Tag Archives: npd
Thu, Jul 21, 2011 | 17:06 BST
Wednesday Shorts II: RIFT, LostWinds, Darksiders II, BTTF, Gears 3 cosplay
Here’s a second batch of shorts for your hump day.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: 2011 Edition, back to the future, Castle Empire, Chains of Kluer, cosplay, darksiders, darksiders 2, darksiders II, family guy, Family Guy Online, final fantasy XIV, Forsaken World, Forsaken World: Chains of Kluer, Gears of War 3, Kids and Consumer Electronics, lostwinds, mad catz, npd, project blackout, project blackout: dino mode, PS Home Update, Rift, telltale, The Settlers Online, Trion Worlds, Ultima Online, vigil games
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 | 18:18 BST
NPD: LA Noire tops again, slumps in all sectors
The NPD has revealed significant year-on-year decreases across the board during June 2011, with Microsoft and Take Two the winners of a lacklustre contest.
Thu, Jul 14, 2011 | 23:28 BST
InFamous 2 takes home top spot in June NPD
Anticipating today’s scheduled release of NPD’s June US sales data, Sony has highlighted the strong performance of PlayStation 3 exclusives.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony, Trade
Tags: inFamous 2, npd, patrick seybold, sucker punch
Tue, Jul 12, 2011 | 21:50 BST
Tuesday Shorts II: Analysts, GoG, Black Prophecy, Theatrhythm, Future on PSN
Tuesday’s second batch of shorts are here. Get ‘em while they’re hot, etc.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: A Game of Thrones: Genesis, Black Prophecy, Doug Creutz, Dream Pinball 3D, final fantasy, Future Games of London, future publishing, gog, HDMI cables, Hero Spotlight: Revenant, Heroes of Newerth, Kathy Lee Gifford, michael pachter, MLB 11: The Show, npd, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, Theatrhythm
Mon, Jul 11, 2011 | 14:32 BST
NPD: $5.9 billion spent on videogames in Q1 2011 in the US
NPD’s said today that $5.9 billion was spent in Q1 2011 on gaming hardware, content and accessories.
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Posted in: America
Tags: anita frazier, npd
Tue, Jun 28, 2011 | 12:48 BST
NPD: 360 selling more online-capable games than PS3, Wii
NPD’s said that Xbox 360 is selling more online-capable games than both PS3 and Wii.
Mon, Jun 27, 2011 | 12:21 BST
NPD: “Digital gamers” play heavily, buying more games than “Core”
According to Gamer Segmentation 2011: The New Faces of Gamers, the latest report from US data monitor NPD, Core Gamers, once considered to be the leading gaming segment, is facing rising competition from “Digital Gamers” for amount of time spent gaming and number of games acquired.
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 17:14 BST
May NPD: Wii and PS3 lag behind Xbox 360 by 34,000 and 95,000 units, respectively
Sony and Microsoft have responded to last night’s NPD figures, and despite May 2011 being the lowest May on record for a number of years, both companies seem rather pleased with the respective outcome.
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 17:10 BST
NPD: US retail slumps to lowest point since 2006, L.A. Noire tops software chart
The NPD Group has reported that games retail hits its lowest point in years during May, dropping 14 percent on last year’s figures to $743.1 million.
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 16:58 BST
NPD: Xbox 360 moves 297K units, PS3 sales up 13%
NPD has reported that in April, industry sales were up 20 percent year-over-year to $961.2 million, with Easter holiday sales attributed to $60 million of the total figure. Xbox 360 was once again the best-selling console for the month, and Mortal Kombat was the clear software winner.
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 23:15 BST
Tuesday Shorts: GagaVille, Soul Calibur breasts, Thor, Nolan North, Portal turret
Some things you just cannot make up no matter how hard you try. There’s a few of those in the shorts posted below.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Android, Anonymous, AQ Interactive, breasts, Child of Eden, conduit 2, cryptic, Daishi Odashima, Demian 'Ryu Ichinose' Smith, Gagaville, god of thunder, iPad, lego pirates, Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean, lord of the rings online, lotro, Marvelous Entertainment, military, Naruto:Narutimate Impact, nolan north, npd, pc market, plants vs zombies, portal turret, runes of magic, soul calibur, star trek online, thor, Thor: God of Thunder, uncharted movie, unity, warlords, yakuza, zynga
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 18:41 BST
NPD Group acquires digital tracking firm In-Stat
NPD Group has announced that it has acquired the digital entertainment and mobile internet research firm In-Stat, according to a statement given to GI.biz.
Mon, Mar 28, 2011 | 14:32 BST
Analysts to no longer provide NPD sales data
Analysts are no longer allowed to provide confidential sales data from the NPD Group, the tracker has said.
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 14:27 GMT
NPD: Guitar Hero 3 top-selling game in the US with LtD sales of $830.9 million
NPD has gathered gross sales data reflecting gross game sales since 1995, and it finds three Call of Duty titles on the list, but surprisingly, Black Ops does not top the list – yet.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 09:29 GMT
NPD to include digital sales data in future reports
The NPD Group has confirmed it’s looking to include digital sales data for future monthly sales reports in the US.
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Posted in: America, Retail
Tags: anita frazier, npd
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 | 00:09 GMT
EA repeats NPD data crticisms
Tiffany Steckler, EA’s corporate communications executive, has said NPD sales data fails to accurately represent the state of the industry.
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 23:18 GMT
Analyst: Kinect bundles outsold Move 5:1 in February
Analyst Michael Pachter has provided NPD stats regarding the sales difference between Xbox 360 Kinect bundles and PlayStation 3 Move bundles.
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 23:10 GMT
Black Ops top selling game ever, 13.7m US units sold
NPD revealed last night that Call of Duty: Black Ops is the best-selling game in history, topping the former title holder Wii Play.
Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 15:11 GMT
Xbox 360 poised to outsell Wii by the end of March, says analyst
Analyst Doug Creutz believes Xbox 360 is poised to outsell Wii in the US, based on unit sales during the past 11 months.
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 15:18 GMT
Analysts report Black Ops moved 750,000 units in January
Additional NPD information regarding software sales units has appeared, courtesy of industry analysts and Gamasutra.
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Posted in: America, Charts, Retail, Trade
Tags: january 2011 npd, npd, NPD January 2011
Zynga Q4 and FY 2012: Paying users up, but losses all round