Category:  NPD

Xbox Live Keeps Growing

By Ernice Gilbert, July 2, 2010 5 Microsoft, News, NPD

Tweet The gaming industry saw a revolution when Microsoft totally changed the game with its online service dubbed Xbox Live. We’d never seen anything like it before, and now, all the other companies are following in its footsteps.

PS3 Has “Hit Its Stride”

By Ernice Gilbert, July 2, 2010 5 News, NPD, Playstation 3

Tweet Life is a complicated thing wouldn’t you admit? Indeed, the path we trod is packed with ups and downs that can sometimes feel overwhelming. Rest assured that the rain will come with the storm, and the strong winds will… Read More »

Numbers Quencher: NPD May Software Sales Results

By Ernice Gilbert, July 2, 2010 6 News, NPD

Tweet The NPD group delayed its May Videogames sales results until the month of July, but just like that it’s upon us. Find the software sales results past the break.

Numbers Quencher: NPD May Hardware Sales Results

By Ernice Gilbert, July 2, 2010 6 News, NPD

Tweet The NPD Group has released its May 2010 hardware sales results, find them past the break.

Industry Needs Its Own Weekly Top Ten Chart Says ESA

By Ernice Gilbert, June 30, 2010 3 News, NPD

Tweet If you’re either a movie or a music fan, you’ll know that every week, a top ten list is released that details the best selling works in both industries. Michael Gallagher, president of the Entertainment Software Association, believes the… Read More »

Microsoft: February Was The “Biggest In Xbox 360 History” Says Microsoft

By Ernice Gilbert, March 13, 2010 2 Microsoft, NPD, Xbox 360

Tweet Microsoft has officially responded to the NPD February video games sales results, and as expected the company spoke proud of its venerable console.

NPD February VG Results: We Fall Down But We Get Up

By Ernice Gilbert, March 11, 2010 7 NPD

Tweet The NPD Video Game Sales Numbers are out folks, and it’s a bag of mixed chips. PS3 realized a 30 percent increase in sales over last year, yet the industry suffered another month of decrease compared to 2009.

For The First Time In 3 years, Xbox 360 Is Number 1

By Ernice Gilbert, March 11, 2010 10 NPD

Tweet February wasn’t the best of months for the industry in terms of software and hardware sales. PS3 did experience a 30 percent increase in sales over last year, but the industry on a whole realized another month of decreased… Read More »

Analysts: PS3 Will Be Only Platform To Realize Increase In Feb. NPD

By Ernice Gilbert, March 8, 2010 0 NPD

Tweet Is it because God of War III is on the horizon and gamers young and old are buying the systems in droves in preparation for chaos? I Have no clue but whatever it is, if analysts Pachter and EEDAR’s… Read More »

NPD January 2010 Video Game Sales Results: Market Woes

By Ernice Gilbert, February 11, 2010 0 NPD

Tweet We have the January 2010 video games software and hardware results for you, and things are not too pretty. In almost every department except accessories, the industry is down when compared to last year. Skip past the break for… Read More »

NPD December Results: And They All Stood Tall

By Ernice Gilbert, January 14, 2010 1 industry news, NPD

Tweet It’s that time of the month again folks, time to get your calculators out and add up some good ole sales numbers to see who performed the strongest and who needs to find a brand new thinking cap. The… Read More »

NPD Believes 2010 Could Be The Biggest Year In The Industry’s History

By Ernice Gilbert, January 11, 2010 1 NPD

Tweet 2009 was not a very good year for the gaming industry. Massive layoffs and a drop in hardware and software sales all resulting in an overall weak performance. The economic downturn obviously contributed to the situation but with things… Read More »