The January 2017 NPD sales results are in and consumers spent $636.7 million on new gaming-related hardware, software, and accessories in the United States, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. While hardware has gone down by 19% since last year, retail game sales have gone up 4% year over year. Below is a list of the top selling software for the month.
Software:
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Battlefield 1
- NBA 2K17
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
- Madden NFL 17
- Watch Dogs 2
- Overwatch*
- FIFA 17
*Does not include Battle.net sales
Notes:
– “Video games software spending increased by 14 percent to $313 million,” NPD analyst Sam Naji said in a statement. “This was due in large part to the stronger comparison this January with the release of Capcom’s Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.”
Hardware:
PS4: #1
XB1: Best January Ever
NES Classic: #3 (excluding handhelds)
Notes:
– “The PlayStation 4 was the best-selling hardware (in units sold) during January 2017,” said Naji. “And for the fourth consecutive month, PlayStation 4 Slim System 500GB Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Bundle was the top-selling PS4 sku in terms of units sold.”