US NPD VG - June 2018 spending across video game Hardware, Software, Accessories and Game Cards grew 25 percent when compared to a year ago, to $1.1 billion. Significant growth in both Hardware and Accessories & Game Cards offset a slight decline in Software.
US NPD VG - YTD spending across video game Hardware, Software, Accessories and Game Cards is up 17% when compared to the same period YA, to $6.0 billion. Growth has occurred across all categories of spending, with the largest dollar growth coming from Accessories & Game Cards.
US NPD SW - Dollar sales of Console, Portable and PC Games Software combined reached $374 million in June 2018, down 1 percent compared to a year ago. Year to date, software spending is up 6 percent versus year ago, to $2.6 billion.
US NPD SW - Mario Tennis Aces was the best-selling game of June 2018. The Nintendo Switch exclusive achieved the all-time highest month 1 sales for a Tennis genre game in NPD tracked history. The previous record holder was Mario Tennis on the N64, launched in Sep 2000.
US NPD SW - God of War repeated as the month's second best-selling title, and remains in the same position in year-to-date sales, trailing only Ubisoft's Far Cry 5. God of War is now the 10th best-selling game of the rolling 12-month period ending June 2018.
US NPD SW - LEGO Incredibles debuted as the #7 best-selling game of June 2018. LEGO Incredibles achieved the highest launch month dollar sales for a LEGO title since LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens. LEGO Incredibles is the 25th LEGO release from publisher Warner Bros.
US NPD SW - Nintendo Switch was the only platform that produced software sales growth in June, with dollar sales more than doubling those of June 2017. Year-to-date software sales on Nintendo Switch are also more than double those of a year ago.
US NPD SW - Some Super Genres are showing particularly strong YTD performance. Sales of Action games are up 30 percent on a year-to-date basis, while Racing games (up 22 percent) and Shooters (up 13 percent) are also experiencing double-digit percentage gains year on year.
US NPD SW - SW sales performance is being significantly impacted by the growth in sales of re-releases of existing games. GOTY/Complete/Remastered/Definitive/Legendary/Anniversary editions have experienced sales growth of more than 150% in 2018 when compared to YA.
US NPD SW - Nintendo was June's top-selling Publisher, while Ubisoft remains the best-selling publisher year to date.
US NPD HW - HW spending in June 2018 grew 52% when compared to a year ago, to $350m. All current-generation platforms delivered sales growth. Gains were driven by Fortnite, promotions around the E3 period, and reinvigorated distribution of the NES Classic, among other factors.
US NPD HW - For the 2018 year-to-date period, hardware spending has increased 21 percent to $1.7 billion. Spending gains for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Plug N Play devices such as the NES Classic and SNES Classic have driven growth.
US NPD HW - The NES Classic was June 2018's highest unit-selling hardware platform, while the PlayStation 4 led the market in dollar sales. This is the first time a Nintendo Entertainment System console has led in monthly unit sales since NPD tracking began in 1995.
US NPD HW - Xbox One HW dollar sales nearly doubled in June 2018 when compared to a year ago, while Switch sales jumped over 50%. PS4 HW dollar sales were also higher. Dollar sales of all other hardware grew more than 23x vs YA, driven by NES Classic and the SNES Classic.
US NPD HW - Sony's PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console hardware platform in June, and remains the best-selling console hardware platform year to date.
US NPD HW - Dollar sales of Portable hardware grew 7 percent in the June 2018 period when compared to the prior year, and are up 2 percent year to date.
US NPD ACC & GC - Total spending on Accessories and Game Cards grew 38 percent in June 2018 when compared to a year ago, to $353 million. This represents a record high for a June tracking period.
US NPD ACC & GC - Year to date, Accessories and Game Card spending has grown 31 percent when compared to a year ago, to $1.8 billion. Game Card spending has achieved an all-time high, while Accessory spending has reached the highest year to date total since 2011.
US NPD ACC & GC - Year-to-date sales of both Headsets and Gamepads have achieved all-time record highs for a June tracking period. The previous year-to-date high spending for Headsets occurred in 2010, and for Gamepads in 2016.
US NPD ACC & GC - Sales of Headsets/Headphones doubled in June 2018 when compared to a year ago. YTD spending has increased 86%. The Xbox One Ear Force Stealth 600 Wireless Headset from Turtle Beach is the year's best-selling item in the Headsets/Headphones accessory type.
US NPD ACC & GC - Gamepad spending grew 35 percent in June versus a year ago, with year to date spending growth of 25 percent. The PS4 DualShock 4 Wireless Controller Black is the best-selling Gamepad in both June and 2018 year to date.
US NPD ACC & GC - Sales of Memory/RAM Cards have also experienced significant growth. YTD dollar sales of Memory/RAM Cards have increased 135% when compared to YA. Seagate's Xbox One 2TB USB 3.0 Game Drive is the year's best-selling item among Memory/RAM Cards
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