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The NPD Group has revealed hardware and software sales charts for April, 2012 (specifically spanning April 1st through April 28th).
Here are the top ten best-selling games for that four week period:
1.) Prototype 2 (360, PS3)
2.) Kinect: Star Wars (360)
3.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)
4.) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 (360, PS3)
5.) NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC, PS2)
6.) The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings (360, PC)
7.) Mario Party 9 (Wii)
8.) Mass Effect 3 (360, PS3, PC)
9.) Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360, PS3)
10.) MLB 12: The Show (PS3, PSV)
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is represented the most times on the list, with PlayStation 3 closely behind it. There’s parity between Wii and PC this month, and a PlayStation Vita game is represented as well.
When looking at both hardware and software sales year-over-year, however, there’s a significant change from 2011. Total sales of games is down 32%, from $930.9 million to $630.4 million. Hardware is also down 32% year over year, and software is down 42% year over year. Strangely, video game accessories actually ticked up 1% from this time last year.
Even with the overall industry severely lagging, Microsoft released a statement about Xbox 360’s performance, noting that it sold 236,000 units in April in the United States. The console holds a 47% share of current-gen home consoles, and this marks the 14th month in a row Xbox 360 has been above 40% in that category. It has been the best-selling console in the United States for 16 months in a row. Gamers spent $261 million on Xbox 360 games, “more than the spend on the other two current-generation consoles combined.”
Sony also released an NPD statement, though they didn’t provide any numbers. “According to the April NPD, the PlayStation ecosystem continues to grow with exclusive titles such as MLB 12: The Show landing in the top five SKUs. Digital-only titles, including Journey for PS3 and Escape Plan for PS Vita, helped to further bolster growth.”
Nintendo declined to send an NPD report for this month in time for publish.
Here are the top ten best-selling games for that four week period:
1.) Prototype 2 (360, PS3)
2.) Kinect: Star Wars (360)
3.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)
4.) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 (360, PS3)
5.) NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC, PS2)
6.) The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings (360, PC)
7.) Mario Party 9 (Wii)
8.) Mass Effect 3 (360, PS3, PC)
9.) Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360, PS3)
10.) MLB 12: The Show (PS3, PSV)
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is represented the most times on the list, with PlayStation 3 closely behind it. There’s parity between Wii and PC this month, and a PlayStation Vita game is represented as well.
When looking at both hardware and software sales year-over-year, however, there’s a significant change from 2011. Total sales of games is down 32%, from $930.9 million to $630.4 million. Hardware is also down 32% year over year, and software is down 42% year over year. Strangely, video game accessories actually ticked up 1% from this time last year.
Even with the overall industry severely lagging, Microsoft released a statement about Xbox 360’s performance, noting that it sold 236,000 units in April in the United States. The console holds a 47% share of current-gen home consoles, and this marks the 14th month in a row Xbox 360 has been above 40% in that category. It has been the best-selling console in the United States for 16 months in a row. Gamers spent $261 million on Xbox 360 games, “more than the spend on the other two current-generation consoles combined.”
Sony also released an NPD statement, though they didn’t provide any numbers. “According to the April NPD, the PlayStation ecosystem continues to grow with exclusive titles such as MLB 12: The Show landing in the top five SKUs. Digital-only titles, including Journey for PS3 and Escape Plan for PS Vita, helped to further bolster growth.”
Nintendo declined to send an NPD report for this month in time for publish.
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