Super Smash Bros. Battles Its Way Into US Top 10 for the First Half of 2015
The only game on Nintendo systems among NPD elite.Sales results are often interesting, either for confirming expectations or defying them. Some information on the top selling games in the US for the...
View ArticleSplatoon Passes Half a Million Copies Sold in the US as Wii U Game Sales Beat...
3DS hardware results are also up.It's NPD time again - though the figures only represent 'new' sales at physical retail and are therefore limited in scope, they give some insight into the state of the...
View ArticleNintendo Confirms Seven Million amiibo Sales in the US
Splatoon also continues to sell well.The August NPD results have made their way into the world - these only cover physical retail sales in the US and are, therefore, only relatively representative....
View ArticleSuper Mario Maker Grabs Sixth Place in NPD US Results and Boosts Wii U System...
Over half a million Super Mario Maker sales in the US so far.Though a little later than normal this month, we finally have the NPD US sales for September; though these only represent physical retail...
View ArticleYoshi's Woolly World Secures Top 10 Spot in US NPD Charts
Super Mario Maker also maintains decent momentum.It somewhat passed us by during Nintendo Direct madness, but the October NPD results are out for the US. Though they only account for new copies sold of...
View ArticleThe November NPD Results are in, Nintendo Exclusives Fail to Crack the Top Ten
Tough month for Nintendo.The NPD Group is an independent market research company that tracks sales across various industries and how they perform in North America. Naturally, the game industry is...
View ArticleMario & Luigi: Paper Jam Secures Top 10 Place in Single Format NPD Chart
An otherwise quiet month for Nintendo.January isn't exactly the hottest month of the year for game sales, with many bemoaning the impact of Holiday excess on their bank balances. As a result there...
View ArticleImpressive Fire Emblem Fates Sales Ensure It Makes an Impact on US Charts
What a revelation.It's well established, courtesy of Nintendo shouting it from the rooftops, that the launch of Fire Emblem Fates in North America has been successful. Over 300,000 sales between...
View ArticleTwilight Princess HD and Pokkén Tournament Perform Well in US NPD Charts
3DS hardware shows signs of decline, though.The March NPD results are in for the US - though they only reflect sales of new game copies at physical retail stores, they nevertheless give a sense of...
View ArticleStar Fox Zero And Bravely Second Make NPD's April Best Sellers List
It's not all doom and gloom.The NPD Group has issued its April data and while Nintendo's products might not be as abundant as the company would hope, Star Fox Zero and Bravely Second have both made the...
View ArticleNo Nintendo Titles In May NPD, But The 3DS Has Now Sold 60 Million Units...
Still printing money, just not quite as much.The May 2016 NPD report has just been issued, but not a single Nintendo title was featured in the top 10, first-party or otherwise. Nintendo hasn't remained...
View Article3DS Claims Top Spot in July NPD US Results, Helped by Pokémon and Monster...
Capcom scores another hit with the monstrous IP.Although there were informal mutterings around results last week, the NPD US sales details for July are starting to go public; Nintendo, in a break from...
View ArticleOctober NPD Results Show the 3DS Experiencing Steady Growth
Five months straight of higher year-on-year sales.With the Nintendo Switch just on the horizon, many have wondered how it will impact Nintendo's business strategy in the coming months and years. It's...
View ArticleNES Classic Edition Sold 196,000 Units in US Launch as Pokémon Sun and Moon...
3DS hardware sales also enjoyed a boost in November.November is always a big month in gaming, and this year was no different. The NPD results for the US - which present a limited but still interesting...
View ArticleJanuary NPD Results Show the NES Classic Edition Was the Third Best-Selling...
It outsold the Wii U….The NES Classic Edition is a console that hasn't exactly been known for its availability. At launch and through the holiday season, it was notoriously difficult for eager fans to...
View ArticleNPD Results Highlight Record-Breaking Nintendo Switch Launch
"March 2017 will go down in history books".Last week Nintendo got ahead of the NPD results to highlight the impressive success of the Nintendo Switch launch in the US - among the statistics shared was...
View ArticleNintendo Switch and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Lead the Way in US April Sales
A second month on top for Switch.The Switch has given Nintendo some very welcome positive sales numbers, to the point that the company is only too happy to show them off. Nintendo of America has been...
View ArticleSwitch Stock Shortages Cost Nintendo First Place In May's NPD Hardware Charts
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is May's biggest Switch game.The incredible demand for the Nintendo Switch has enabled it to jump to the top of the NPD sales charts over the past few months but hardware shortages...
View ArticleNintendo Switch and Splatoon 2 Led US Retail Sales in July
Zelda: Breath of the Wild is currently the year's second bestselling game.After a few years in which Nintendo largely relied upon the 3DS for good news, 2017 has brought a lot of positivity with the...
View ArticleSwitch US Retail Game Sales 'On Pace' for Nintendo's Best Launch Year Since 1995
With a few provisos, but it's impressive nonetheless.It's been an excellent first year to date for the Nintendo Switch, with the big N in the welcome (albeit stressful) position of racing against...
View Article
