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

Everyone, this is wonderful news! The NPD Group reports that the video game industry's performance in the retail sector was up by 27 percent year-over-year during the month of September: $1.07 billion this year as opposed to $848 million last year.



As is expected, the bulk of the increased revenue came from the software segment which is also known as "where all the Grand Theft Auto 5 cash is stored." September saw a 52 percent increase in the physical sales of portable and console software, which was an increase of $497.5 million over the same period last fiscal year. GTA 5 understandably tops the list of September's 10 best-selling games followed by Madden NFL 25 and NBA 2k14.



The period's hardware sales resulted in $183.2million thirteen percent less than the September 2012 numbers. The Nintendo 3DS was the most popular product in the category for five months. Wii U sales increased more than 200 percent in August. However, Nintendo did not provide any numbers on how many Wii U boxes this translates to.



According to Liam Callahan, NPD Group analyst the PlayStation 3 broke the Xbox 360’s long-running streak of sales and was the most popular console during that period. This was due in large part to the PlayStation 3's Grand Theft Auto 5 bundle.



The Accessories segment, which includes gift cards, digital currency vouchers, Disney Infinity/Skylanders figures, and other products, was basically stagnant year-on-year, registering only an increase of 2 percent in sales, which came to $142.3 million.
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Update: Microsoft has commented, noting that the company sold 80 million Xbox 360s to retailers across the globe in September. The console sales totalled $401.2 million. In the absence of a way to state that the Xbox 360 was the No. top-selling console last month, Microsoft instead says that it was the most popular console in the US in 2013. The clever phraseology and team.



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 and 3DS



NHL 14 (360, PS3)



Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (360)



Saints Row 4 (360 - PS3 PC)



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Nintendo News



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



With a strong sales momentum, Nintendo enters the holiday season with strong momentum. The Nintendo 3DS was the best-selling videogame system in America for the fifth month in a row. The Wii U gained momentum after an increase in price.



On October. 15, Nintendo announced that Pokemon X (and Pokemon Y) was released globally on October. 12. They sold more than 4,000,000 units in their first two days. A complete breakdown of U.S. sales for the games and the brand new Nintendo 2DS handheld, which launched on the same day and will be available in the upcoming month's NPD report. Nintendo 3DS gamers have two exciting games in the works the Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds, and Mario Party: Island Tour.



Nintendo reduced the Wii U Deluxe Set's price by $50 to $299.99. They also introduced an exclusive bundle that comes with a code that permits users to download an online copy of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. The sales of Wii U hardware in September were up by more than 200 percent over sales in August, and that is with only 15 days of data available at the new price. Over the next few months and weeks, Wii U fans can look forward to playing Wii Party U (Oct. 25), Wii Fit U (Nintendo eShop ), Nov. 1) Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Nov. 15) and Super Mario 3D World (Nov. 22).



*The data on September's physical sales of games is from the NPD Group. Data regarding digital downloads of games and the combined physical/digital life-to date numbers are derived from Nintendo's internal sales figures. Except where otherwise noted, all numbers are specific to the United States.


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