Industry & Sales

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Sony’s PlayStation Group Delivers Solid Fiscal 2024 Q1 Despite Double-Digit Hardware Declines

Nintendo Financials & Hardware Sales Drop Double-Digits as Switch Ages in Fiscal 2025 Q1 Report

Activision Blizzard Offsets Hardware Weakness During Record Year for Microsoft Gaming in 2024 Q4 Report

Helldivers 2 Launch Pushes PlayStation to Annual Sales High & Profit Growth in Fiscal Year 2023 Report

Nintendo Posts Positive 2024 Annual Results & Sets Switch Successor Reveal for Current Fiscal Year

Mobile Strength & New Premium Titles Carry March 2024 Circana U.S. Games Industry Report

Microsoft’s Quarterly Xbox Sales Increase Only Due to Activision Blizzard in Fiscal 2024 Q3 Report

PlayStation Sees Record Sales Alongside Profit Declines & Lower Forecasts in Sony’s FY 2023 Q3 Report

Nintendo Nears 140 Million Switch Units Sold & Raises Annual Outlook Again in Steady Fiscal 2024 Q3 Report

Microsoft Posts Record Xbox Revenue in Fiscal 2024 Q2 Mostly Due to Acquiring Activision Blizzard

Circana Reports U.S. Games Industry Sales Growth in 2023 on Strength of Hogwarts Legacy, Monopoly Go & PlayStation 5

Seven Major Games Industry Predictions for 2024

U.S. Games Industry Sales Decline in November 2023 Circana Report Despite New Best-Selling Call of Duty

Spider-Man & Mario Highlight a Down Month for U.S. Games Industry Sales in October 2023 Circana Report

PlayStation Hits Its Best Second Quarter Sales Ever as PS5 & Third Party Games Lift Sony’s FY 2023 Q2 Report

Nintendo Achieves Best 1st Half Sales of Switch Era & Raises Financial & Software Forecasts in 2024 Q2 Report

Starfield Rockets Xbox to Best September Quarter Sales Ever in Microsoft’s Fiscal 2024 Q1 Results

Starfield, Mortal Kombat & EA Sports FC Drive Gains in Circana’s September 2023 Games Industry Sales Report

Remnant II & PlayStation 5 Lead July 2023 Circana U.S. Games Industry Report to Solid Growth

PlayStation Generates Record Q1 Revenue in FY 2023 Q1 Despite Slower Than Expected PS5 Hardware Shipments

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom & Super Mario Bros Movie Catapult Nintendo Results to Record Highs in 2024 Q1

Diablo, Final Fantasy & Street Fighter Launch June 2023 U.S. Games Industry Sales to Near Record in Circana Report

Xbox Misses Quarterly Forecasts as Hardware Lags During Microsoft’s Fiscal Year 2023 Results

The Five Biggest Games Industry Takeaways from the Microsoft Activision Blizzard Deal & FTC Trial

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom & Nintendo Ascend to Top of May 2023 Circana U.S. Games Sales Report

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor & PlayStation 5 Blast to the Top of April 2023 Circana U.S. Games Sales Report

PlayStation 5 Q4 Unit Sales Record Drives All-Time High for Sony’s Gaming Division in 2022 With a Couple Caveats

Microsoft’s Xbox Division Posts Second Best Q3 Sales Ever & U.K. Regulator Blocks Activision Blizzard Deal

PlayStation 5 Outpaces PlayStation 4 in Circana’s March 2023 U.S. Games Industry Sales Report

Hogwarts Legacy & PlayStation 5 Unit Sales Record Boost U.S. Games Sales Growth in February 2023 Circana Report

PS5 & Dead Space Headline January 2023 NPD Group U.S. Sales Report During 1st Decline Since September

Nintendo 2023 Q3 Report Shows Switch Lifetime Sales Passing 122M to Become 3rd Best-Selling Gaming Hardware Ever

PlayStation Achieves Record Holiday Sales & Profit in 2022 Q3 & Raises PS5 Annual Hardware Target

Microsoft Gaming Sales Decline in 2023 Q2 Despite Xbox Monthly Active Users Reaching Record 120 Million

Annual U.S. Games Industry Consumer Spending Declines 5% in Final NPD Group Sales Report of 2022

Seven Major Games Industry Predictions for 2023

2022 Year-in-Review: Dom’s Top 10 Games of the Year

2022 Year-in-Review: Independent Studios of the Year

2022 Year-in-Review: Five Most Impressive Gaming Companies

2022 Year-in-Review: Biggest Trends in Gaming, Tech & Media

2022 Year-in-Review: Megapost is Here

Monthly U.S. Games Industry Spend Increases for 1st Time in 2022 During November NPD Group Report

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Leads Software in Stable October 2022 NPD Group U.S. Games Sales Report

Nintendo Switch Lifetime Sales Pass 114 Million In Upbeat Fiscal 2023 Q2 Despite Annual Hardware Target Reduction

PlayStation 5 Sales Reach 25 Million as Sony’s Gaming Unit Posts Record Revenue & Declining Profit in Mixed Q2 2022 Report

Microsoft’s Xbox Division Starts Fiscal 2023 With Record Q1 on Strength of Hardware & Game Pass Subscriptions

FIFA 23 & PS5 Score During 11th Straight Month of Declines for U.S. Games Industry in September 2022 NPD Report

10th Straight Month of Declines for U.S. Games Industry in August 2022 NPD Report Features Wins for Madden NFL & PlayStation 5

MultiVersus Fights to Victory During 9th Straight Month of Sales Declines for U.S. Games Industry in July 2022 NPD Report

Nintendo Announces Switch Lifetime Hardware Sales Pass 110 Million as Revenue & Profit Dip in 1st Quarter 2023

PlayStation 5 Lifetime Shipments Total 21.7 Million As Sony’s Gaming Business Sales & Forecast Decline in First Quarter 2022

Microsoft’s Xbox Sales Reach New Fiscal Year High in 2022 Despite Fourth Quarter Declines in Content & Hardware

Elden Ring Retains Top Spot for Software as Total Spending Declines Again in June 2022 U.S. Games Industry Sales Report

May 2022 U.S. Games Industry Spend Falls to Lowest Monthly Total in Over Two Years Based on Latest NPD Group Report

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Leads U.S. Game Sales & Nintendo Switch Reaches New Milestone in April 2022 NPD Group Report

PlayStation 5 Hits 19.3 Million Lifetime Shipments As Sony Reports Sales Gains & Sets Ambitious Annual Hardware Target

Nintendo’s Annual Results Decline Slightly Amidst Hardware Shortages During The Company’s Best Year Ever for First Party Software Sales

Xbox Hardware Market Share Gain Propels Microsoft Gaming Revenue to Best Non-Holiday Quarter in Company History

Xbox Series X|S & Elden Ring Show Strength in March 2022 During Another Month of U.S. Game Sales Declines

Elden Ring’s Huge February 2022 Debut Isn’t Enough to Offset Fourth Straight Month of Declines for U.S. Game Sales

PlayStation 5 & Pokémon Legends Arceus Headline Third Straight Month of Declines for U.S. Games Industry Sales

Nintendo Switch Ships Over 100M Lifetime Units, Passing Wii & PlayStation During Nintendo’s Best Holiday Quarter Since 2009

PlayStation 5 Shipments Reach 17.3 Million as Sony Reports Best Third Quarter PlayStation Operating Profit Ever & Lowers Hardware Forecast

Xbox’s Best Holiday Sales Result Pushes Microsoft’s Annual Gaming Revenue to Record $16 Billion

Switch, Call of Duty & Mobile Boost U.S. Games Industry Spending to Record $60B in 2021

Seven Major Games Industry Predictions for 2022

U.S. Game Sales Decline Double-Digits in November in Difficult Hardware Supply Environment

U.S. Games Industry Sales Set October Record as Seven New Titles Enter Top 10 List

Nintendo Reduces Annual Switch Target in Mixed Yet Still Impressive Financial Report

PlayStation Records Best 2nd Quarter Sales Ever While Profit Falls Over 20 Percent

Microsoft’s Xbox Division Records Best First Quarter Sales Ever

PlayStation 5 Breaks Nintendo Switch Streak in Record September for U.S. Games Sales

Madden & Mobile Score Big in Record August Report for U.S. Games Industry Sales

Hardware & Zelda Propel U.S. Games Industry Spending to Record High July

Nintendo Reports Second Best First Quarter Results Since 2009

Sony Reports Biggest First Quarter Ever for PlayStation Revenue

Microsoft’s Xbox Division Sets New Annual Sales Record in 2021

Xbox & Ratchet & Clank Set Records in June 2021 U.S. Games Industry Sales Report

The Top 10 Highlights of Gaming’s Biggest Show: E3 2021

Resident Evil Feasts During Upbeat May U.S. Games Industry Sales Report

E3 2021 Preview & Predictions Spectacular

MLB Shows Well in April During Slight Decline in U.S. Games Industry Sales

Switch & Software Sales Milestones Produce Nintendo’s Most Profitable Year Ever

Sony & Microsoft Gaming Division Sales Launch To New Record Highs

Switch & Monster Hunter Give Rise to Record March for U.S. Games Industry

Super February 2021 U.S. Game Sales Boosted by Mario & Switch

Familiar Franchises & New Hardware Lift U.S. Games Industry to a Record January

Seven Major Games Industry Predictions For 2021

Call of Duty & Nintendo Top a Record Year for U.S. Game Sales in 2020

CD Projekt Didn’t Have To Rush Cyberpunk To Meet Fiscal Demands, But Did Anyway

Marvel’s Avengers & Nintendo Assemble at the Top of September’s U.S. Game Sales Charts

Forget Console Wars: Sony & Microsoft Can Both Win Next Generation

Madden Wins & Nintendo Sets a Record in August Games Industry Sales Report

Microsoft Reveals Xbox Series S, Leaks Hint to Series X Price & Release Date

Ghost of Tsushima & Nintendo Power July 2020 U.S. Games Industry Sales

Let’s Count Just How Many Records Video Game Sales Set in April 2020

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Rings in a Rallying of March U.S. Sales Results

Will PlayStation 5 Launch This Year? Sony Thinks So, But What About Me?

Now That We Know Specs, How Much Will PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X Cost?

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Highlights Quiet January U.S. Games Sales Report

Sony, Ubisoft, Activision & Take-Two Earnings Recap: It’s a Numbers Game

New U.S. Video Game Sales Report Reveals the Best Sellers of 2019 & the Decade

Star Wars & Pokémon Shine in the States During November Pre-Holiday Sales Rush

Call of Duty Leads October U.S. Video Game Sales Chart to a Near Record Month

Sony’s PlayStation 4 Becomes Second Best-Selling Home Console of All Time

NBA 2K20 & Borderlands 3 Heat Up the U.S. Video Game Charts in September

Madden NFL 20 Remains Victorious as U.S. Video Game Sales Slow in August

Madden Scores & Fire Emblem Soars in July’s Monthly U.S. Game Sales Report

Sony Should Focus on Internal Investment & Partnerships Over Acquisitions Ahead of Next PlayStation

May 2019: New U.S. Video Game Sales Last Month Were Slowest May in Over Two Decades

Mortal Kombat 11 & Nintendo Switch Kombine to Top April’s U.S. Video Game Sales Report

Sony Reveals Record Gaming Sales But No New PlayStation Release Just Yet

Nintendo Reports Best Results in Nearly a Decade Despite Missing Switch Target

Microsoft’s Annual Gaming Revenue Exceeds $11.6 Billion For The First Time

Can Resident Evil 2 Remake Outsell Its Predecessors?

Earnings Preview: Nintendo’s Last Decade & Why Its Bright Future Starts Now

ESA Report: Essential Facts About Computer & Video Games Industry

Mass Effect: Andromeda Game & Sales Preview

Analysis of Destiny’s Release Timeline, And How Will Rise of Iron Fare?

Which Indie Video Game Has More Sales Potential: Mighty No. 9 or No Man’s Sky?

What is Activision Blizzard’s Actual Business Mix After KING Acquisition?

How Healthy is Nintendo’s Financial Position Ahead of Earnings & NX?

Prediction: Which Console Exclusive Will Sell More: Uncharted 4 or Quantum Break?

What Do New Gaming Console “Iterations” Need to be Successful?

How Much Did The Division Actually Sell Day One?

Gaming Journalists & Crowd-Funding: Cool or Conflict?

Can The Division Replicate Destiny’s Success as a Shared-World Shooter?

Far Cry Primal & The Division Releasing Together Impact Ubisoft Sales?

Can Twitter Break Through Its Plateau & Grow?

Disney Record Results But Market Outlook Negative?