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News May 2022 NPD: PS5 Stock Issues Put Sony Back in Last
As industry takes a tumble
Sony managed to improve PS5 supply in the USA in April 2022, but stock issues pegged it right back in May 2022, unfortunately. The new-gen console was outsold by both the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S, although an overall 19 per cent dip in industry spend year-over-year suggests the hardware production problems are...
News Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold PS4 in USA
Records exist to be broken
Whisper it, but when all’s said and done, we reckon there’s a distinct chance the Nintendo Switch will have outsold even the PS2 – it’s certainly on track to do so. For now, the hybrid hardware’s latest achievement is outselling the PS4 in the United States, as confirmed in the latest NPD report, which is...
News April 2022 NPD: PS5 Back on Top After Supply Issues Thwart Sales
LEGO Star Wars the best-selling game
After just one month on the market, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is already among the six best-selling LEGO titles of all time in the US after selling more copies than any other game in the country for the month of April 2022. It also achieved the "highest launch month dollar sales for any LEGO title in...
News March 2022 NPD: PS5 Stock Problems Put Sony in Last Place
But software is connecting with consumers
PlayStation 5’s stock woes appear to be getting worse, not better, with Sony’s new-gen system landing dead last in the latest NPD report. While main competitor Microsoft was able to break a March record, and Nintendo Switch continued to perform as consistently as ever, the PS5 finds itself floundering in...
News February 2022 NPD: Elden Ring Is the Best-Selling Game of the Year So Far
Horizon Forbidden West also in the running
With the game dominating the conversation everywhere you look, it's not a huge surprise to learn that Elden Ring is now the best-selling game of 2022 so far in the USA. Apparently, it's second only to Call of Duty: Vanguard in terms of launch month sales for games released in the last 12 months. It's doing...
News January 2022 NPD: PS5 Comes Top in Hardware Charts Across the US
Call of Duty: Vanguard the second best selling game
The PlayStation 5 has topped NPD hardware charts in the US for the month of January 2022. While exact sales stats aren't shared, Sony's latest system was the best selling platform in both units sold and dollars earned. It beat out the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch simply based on the fact...
News December 2021 NPD: Call of Duty: Vanguard Was the Best-Selling PS5, PS4 Game of the Year
Revenue Sony could lose in the future
If you need any more evidence of how important today's news of Microsoft purchasing Activision Blizzard for $70 billion and what that means for Sony, here it is: Call of Duty: Vanguard was the best-selling game of the year on PlayStation 5, PS4 consoles across the US. Despite a
News November 2021 NPD: Minimal PS5 Stock Leads to Disappointing Hardware Sales
Not enough to go around
People want the PlayStation 5, but Sony can’t get enough stock onto store shelves. The platform holder had talked about transitioning players at record pace, but the pandemic has put a stop to all that, as the organisation struggles to manufacture enough inventory to meet demand. Ultimately, this is going to have a profound...
News October 2021 NPD: PS5 Is Still the Best-Selling US System of the Year
But in dollar sales, not units
The PlayStation 5 is still battling with the Nintendo Switch to be the best-selling US console of the year, but stock limitations mean it may eventually lose out over the all-important holiday period. Sony is outselling the Nintendo hybrid when it comes to dollar sales (or revenue), but the House of Mario’s machine...
News September 2021 NPD: PS5 Snaps Nintendo Switch's 33-Month Hardware Win Streak
Overtaken
PlayStation 5 was the United States’ best-selling hardware platform in both units and dollar sales in September 2021, ending a 33-month Nintendo Switch streak. While Sony’s next-gen console has outperformed the hybrid console in dollar sales at times over the past year, this is the first occasion where it’s outdone it in units as...
News August 2021 NPD: Ghost of Tsushima Up 108 Places Into Second Thanks to Director's Cut
Madden NFL 22 takes top spot
Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut has caused sales of the open world title from Sucker Punch Productions to absolutely skyrocket, boosting the game from 110th place in July all the way up to second spot following the expanded release's launch on PlayStation 5 and PS4 last month. It was beaten only by new entry Madden NFL...
News July 2021 NPD: MLB The Show 21 Is the Second Best-Selling Game of 2021
Quiet month elsewhere, however
You can tell it's the quiet summer months of the year when trying to find something interesting to talk about in the latest NPD software results is like drawing blood from a stone. The chart has settled to a point where the usual Nintendo titles are on top alongside service games that always do well, meaning the games...
News June 2021 NPD: PS5 Exclusive Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Tops Software Charts
Highest US launch month dollar sales in series history
Wow! Insomniac Games is making bank for Sony this generation so far. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, despite releasing exclusively on the supply constrained PlayStation 5, topped the US software charts in June – rounding out a great month for PlayStation. MLB The Show 21 held strong in fourth...
Deal Returnal, Demon's Souls, Spider-Man in PS5 Weekend Sale
Something for the weekend
Sony’s dropped a surprise PS Store sale for some of the PlayStation 5’s biggest games, including Returnal, Demon’s Souls, and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Scheduled to run until 28th June, the promotion sees Housemarque’s roguelite reduced to £52.49/$49.69, which represents a 25 per cent saving...
News May 2021 NPD: Resident Evil Village Is Second Best-Selling Game of 2021
Beaten only by Call of Duty
Resident Evil Village was the best-selling game for the month of May 2021, topping the charts for both the PlayStation and Xbox platforms. Those first month sales see it become the second best-selling title of the year so far, beaten only by Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. The only other new release to crack the top 20...
News April 2021 NPD: MLB The Show 21, Returnal Lead Big Month for Sony
Returnal to sender
MLB The Show 21’s inclusion with Game Pass didn’t hinder full-price sales anywhere near as much as expected, as the game topped the April 2021 NPD best-sellers list, setting a new series record in the process. It’s worth noting that this was the first entry in the baseball simulation to also release on Xbox platforms,...
News March 2021 NPD: PS5 Is Still the Fastest-Selling Console in US History
In terms of both unit and dollar sales, during a pandemic
PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling console in US history, after five months on the market. You may have read this headline before, but there’s an important distinction compared to February 2021’s NPD report: the next-gen format has achieved the feat in both dollar sales and unit sales,...
News Stock Constrained PS5 Unit Sales Lag Behind PS4 by Less Than 1 Per Cent in USA
During a pandemic, no less
How well is the PlayStation 5 selling? Absurdly well in the United States, according to NPD data. We already know that, across its first four months on the market, it’s the fastest selling system of all-time in dollar terms – but what of units? Well, according to analyst Mat Piscatella, it’s lagging behind the PS4...
News February 2021 NPD: PS5 Is Fastest Selling System in US History
Miles Morales holding strong
Sony may be keeping things concerningly close to its chest, but make no mistake: the PlayStation 5 is a runaway freight train that’s going to be difficult to slow down. February’s NPD report, which tracks hardware and software sales in the United States, reveals that the next-gen PlayStation is now the fastest...
News January 2021 NPD: PS5 Breaks Decade Old Dollar Sales Record
Despite being supply constrained
Sony may not be able to ship enough PlayStation 5 consoles to meet demand, but it did get enough units into the United States retail chain to break a decade old dollar sales record. According to the latest NPD report, the console raked in more revenue in January 2021 than any other system has since the Nintend
News Sony Partnering with Red Bull for In-Game Photography Competition
Click, click, boom
Sony’s marketing team has been working overtime since the release of the PlayStation 5, and it’s got another promotional initiative in the pipeline – this time with Red Bull. This one is US-focused, so those of you in Europe can close your browsers, although the premise is interesting and could provide the blueprint for...
News Can't Find PS5 Stock? Play All Night in a New 7-Eleven Store
This is what we've come to
Want to play a PlayStation 5 but can’t find stock? Dozens of different US brands are pulling together to give Dallas County residents the “night out of a lifetime” – inside an unopened 7-Eleven Evolution Store! The event – hosted by crocked Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott for some reason – will see you...
News December 2020 NPD: Cyberpunk 2077 Takes Second Place, But Can't Outsell Call of Duty
Miles Morales in fourth
CD Projekt RED reported it had managed to flog 13 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077 worldwide as of late December, and that was enough to see it debut in second place in the month's US NPD sales chart. Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War pipped it to the top spot, retaining that position after a strong showing in...
News November 2020 NPD: PS5 Sets New US Hardware Launch Record, But Can't Beat Nintendo Switch
Miles Morales outsells Assassin's Creed on PlayStation platforms
The sales results for November 2020 are in, and the PlayStation 5 achieved the “highest launch month unit and dollar sales for a video game hardware platform in US history”, beating out the previous record held by the PlayStation 4. It couldn’t, however, beat the Nintendo Switch...
News Where to Buy PS5 Search Query Beats Out Toilet Paper, Face Masks on Google
Home essentials
It’s been a bonkers year, which means people have been searching for some strange things in 2020 – even more so than usual. And that’s reinforced by the fact that “where to buy toilet paper” and “where to buy face masks” were among the most repeated queries over the past 12 months – “where to buy hand sanitizer”...
Not everyone is so lucky
Update (29th November, 2020): An increasing number of customers are dissatisfied after Kohl’s voided the Kohl’s Cash they were promised after the company cancelled a wave of PlayStation 5 orders. To be clear, it seems that the company is still honouring the $180 credit earned from a single console order, but those who...
News PlayStation Fans So Desperate for PS5 Stock They Brought Their Beds to GameStop
Camped for 24 hours outside store
A fresh batch of PS5 stock was promised in-store at GameStop this Black Friday, and a couple of PlayStation fans were so desperate to get their hands on the next-gen console, they brought their beds and slept outside their local store for 24 hours. ABC reporter Eugene Daniel stumbled upon the desperate gamers, who...
News The Forced PS5 Hardware Bundles Are Getting Bigger
Anyone need a new chair?
Retailers know that the world wants a PlayStation 5 and that they’ve got you by the balls. But while we could somewhat see the value of Costco Canada’s big catch-all bundle with a new Sony television and all of the accessories, this forced Curacao package has left us rolling our eyes. It’s ava
News October 2020 NPD: FIFA 21 Scores First-Ever US Number One
Back of the net
The football you play with your feet beat out the football you play with your hands in the October 2020 NPD sales charts for the United States, as Nintendo’s record-breaking year quietly trundled along. The vast majority of the games in the latest US report belong to the Switch, but despite a disappointing critical response, EA...
News September 2020 NPD: Marvel's Avengers Hulk Smashes Its Rivals
Tony Hawk 1 + 2 kickflips fourth
What a strange launch Marvel’s Avengers has endured! The game has, by all intents and purposes, sold well – but it’s perhaps failed to meet the behemoth expectations put upon it by publisher Square Enix. Case in point: the title topped the USA sales charts for September 2020, securing the second-best superhero...
News PS5 Accessories Shipping This Month in the United States
Nice and early
Sony will ship PlayStation 5 accessories purchased from its PlayStation Direct store this month in the United States, and if you pre-ordered you should have an email from the platform holder confirming as much. If you ordered a console then that may be listed in the correspondence as well, but to be clear this just includes...
News Don't Be Surprised if GameStop Push Xbox Series S|X Harder Than PS5
Stores have incentive to sell Microsoft's new console
An interesting industry story has been developing over the past few days, which could potentially affect PlayStation 5’s store presence compared to the Xbox Series S|X in GameStop shops. Microsoft has signed a partnership with the retailer, which will see its 5,000 outlets across the United...
News Smash Down Some Burger King for a Chance to Win a PS5
Royal munch
As predicted following yesterday’s commercial, Burger King will offer you a chance to win a PlayStation 5 this holiday. Running from 15th October through 22nd November, you’ll have the opportunity to procure Sony’s next-gen console from the fast food restaurant in the United States. You’ll need to register on BK.com or with the...
News August 2020 NPD: EA Sports Lands a One-Two Combo on US Game Charts
In the game
While it may feel like the quality of EA Sports’ output has taken a nosedive, its sales are not exactly hurting, as the publisher has landed a one-two punch on the US sales charts for August 2020. Madden NFL 21 was ranked the best-selling title by dollar sales, with EA Sports UFC 4 sitting closely behind in second place – what are...
News The Last of Us 2 Is Sony's Third Best-Seller in US History
Already
The Last of Us: Part II launched in June, but revealed as part of the July NPD report, life-to-date dollar sales of the sequel are already the third-highest in Sony history. This means that only Marvel’s Spider-Man and God of War have sold more in the United States so far, and both have been available significantly longer. Despite topping
News July 2020 NPD: Ghost of Tsushima the Next PS4 Exclusive to Top the Chart
Sony dominance
After dominating the UK sales charts for close to a month, selling out in Japan, and surpassing 2.4 million copies sold in just three days, Ghost of Tsushima has now found itself at the top of the best-selling games chart in the US for the month of July 2020. The PlayStation 4 exclusive is now the fifth best-selling game of the year...
News These Are the Five Best-Selling PS4 Exclusives in the US
An impressive list
With the release of Ghost of Tsushima, Sony has pretty much capped an outstanding generation of support for the PlayStation 4. But which titles have raked in the most cash in the United States thus far? NPD analyst Mat Piscatella has revealed the ranking of the top five exclusive games based on life-to-date dollar sales, and it...
News June 2020 NPD: The Last of Us 2 Tops the Chart Across the US
The biggest June since 2009
Not only was The Last of Us: Part II Sony's quickest selling PlayStation 4 exclusive ever and the most downloaded title from the PlayStation Store for the month of June, it has also topped the sales chart in the US. NPD reports that Naughty Do
News May 2020 NPD: Coronavirus Impact Continues Video Game Sales Surge
Almost $1 billion
Video game sales in the United States were up an unfathomable 52 per cent year-over-year in May 2020, according to the latest NPD report. Total industry spend reached almost $1 billion, which is just short of the $1.2 billion record set in May 2008. That was the month that Grand Theft Auto IV released, but the aging Grand Theft...
News April NPD 2020: Industry Achieves New Record High As Coronavirus Sees Sales Soar
Final Fantasy VII Remake tops the charts
One of the biggest beneficiaries of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has been the video game industry, which registered its biggest ever April in the United States last month. Consumer spend reached an eye-watering $1.5 billion, which is up a whopping 73 per cent year-over-year, as families find new ways to...
News March 2020 NPD: PS4 Exclusives Strong As Switch Explodes
Sony's system up 25% year-over-year
A global pandemic is good news for Nintendo apparently, as Switch registered absurd sales figures greater than its launch. But the NPD sales report for March 2020 in the United States also includes positive news for PlayStation, as a spate of exclusive software performed particularly well on the Japanese giant’s...
News February 2020 NPD: Consumer Spending Dips in Uneventful Month
On the rocks
Consumer spending dropped by 29 per cent year-over-year, as February 2020 proved to be an uneventful month in the latest NPD sales report for the United States. According to analyst Mat Piscatella, “late cycle hardware dynamics for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well as a lighter new release software slate drove the variance”. It...
News PS4 and Xbox One Sales Worse in January 2020 Compared to PS3 and Xbox 360 in January 2013
Slowing down
It was a disappointing January 2020 for all consoles in the United States, but fascinatingly the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One performed worse than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in January 2013. This is pertinent because both instances represent the final January of their respective hardware cycles. Why, then, do current-gen consoles...
News January 2020 NPD: Dragon Ball the Only Winner in Dry Month
Just Saiyan
Overall video game spend dropped by 26 per cent year-over-year in a dismal start to 2020 in the United States. As has been the case for a while now, hardware sales dipped dramatically, with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on the cusp of being replaced. Perhaps surprisingly, not even the younger, sprightlier Nintendo Switch could avoid...
News December 2019 NPD: Call of Duty, Star Wars Can't Soften Yearly Decline
Industry down 13% year-over-year
A whopping $3 billion were spent on video games in the United States last month, but not even juggernauts like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order could prevent the industry from succumbing to a 15 per cent year-over-year decline. This has been the tale of the tape all year, of course, as...
News MLB The Show 19 Is the Best-Selling Baseball Game of All Time
Home run
MLB The Show has always been a popular franchise, but the 2019 instalment is the best-selling baseball game in United States history. According to the NPD Group, which tracks both physical and digital game sales across the country, full-game dollar sales of the latest instalment in the baseball simulation series “have now surpassed those...
News To the Surprise of No One, PS4 Was the US' Best-Selling Console of the Decade
Big win
PlayStation 4’s success has already been very well documented, but just in case you needed a swift reminder: Sony’s system was the best-selling hardware in the United States for the past decade. That means no other device outsold it in the 2010s, despite the console not launching until November 2013. It’s hardly a surprise, of course:...
News Call of Duty Dominates Top 10 List of the Decade's Best Selling Games in the US
But guess who is top
The United States of America must really, really like the Call of Duty franchise. That's because the NPD group has just revealed the top 10 selling games of the previous decade across the US and entries in the Activision series take up a whopping seven of the top 10 places. The top 10 is as follows: Grand Theft Auto V Call of...
News November 2019 NPD: Only Juggernauts Can Outpace Death Stranding
One of the top ten Sony launches in history
Death Stranding did incredibly well for itself in the November 2019 NPD results for USA, charting in seventh position. The title could only be outpaced by juggernauts, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, various permutations of Pokémon Sword & Shield, and Madden NFL...
News Huge Savings on US PS Store Will Sort Out Your Xmas Gaming
Festive cheer
Looking for something new to play over the festive break? Sony’s matched Europe’s new Christmas Sale with some End of Year offers for the United States, all of which are scheduled to run until 23 December at 8AM Pacific. The deals – which run up to 67 per cent off – span titles such as Dead Cells ($16.74), Everybody’s Golf...
