New SKUs generated over seventy percent less units on a per-SKU basis, and a decrease of over eighty percent revenue per SKU,” he continued. Softness in new physical entertainment software sales stemmed from a decline in the number of new launches, with over 30 percent fewer new SKUs, as well as poor performance of the new SKUs that were released. However, the Xbox 360 was the top selling console hardware platform this month for the twenty-ninth consecutive month.”Ībout games he said: “Overall entertainment software declines, down forty-four percent, were driven partly by sharp year-over-year declines within PC games due to poor comparisons to last year’s Diablo 3 release. Nintendo’s 3DS edged out the Xbox 360 as the top selling platform across hardware and portables. While NPD doesn’t give us units data anymore, the firm noted that 3DS, which saw sales flat year-over-year with May 2012, represented the best performance. To quote NPD industry analyst Liam Callahan…Ībout hardware he said: “The hardware side of the industry didn’t fare much better than software. Here’s the TV ad.Īnalysis of the game and hardware sales numbers:Īlthough NPD doesn’t by far track all digital sales, retail still gives a good impression of last month’s bestselling video games. Last month’s Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D remake did especially well. The Nintendo 3DS handheld is getting a fresh injection of lots of new games all year. The multiplatform Injustice: Gods Among Us release was a major success for the Mortal Kombat series creators! Here’s the TV commercial starring Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes.Ģ.
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