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MLB the Show 21 Debuts at #1, Returnal Failed to Crack the Top 5 in April Says NPD

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The NPD Group has released their full North American sales data for April 2021, and while business was down slightly year-on-year, it was still a good month. Players spent $4.6 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in April, down 2 percent compared to the same time period last year. Of course, it’s important to …

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Madden and UFC Top August NPD Charts, Switch Breaks the August Hardware Sales Record

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The NPD Group has released their full North American sales data for August 2020, and once again numbers were up big-time year-on-year due to players being trapped at home by COVID-19. Players spent $3.3 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in July, up 37 percent year-on-year. The Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console as …

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Ghost of Tsushima is Sucker Punch’s Fastest-Selling Game to Date Says NPD

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The NPD Group has released their full North American sales data for July 2020, and once again numbers were up big-time year-on-year due to players being trapped at home by COVID-19. Players spent $3.2 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in July, up 32 percent year-on-year. As usual, the Nintendo Switch was the top-selling …

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The Last of Us Part II 2020’s Top Launch So Far, Second Biggest in Sony History Says NPD

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The NPD Group has released their full North American sales data for June 2020, and while COVID-19 has been disastrous for much of the world, it continues to be a boon for the video game industry. Players spent $1.18 billion on games and hardware last month, up 26 percent from June 2019. This was driven …

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Final Fantasy VII Remake and Switch Top the NPD Charts for Gaming’s Biggest April Ever

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The NPD Group has released their full North American sales data for April 2020, which once again prove that while the COVID-19 pandemic has been disastrous for a lot of industries, it’s been a major boost for gaming. Players spent $1.5 billion on games and hardware last month, which makes it the biggest April in …

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Animal Crossing and Switch Dominate the Biggest March in 12 Years According to NPD

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The NPD Group has released their full North American sales data for March 2020, and while the month wasn’t great for a lot of people, it sure was good for Nintendo. Animal Crossing: New Horizons topped the charts, delivering the third-best opening month of any game in Nintendo history (behind only Super Smash Bros. Brawl …

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Modern Warfare, The Outer World, and Switch Top a Sluggish October Says NPD

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The NPD Group have released their full North American sales data for October 2019, and the year-on-year comparisons aren’t pretty. Consumers spent $1.03 billion on games and hardware, down 34 percent compared to October 2018. Now, the side-by-side isn’t entirely fair – October 2018 saw the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of …

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NBA 2K20 2019’s Top Game to Date, Borderlands 3 Takes Second Place in September Says NPD

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The NPD Group have released their full North American sales data for September 2019, and it was another down month despite the release of major titles like NBA 2K20 and Borderlands 3. Overall spending in September was $1.27 billion, down eight percent from $1.4 billion a year ago. It was a big month for new …

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Modern Warfare to Win 2019, Borderlands 3 and Mortal Kombat 11 in Top 5 Predicts NPD

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Every month the NPD Group reports the cold, hard sales facts, but today the company’s lead analyst Mat Piscatella stepped out of the company’s comfort zone by predicting what will be 2019’s biggest games. Surprise, surprise, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has been picked as the winner – the ninth time a CoD game will …

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Madden NFL 20 and Nintendo Switch Again Top the NPD Charts in Worst August in 20 Years

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The NPD Group have released their full North American sales data for August 2019, and it was a rough month for everybody other than Nintendo and EA. Overall spending in August was a less-than-rockin’ $666 million, with software spending dropping to $257 million, the lowest number since 1998. That stat is particularly worrisome when you …

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Super Mario Maker 2, Crash Team Racing, and Switch Top Retro-Tastic June NPD Charts

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The NPD Group have released their full North American sales data for June 2019, and it was another down month for the industry. Consumers spent $959 million on games and hardware, down 13 percent from June 2018. The big reason for this decline was sputtering hardware sales, which were down a whopping 33 percent year-on-year.  …

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