May 2016 NPD Sales Thread :blessed:

[Fatboi1]

Overall:

May retail game sales are up 4% year over year.

Hardware was down 10% year over year.

Retail game sales were up 18% year over year.

Software:

1. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4)
   
2. Doom (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
3. Overwatch (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
4. Battleborn (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
5. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
6. Minecraft (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
7. NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
9. MLB 16: The Show (PS4, PS3)
10. Dark Souls III (PS4, Xbox One)

Other Info:

Sony PR: No Comment

Nintendo PR: No Comment

Microsoft PR:


Notes:
-“New launches were a major driver of the growth seen in May 2016 compared to May 2015,” NPD analyst Liam Callahan said in a statement. “Collectively, May 2016 new launches sold nearly double in unit sales and 108 percent more in dollars as new launches last May. These May 2016 launches represented 51 percent of overall new physical software sales for the month.”

Uncharted 4 was a huge success for Sony and the PlayStation 4. It tops thee month of May, which is always impressive for a single-platform release going up against games like Doom that are on both PS4 and Xbox One. The action-adventure game was one of the most anticipated releases of the year, and that clearly translated into huge sales for both the game itself and the hardware.

“Uncharted 4 also marked the best first month of sales for any game in the Uncharted series after Uncharted 3, which is remarkable given the fact that it launched during the holiday period in November 2011,” said Callahan. “The success of Uncharted helped Sony rank as the leading software publisher for May 2016.”

Hardware:

“As we head into E3 2016, it is encouraging to see such a healthy install base of the Xbox One and PS4, which currently have 43 percent higher cumulative unit sales than their predecessors at the same point in their lifecycles,” said Callahan.

“In May 2016, gaming hours on Xbox One more than doubled compared to last year, driven by the launches of Overwatch and Doom as well as the addition of Call of Duty: Black Ops to the catalog of Xbox 360 titles playable on Xbox One,” Xbox marketing vice president Mike Nichols said in a statement provided to GamesBeat.
Microlost with that Spin.

GTA V STILL selling

What's with Battleborn though? What the hell is that game?

 

[Al Simmons]

Who the fukk is still buying GTA5

 

[GoldTeef]

Are minecraft and GTA 5 going to leave the list in 2016??

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

Hardware down again.

Distinct pattern emerging

 

[Red Shield]

Hardware down again.

Distinct pattern emerging

Hardware usually don't move until you get to sep-dec.

 

[Return of the Jedi]

Overwatch hitting number 3 even though it was only out for like 5 days

 

[Kingshango]

 

[Red Shield]

:doomed:

 

[cfountain]

At some point ill actually buy GTA5

 

[Cladyclad]

Hardware down again.

Distinct pattern emerging

Not down for Sony

 

[Grand Conde]

At some point ill actually buy GTA5

Its pretty good, definitely worth buying but god damn the controls in these GTA games are always awful, from 2d to 3d.

 

[cfountain]

Its pretty good, definitely worth buying but god damn the controls in these GTA games are always awful, from 2d to 3d.

Thats my fear. I hated how GTA 4 controlled especially and I dont want to get caught again(and their other games had a similar feel to it as well)

Kinda just waiting until i can find it for the cheap.

 

[Liquid]

Are minecraft and GTA 5 going to leave the list in 2016??

Doubt it, but they will slip to 8-10 for sure.

 

[Leasy]

Battleborn that crack

 

[Kingshango]

Battleborn that crack

I legit didn't see Battleborn up there.