NPD August 2013

NPD August 2013
Tracker	NPD
Total Revenue	$521 million
Previous	July 2013
Next	September 2013

This the NPD data for August 2013, which covers the sales for United States. The gaming industry generated $521 million, up 1% from last year.

Overall

A total of $90.8 million for Hardware. This is down 40% from 2012. For software, there was a total of $305 million, up 21% from from 2012. For Accessories, there was a total of $136.7 million, up 7% from 2012.

In terms of hardware, the Nintendo 3DS was the best-selling piece of hardware for the 4th month in a row. It has sold 30% more year to date than 2012. The Xbox 360 has maintained its lead for consoles for the 32nd month in a row, selling 96,000 for the month.

In terms of software, Madden NFL once again topped the month of its release, selling over 1 million units. It was still down from Madden NFL 12 though. Disney Infinity had a strong debut with 294,000 units sold. Nintendo reported that Mario & Luigi: Dream Team had sold 190,000 units including digital and Pikmin 3 had sold 115,000 units. New Super Luigi U had also moved 120,000 across both physical and digital. Nintendo also reported that 9 3DS titles have sold over 250,000 in 2013 thus far.

Lists

Top 10

1. Madden NFL 25 (Xbox 360, PS3)
2. Saints Row IV (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
3. Disney Infinity (Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, Wii U, PC)
4. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PC)
5. Minecraft (Xbox 360)
6. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)
7. NCAA Football 14 (Xbox 360, PS3)
8. Payday 2 (Xbox 360, PS3)
9. Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn (PS3, PC)
10. Pikmin 3 (Wii U)
    

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. *means no Digital Data ** means no data from certain storefronts such as Battle.net

1. Madden NFL 25
2. Saints Row IV
3. Disney Infinity
4. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist
5. NCAA Football 14
6. Tales of Xillia
7. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
8. Pikmin 3
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
10. Minecraft
11. Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
12. Payday 2
13. The Last of Us
14. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
15. Dragon's Crown
16. Injustice: Gods Among Us
17. Grand Theft Auto IV
18. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
19. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
20. New Super Mario Bros.

References

NPD/Circana sales figures

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