JUNE 2018 NPD (Total Sales): "Nintendo* Tops, but Sony always wins, baby!"

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What is NPD?: NPD is one of the main retail tracking firms in the U.S., and also about the only one who specifically goes into detail on video games sales.

https://www.vg247.com/2018/08/01/npd-june-2018-nes-classic-mario-tennis-switch/

The NPD has released its data for the month of June, and the big hardware winner for the month was Nintendo’s NES Classic Mini.

Nintendo’s NES Classic Mini was June 2018’s highest unit-selling hardware platform for June, but PlayStation 4 still leads the market in dollar sales. This makes it the best-selling console hardware platform year-to-date.

Xbox One hardware dollar sales nearly doubled for the month yoy, and Switchsales were up 50%. PlayStation 4 hardware dollar sales were also higher.

Mario Tennis Aces was the best-selling game of the month, and God of Warremained the second best-selling title for the momth. trailing only Ubisoft’s Far Cry 5. God of War is now the 10th best-selling game of the rolling 12-month period ending June 2018.

June 2018 Top 20 Games

1. Mario Tennis Aces
2. God of War
3. Grand Theft Auto 5 (Who the fk doesn't have a copy by now? God Damn!)
4. The Crew 2
5. Far Cry 5
6. Mario Kart 8
7. LEGO Incredibles
8. FIFA 18
9. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
10. Detroit: Become Human
11. Super Mario Odyssey
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
13. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
14. NBA 2K18
15. Call of Duty: WWII
16. MLB 18: The Show
17. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
18. Vampyr
19. Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze
20. State of Decay 2

During June, total spending across video game hardware, software, accessories and games cards grew 25% year-over-year (yoy) to $1.1 billion. The uptick was attributed to all categories.

Looks like the gaming industry posted some robust numbers in the month of June, and overall outlook looks quite healthy.

 

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