Perfectly on schedule, NPD Group has posted sales information for the month of July 2011, and the numbers aren’t anything to brag about. Summer has routinely been a soft spot for the gaming market, and 2011 hasn’t changed that. Hardware across the board saw a drop year-over-year, with digital sales making a strong run. In [...]
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July 2011 NPD Results Are In, Catherine Didn’t Make the Cut
Thursday, August 11th, 2011Mortal Kombat Shows No Mercy in April 2011 NPD Results
Friday, May 13th, 2011NPD Group has posted the results for April 2011, and as in months past they’re a bit surprising. Mortal Kombat (a game we love to death) has returned in a vicious manner, and despite being on one fewer platform, it managed to outsell Portal 2, a game that some have considered to be “Game of [...]
January 2011 NPD Results Show Some Software Surprises
Friday, February 18th, 2011January’s NPD software results are in, and they’re as unpredictable as ever. While LittleBigPlanet 2 scored over 350,000 sales in its first couple of weeks, Call of Duty: Black Ops is still on top despite coming out back in November. Dead Space 2 has managed to secure the #3 spot while only being on the [...]
Hardware Sales No Longer Included in Monthly NPD Reports
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010For years now, monthly NPD reports have been looked at as an indication of success by console manufacturers in the US, while gamers have used the reports as a means of debate. However, the years of battle between rival console fans every month will be coming to an end.
July 2010 NPD Results Revealed
Thursday, August 12th, 2010The July 2010 NPD sales data has been released. For ill informed readers, the NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America. Check out the full figures for hardware and software below.
June 2010 NPD Results Revealed
Thursday, July 15th, 2010The June 2010 NPD sales data has been released. For ill informed readers, the NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America. Check out the full figures for hardware and software after the jump…
NPD Group Releases New Figures on Used Game Sales and More
Thursday, June 17th, 2010The NPD Group, one of the leading market research groups for the video game industry, has released data focusing not on sales hardware figures, but rather, “video game content”; things such as used video games, rentals, subscriptions, digital full game downloads, downloadable content, and mobile game apps. The numbers are certainly worth a look, and go to show how much weight the used game cycle carries.
NPD: Console Gaming on the rise, Portable Gaming on the Fall
Saturday, May 29th, 2010The NPD Group has released their annual report on the state of “extreme gamers”; by definition, gamers who spent 40+ hours a week playing video games. The study concluded that PC and console gaming was on the rise; yet, portable gaming declined, not by a little, but by a lot.
April NPD Results Revealed
Thursday, May 13th, 2010The April 2010 NPD Numbers have been released. For ill informed readers, the NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America.
March NPD Results Revealed
Thursday, April 15th, 2010The March 2010 NPD Numbers have been released. For ill informed readers, the NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America.
February NPD Results Revealed
Thursday, March 11th, 2010The February 2010 NPD Numbers have been released. For ill informed readers, the NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America.
January NPD Results Revealed
Thursday, February 11th, 2010The January 2010 NPD Numbers have been released. For ill informed readers, the NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America.
NPD Year End Results: PS3 Sales in 2009
Thursday, January 14th, 2010The December NPD sales has just been revealed. Since December is the last month needed to do a proper year-to-date tabulation, we’re finally able to see how the PS3 performed in North America for the entire year of 2009.
Sony Issues Statment In Response to December NPD Sales Data
Thursday, January 14th, 2010The NPD sales data for December has been revealed and the month proved to be a major success for Sony. Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA has just released a statement in regards to December’s NPD results.
December NPD Results Revealed
Thursday, January 14th, 2010The December 2009 NPD Numbers have been released. For ill informed readers, the NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America.
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