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September NPD: Grand Theft Auto 5 Sales Infuse Industry with Growth [Update]

Good news, everyone! According to the NPD Group, the videogame industry's performance in physical retail increased by 27 percent over the course of September. $1.07 Billion, compared to $848 million last year.



As one would expect, the majority of the increased revenue came primarily from the software segment which is also known as "where all the Grand Theft Auto 5 cash lives." New physical sales of console and portable software during September totaled at $754.3 million, which is a 52 percent increase over the $497.5 million that was earned in the same period last year. GTA 5 understandably tops the list of the top 10 September-selling games and is followed by Madden NFL 25 and NBA 2k14.



The hardware sales for the month brought in $183.2million which is 13 percent lower than the September 2012 figures. The Nintendo 3DS was the most popular product in the segment for five months. Wii U sales increased more than 200 percent over August. However, Nintendo did not provide any figures on the number of Wii U boxes this translates to.



In addition, the PlayStation 3 broke the Xbox 360's record-breaking streak and was the best-selling console at the time, largely thanks to the system's available Grand Theft Auto 5 bundle as per NPD Group analyst Liam Callahan.



The Accessories segment, which includes gift cards and digital currency vouchers, Skylanders/Disney Infinity figures, and other products, was basically unchanged year-over-year, with only an increase of 2 percent in sales to $142.3 million.
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Update: Microsoft has chimed in saying that it made 80 million sales to retailers of Xbox 360 worldwide in September with console sales reaching $401.2 million. The Xbox 360 was the No. one selling console in the month of March, Microsoft instead says that it was the most popular console in the US in 2013. Team, clever phrasing



Grand Theft Auto 5 (360 PS3, PS3)



Madden NFL 25 (360, PS3)



NBA 2k14 (360, PS3, PC)



Diablo 3 (360, PS3, PC)**



FIFA 14 (360, PS3 Vita)



Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (PS3)



Disney Infinity (360, WII, PS3, NWU, 3DS)



NHL 14 (360, PS3)



Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (360)



Saints Row 4 (360, PS3, PC)



Oct. 17, 2013



Nintendo News



Nintendo 3DS Remains No. 1, Wii U Responds Following Price Cut



With strong momentum, Nintendo enters the holiday season with a strong performance. The Nintendo 3DS was the most popular videogame system in the United States for the fifth consecutive month. The Wii U gained momentum after an increase in price.



On October. 15 Nintendo announced that Pokemon X and Pokemon Y released worldwide on Oct. 12, teamed up to sell more than 4 million units in its first two days on market. Next month's NPD Report will feature an exhaustive breakdown of U.S. sales as well as a detailed review of the brand new Nintendo 2DS handheld. Alongside the most recent Pokemon adventure, Nintendo 3DS fans have two exciting games coming soon, both launching on November. 22: The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Mario Party: Island Tour.



Nintendo reduced the Wii U Deluxe Set's cost by $50 to $299.99. They also introduced an exclusive bundle with a code that permits you to download a digital copy of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. With only 15 days of data reported at the new price, September Wii U hardware sales increased by more than 200% compared to August. Wii U gamers can look for Wii Party U (Oct. 25, Wii Fit U, Nintendo eShop November. 1) Mario & Sonic in Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, (Nov. 15), and Super Mario 3D World, (Nov. 22).



*Data about the physical sales of games in September is from the NPD Group. Information about digital downloads of games, the combined live-to-date numbers for physical and digital games and information about digital games are derived from Nintendo's internal sales figures. All numbers, unless otherwise stated, are specific to the United States only.


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