NPD August 2015

This the NPD data for August 2015, which covers the sales for August 2 through August 29 in the United States. The gaming industry generated $548 million^[1].

Overall[]

A total of $190.5 million for Hardware. This is down 2% from 2014. For software, there was a total of $207.9 million, down 10% from 2014. There is $5.1 million for PC retail sales. For Accessories, there was a total of $149.6 million, up 12% from 2014.

In terms of hardware, the Playstation 4 was the lead platform though the Xbox One sales were up 26% over 2014. There was a sharp decline for seventh generation sales. Bundles were the predominant way to get consoles with 93% of August's unit sales, compared to 41% in August 2014. Portables grew 4% over last year.

In terms of software, Madden NFL topped the chart continuing the series trend to debut at 1st in its launch month. Madden is the third best selling franchise according to NPD. New generation sales were up 34% but, it couldn't offset the 51% decline from the 7th generation sales or the 35% drop for portables. New launches declined by 16%.

Lists[]

Top 10[]

Madden NFL 16
Minecraft
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
Grand Theft Auto V
Lego: Jurassic World
Rare Replay
Until Dawn
Call of Duty: Black Ops Combo Pack (Call of Duty: Black Ops + Call of Duty: Black Ops II)
Batman: Arkham Knight
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

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.^[2]

*means no Digital Data

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

Madden NFL 16
Grand Theft Auto V
Gears of War
Until Dawn
Rare Replay
Batman: Arkham Knight
Minecraft
LEGO: Jurassic World
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Mortal Kombat X
The Elder Scrolls: Online
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Splatoon
FIFA 15
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
Call of Duty: Black Ops + Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Destiny
Far Cry 4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

References[]

NPD/Circana sales figures

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[1] ttps://venturebeat.com/games/august-2015-npd-ps4-madden/

[2] ttps://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/npd-circana-2015-full-year-results-discussion-thread.2154/

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