NPD December 2017 Results: SW ~1.5m, XB1 ~1.36m, PS4 ~1.08m, 3DS ~750k

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Thanks to the NPD Group and VentureBeat for the breakdown.

https://venturebeat.com/2018/01/18/december-npd-2017-nintendo-switch-leads-the-hardware-pack-in-a-3-29-billion-month/

General stats from the NPD report for December 2017

• Total: $3.29 billion (up 10 percent from $3 billion in December 2016)
• Hardware: $1.27 billion (up 27 percent from $997 million)
• Console software: $1.24 billion (up 2 percent from $1.22 billion)
• PC software: $40 million (down 17 percent from $48 million)
• Accessories: $735 million (flat from $734 million)

Video from Mat Piscatella, NPD Analyst - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbkjeOT-gdg&feature=youtu.be

Overall

It looks like a lot of folks treated themselves to a Nintendo Switch for the holidays last month. The video game industry in December was up 10 percent year-over-year, generating $3.29 billion thanks mainly due to hardware sales, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group.

Software

Software spending was up 1 percent from December 2016, reaching $1.3 billion. After Activision's Call of Duty: WWII's immense month in November, it's unsurprisingly still at the No. 1 spot on the charts.

"Call of Duty: WWII was the best-selling game in December, as well as for the year," said Piscatella. "December 2017 is the eighth consecutive December that a Call of Duty franchise release has topped the sales chart."

Activision Blizzard was the highest earning publisher in 2017, though more folks spent their dollars on Nintendo games in December.

Hardware & Accessories

Hardware generated $1.3 billion in December, up 27 percent year-over-year and driven mainly by the Switch. As previously mentioned, it became the best-selling console in its first 10 months.

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"Over the first 50 months in market for each console, the combined hardware installed base of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One now exceeds that of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by 18 percent, and that of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox by 4 percent," said Piscatella.

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Despite the growth in software and hardware, the accessories category remained largely unchanged year-over-year. It earned $735 million in December, with consumers shifting their focus from "toys-to-life" (such as Nintendo Amiibo) to cases and organizers.

Software Rankings

Overall

• Call of Duty: WWII
• Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017*
• Super Mario Odyssey**
• NBA 2K18
• Mario Kart 8**
• Madden NFL 18
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds*
• Assassin's Creed: Origins
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
• Grand Theft Auto V
• FIFA 18*
• Destiny 2*
• Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
• Splatoon 2**
• Need for Speed: Payback*
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2**
• Just Dance 2018
• The Sims 4*
• Pokemon: Ultra Sun**
• Pokemon: Ultra Moon**

* No PC Digital sales
** No Digital sales

Xbox One

• Call of Duty: WWII
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
• Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017
• NBA 2K18
• Madden NFL 18
• Assassin's Creed: Origins
• Grand Theft Auto V
• FIFA 18
• Destiny 2
• Forza Motorsport 7

PlayStation 4

• Call of Duty: WWII
• Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017
• NBA 2K18
• Madden NFL 18
• Assassin's Creed: Origins
• Grand Theft Auto V
• FIFA 18
• Need for Speed: Payback
• Destiny 2
• Horizon Zero Dawn

Nintendo Switch**

• Super Mario Odyssey
• Mario Kart 8
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Splatoon 2
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2
• Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
• Pokken Tournament DX
• Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• ARMS
• Just Dance 2018

Nintendo 3DS**

• Pokemon: Ultra Sun
• Pokemon: Ultra Moon
• Minecraft
• Mario Kart 7
• Mario Party: The Top 100
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
• Super Smash Bros.
• Super Mario Maker
• Miitopia
• New Super Mario Bros. 2

Bonus stage: The best selling games of 2017

Overall

• Call of Duty: WWII
• NBA 2K18
• Destiny 2*
• Madden NFL 18
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
• Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017*
• Super Mario Odyssey**
• Mario Kart 8**

Xbox One

• Call of Duty: WWII
• Destiny 2*
• NBA 2K18
• Madden NFL 18
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
• Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017*
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Assassin's Creed: Origins
• For Honor
• Injustice 2

PlayStation 4

• Call of Duty: WWII
• NBA 2K18
• Destiny 2*
• Madden NFL 18
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017*
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
• FIFA 18*
• MLB 17: The Show

Nintendo Switch**

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Super Mario Odyssey
• Mario Kart 8
• Splatoon 2
• Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
• ARMS
• Pokken Tournament DX
• 1-2 Switch
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2
• Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Nintendo 3DS**

• Pokemon: Ultra Sun
• Pokemon: Ultra Moon
• Pokemon: Sun
• Pokemon: Moon
• Super Mario Maker
• Metroid: Samus Returns
• Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia
• Super Smash Bros.
• Mario Kart 7
• Poochy and Yoshi's Wolly World