Category:  NPD

By Ernice Gilbert, February 3, 2012 2 industry news, News, NPD

Tweet NPD numbers have never been complete. In fact, we interviewed David Riley some time back and asked him this very question, and his answer wasn’t very convincing. But let’s leave bygones be bygones, because finally, NPD’s reached an agreement… Read More »

By Ernice Gilbert, January 13, 2012 0 News, NPD

Tweet Find the full list, a rather diverse one below the break.

By Ernice Gilbert, January 13, 2012 1 NPD, PS3, Sony

Tweet “According to the December NPD, PlayStation 3 closed out a banner 2011 with a bang, showing increases in hardware, software and peripherals year to date. As we reported earlier this week, consumers flocked to PlayStation consoles and handhelds this… Read More »

By Ernice Gilbert, January 13, 2012 0 industry news, News, NPD

Tweet The NPD December 2011 report has revealed that the gaming industry suffered a decline of 21 percent, one of its poorest performances in recent years.

By Ernice Gilbert, December 10, 2011 0 News, NPD

Tweet It’s no secret that when a Call of Duty game is unleashed on the market, every other aspect of the industry benefits. Whether it’s hardware or software, Activision’s juggernaut spurs growth, and coupled with the high success of Skyrim,… Read More »

By Ernice Gilbert, November 12, 2011 1 3DS, News, NPD, Xbox 360

Tweet The NPD’s monthly videogame sales results are in and once again Xbox 360 managed to nab the number spot over all other platforms, realizing an increase of 20 percent over last year.

And The Best-Selling Game In 2011 Is…

By Ernice Gilbert, October 31, 2011 1 3DS, DS, News, NPD, PS3, PSN Minis, PSP, Xbox 360

Tweet You’ll be utterly surprised.

September NPD Software Results – Gears Of War 3 Owns

By Ernice Gilbert, October 14, 2011 3 3DS, DS, News, NPD, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360

Tweet The NPD software results are available, and although Madden NFL 2012 managed to nab the top spot, Gears of War 3 was the real story of the list, as it still managed to come in second, beating out other… Read More »

September NPD Hardware Results – Xbox 360 Reigns Supreme, PS3 Grows

By Ernice Gilbert, October 14, 2011 1 3DS, DS, News, NPD, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360

Tweet David Riley of the NPD group has sent in the hardware sales results for September, and although PS3 recently received a price trim, it was not enough to put the dominant Xbox 360 in second place. Again, in the… Read More »

Even With Fresh Price Cut, PS3 Can’t Dent Xbox 360 Lead In U.S.

By Ernice Gilbert, September 9, 2011 2 News, NPD

Tweet Although PS3 was the recipient of a price cut last month, the console’s still struggling to outsell Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in the U.S., with the latter once more topping the hardware sales charts for the month of August.

August NPD Results Shows Massive Sales Decline, Deus Ex Tops

By Ernice Gilbert, September 9, 2011 3 News, NPD

Tweet The industry continues its summertime drought as little to no triple A games were released last month, sending the industry down 23 percent year-on-year. In the midst of it all, Deus Ex: Human Revolution managed the top spot, selling… Read More »

May NPD Results: Industry Suffers Worst Performance Since October 2006

By Ernice Gilbert, June 14, 2011 1 News, NPD

Tweet The Industry’s sales results came in last night, and while Sony and Microsoft all gave great responses to their respective consoles performances, May 2011 was the lowest month of sales the industry’s recorded since October of 2006.

NPD: In April, Xbox 360 Beats All To Sell 297K Units, PS3 Up 13 Percent

By Ernice Gilbert, May 13, 2011 2 Hot, News, NPD

Tweet The NPD results for the month of April came in last night, and there’s good news on all sides. Mortal Kombat lead the pack on the software sales front, topping all games to grab the number spot. Same story… Read More »

Killzone 3 Sold “Well” In The U.S. Last Month

By Ernice Gilbert, April 15, 2011 7 Hot, News, NPD, Sony, Uncategorized

Tweet Although we didn’t see Killzone 3 in the NPD’s top 10 selling games for the month of March, the group has said that Guerrilla Games latest effort did sell well, and would have made the top ten had it… Read More »

And The Best Selling Console In The US For March Is…..Xbox 360

By Ernice Gilbert, April 15, 2011 9 Hot, Microsoft, News, NPD

Tweet In the U.S., Xbox 360 is king of the ring, there’s no denying it. Ever since Kinect launched back in November, the console’s being outselling the competition by wide margins and the month of March was no different according… Read More »