NPD February 2014

NPD February 2014
Tracker	NPD
Total Revenue	$887 million
Previous	January 2014
Next	March 2014

This the NPD data for February 2014, which covers the sales for United States for February 2 through March 1, 2014. The gaming industry generated $887 million.

Overall

A total of $346 million for Hardware. This is up 42% from 2013. For software, there was a total of $318 million, down 9% from from 2013 plus $9.9 million for PC software. For Accessories, there was a total of $221 million, up 3% from 2013.

In terms of hardware, the Playstation 4 led over Xbox One in unit sales with the Xbox One selling 258,000. However, the PS4's margin over the Xbox One was small so, the Xbox One had more dollar sales. According to Nintendo, the Wii U sales were boosted by 25% from last year. Most systems had double-to-triple digits increases for most platforms.

In terms of software, PS4 & Xbox One software sales are up 80% compared to the first 4 months of the Xbox 360 and PS3. The biggest new game was The Lego Movie Videogame, though it was the one game with 7 platforms. New launches only fell by 1% compared to 2013. Bravely Default sold 200,000 and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sold 180,000 when including digital sales according to Nintendo. If it was on a SKU basis, Bravely Default and Donkey Kong would have been 2nd and 4th best-selling games for the month.

Lists

Top 10

1. Call of Duty: Ghosts
2. The LEGO Movie Videogame
3. NBA 2K14
4. Thief
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Battlefield 4
7. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
8. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
9. Minecraft (Xbox 360)
10. Bravely Default

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. Call of Duty: Ghosts
2. NBA 2K14
3. Thief
4. The LEGO Movie Videogame
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Battlefield 4
7. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
8. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
9. Madden NFL 25
10. Minecraft
11. Tomb Raider (2013)
12. FIFA 14
13. Bravely Default*
14. Need for Speed: Rivals
15. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
16. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
17. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze*
18. Disney Infinity
19. Pokémon X/Y*
20. Fable Anniversary

References

NPD/Circana sales figures

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