NPD February 2016 - Results (PS4 ~405k, XB1 ~250k, WiiU ~70k)

[Rorono]

Isn't that graph for revenue? Only way it'd make sense to include subscriptions and the rest of the stuff on that side note. So if revenue including subscriptions and all that jazz is still that "small", it's not particularly impressive and shows actual digital SW SALES have a lot to grow yet.

[ethomaz]

Far Cry: Primal (PS4, Xbox One)
Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm (PS4, Xbox One)
NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
Lego Marvel Avengers (PS4, 360, Xbox One, Wii U, PS3, 3DS, Vita)
Street Fighter V (PS4)
Minecraft (360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3)
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (3DS)
Fallout 4 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

[Xevross]

February 2016 NPD: Far Cry, Fire Emblem, and Street Fighter fail to lift U.S. game spending | GamesBeat | Games | by Jeff Grubb

Excellent for Far Cry, deserves it!

SFV bombs as expected.

Fire Emblem would be 3rd if you combine all versions.

[Xevross]

XB1+WiiU+3DS>PS4

So not total domination then!

[DerNebel]

Not really much to say here, PS4 won and up YoY, everything else including X1 down YoY, which I expect to become a trend going forward after MS' decisions (wonder if the Division can lift it up YoY in march and if it'll be enough to outsell the PS4), SFV underperformed but that had become pretty apparent after the launch, it'll have a hard time winning back that trust, hopefully the big tournaments will help.

[Xevross]

Far Cry: Primal (PS4, Xbox One)
Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm (PS4, Xbox One)
NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
Lego Marvel Avengers (360, Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, PS3, 3DS, Vita)
Street Fighter V (PS4)
Minecraft (360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3)
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (3DS)
Fallout 4 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Lego has been corrected. Actual order is (PS4, 360, Xbox One, Wii U, PS3, 3DS, Vita)

[ethomaz]

Nintendo.

February was a fantastic month for Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, the newest entries in the critically acclaimed strategy RPG series from Nintendo. The games took two top-10 spots on the best-sellers list from the NPD Group, which tracks U.S. video game sales. In little more than a week, the two versions of Fire Emblem Fates totaled nearly 400,000 combined units sold, including physical and digital versions. This far outpaces 2013's Fire Emblem Awakening game, the series' previous record-holder in the United States, and is a testament to both the longstanding popularity and rapidly growing fan base of the franchise.

Momentum should continue with today's release of Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation, a digital-only third version of the game available for purchase to anyone who owns either Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright or Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. Fans have weekly DLC to look forward to purchasing, as well.

February also saw the digital debut of the 2D Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow games in Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. The games instantly shot to the top of the charts, and together, combined to break the first-week Nintendo eShop sales record previously held by Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

With classic graphics and timeless gameplay, these versions of the original Pokémon adventure are proving to be a popular way for fans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series.

[ethomaz]

Microsoft.

"The unmatched lineup of games available on Xbox One continues to generate a strong response from gamers as seen through global Xbox Live engagement and exclusive game sales. Compared to February 2015, exclusive Xbox One U.S. game sales drove a 49 percent increase and the total number of hours spent gaming on Xbox One worldwide rose 93 percent. Earlier this week, we launched the Xbox One 'Tom Clancy's The Division' Bundle to coincide with Ubisoft's release of 'Tom Clancy's The Division' and looking ahead to this spring, fans can look forward to the upcoming release of the highly-anticipated 'Quantum Break,' launching on both Xbox One and Windows 10 on April 5, as well as the built-for-Windows 10 visual showcase, 'Forza Motorsport 6: Apex.' We are truly grateful to our fans for choosing to play the greatest games lineup in Xbox history across Windows 10 devices, and are excited to share more in the coming months on our full lineup of holiday exclusives as well as new innovations, features and experiences coming to Xbox One, Windows 10 and Xbox Live." – Mike Nichols, Corporate Vice President, Xbox Marketing, Microsoft

[Aura7541]

I wonder how much Digimon sold. I had a feeling it wouldn't be in the Top 10, but I'm pretty sure it did better than DQ Heroes and Tales of Zestiria.

[darkknightkryta]

Microsoft.

I don't know if I should feel bad for Microsoft's marketing division or if they should be fired...

[Aura7541]

"The unmatched lineup of games available on Xbox One"

Heh, great idea to say that after the cancellation of Fable Legends...

[DerNebel]

Jesus, they are still going on with that "greatest lineup in Xbox history"-crud. Who are they trying to convince with this?

Also am I blind or is there only one version of Fire Emblem in the top 1 and not 2 like Nintendo says.

[Aura7541]

Apparently, the PS4 version of Naruto is the best-selling single SKU game. I'm extremely curious to see the split between the PS4 & XB1 versions.

[ZhugeEX]

 
So I don't mean to brag.......
But I've impressed myself.



ZhugeEX on Twitter: "Here is my personal forecast for the results:

PS4 - 360k
XB1 - 240k

~$300m HW (-20%)
~$320m SW (-5.6%)

~$860m - Total inc Accessories"

[ethomaz]

Apparently, the PS4 version of Naruto is the best-selling single SKU game. I'm extremely curious to see the split between the PS4 & XB1 versions.

Cosmos says it is not accurate.

Lego has been corrected. Actual order is (PS4, 360, Xbox One, Wii U, PS3, 3DS, Vita)

Fixed... thanks.