The NPD Groupss August findings paint a somber picture of the gaming industry. Total retail sales fell 20% year over year, while non-PC hardware in particular tanked nearly 40%. This downward trend is similar to the findings published about the
month of July. The rest of report is detailed below...
AUGUST 2012 US GAME SALES
The following represent the overall sales in U.S. dollars.
- Total retail sales: $515.6 million (-20%)
- Non-PC hardware: $150.6 million (-39%)
- Non-PC software: $237.7 million (-9%)
- Accessories: $127.3 million (-7%)
- Total software: $252.8 million (-11%)
TOP 10 GAMES FOR AUGUST 2012
Title (Platforms) - Publisher
- Darksiders II (X360, PS3, PC) - THQ
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) - Nintendo
- Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS) - Square Enix
- NCAA Football 13 (X360, PS3) - Electronic Arts
- LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (X360, Wii, 3DS, DS, PS3, PS Vita, PC) - Warner Bros. Interactive
- Sleeping Dogs (X360, PS3) - Square Enix
- Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (X360, PS3) - Activision Blizzard
- Batman: Arkham City (X360, PS3, PC) - Warner Bros. Interactive
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (X360, PS3, PC, DS, Wii) - Activision Blizzard
- The Amazing Spider-Man (X360, PS3, DS, 3DS, Wii) - Activision Blizzard
The console wars continue with the Xbox 360 leading the sales pack with 193,000 units; a figure that has slowed as consumers begin to anticipate the next generation of gaming consoles.
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Also, I actually enjoyed Black Ops quite a bit. I certainly didn't love it, but Treyarch knows what they're doing. I'm glad to see it's outselling Modern Warfare 3, which was a rehash of Modern Warfare 2, which was a piece of crap to begin with.