February’s NPD numbers suggest an industry slump
Is the gaming industry in a slump? Perhaps, but it's worth noting that the NPD only tracks physical software sales.
Superdata and GfK team up to deliver comprehensive game sales figures
Right now, the game sales charts we see are becoming irrelevant thanks to digital distrbution. That's changing soon, with a combined chart.
January’s NPD’s are predictably dull
January's NPD results are in, and they're as dull as you might expect given the lack of new game releases.
The ESA says NPD sales figures are misleading
The ESA has slammed the recent NPD software sales figures, saying they're rather misleading.
PlayStation 4 wins at US retail…again
One again, Sony;s PlayStation 4 has bested its competition when it comes to US retail hardware sales.
Call of Duty Black Ops 3 is the best-selling game of 2015
Activision is claiming that their annual iteration of their shoot first, shoot later again franchise is the best-selling game worldwide.
PlayStation 4 and Call of Duty return to top of NPD charts
Sony's PlayStation 4 was the best selling console in the US in the month of holiday sales and Black Friday. The best selling game? Nope, it wasn;t Fallout 4.
Halo 5 drives Xbox One to top NPD charts, despite PlayStation 4 price cut
It’s starting to become rote, reporting on the US console sales from the NPD. Every month, the PlayStation 4 is the best-selling console in the land of bald eagles and baseball, and just like clockwork that’s happened agai…hold up. What’s going on here? The Xbox...won?
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