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Microsoft sells 261,000 Xbox 360 units in US during March 2013

John Callaham — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:32:25 +0100

Microsoft is once again on top of the current game console industry in the U.S., selling 261,000 units of its Xbox 360 console during the month of March 2013, according to NPD. Read more...

NPD: People moving to tablets and phones for some PC activities

John Callaham — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:21:23 +0000

A new report from the NPD Group claims that 37 percent of PC users are now doing some former PC activities such as web browsing and Facebook access on their tablet or smartphone. Read more...

NPD: "Smart TVs" barely used for Internet features

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:26:40 +0000

Even though TV manufacturers are throwing in tons of Internet apps and features in new "smart TVs", a new survey by NPD shows that those features are barely being used by consumers. Read more...

Windows RT predicted to grow slowly in tablet market

John Callaham — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:19:45 +0100

A new report from NPD DisplaySearch predicts that tablets with Windows RT installed will grow slowly over the next five years, reaching up to 7.5 percent of the tablet market by 2017. Read more...

March 2012 US video game sales plummet 25 percent

John Callaham — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:30:33 +0100

The NPD Group says that sales of retail video game hardware and software were $1.1 billion in March 2012, down a whopping 25 percent from the same period a year before. Read more...

US holiday 2011 electronics sales down 5.9 percent

John Callaham — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:41:33 +0000

A new study by the NPD Group says that sales of electronic products in the US fell 5.9 percent in the five weeks that ended on December 24, as older devices fell drastically. Read more...

1.7 million Xbox 360s sold in the US in November

John Callaham — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:04:56 +0000

Microsoft had an excellent month in November 2011 for Xbox 360 sales, racking up a whopping 1.7 million units sold in the US for that month, according to the NPD Group. Read more...

Report: $4.5 billion in US games revenue in Q2 2011

John Callaham — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:35:00 +0100

A new report from the NPD Group says that the United States generated $4.5 billion in revenue in the game industry during the second quarter of 2011. Read more...

Study: Many consumers still don't buy electronics online

John Callaham — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:03:46 +0100

A new study from the NPD Group claims that while consumers do a lot of research online before buying electronic products, many still don't actually purchase them on a web site. Read more...

Video game sales plummet 26 percent in July 2011

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:27:14 +0100

Video game retail sales in the US go down a massive 26 percent in July 2011, according to new data released today by the NPD Group. Read more...

$5.9 billion spent on video games in first quarter of 2011

John Callaham — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:22:55 +0100

The latest report on the state of the console, PC and video game industry in the US has been released. According to VG247.com, a new study by The NPD Group said that $5.9 billion was... Read more...

August NPD: Xbox 360 leading the way, Madden pushes for the win

Joshua Seed — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 09:00:37 +0100

The NPD Group, the top game-industry research firm has released figures of the total amount spent on video game products in the United States during August. The company has revealed that U.S. consumers shelled out... Read more...

July NPD: Xbox 360 takes top spot while StarCraft II dominates

Joshua Seed — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:06:51 +0100

The NPD Group, the top game-industry research firm has released figures of the total amount spent on video game products in the United States during July. The company has revealed that US consumers shelled out... Read more...

NPD Group: Nintendo DS and Red Dead Redemption top May sales

Joshua Seed — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:59:06 +0100

The NPD Group, the top game-industry research firm has released figures of the total amount spent on video game products in the United States during May. The company has revealed that US consumers shelled out... Read more...

NPD Group: $15 billion spent on gaming in United States last year

Joshua Seed — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:16 +0100

The NPD Group, the top game-industry research firm has released figures of the total amount spent on video game products in the United States over the course of the past year. The company has revealed... Read more...

February NPD numbers show 10% increase in gaming sales

Garrett Dodd — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:37:00 +0000

The NPD video game hardware and software sales for this month are out and sales are 10% more then expected. If you do not know what NPD is, it is an independent market research firm... Read more...