NPD sales figures

See also: Seventh generation of video games and NPD Seventh generation

NPD sales figures for the United States in the video game industry.

Note: March, June, September, and December are always five weeks of tracking, while the rest are 4 weeks. NPD does 4-4-5 (weeks/month) quarters, so that year on year quarterly comparisons are valid.

For NPD Charts, go to the bottom of this page.

See also

• Media Create sales data for Japan sales figures,
• Chart-Track sales data for Europe sales figures,
• Best selling games for worldwide sales figures.

Lifetime sales and records

NPD Seventh generation market share (as of April 2009)

Seventh generation console sales (as of October NPD 2008)

United States video game revenues (1995-2007), without inflation, for console games (not including arcade or PC).

• NPD Console sales
• NPD Fastest selling video games
• NPD Best selling video games of all-time
• NPD records and milestones

2021

NPD January 2021 NPD February 2021 NPD March 2021 NPD April 2021 NPD May 2021 NPD June 2021

NPD July 2021 NPD August 2021 NPD September 2021 NPD October 2021 NPD November 2021 NPD December 2021

2020

NPD January 2020 NPD February 2020 NPD March 2020 NPD April 2020 NPD May 2020 NPD June 2020

NPD July 2020 NPD August 2020 NPD September 2020 NPD October 2020 NPD November 2020 NPD December 2020

2019

NPD January 2019 NPD February 2019 NPD March 2019 NPD April 2019 NPD May 2019 NPD June 2019

NPD July 2019 NPD August 2019 NPD September 2019 NPD October 2019 NPD November 2019 NPD December 2019

2018

• NPD 2018 sales figures

NPD January 2018 NPD February 2018 NPD March 2018 NPD April 2018 NPD May 2018 NPD June 2018

NPD July 2018 NPD August 2018 NPD September 2018 NPD October 2018 NPD November 2018 NPD December 2018

2017

• NPD 2017 sales figures

NPD January 2017 NPD February 2017 NPD March 2017 NPD April 2017 NPD May 2017 NPD June 2017

NPD July 2017 NPD August 2017 NPD September 2017 NPD October 2017 NPD November 2017 NPD December 2017

2016

• NPD 2016 sales figures

NPD January 2016 NPD February 2016 NPD March 2016 NPD April 2016 NPD May 2016 NPD June 2016

NPD July 2016 NPD August 2016 NPD September 2016 NPD October 2016 NPD November 2016 NPD December 2016

2015

• NPD 2015 sales figures

NPD January 2015 NPD February 2015 NPD March 2015 NPD April 2015 NPD May 2015 NPD June 2015

NPD July 2015 NPD August 2015 NPD September 2015 NPD October 2015 NPD November 2015 NPD December 2015

2014

• NPD 2014 sales figures

NPD January 2014 NPD February 2014 NPD March 2014 NPD April 2014 NPD May 2014 NPD June 2014

NPD July 2014 NPD August 2014 NPD September 2014 NPD October 2014 NPD November 2014 NPD December 2014

2013

• NPD 2013 sales figures

NPD January 2013 NPD February 2013 NPD March 2013 NPD April 2013 NPD May 2013 NPD June 2013

NPD July 2013 NPD August 2013 NPD September 2013 NPD October 2013 NPD November 2013 NPD December 2013

2012

• NPD 2012 sales figures

NPD January 2012 NPD February 2012 NPD March 2012 NPD April 2012 NPD May 2012 NPD June 2012

NPD July 2012 NPD August 2012 NPD September 2012 NPD October 2012 NPD November 2012 NPD December 2012

2011

• NPD 2011 sales figures

NPD January 2011 NPD February 2011 NPD March 2011 NPD April 2011 NPD May 2011 NPD June 2011 NPD July 2011 NPD August 2011 NPD September 2011 NPD October 2011 NPD November 2011 NPD December 2011

2010

• NPD 2010 sales figures

NPD January 2010 NPD February 2010 NPD March 2010 NPD April 2010 NPD May 2010 NPD June 2010 NPD Seventh generation market share (chart courtesy of Chart Get!)

NPD July 2010 NPD August 2010 NPD September 2010 NPD October 2010 NPD November 2010 NPD December 2010 NPD Seventh generation market share (image courtesy of Chart Get!)

2009

NPD 2009 sales figures

NPD January 2009 NPD February 2009 NPD March 2009 NPD April 2009 NPD May 2009 NPD June 2009

NPD July 2009 NPD August 2009 NPD September 2009 NPD October 2009 NPD November 2009 NPD December 2009

2008

NPD 2008 sales figures

NPD January 2008 NPD February 2008 NPD March 2008 NPD April 2008 NPD May 2008 NPD June 2008 NPD 1st half of 2008

NPD July 2008 NPD August 2008 NPD September 2008 NPD October 2008 NPD November 2008 NPD December 2008 NPD 2nd half of 2008

2007

NPD 2007 sales figures

NPD January 2007 NPD February 2007 NPD March 2007 NPD Q1 2007 NPD April 2007 NPD May 2007 NPD June 2007 NPD 1st half of 2007

NPD July 2007 NPD August 2007 NPD September 2007 NPD Q3 2007 NPD October 2007 NPD November 2007 NPD December 2007 NPD 2nd half of 2007

2006

NPD 2006 sales figures

NPD January 2006 NPD February 2006 NPD March 2006 NPD April 2006 NPD May 2006 NPD June 2006

NPD July 2006 NPD August 2006 [1] NPD September 2006 [2] NPD October 2006 [3] NPD November 2006 (Wii and PlayStation 3 launch) NPD December 2006

2005

NPD 2005 sales figures

NPD January 2005 NPD February 2005 NPD March 2005 NPD April 2005 NPD May 2005 NPD June 2005

NPD July 2005 NPD August 2005 NPD September 2005 NPD October 2005 NPD November 2005 (Xbox 360 launch) NPD December 2005

2004

NPD 2004 sales figures

NPD January 2004 NPD February 2004 NPD March 2004 NPD April 2004 NPD May 2004 NPD June 2004

NPD July 2004 NPD August 2004 NPD September 2004 NPD October 2004 NPD November 2004 NPD December 20042

2003

NPD 2003 sales figures

NPD January 2003 - August 2003 NPD January 2003 NPD February 2003 NPD March 2003 NPD April 2003 NPD May 2003 NPD June 2003

NPD July 2003 NPD August 2003 NPD September 2003 NPD October 2003 NPD November 2003 2 NPD December 2003

2002

NPD 2002 sales figures

• NPD - First quarter of 2002
• NPD June 2002
• NPD July 2002
• NPD August 2002
• NPD September 2002
• NPD October 2002
• NPD November 2002 2
• NPD December 2002

2001

• NPD January - September 2001 (archive)
• "The top five selling videogame software titles sold in the United States for 2001". WIPO Guide on the Licensing of Copyright and Related Rights. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). 2004. p. 72. https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/copyright/897/wipo_pub_897.pdf#page=73.
• NPD Group (February 7, 2002). "NPD REPORTS ANNUAL 2001 U.S. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SALES SHATTER INDUSTRY RECORD". Press release. http://www.npd.com/dynamic/releases/press_020207.htm. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
• Schilling, Melissa (January 2005). "Game Not Over: Competitive Dynamics in the Video Game Industry". In Lampel, Joseph; Shamsie, Jamal; Lant, Theresa K.. The Business of Culture: Strategic Perspectives on Entertainment and Media. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. pp. 75–103. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298787146.

2000

• NPD October 2000 (page 1, page 2, page 3)
• NPD December 2000 (archive)
• "TRST: Top Selling Games of 2000", IGN, 19 January 2001, https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/01/19/trst-top-selling-games-of-2000, retrieved 2021-10-30
• "The Best-Selling Games of 2000". GameSpot. January 16, 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
• Schilling, Melissa (January 2005). "Game Not Over: Competitive Dynamics in the Video Game Industry". In Lampel, Joseph; Shamsie, Jamal; Lant, Theresa K.. The Business of Culture: Strategic Perspectives on Entertainment and Media. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. pp. 75–103. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298787146.

1999

• "Nintendo Dominates Videogame Sales: A small crop of N64 games followed the pace set by Game Boy titles". IGN. January 13, 2000. Archived from the original on 2002-08-12. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
• "Top-Selling Video Games, 1999". The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2001. World Almanac Books. 2000. p. 314. ISBN 0886878624. https://archive.org/details/worldalmanacbook02001wies/page/314. "Source: The NPD TRSTS Video Game Tracking Service, The NPD Group, Inc., Port Washington, NY; ranked by units sold"
• "Final Figures - Want to see how well Nintendo really did this year? Sales rankings don't lie". IGN. 15 January 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
• Classic NPD-Age SPECIAL: Jan~Jun '94,'99,'04,'09 FULL Data

1998

• "High Scores: Top Titles in the Game Industry". Feed Magazine. April 22, 1999. Archived from the original on May 8, 1999.
• "On Top Of Their Game". Supermarket News. 8 February 1999. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

1997

• Top 20 games of 1997
• Famighetti, Robert (1998). "Top-Selling Video Games, 1997". The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1999. World Almanac Books. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-88687-832-0. https://archive.org/details/worldalmanacbo1999mahw/page/188. "Source: The NPD TRSTS Video Game Tracking Service, The NPD Group, Inc., Port Washington, NY; ranked by units sold"
• "US Sales Top 10 for 1997". IGN. 6 February 1998. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
• "The Top 20 Games of the Year". IGN. 30 January 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

1996

• Famighetti, Robert (1997). "Top-Selling Video Games, 1996". The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998. World Almanac Books. p. 259. ISBN 0886878217. https://archive.org/details/worldalmanacbook00slwo/page/259. "Source: The NPD TRSTS Video Game Tracking Service, The NPD Group, Inc., Port Washington, NY; ranked by units sold"

1995

• "Top-Selling Video Games, 1995". The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997. World Almanac Books. 1996. p. 293. ISBN 9780886878016. https://archive.org/details/worldalmanacbook1997mahw/page/293. "Source: The NPD TRSTS Video Game Tracking Service, The NPD Group, Inc., Port Washington, NY; ranked by units sold"
• "U.S. Top 20 Best-Selling Games in 1995-1999 ranked on dollar sales". Twitter. NPD Group. January 17, 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
• January 1995 *Classic Sales-Age* U.S. TOP40 & HW
• FEBRUARY 1995 *Classic Sales-Age*
• *Classic Sales-Age* MARCH 1995 TOP40 & HW
• Top 10 16-Bit Software Titles NOV'95 (Sega of America)

1994

• Famighetti, Robert, ed. (1995). "Top-Selling Video Games, 1994". The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1996. World Almanac Books. p. 259. https://archive.org/details/worldalmanac96bk00fami/page/259. "Source: The NPD TRSTS Video Game Tracking Service, The NPD Group, Inc., Port Washington, NY; ranked by units sold"
• Classic NPD-Age SPECIAL: Jan~Jun '94,'99,'04,'09 FULL Data
• "January-August 1994". NPD Group. June 2006. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
• *Classic Sales-Age* SEPT-1994: TOP40 & HW
• "October 1994". NPD Group. July 11, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
• *Classic Sales-Age* NOV-1994: TOP40 & HW
• "December 1994 - U.S. Top 40". NPD. August 26, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-07. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authors= (help)
• Classic NPD-Age: April Edition 2009, 2004, 1999, 1994 sales data

History of the US video game market

Overall United States video game market revenues from 1973 to 2013, adjusted for inflation (in 2012 dollars for years prior to 2012).
Blue - Arcade sector
Red - Consumer sector (incl. console, PC, handheld, mobile, tablet)
Green - Overall US market (all sectors)

Main article: Video games in the United States

See also: Video game industry for worldwide figures and Video games in Japan for Japan figures

Charts

Main article: Category:Charts

First half revenue for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

First half monthly revenue subdivided by month

External links

See also: List of video game sales websites

• NPD Charts dating back to June 2002 on videobusiness.com
• NPD Charts dating back to July 2004 on gamedaily.com
• Classic NPD-Age SPECIAL: Jan~Jun '94,'99,'04,'09 FULL Data
• "NPD: January 2009 Life to Date Numbers". February 27, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01.
• NPD FLASHBACK: Top 200 best selling PS2/Xbox/GC games end of gen
• Nintendo GBA titles LTD December 2004
• "January 2003". The Onion Ring (NPD). Toy Retail Survey Tracking (TRST). Archived from the original on 2003-04-18. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
• "All Titles Released in 2002". The Onion Ring (NPD). Toy Retail Survey Tracking (TRST). December 2002. Archived from the original on 2003-02-13. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
• THE TOP 100 GAMES OF THE 21st CENTURY (29 July 2006)
• THE CENTURY'S TOP 50 HANDHELD GAMES (2 August 2006)
• Classic NPD-Age: April Edition 2009, 2004, 1999, 1994 sales data

NPD/Circana sales figures