NPD Sales August 2016

[bdoughty]

Once again MS jumps the gun.

https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/08/xbox-one-s-sales-august-npd-ps4/

Will post software when it arrives, sometime in week or two or three. NPD has been kinda funny as to when it releases software to the public as of late.

[bdoughty]

Overall:

August retail game sales are up 1% year over year.

Hardware was down 6% year over year.

Console and Handheld game sales were up 8% year over year.

Physical and Steam PC software sales were up 18% year over year.


Software:

Madden NFL 17
No Man’s Sky *
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch **
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Minecraft *
Destiny: The Taken King

* No digital sales.
** No Battle.net digital sales.


Hardware:

XB1: #1 Console