to NPD this was the fourth consecutive month in which 3DS sales increased over the same period last year.

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    Early October results.

    http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/11/...81659146000017


    October marks the fourth consecutive month Xbox One bested PS4 in US sales, and the second month for the UK and Australia. In July, Xbox One was the top selling 8th-generation console

    The full NPD numbers for the US won't be released until next Thursday.

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    NPD Sales Results For October 2016 #1
    Overall:

    October retail game sales are up 6% year over year.

    Hardware was down 20% year over year.

    Console and Handheld game sales were up 31% year over year.

    Physical and Steam PC software sales were up 172% year over year.


    Software:

    Battlefield 1
    Mafia III
    Gears of War 4 *
    FIFA 17
    NBA 2K17
    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim *
    WWE 2K17
    Civilization VI
    Titanfall 2
    Madden NFL 17

    * Digital sales are not included for Gears of War 4 or Skyrim, but are for every other game.


    Hardware:

    XB1: #1 Console

    Notes:
    - “Unit sales for the Xbox One brand of hardware grew by 8 percent compared to last October,” said Naji. “Average pricing for the Xbox One hardware fell by 17 percent due primarily to the release of the lower-priced 500GB Xbox One S Minecraft Bundle.”
    - “The 3DS experienced its fifth straight month of year-on-year growth,” said Naji. “Both unit sales and consumer spending for October grew 12 percent as average pricing was flat year on year. It is likely that continued consumer interest in the Pokémon franchise and Monster Hunter: Generations has driven this growth.”
    - “The PS4 Slim 500 GB Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End bundle was the month’s best-selling hardware across the category, accounting for 17 percent of total hardware units sold in the month,” said Naji. [Note: As an individual SKU. Xbox Ones sold more overall, but split between more bundles.]

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    Ouch at Titanfall 2. There are no big shooters releasing in December that I can see. Titanfall might have been better delayed and bought as a Christmas present. My kids really like it.

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    PS4 Pro pushes Sony back to the top for the month of November.

    http://venturebeat.com/2016/12/08/pl...er-in-the-u-s/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rudy View Post
    Ouch at Titanfall 2. There are no big shooters releasing in December that I can see. Titanfall might have been better delayed and bought as a Christmas present. My kids really like it.
    That was why it was off my radar, got CoD and BF1, plus still play Overwatch. I hear it's a lot of fun though.
    The dude abides.

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    DECEMBER 2017

    http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4.../1100-6447726/

    The PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console in the United States during January 2017, according to the NPD Group, which tracks sales domestically.
    Sony's console was also the No. 1 console in the US during December, though the Xbox One ended the year as the best-selling console for the second half of 2016.
    In its own statement, Microsoft said 2017 is off to a "strong start" for the Xbox One as the number of hours players spent playing games on the console grew 21 percent year-over-year. Additionally, Xbox One sales grew year-over-year in January, something that cannot be said for the PS4, according to Microsoft.
    A week from today, the NPD Group will announce the top-selling games for January 2017. We'll report back with more details as they become available.

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    I had heard PS4 Pro sales weren't very good so far. Anything on that?

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    Sony is not giving a breakdown of how many were sold, they just say it is selling better than the Slim.

    Sony’s CFO Kenichiro Yoshida told investors during his briefing that PS4 Pro sales were actually a bit better than the company had expected.

    PS4 Pro is running as we had expected, as we assumed, but Pro maybe is doing more than we anticipated
    Given the recent launch of PSVR, it is understandable to see PS4 Pro performing well since the performance boost it offers does help VR games and delivers players a smoother experience compared to the normal PS4.

    Yoshida also mentioned that PS4 Pro sales were actually better than PS4 Slim, which was launched only a few months prior to PS4 Pro.

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    Seems hard to believe the much more expensive Pro compared to discounted Slims with games included outsold a Slim. Maybe that means no bundles for the Pro for awhile.

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    Here are the top 10 best selling games in the US, according to the NPD Group.

    Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
    Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
    Grand Theft Auto V
    Battlefield 1
    NBA 2K17
    Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
    Madden NFL 17
    Watch Dogs 2
    Overwatch^
    FIFA 17





    Oh and there was this. NES Classic was the #3 console last month.

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    http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4.../1100-6448599/

    Extending its win streak another month, Sony's PlayStation 4 was the top-selling home console in the United States for February, according to NPD data released today.

    Sony did not have a statement to share, but a representative confirmed that the PS4 was the No. 1 overall home console in the US in terms of sales for February.

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    February 2017

    http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...h-february-npd

    February retail game sales are down 21% year over year.

    Hardware was down 30% year over year.

    Console and Handheld game sales were down 14% year over year.

    Physical and Steam PC software sales (for AAA games) were down 26% year over year.




    *** No Digital Sales
    ^ No Battle.net Sales

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    GTAV is the new Minecraft. It just keeps on selling and selling ans selling.

    Once again NBA 2K17 kicking ass and I really wish EA would just invest their money elsewhere, like a college football and basketball game (one can dream).

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    Nice to see For Honor on top! I imagine it will be tough to keep that up in March.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bdoughty View Post
    GTAV is the new Minecraft. It just keeps on selling and selling ans selling.

    Once again NBA 2K17 kicking ass and I really wish EA would just invest their money elsewhere, like a college football and basketball game (one can dream).
    At some point it has to seem like people must have forgotten if they own GTA V and just keep rebuying it because they aren't sure.

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    NPD March Hardware is in. Not a shocker but it goes Switch, PS4, XB1.


    Nintendo Switch, the new home gaming system that people can also take on the go, has sold faster in its launch month than any other video game system in Nintendo history. The Nintendo Switch system sold more than 906,000 units in March, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. That makes Nintendo Switch one of the fastest-selling video game systems of all time. Notably, this sales surge was accomplished in a nontraditional month for a console launch.

    The Nintendo Switch system sold more than 906,000 units in March, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States.

    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game sold over 1.3 million units*. That total includes more than 925,000 units sold for Nintendo Switch and nearly 460,000 units sold for the Wii U console.

    That number is correct. More copies of Zelda on the Switch were sold than the hardware itself. Yeah, the game is really that good.

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    March 2017

    Software:

    1. Tom Clancy's Ghost Record: Wildlands ** (Ubisoft) - Best Ghost Recon debut ever, #2 Tom Clancy title debut behind The Division.
    2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild * (Nintendo) - Over 900K physical on Switch. However, keep in mind that these are ranked by dollar sales, not units, and that this spot represents Switch + Wii U.
    3. Mass Effect: Andromeda ** (Electronic Arts) - Second best Mass Effect debut ever, after Mass Effect 3 (which sold 1.3 million in its first month).
    4. Horizon: Zero Dawn * (Sony) - Best Guerrilla debut ever, selling twice as much as their second highest debut, Killzone 2. That should put it around 648K.
    5. MLB 17: The Show * (Sony)
    6. Grand Theft Auto V ** (Take-Two)
    7. For Honor ** (Ubisoft)
    8. NBA 2K17 (Take-Two)
    9. Nier: Automata (Square Enix)
    10. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
    11. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 = 4.0 Remix (Square Enix)
    12. Battlefield 1 ** (Electronic Arts)
    13. 1-2 Switch * (Nintendo) - 19% attach rate to the Switch.
    14. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom)
    15. Overwatch ** (Activision Blizzard)
    16. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege ** (Ubisoft)
    17. Super Bomberman R * (Konami)
    18. FIFA 17 ** (Electronic Arts)
    19. Lego Worlds (Warner Bros)
    20. Madden NFL 17 (Electronic Arts)

    * No Digital Sales
    ** No Origin, Battle.net, uPlay, or non-Steam sales


    Notes:
    - Ghost Recon: Wildlands is the best ever Ghost Recon launch, and second best Tom Clancy launch after The Division.
    - In reference to franchises: "Zelda is the top-selling property of all time within the Adventure super genre, selling 54 percent more revenue than the next best-selling franchise, Resident Evil."
    - "Switch's packaged software sold 1.3m units, a record high for a Nintendo platform launch."
    - Mass Effect: Andromeda had the second best launch behind Mass Effect 3.
    - Horizon was the best Guerrilla debut ever, selling twice as much as their second best debut, Killzone 2.
    - 1-2 Switch made the top 20 best-selling games chart with an attach rate of 19 percent.
    - Starting next month, Microsoft's digital sales will be reflected in the software charts.
    - We'll get a full year to date chart soon, but Ghost Recon is #1 for the year, For Honor is #2, and Zelda is #3 combining Switch and Wii U versions.

    According to NPD, March "will go down in history books as the month Nintendo broke records." Switch was Nintendo's biggest-ever hardware launch, and "the second biggest launch for any video game platform" since NPD began tracking numbers.

    Breath of the Wild came in at second place in spite of digital sales not being accounted for in NPDs tally. Similarly, Horizon Zero Dawn and MLB 17: The Show had strong showings on the top 10 list without accounting for digital sales.

    Last week, Nintendo revealed it sold 906,000 Switch consoles in the first 28 days of the console's release, and sold 925,000 copies of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Switch during the same period, giving it the highest attach rate for "any non-bundled title" on new hardware since NPD began tracking in 1995.
    Last edited by bdoughty; 04-20-2017 at 07:10 PM.

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