This the NPD data for April 2013, which covers the sales for United States for April 7 through May 4. The gaming industry generated $495.2 million[1].
Overall[]
A total of $109.5 million for Hardware. This is down 42% from 2012. For software, there was a total of $254.3 million, down 17% from from 2012. For Accessories, there was a total of $131.4 million, down 19% from 2012.
In terms of hardware, the Xbox 360 was the top selling platform at 130,000, continuing its record of top-selling console for the 28th month. The Nintendo 3DS ended in second and the Playstation 3 was in third.
In terms of software, Injustice led the month, marking the first time in 2 years for a fighting game to take the top sport. Dead Island: Riptide and Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins are the other two new releases for the month. Defiance also makes the top 5 after missing the previous month due to releasing at the end of the month. Nintendo announced that 3DS first party games moved 2.1 million units, up 52% compared to the previous year. They also announced that Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins shifted nearly 94,000 and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon sold 140,000 during the month including digital. On the Wii U side, Nintendo revealed New Super Mario Bros. U was the best selling title at 770,000.[2]
Lists[]
Top 10[]
- Injustice: Gods Among Us (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U)
- Dead Island: Riptide (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
- BioShock Infinite (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PC)
- Defiance (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
- Luigiās Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
- NBA 2K13 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Wii, PSP, PC)
- Skylanders Giants (Wii U, 360, PS3, 3DS, Wii )
- Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS)
- MLB 13: The Show (PS3, Vita)
By Revenue[]
In 2024, Circana updated their historical data and released updated top 20 charts for each month from 2010 through 2023. This includes digital revenue from members of the Digital Leader Panel.[3] *means no Digital Data ** means no data from certain storefronts such as Battle.net
- Injustice: Gods Among Us
- Dead Island: Riptide
- Bioshock: Infinite
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Defiance
- NBA 2K13
- Skylanders: Giants
- Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
- Tomb Raider (2013)
- MLB 13: The Show
- LEGO City: Undercover
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14
- Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel
- New Super Mario Bros.
- MLB 2K13
- Far Cry 3
- Minecraft
- The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
- Dragon's Dogma
- FIFA Soccer 13
References[]
- ā https://www.gamesindustry.biz/game-sales-nosedive-25-percent-at-us-retail-in-april
- ā https://www.gamespot.com/articles/npd-injustice-gods-among-us-aprils-top-seller-in-us/1100-6408484/
- ā https://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/npd-circana-2013-full-year-results-discussion-thread-update-revenue-top-20-data-as-of-november-2023.2084/
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