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https://venturebeat.com/2017/12/14/november-npd-2017-call-of-duty-wwii-leads-2-7-billion-month-as-sales-are-up-30-year-over-year/
The video game industry was booming last month as holiday spending kicked in. Spending was up across the board, totaling $2.68 billion and up 30 percent over November 2016, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Publisher Activisions and developer Sledgehammer Gamess Call of Duty: WWII was the biggest winner last month, becoming the best-selling game of 2017 and for the past 12 months.
Call of Duty: WWII generated more launch month consumer spending than any Call of Duty debut since the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops II in November 2012, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said.
Here are the numbers for November 2017:
Total: $2.68 billion (up 30 percent from $2.072 billion in November 2016)
Hardware: $1.147 billion (up 52 percent from $754 million)
Console software: $1.164 billion (up 19 percent from $978 million)
PC software: $33 million (up 13 percent from $29 million)
Accessories: $344 million (up 11 percent from $311 million)
The NPD report doesnt cover total market spend, and it is missing certain data (such as digital sales from Blizzards store on its Battle.net service). It is more of a snapshot of the market as a whole, using data from participating publishers and platforms.
Software
Overall
Call of Duty: WWII
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Assassins Creed: Origins
NBA 2K18
Madden NFL 18
Super Mario Odyssey*
FIFA 18
Need for Speed: Payback
Destiny 2**
Pokémon: Ultra Sun*
Pokémon: Ultra Moon*
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Grand Theft Auto V
The Sims 4
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Mario Kart 8*
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus*
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
WWE 2K18
Just Dance 2018
* No digital sales
** No Battle.net sales
Overall, software spending is up 6 percent year-to-date, generating $5.4 billion. Folks spent $1.2 billion on software last month, up 19 percent from November 2016. And a lot of them were shelling out cash for the blockbuster hit Call of Duty: WWII, which launched on November 3. Thanks to strong franchises like Call of Duty and Destiny, Activision Blizzard remains the top-selling publisher of 2017.
Call of Duty is the top-ranking revenue generating franchise in tracked history, said Piscatella.
It wasnt a shabby month for Ubisofts Assassins Creed: Origins either, which dropped from No. 2 last month to No. 3. Since its launch in October, NPD says that its generated the highest consumer spend for the franchise since Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag in 2013.
The racing genre continue gain traction. In October, sales doubled year-over-year thanks to games like Forza Motorsport 7 and Gran Turismo Sport. In November, sales tripled.
Xbox One
Call of Duty: WWII
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Assassins Creed: Origins
NBA 2K18
Madden NFL 18
FIFA 18
Need for Speed: Payback
Destiny 2
Forza Motorsport 7
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
PlayStation 4
Call of Duty: WWII
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Assassins Creed: Origins
NBA 2K18
Madden NFL 18
FIFA 18
Need for Speed: Payback
Destiny 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus*
Nintendo Switch*
Super Mario Odyssey
Mario Kart 8
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Splatoon 2
Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Sonic Forces
Doom 2016
Pokken Tournament DX
Just Dance 2018
Nintendo 3DS*
Pokémon: Ultra Sun
Pokémon: Ultra Moon
Pokémon: Ultra Sun & Moon Dual Pack
Super Mario Maker
Super Smash Bros.
Mario Party: The Top 100
Minecraft
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowsers Minions
Mario Kart 7
Pokemon: Sun
The best-selling games of 2017 so far
Call of Duty: WWII
Destiny 2**
NBA 2K18
Madden NFL 18
Tom Clancys Ghost Recon: Wildlands
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Grand Theft Auto V
For Honor
Injustice 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
The best-selling games over the last 12 months
Call of Duty: WWII
Destiny 2**
NBA 2K18
Madden NFL 18
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Tom Clancys Ghost Recon: Wildlands
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
NBA 2K17
Final Fantasy XV
Hardware and accessories
Sonys PlayStation 4 has stayed at the top as the best-selling platform, and November didnt change that. It stayed No. 1, and Sony also sold more consoles than any other month in the PS4s lifetime.
Hardware sales were up 52 percent year-over-year, reaching $1.1 billion. Aside from the PlayStation 4, this is also thanks to the popularity of the Nintendo Switch and Microsofts Xbox One, which also had a record month that outsold any other month life to date. Though the PS4 sold the most number of consoles, the Xbox One brought in more revenue.
Year to date, hardware spending has grown 28 percent versus 2016 to $3.4B, said Piscatella. Consumer spending on Nintendo Switch, Plug N Play devices such as the SNES Classic and the PlayStation 4 continue to fuel growth.
Accessories also experienced an uptick last month, growing 11 percent year-over-year to $344 million. This is thanks mostly due to gamepads, which sold 30 percent more compared to November 2016.
The video game industry was booming last month as holiday spending kicked in. Spending was up across the board, totaling $2.68 billion and up 30 percent over November 2016, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Publisher Activisions and developer Sledgehammer Gamess Call of Duty: WWII was the biggest winner last month, becoming the best-selling game of 2017 and for the past 12 months.
Call of Duty: WWII generated more launch month consumer spending than any Call of Duty debut since the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops II in November 2012, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said.
Here are the numbers for November 2017:
Total: $2.68 billion (up 30 percent from $2.072 billion in November 2016)
Hardware: $1.147 billion (up 52 percent from $754 million)
Console software: $1.164 billion (up 19 percent from $978 million)
PC software: $33 million (up 13 percent from $29 million)
Accessories: $344 million (up 11 percent from $311 million)
The NPD report doesnt cover total market spend, and it is missing certain data (such as digital sales from Blizzards store on its Battle.net service). It is more of a snapshot of the market as a whole, using data from participating publishers and platforms.
Software
Overall
Call of Duty: WWII
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Assassins Creed: Origins
NBA 2K18
Madden NFL 18
Super Mario Odyssey*
FIFA 18
Need for Speed: Payback
Destiny 2**
Pokémon: Ultra Sun*
Pokémon: Ultra Moon*
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Grand Theft Auto V
The Sims 4
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Mario Kart 8*
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus*
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
WWE 2K18
Just Dance 2018
* No digital sales
** No Battle.net sales
Overall, software spending is up 6 percent year-to-date, generating $5.4 billion. Folks spent $1.2 billion on software last month, up 19 percent from November 2016. And a lot of them were shelling out cash for the blockbuster hit Call of Duty: WWII, which launched on November 3. Thanks to strong franchises like Call of Duty and Destiny, Activision Blizzard remains the top-selling publisher of 2017.
Call of Duty is the top-ranking revenue generating franchise in tracked history, said Piscatella.
It wasnt a shabby month for Ubisofts Assassins Creed: Origins either, which dropped from No. 2 last month to No. 3. Since its launch in October, NPD says that its generated the highest consumer spend for the franchise since Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag in 2013.
The racing genre continue gain traction. In October, sales doubled year-over-year thanks to games like Forza Motorsport 7 and Gran Turismo Sport. In November, sales tripled.
Xbox One
Call of Duty: WWII
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Assassins Creed: Origins
NBA 2K18
Madden NFL 18
FIFA 18
Need for Speed: Payback
Destiny 2
Forza Motorsport 7
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
PlayStation 4
Call of Duty: WWII
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Assassins Creed: Origins
NBA 2K18
Madden NFL 18
FIFA 18
Need for Speed: Payback
Destiny 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus*
Nintendo Switch*
Super Mario Odyssey
Mario Kart 8
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Splatoon 2
Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Sonic Forces
Doom 2016
Pokken Tournament DX
Just Dance 2018
Nintendo 3DS*
Pokémon: Ultra Sun
Pokémon: Ultra Moon
Pokémon: Ultra Sun & Moon Dual Pack
Super Mario Maker
Super Smash Bros.
Mario Party: The Top 100
Minecraft
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowsers Minions
Mario Kart 7
Pokemon: Sun
The best-selling games of 2017 so far
Call of Duty: WWII
Destiny 2**
NBA 2K18
Madden NFL 18
Tom Clancys Ghost Recon: Wildlands
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Grand Theft Auto V
For Honor
Injustice 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
The best-selling games over the last 12 months
Call of Duty: WWII
Destiny 2**
NBA 2K18
Madden NFL 18
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Tom Clancys Ghost Recon: Wildlands
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
NBA 2K17
Final Fantasy XV
Hardware and accessories
Sonys PlayStation 4 has stayed at the top as the best-selling platform, and November didnt change that. It stayed No. 1, and Sony also sold more consoles than any other month in the PS4s lifetime.
Hardware sales were up 52 percent year-over-year, reaching $1.1 billion. Aside from the PlayStation 4, this is also thanks to the popularity of the Nintendo Switch and Microsofts Xbox One, which also had a record month that outsold any other month life to date. Though the PS4 sold the most number of consoles, the Xbox One brought in more revenue.
Year to date, hardware spending has grown 28 percent versus 2016 to $3.4B, said Piscatella. Consumer spending on Nintendo Switch, Plug N Play devices such as the SNES Classic and the PlayStation 4 continue to fuel growth.
Accessories also experienced an uptick last month, growing 11 percent year-over-year to $344 million. This is thanks mostly due to gamepads, which sold 30 percent more compared to November 2016.