NPD November( COD Top Selling Game Of Year After 1 Month,Highest $ Since 2012 In Franchise)

[Dominic Brehetto]

Thanks to the NPD Group and Venture Beat for the breakdown.

Here is a look at the NPD report for November 2017-

• Total: $2.68 billion (up 30 percent from $2.072 billion in November 2016)
• Hardware: $1.147 billion (up 52 percent from $754 million)
• Console software: $1.164 billion (up 19 percent from $978 million)
• PC software: $33 million (up 13 percent from $29 million)
• Accessories: $344 million (up 11 percent from $311 million)

Video from Mat Piscatella, NPD Analyst-

Overall

November 2017 US video game spending across hardware, software and accessories jumped 30 percent when compared to a year ago, to $2.7B. Gains were achieved across all categories of spending.


Software

Dollar sales of Console, Portable and PC Games Software combined to reach $1.2B in November 2017, up 19 percent versus a year ago. Year to date, consumer spending on Software is up 6 percent at $5.4B.

Call of Duty: WWII was November's best-selling game overall, and instantly becomes the best-selling video game of both 2017 (year to date) as well as the rolling 12 month period ending November 2017. Call of Duty: WWII generated more launch month consumer spending than any Call of Duty debut since the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops II in November 2012. Call of Duty is the top ranking revenue generating franchise in tracked history.

Assassin's Creed: Origins was the third best-selling game of November. Over its first two months, Assassin's Creed: Origins has generated the highest consumer spend for an Assassin's Creed franchise release since 2013's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

November sales of Racing games tripled when compared to a year ago, making it the fifth most purchased Super Genre in the month. Shooter games (+30%) and Sport Games (+26%) also experienced strong year on year November sales growth.

Activision Blizzard generated the most consumer spending of any publisher in November 2017 and remains the top selling publisher of 2017.


Hardware

Hardware spending in November 2017 grew 52 percent when compared to year ago, to $1.1B. Spending growth was driven by Nintendo Switch, Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4.

Sony's PlayStation 4 sold the most units of any hardware platform in the month of November, while Microsoft's Xbox One drove the highest dollar sales of any hardware platform during the month.

More units of PlayStation 4 hardware sold in November 2017 than any other month life to date. PlayStation 4 is the best-selling video game hardware platform year to date.

Xbox One hardware generated its highest unit sales tally of any November month life to date.

Year to date, hardware spending has grown 28 percent versus 2016 to $3.4B. Consumer spending on Nintendo Switch, Plug N Play devices such as the SNES Classic and the PlayStation 4 continue to fuel growth.


Accessories

Total spend on Accessories and Gamecards grew 11 percent in November compared to a year ago, to $344m.

Spending on Gamepads grew over 30% in November compared to year ago. The Dualshock 4 Black PS4 controller was the best-selling video game accessory in the month.

Software Rankings

Overall

1. Call of Duty: WWII
2. Star Wars: Battlefront II
3. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
4. NBA 2K18
5. Madden NFL 18
6. Super Mario Odyssey*
7. FIFA 18
8. Need for Speed: Payback
9. Destiny 2**
10. Pokémon: Ultra Sun*
11. Pokémon: Ultra Moon*
12. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
13. Grand Theft Auto V
14. The Sims 4
15. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
16. Mario Kart 8*
17. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus*
18. South Park: The Fractured But Whole
19. WWE 2K18
20. Just Dance 2018

* No digital sales
** No Battle.net sales

Xbox One

1. Call of Duty: WWII
2. Star Wars: Battlefront II
3. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
4. NBA 2K18
5. Madden NFL 18
6. FIFA 18
7. Need for Speed: Payback
8. Destiny 2
9. Forza Motorsport 7
10. Middle-earth: Shadow of War

PlayStation 4

1. Call of Duty: WWII
2. Star Wars: Battlefront II
3. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
4. NBA 2K18
5. Madden NFL 18
6. FIFA 18
7. Need for Speed: Payback
8. Destiny 2
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus*

Nintendo Switch*

1. Super Mario Odyssey
2. Mario Kart 8
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
5. Splatoon 2
6. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
7. Sonic Forces
8. Doom 2016
9. Pokken Tournament DX
10. Just Dance 2018

Nintendo 3DS*

1. Pokémon: Ultra Sun
2. Pokémon: Ultra Moon
3. Pokémon: Ultra Sun & Moon Dual Pack
4. Super Mario Maker
5. Super Smash Bros.
6. Mario Party: The Top 100
7. Minecraft
8. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions
9. Mario Kart 7
10. Pokemon: Sun

The best-selling games of 2017 so far

1. Call of Duty: WWII
2. Destiny 2**
3. NBA 2K18
4. Madden NFL 18
5. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. For Honor
9. Injustice 2
10. Horizon Zero Dawn

The best-selling games over the last 12 months

1. Call of Duty: WWII
2. Destiny 2**
3. NBA 2K18
4. Madden NFL 18
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
7. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
9. NBA 2K17
10. Final Fantasy XV

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

@itsyoung!! You gonna have to hold the L on call of duty breh.

Game will easily clear past 20 Million total sales just watch.

 

[itsyoung!!]

@itsyoung!! You gonna have to hold the L on call of duty breh.

Game will easily clear past 20 Million total sales just watch.

I see call of duty did 4.4 million units, long way to go for 20 million..

Pubg over 20 million sales

So how is cod best selling game of 2017?

What is the total units of cod

 

[firemanBk]

Hype is real for boots on the ground apparently

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

So in hardware sales PS4 sold more. The Xbox sold more units that Microsoft have ever sold the console in a single month. I hope developers will see the high numbers of consoles and capitalise with games before this generation's end.

 

[Brandeezy]

EA robbing nikkas, all those EA games in the top 10 are

 

[Kingshango]

SWBF2 is way too high.

 

[Grand Conde]

Sony's PlayStation 4 sold the most units of any hardware platform in the month of November, while Microsoft's Xbox One drove the highest dollar sales of any hardware platform during the month.

More units of PlayStation 4 hardware sold in November 2017 than any other month life to date. PlayStation 4 is the best-selling video game hardware platform year to date.

@PS4 come take your L bytch.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

Sony's PlayStation 4 sold the most units of any hardware platform in the month of November, while Microsoft's Xbox One drove the highest dollar sales of any hardware platform during the month.

More units of PlayStation 4 hardware sold in November 2017 than any other month life to date. PlayStation 4 is the best-selling video game hardware platform year to date.

@PS4 come take your L bytch.

Microsoft must have sold a ton of Xbox One Xs

Spoiler

@PS4 come take your L bytch

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

I see call of duty did 4.4 million units, long way to go for 20 million..

Pubg over 20 million sales

So how is cod best selling game of 2017?

What is the total units of cod

4.4 million in 1 Month in 1 territory. That's not worldwide numbers.

Cod games always have incredible legs.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Sony's PlayStation 4 sold the most units of any hardware platform in the month of November, while Microsoft's Xbox One drove the highest dollar sales of any hardware platform during the month.

More units of PlayStation 4 hardware sold in November 2017 than any other month life to date. PlayStation 4 is the best-selling video game hardware platform year to date.

@PS4 come take your L bytch.

LOL at you taking Court seriously

 

[firemanBk]

So in hardware sales PS4 sold more. The Xbox sold more units that Microsoft have ever sold the console in a single month. I hope developers will see the high numbers of consoles and capitalise with games before this generation's end.

You read that wrong. PS4 had its best month ever. Xbox had its best Novemeber ever, not best month overall.

4.4 million in 1 Month in 1 territory. That's not worldwide numbers.

Cod games always have incredible legs.

4.4 mil represents in box retail sales only. No digital included. That number is at least double with digital included

 

[itsyoung!!]

You read that wrong. PS4 had its best month ever. Xbox had its best Novemeber ever, not best month overall.



4.4 mil represents in box retail sales only. No digital included. That number is at least double with digital included

Ok so lets say 9 million - fukk it lets say 10 million.. the hype for the game been gone, so where does the other 10 million sales come from?

And im not sure where you are getting double the sales from it C L E A R L Y says its counting physical + digital sales for Call of Duty and is at 4.4 million.

Not even sure why you guys put much stock into these NPD sales, they dont count digital sales for at least 50% of the games (they do for Call of Duty and EA games though). They dont count most PC games. They dont count any Blizzard revenue.

They spent an entire paragraph talking about Call of Duty is the highest revenue franchise in tracked history. Thats cool, I guess, but thats because Blizzard and Rockstar aint giving NPD they #s. We know Call of Duty hasnt made a fraction of revenue as GTA and World of Warcraft

 

[AB Ziggy]

GTA V is STILL in the top 5 even after 4 years, how the hell is the game lasting this long?

 

[Da King]

1. Call of Duty: WWII
2. Star Wars: Battlefront II
3. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
4. NBA 2K18
5. Madden NFL 18