NPD Sales Results for January 2015
Overall:
Overall retail sales were down 5% year over year.
Software:
1.) Dying Light (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
2.) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox One ,PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
3.) Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
4.) Minecraft (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4)
5.) NBA 2K15 (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
6.) Super Smash Bros. (Wii U, 3DS)
7.) Far Cry 4 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
8.) Madden NFL 15 (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
9.) Destiny (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
10.) FIFA 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, Wii, Vita, 3DS)
Notes:
-“In January 2015, Dying Light had the highest first month of sales for new IP in the survival-horror genre, exceeding the previous record, The Evil Within, which launched in October 2014,” said NPD analyst Liam Callahan.
-Smash Wii U - 90K, 1.4 million LTD (digital + retail)
-Smash 3DS - 90K, 2.1 million LTD (digital + retail)
-Pokemon ORAS - 150K, 2.7 million LTD (digital + retail)
-Wii U software is up nearly 45% year over year.
Hardware:
PS4: #1 spot
Wii U: Up nearly 30% year over year => a bit under ~63.7K
Other Information:
PlayStation 4 was the top selling console in January, it and remains the cumulative leader in the U.S., according to NPD data,” an SCEA spokesperson told GamesBeat. “Since launch in November 2013, 18.5 million PS4 units and 81.8 million software units have been sold through to consumers worldwide.”
From Nintendo:
Nintendo games and systems closed 2014 with strong momentum, and that has carried over into 2015. Some Nintendo highlights from the January NPD report include:
· Sales of Wii U hardware and software increased by nearly 30 percent and nearly 45 percent, respectively, over the same month last year.
· Super Smash Bros. for Wii U added more than 90,000 combined physical and digital units to bring its lifetime total to more than 1.4 million total units in the U.S.
· Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire sold more than 150,000 combined physical and digital units, bringing their combined lifetime total to more than 2.7 million total units in the United States alone.
· Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS sold more than 90,000 combined physical and digital units in its fifth month on the market, bringing its lifetime total to more than 2.1 million total units in the United States alone.
On Feb. 13, Nintendo will launch the New Nintendo 3DS XL system with four unique SKUs to choose from. The new system will launch alongside two highly anticipated titles: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. Exactly one month later on March 13, portable gaming fans will be able to play Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
In just a few days on Feb. 20, Wii U fans will get the chance to experience Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. A few months later in May, gamers will get the chance to play one of the more anticipated titles of the year in Splatoon.
*Data regarding physical sales of games are from the NPD Group. Data regarding digital downloads of games and combined physical/digital life-to-date numbers are from Nintendo’s internal sales figures. All numbers, unless otherwise stated, are specific to the United States only.