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Three and a half years into its lifecycle, the Switch has undeniably become one of Nintendo’s most successful consoles ever. Now, the hybrid handheld has set a new record in the US, not just for Nintendo, but for video games as a whole. Since December 2018, the Nintendo Switch has …

Prior to Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ release on the 20th of March, it was well known that the Switch exclusive was going to be a success. Despite the high expectations, it would seem as though the game managed to perform even better than expected. According to the NPDs, Animal Crossing: …

While there was no doubt that Call of Duty and Rockstar titles are some of the biggest names in the video game industry, consistently topping the charts, it is nonetheless surprising to see just how far above the competition they are when it comes to making money. According to the …

The NPD results for the month of October were released recently. Alongside the list of the month’s best selling games however, was the reveal that 2019 has been the best year for fighting games in the history of the NPD, beating out the previous record year of 2015 by 11%. …

The NPD results for October have been released, giving us an insight into how the video game market performed last month in the US. Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare took the top spot as the best selling game of the month. Perhaps more surprising, however, is the fact that …

Nintendo had a very strong first year with the Nintendo Switch and it looks like the company is continuing that success well into 2018. The NPD Group released sales numbers for July this week, with Nintendo dominating the charts with some help from Square Enix's Octopath Traveler. According to The …

Sales of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One game console increased by whopping 63 per cent year-over-year in the U.S. last month, according to NPD Group, a leading market tracker. While Xbox One was ahead of PlayStation 4 in terms of unit sales in April in the U.S., the console is still …

Perhaps, new generation game consoles are considerably less powerful than the majority of gaming PCs; perhaps, they are not going to stay on the market for a really long time, like their predecessors. But here is a fact: Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 are selling dramatically faster than …

Leaked data allegedly from NPD Group suggests that Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One video game console outsold its main rival Sony PlayStation 4 system by staggering 400 thousand units in the U.S. in November. If the situation persists, this holiday season will be won by Microsoft, at least in North America. …

While Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 video game console was outselling Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One for the bigger part of the year, in November the latest gaming system from software giant managed to finally leave its arch-rival behind in terms of sales in both the U.S. and the U.K. But will it become a …

Gamers spent whopping $15.39 billion (£9.1894 billion) on PC and console video games in the U.S. last year, according to a new report from NPD Group, a leading market tracker. Due to changes of the ways people get new content, the overall market grew just 1% annually amid increasing interest …