It's NPD TIME, January 2013 Sales Results

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The console continues its dominance in the US market


Microsoft has just revealed in advance of the January NPD report that its Xbox 360 console has once again topped the competition, selling 281,000 units in January, marking the 25th consecutive month that Xbox 360 has been the top selling console in the US.

Overall, more than $338 million was spent on Xbox 360 retail (including games, consoles and accessories) in January, while Xbpx 360 held 44 percent share of the current-generation console market.

"Xbox showed incredible growth throughout 2012, almost tripling its entertainment offerings with nearly 100 custom, voice-controlled Xbox LIVE apps, and delivering users with 18 billion hours of entertainment. Xbox has sold three times the number of original Xbox consoles, with 76 million units sold around the world to-date," Microsoft noted.

Call of Duty continues to top the charts as 2013 gets off to slow start

After an abysmal 2012 for video games retail, US game sales in January were perhaps slightly more encouraging (depending on your viewpoint), as total industry sales climbed nine percent to $834.7 million. Hardware sales increased four percent to $205 million while software (including PC games) was flat at almost $393 million. Accessories, however, jumped 30 percent to $256.6 million, thanks to Skylanders and point or subscription cards.

The news is tempered somewhat by the fact that January was a five-week reporting period for The NPD Group. NPD explained that a 'Leap Week' is needed every five to six years "in order to preserve the seasonal integrity of the months." The last adjustment was made in January 2007, and NPD said this is "consistent with the US-based National Retail Federation's (NRF) published Retailer Calendar, which most retailers and NPD follow."

So in truth, software sales for the month, when normalized for a normal reporting period, were actually down 19 percent, NPD explained.

With the exception of Capcom's new Devil May Cry, January saw no major releases to speak of on the top ten, so 2012's year-end hot sellers like Call of Duty and Far Cry 3 continued to top the charts. That said, new releases did fare a bit better than in past January periods. "While the number of new SKUs was relatively consistent for January 2013 compared to January 2012, performance of new SKUs this year versus last was six times as high, lifted by the success of titles like DMC: Devil May Cry and Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch," observed NPD industry analyst Liam Callahan.

N ino Kuni didn't even chart but it got a bit of praise

 

[winb83]

N ino Kuni didn't even chart but it got a bit of praise

i did my part and bought Ni No Kuni. haven't been able to break myself away from Fire Emblem Awakening to play it but i bought it.

 

[Loose]

i thought wii u was beasting

 

[Lord Scion]

360 is winning in NA.... surprise.

And of course Ni No Kuni didn't chart... it was a PS3 exclusive JRPG.

But seriously.... how the fukk are VITA versions of games outselling the Wii U versions?!!

 

[Loose]

360 is winning in NA.... surprise.

And of course Ni No Kuni didn't chart... it was a PS3 exclusive JRPG.

But seriously.... how the fukk are VITA versions of games outselling the Wii U versions?!!

WII u sold like 55k this month i see how its possible

 

[Lord Scion]

WII u sold like 55k this month i see how its possible

Ubisoft with that shyt that makes your soul burn slow.

Got damn.

 

[aXiom]

Good. fukk Nintendo. After releasing the bullshyt that was the wii, this is deserved.

 

[MikelArteta]

i saw a wii u in walmart, with mario, graphics looking like a friggin gamecube game, nintendo done goofed up

 

[23Barrettcity]

Ubisoft with that shyt that makes your soul burn slow.

Got damn.

What's that mean ? They shytting on Nintendo
Edit: oh 381k couldn't see it

 

[Loose]

Ubisoft with that shyt that makes your soul burn slow.

Got damn.

:holyshyt: they really wrote that?


Edit: aint that the sign from rayman

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

Nintendo will be third party by generation end.

 

[Lord Scion]

:holyshyt: they really wrote that?


Edit: aint that the sign from rayman

I believe that was actually a shot at people being angry at Ubisoft for delaying the formerly Wii U exclusive Rayman game in order to port it to the PS360. That is pretty much why it's going multi-plat.

 

[(ALi)]

People will start buying once a big exclusive is released (Mario Kart or a Mario) that's when I'll be buying anyway.

 

[Loose]

I believe that was actually a shot at people being angry at Ubisoft for delaying the formerly Wii U exclusive Rayman game in order to port it to the PS360. That is pretty much why it's going multi-plat.

shyt would bomb on the wiiu cant blame ubi

 

[hex]

Nintendo will be third party by generation end.

Because they're down 38% from the Wii, which is the 2nd best selling console of all time?



If this was enough to make a company 3rd party there would be no PS4.

Fred.