NPD February 2017 Results: PS4 > 395k, XB1 < 240k

[ethomaz]

Overall

• February retail game sales are down 21% year over year
• Hardware was down 30% year over year
• Console and Handheld game sales were down 14% year over year
• Physical and Steam PC software sales (for AAA games) were down 26% year over year

Hardware (By Units)

• PS4 > 395k
• XB1 < 240k
• 3DS 77% up over last month (Jan 2017)

Software (By Revenue)




Software (By Units)

• Nioh 230k (108k Digital)

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[ethomaz]

February 2016 NPD: PlayStation 4 was the top-selling console in February | GamesBeat | Games | by Jeff Grubb

[Legend]

I'm shocked!

Will Horizon have any sales in this month or are they all counted for next month?

[SWORDF1SH]

Lol I literally just posted on the sales thread asking where's the NPD thread. Ethomaz to the rescue!

I'm shocked!

Will Horizon have any sales in this month or are they all counted for next month?

Yeah I'm super shocked too!

[Xevross]

I'm shocked!

Will Horizon have any sales in this month or are they all counted for next month?

All next month.

The #gap will be the most interesting thing to find out this month

[ethomaz]

XB1 is probably down yoy by MS PR.

[Xevross]

XB1 is probably down yoy by MS PR.

Sounds like it

[SWORDF1SH]

XB1 is probably down yoy by MS PR.

What were last years numbers and where's MS's PR?

[ethomaz]

What were last years numbers and where's MS's PR?

250k

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-tops-xbox-one-in-february-2017-us-sales/1100-6448599/

[darkknightkryta]

I think MS needs to stop with their NDP PR.  When the "highlight" is that people are playing a 9 year old game... something is very wrong.

[ethomaz]

Beginning with March data, NPD will classify "Current Gen" as PS4/Xone/Switch, "Legacy" as PS3/X360/WiiU, "Historical" all others.

— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) March 9, 2017

[Dr. Pezus]

Beginning with March data, NPD will classify "Current Gen" as PS4/Xone/Switch, "Legacy" as PS3/X360/WiiU, "Historical" all others.

— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) March 9, 2017

Switch defying physics

[ethomaz]

Switch defying physics

The worst situation is Wii lol

[Dr. Pezus]

The worst situation is Wii lol

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

[Kerotan]

I'll be defining Switch as a hybrid.  I call it more of a handheld then a home console but if we're going to be politically correct it's in its own category as a hybrid.  

Ps4 will be looking to win the traditional home console battle in March for a 5th month straight I believe?  A clean sweep for 2017 so far anyway.

February NPD,  ps4 #1 again.  The beast just keeps widening the gap over xbox in its home territory.  It should widen the gap substantially before scorpio releases.  Then things should be interesting again.