NPD November 2006

NPD sales data coverage:

Notable releasesEdit

• Wii console
• Playstation 3 console

Hardware salesEdit

• Nintendo DS -- 918K
• PS2 -- 664K
• GBA -- 641K
• Xbox 360 -- 511K (3.4 million units LTD)
• Wii -- 476K
• PS3 -- 197K
• PSP -- 412K

Top 10 software salesEdit

console only next-gen

1. Gears of War - Microsoft 1mm units (Includes Collectors's Edition )
2. Final Fantasy XII - Square Enix 896K units
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - NOA 412K units
4. Guitar Hero 2 w/ Guitar - Activision 356K units
5. WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007 - THQ 348K units
6. Call of Duty 3 - Activision 333K units
7. Madden NFL 2007 - EA 250K units
8. Need for Speed: Carbon - EA 237K units
9. Nintendogs: Dalmation & Friends - NOA 219K units
10. Pokemon Ranger - NOA 206K units
11. Marvel:Ultimate Alliance PS2
12. Socom:U.S. Navy Seals Combined Assault PS2
13. Final Fantasy III NDS
14. Dragon Ball Z:Budokai Tenkaichi 2 - PS2 
15. Guitar Hero 2 PS2
16. New Super Mario Bros. NDS
17. Scarface:The World Is Yours PS2
18. Yoshi's Island 2 NDS
19. Need For Speed: Carbon 360
20. Need For Speed:Carbon Xbox

Other salesEdit

Video game revenuesEdit

• Total sales: $1.7B (Change: 34%)
• Hardware sales: $771M (69% YOY)
• Software sales: $804M (15%)
• Accessories: $158M (19%)

AnalysisEdit

NPD spin:

External linksEdit

• November NPD Game Sales Up 15% Year-On-Year