NPD December 2014

This the NPD data for 2014, which covers the sales for November 30, 2014 through January 3, 2015 in the United States. The gaming industry generated $3.25 billion^[1].

Overall[]

A total of $1.31 billion for Hardware. This is down 4% from 2013. For software, there was a total of $1.25 billion, down 2% from from 2013. There was $30 million for PC retail software. For Accessories, there was a total of $681.2 million, up 8% from 2013.

In terms of hardware, Xbox One outsells the Playstation 4 for the second month in a row. The cumulative total of the PS4 and Xbox One exceed their predecessor by only 65%. Bundles contributed to 71% of the hardware units this month, The eighth generation consoles actually increased from 2013 by 13%.

In terms of software, the software is migrating to the eighth generation consoles with sales up 70% from last year. Seventh generation software however fell by 33% and portables fell by 16%. NPD notes that if the top ten were on a SKU basis both Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire would make the list.

Lists[]

Top 10[]

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Grand Theft Auto V
Madden NFL 15
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
NBA 2K15
Minecraft
Far Cry 4
Just Dance 2015
Destiny
FIFA 15

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

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Grand Theft Auto V
Madden NFL 15
Far Cry 4
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U*
NBA 2K15
Destiny
Pokémon: Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire*
Dragon Age: Inquisition
FIFA 15
Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes
Just Dance 2015
Skylanders: Trap Team
Minecraft
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
The Crew
WWE 2K15
Assassin's Creed: Unity
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Halo: The Master Chief Collection

References[]

NPD/Circana sales figures

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[1] ttps://venturebeat.com/games/december-2014-npd-xbox-one-outsells-ps4-again/

[2] ttps://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/npd-circana-2014-full-year-results-discussion-thread.2108/

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