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September NPD: Grand Theft Auto 5 Sales Infuse Industry with Growth [UpdateSeptember NPD: Grand Theft Auto 5 Sales Boost Industry

Good news, everyone! The NPD Group reports that the video game industry's performance in the retail sector was up 27 percent year-over year for the month of September: $1.07 billion this year against $848 million in the previous year.



As expected, the majority of the industry's increased revenues was derived 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 games during September totaled at $754.3 million, a 52 percent increase over the $497.5 million that was earned in the same period the previous year. GTA 5 understandably tops the list of September's 10 best-selling games and is followed by Madden NFL 25 and NBA 2k14.



The period's hardware sales brought in $183.2million thirteen percent less than the September 2012 numbers. The Nintendo 3DS was the fifth month as the most-seller product in the category, while Wii U sales increased "more than 200 percent" over August, but Nintendo did not provide specific figures for how many Wii U boxes that works out to.



In addition, the PlayStation 3 broke the Xbox 360's streak of long-running and was the best-selling console at the time in large part due to the available Grand Theft Auto 5 bundle as per NPD Group analyst Liam Callahan.



The Accessories segment, which includes gift cards, digital currency vouchers, Skylanders/Disney's Infinity figures, as well as other products, was basically unchanged year-over-year, with only a 2 percent increase in sales, which came to $142.3 million.



Update: Microsoft has commented, noting that the company sold 80 million Xbox 360s to retailers worldwide in September. The console's sales totaled $401.2 million. In the absence of a way to state that the Xbox 360 was the No. Microsoft claims that the Xbox 360 is still the #1 selling console in the US. Team, clever phrasing



Grand Theft Auto 5 (360 PS3, PS3)



Madden NFL 25 (360, PS3)



NBA 2k14 (360, PC3, Mac)



Diablo 3 (360, PS3, PC)**



FIFA 14 (360, PS3 Vita, 360).



Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix for 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 Repeats at No. 1, Wii U Responds Following Price Cut



Nintendo begins the crucial holiday season with a strong momentum, as Nintendo 3DS ended up as the top-selling video game system in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive month and Wii U enjoyed new momentum due to a price cut.



On October. 15 Nintendo announced that Pokemon X (and Pokemon Y) was released globally on Oct. 12. They sold more than 4 million units in their first two days. jerry's blog Next month's NPD Report will feature a complete analysis of U.S. sales as well as a comprehensive review of the brand new Nintendo 2DS handheld. Alongside the most recent Pokemon adventure, Nintendo 3DS fans have two exciting games coming soon that will launch on November. 22: The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Mario Party: Island Tour.



On September. 20, Nintendo reduced the price of the Wii U Deluxe Set by $50 to a suggested retail price of $299.99 and also launched a limited-edition bundle that features a download code for an online copy of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. With just 15 days of data recorded at the new price, September Wii U hardware sales increased by more than 200% over August. Wii U gamers can look towards 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 regarding physical sales of games in September comes from the NPD Group. Data about digital downloads of games, the combined physical/digital lives-to-date numbers as well as data on digital games are from Nintendo's internal sales figures. Except for the exceptions all figures are specific to the United States.


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