The NPD Group has also released its top 10 games sold at retail for the month of November. As always, the consoles listed in parenthesis next to each game represent the best-selling to worst-selling SKU for each game.
Overall retail sales across hardware, software, and accessories declined 11 percent this November versus November 2013. For the most part throughout 2014, we have seen software declines that were offset by year-over-year increases in hardware spending. This November, however, hardware declines totaled $294 million while software declined $17 million or 2 percent. Accessory sales increased by a modest $5 million.
Currently, year-to-date sales across hardware, software, and accessories through November 2014 are up 2%.
Hardware bundles were a major factor in the sales of hardware this November, with a number of new bundles ranking as the highest selling hardware bundles so far this year with one bundle ranking as the highest selling hardware bundle ever based on dollar sales.
Cumulative PS4 and Xbox One sales are now almost 80 percent higher than the combined total of PS3 and Xbox 360 sales after 13 months on the market.
Software declines stemmed from losses from consoles software as portable software and PC Games software increased over November 2013. Portable software increased by 25 percent due to the combined performance Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Pokemon Omega Ruby, and Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS. PC game sales increased by 34 percent over November 2013 due to The Sims 4 and the launch of World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords Of Draenor.
Seventh generation console sales combined to decrease by 49 percent or $361 million from November 2013. Eighth generation console software sales and portable software sales increased by $342 million and could not offset the losses stemming from seventh generation console.
Interestingly, this month had three platform exclusives within the top ten games with Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Pokemon Omega Ruby, and Halo: The Master Chief Collection while in November 2013 there were no platform exclusives ranked in the top ten games.
VGChartz
The PlayStation 4 has shytted on both the Xbox One and Wii U every month since its release 13 months ago. The Larry box One outsold the Wii U in October for the fifth straight month (and my grandma can outrace a turtle). The PS4 outsold the Xbox One by 394,172 units and the Wii U by 2.21 million. The Xbox One outsold the Wii U by 1.81 million units. The PS4 sold 2.86 million units in November, the Xbox One 2.47 million units, and the Wii U 653,090 units.
When you compare monthly sales to a year ago all three consoles are up year-over-year. The PlayStation 4 is up 728,690 units, the Xbox One is up 906,425 units and the Wii U is up 187,638 units.
PlayStation 4 Monthly Sales: 2,862,237
Xbox One Monthly Sales: 2,468,065
Wii U Monthly Sales: 653,090
The Wii U beat the PS4 and Xbox One to the market by a year. The Wii U launched in November 2012, while the PS4 and Xbox One launched in November 2013.
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 16,146,005
Xbox One Total Sales: 9,133,686
Wii U Total Sales: 7,949,941
For the Ray Charles nikkas, we include this chart below:
In other news, @Front 2 Back is still a fakkit. Back to you John.
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- 1.) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare(360, XBO, PS4, PS3, PC)
- 2.) Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
- 3.) Super Smash Bros. (NWU, 3DS)
- 4.) Madden NFL 15 (360, XBO, PS4, PS3)
- 5.) Pokemon Alpha Sapphire (3DS)
- 6.) Far Cry 4 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
- 7.) Pokemon Omega Ruby (3DS)
- 8.) NBA 2K15 (PS4, 360, XBO, PS3, PC)
- 9.) Assassin's Creed: Unity (PS4, XBO, PC)
- 10.) Halo: The Master Chief Collection(XBO)
Overall retail sales across hardware, software, and accessories declined 11 percent this November versus November 2013. For the most part throughout 2014, we have seen software declines that were offset by year-over-year increases in hardware spending. This November, however, hardware declines totaled $294 million while software declined $17 million or 2 percent. Accessory sales increased by a modest $5 million.
Currently, year-to-date sales across hardware, software, and accessories through November 2014 are up 2%.
Hardware bundles were a major factor in the sales of hardware this November, with a number of new bundles ranking as the highest selling hardware bundles so far this year with one bundle ranking as the highest selling hardware bundle ever based on dollar sales.
Cumulative PS4 and Xbox One sales are now almost 80 percent higher than the combined total of PS3 and Xbox 360 sales after 13 months on the market.
Software declines stemmed from losses from consoles software as portable software and PC Games software increased over November 2013. Portable software increased by 25 percent due to the combined performance Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Pokemon Omega Ruby, and Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS. PC game sales increased by 34 percent over November 2013 due to The Sims 4 and the launch of World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords Of Draenor.
Seventh generation console sales combined to decrease by 49 percent or $361 million from November 2013. Eighth generation console software sales and portable software sales increased by $342 million and could not offset the losses stemming from seventh generation console.
Interestingly, this month had three platform exclusives within the top ten games with Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Pokemon Omega Ruby, and Halo: The Master Chief Collection while in November 2013 there were no platform exclusives ranked in the top ten games.
VGChartz
The PlayStation 4 has shytted on both the Xbox One and Wii U every month since its release 13 months ago. The Larry box One outsold the Wii U in October for the fifth straight month (and my grandma can outrace a turtle). The PS4 outsold the Xbox One by 394,172 units and the Wii U by 2.21 million. The Xbox One outsold the Wii U by 1.81 million units. The PS4 sold 2.86 million units in November, the Xbox One 2.47 million units, and the Wii U 653,090 units.
When you compare monthly sales to a year ago all three consoles are up year-over-year. The PlayStation 4 is up 728,690 units, the Xbox One is up 906,425 units and the Wii U is up 187,638 units.
PlayStation 4 Monthly Sales: 2,862,237
Xbox One Monthly Sales: 2,468,065
Wii U Monthly Sales: 653,090
The Wii U beat the PS4 and Xbox One to the market by a year. The Wii U launched in November 2012, while the PS4 and Xbox One launched in November 2013.
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 16,146,005
Xbox One Total Sales: 9,133,686
Wii U Total Sales: 7,949,941
For the Ray Charles nikkas, we include this chart below:
In other news, @Front 2 Back is still a fakkit. Back to you John.
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. Let MS keep bleeding money subsidizing these systems till the new boss decide to spin it off.
