News PS5 and Modern Warfare 2 help drive November spending to $6.3 billion | US Monthly Charts Call of Duty is now the biggest selling game of the year, but overall software spending was down on 2021 Dec. 9, 2022 James Batchelor
News October game sales roughly the same as last year - NPD Software revenue was the only segment that saw growth as the month had multiple game releases Nov. 14, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News US spending down 4% despite FIFA 23, NBA 2K23, Splatoon 3 launches | US Monthly Charts Hardware was the only segment that saw growth, driven by the PlayStation 5 Oct. 21, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Madden, Saints Row fails to prevent August revenues dipping 5% to $4.10 billion | US Monthly Charts But NPD Group says total spending on video games is still ahead of August 2020 Sept. 20, 2022 James Batchelor
News Games spending down 10% to $26.3bn in H1 2022 | US monthly charts Sales were down 11% to $4.3 billion in June July 15, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News April spending down 8% despite strong hardware sales | US monthly charts Accessories sales were down 10% year-on-year, while hardware saw a 16% growth May 13, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News November spending down 10% compared to 2020 | US monthly charts Hardware sales were at their lowest for a November since 2016, but Switch is still on a high Dec. 13, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News US gaming has lost half of the audience gains it made in 2020 - NPD While pandemic participation boost declines, spending on video games continues to grow Oct. 8, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News US game sales up 30% during Q1 2021 | US Quarterly Report Consumer spending on gaming reached $14.92 billion from January to March 2021, NPD Group reports April 29, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Mobile gaming saw surge of new players in 2020 NPD: Number of mobile gamers increased 12% last year, in part due to pandemic-related lockdowns Jan. 19, 2021 Rebekah Valentine
News FIFA 21 debuts at No.1 in the US for October in a first for the franchise Nintendo Switch hardware sets a new dollar sales record for the month, surpassing the Wii in 2008 Nov. 13, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News US games spending once again reaches record quarterly highs By the end of Q2, one out of every three US owners of either a PS4 or Xbox One owned both systems Aug. 10, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News Ring Fit Adventure sprints to the US top 10 in June thanks to stock increase NPD: The Last of Us Part 2 debuts at No.1, sees second-highest launch month dollar sales for a Sony-published game ever July 17, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News NPD: US console sales in April up 163% to $420m Video games hardware and software generated $1.5 billion last month, making it the biggest April on record May 22, 2020 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Game spending in the US reached a record quarterly high in Q1 2020 The NPD Group: Consumers spent nearly $10.9 billion on video games from January through March of this year May 15, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
Data Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was the best-selling game of the year in the US But Nintendo thrived in hardware and software sales at the end of its competitors' console generations Jan. 17, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News NPD: Growth of mobile gamers slows while revenue continues rising Research firm finds number of US and Canada mobile users playing games was up just 2% last year, but revenues jumped 24% to more than $11.82 billion Jan. 15, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
Data NPD: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order debuts at No.2 in the US for November But Pokemon would have overtaken it if sales of all versions were combined Dec. 12, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
Data NBA 2K20 slam dunks with best US launch month sales of any sports game ever NBA 2K is now the sixth-best-selling gaming franchise in US history, beating out Guitar Hero Oct. 17, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare expected to be US best-selling title of 2019 NPD: NBA 2K20 predicted second, Pokemon Sword and Kingdom Hearts III also make top ten Sept. 20, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
Data NPD: Super Mario Maker 2 warps to the top of June US sales Nintendo Switch continues its reign as best-selling hardware platform for 2019 July 18, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News NPD: May 2019 was the worst May for new releases since 1998 Mortal Kombat 11 overtakes Kingdom Hearts III as best-selling software title year-to-date; hardware and software sales see overall declines June 18, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News NPD: Nintendo likely to end the year as best-selling publisher With no looming major end-of-year releases, Call of Duty, NBA 2K, and Madden predicted to top 2019 software charts June 14, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
Data NPD: US video games sales reached $43.4 billion last year Red Dead Redemption 2 crowned best-selling game of 2018; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate takes December Jan. 23, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News NPD: US, Canada saw more mobile gamers in 2018 Number of mobile gamers increased 5% year-over-year; Android remains most popular smartphone option Jan. 15, 2019 Rebekah Valentine