The Npd Group • Page 2
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NPD February: PS4 still top of US retail chart, hardware sales drive YoY and MoM growth
PlayStation 4 outsold Xbox One in the US in February, according to The NPD Group’s regular monthly report.
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NPD January: PS4 outsells Xbox One nearly 2:1, software sales fall off a cliff
A lack of interesting new releases saw the US market under-perform in January 2014, according to the NPD Group’s latest report, but Sony definitely had something to celebrate.
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Xbox One selling more than twice as fast as Xbox 360 - Microsoft on NPD data
Microsoft was the first to react to the NPD Group’s monthly report today, noting that the Xbox One is outpacing Xbox 360 sales in the US.
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Retail strong and digital growing, Sony and Microsoft both pleased - NPD Australia
The NPD Group Australia’s yearly report shows the local market defying international weaknesses at retail and showing strong digital growth, with both Sony and Microsoft finding reasons to celebrate.
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NPD December: 3DS bestselling hardware of 2013, GTA 5 top game
Xbox One was the best-selling console of its generation in the US in December 2013, but the 3DS won the year overall.
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NPD November: PS4 takes top hardware, software honours
PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console of November 2013 at US retail, although the Xbox One had the honour of fastest-selling.
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NPD September: GTA 5 drives retail to first spike since January
GTA 5 ensured retail sales in the US trended upwards for the first time in nine months, according to the latest report from the NPD Group.
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Wii U sales up 200% in September, 3DS best-selling US console - NPD
Drawing on this month’s NPD figures, Nintendo has announced excellent sales results for both the Wii U and 3DS.
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50% more gamers play online through Xbox 360 than PS3 in US, says NPD
Xbox 360 has 50% more online service users than PlayStation 3 in the United States according to an NPD report.
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NPD July: 3DS tops again, Minecraft and NCAA strong performers
Nintendo’s little handheld that could remains the top-selling console as we approach the next-gen transition, with very few new releases making a splash on the software charts.
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NPD June: The Last of Us, Animal crossing top charts
The 3DS was the clear winner at US retail this month, taking the top hardware spot and three slots on the software charts, including second place.
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NPD: digital brings Q1 2013 spend on par with 2012
The NPD Group believes total spend among US game consumers has not declined since 2012 despite depressing result at retail, thanks to growing digital spend.
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Mobile, freemium segment most popular in the US - report
There are more consumers in the “free and mobile gamer” category than any other gaming segment in the US, according to the NPD Group.
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NPD April: Injustice tops charts, total spend down 25%
NetherRealm’s first non-Mortal Kombat game performed well at retail in the US during April, topping the charts as the best-selling title in an otherwise lacklustre month.
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NPD February: Dead Space 3, Xbox 360 top charts
While traditional retail sales continued their downwards trend, the NPD Group’s February report showed the Xbox 360 still triumphant on its home ground, and a handful of new releases interrupting the Q1 quiet.
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NPD: 2012 digital spend half that of physical - and growing
In a report calculated to surprise absolutely nobody at all, the NPD Group has released figures for US consumer spend on gaming over the course of 2012, noting year-on-year declines in physical spend and a jump in digital.
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NPD October: More Sports, Less Profit
The NPD Group has released their October US retail report, with yet another and rather significant Year-On-Year decline in overall sales.
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30% of app gamers have made in-app purchases - report
A new report from the NPD group has found a significant proportion of what it calls “app gamers” have splashed out on in-app purchases.
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NPD September: sales up 67% on August, sports dominate
The NPD Group’s regular month report on US retail spend noted another year-on-year decline, but also a jump in sales as the holiday season approaches.
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Sleeping Dogs sold 172K at US retail in August
Sleeping Dogs sales reached 172,000 during its two weeks on sale during August.