Video game sales up 28 percent in July
July was a good month for the videogame industry as the sales went up by around 28 percent.
NPD Group said in a report that consumers bought $446.9 million worth of video game hardware which alone is a 17 percent jump compared to last year in the same month.
Nintendo [...]
Videogame industry sales touch $1.12 billion in revenues last month
May was a great month for the videogame industry.
The sales in this market in USA alone touch $1.12 billion. This included the revenues from video games, consoles and game accessories.
NPD Group reported that Nintendo Wii remained the top selling console in May with sales of [...]
Videogame industry had a smash hit March
NPD Group has reported that the month of March was an excellent one for the videogame industry.
The US retail market saw a massive improvement in terms of sales of videogames.
NPD analyst Anita Frazier spoke about their research: “You’d never know that the U.S. economy was under distress by [...]
Los Angeles based word of mouth marketing agency Rocket XL, announced today the success of its interactive media player and online influencer campaign in support of Activision, Inc.’s blockbuster hit game, developed by Infinity Ward, Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™, the #1 best selling title in units worldwide for 2007, according to the NPD [...]
“Family Entertainment” Game Sales Grow By 110%
Computer and video game software sales reached $9.5 billion in 2007, 28% over the previous year, and set a new record according to final data compiled by the NPD Group and announced today by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The industry’s economic impact is illustrated further through data [...]
Guitar Hero crosses sales of $1 billion in the North America
Market Research Company NDP Group has stated in a report that Activision Guitar Hero has seen sales crossing $1 billion in the North America alone.
With this, it has easily become the number one best-selling franchise in the U.S. for 2007.
This means that the game [...]
Nintendo Wii and Call of Duty dominated November sales charts
Market research firm NPD has come out with their latest report on videogame industry for the month of November.
As per the report, Nintendo Wii continued to dominate the sales chart. Overall, the industry saw sales of video-game hardware and software growing by around 50%.
Microsoft managed [...]
Nintendo Wii on top again in the USA
Looks like Microsoft’s happiness was short lived with the sales of their Xbox 360 gaming console.
Nintendo Wii has made a comeback by coming at top of the charts once again. NPD Group has stated in its report that Wii was the number 1 selling gaming console in the [...]
