ESA data is out:
Top 20 Selling VIDEO GAMES of 2015 BY UNITS SOLD (Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service)
1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III (M)
2 MADDEN NFL 16 (E)
3 FALLOUT 4 (M)
4 STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 2015 (T)
5 NBA 2K16 (E)
6 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (M)
7 MINECRAFT (E 10+)
8 MORTAL KOMBAT X (M)
9 FIFA 16 (E)
10 CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE (M)
11 BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT (M)
12 LEGO: JURASSIC WORLD (E)
13 BATTLEFIELD HARDLINE (M)
14 HALO 5: GUARDIANS (T)
15 SUPER SMASH BROS. (E)
16 THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT (M)
17 DYING LIGHT (M)
18 DESTINY: THE TAKEN KING (T)
19 NBA 2K15 (E)
20 METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN (M)
Top 20 Selling COMPUTER Games of 2015 BY UNITS SOLD (Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service):
1 THE SIMS 4 (T)
2 FALLOUT 4 (M)
3 THE SIMS 3: STARTER PACK (T)
4 THE SIMS 4 GET TO WORK EXPANSION PACK (T)
5 STARCRAFT II: LEGACY OF THE VOID (T)
6 ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM (M)
7 FALLOUT ANTHOLOGY (M)
8 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (M)
9 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WARLORDS OF DRAENOR EXPANSION PACK (T)
10 STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 2015 (T)
11 THE SIMS 3: PETS (T)
12 THE SIMS 3 SEASONS EXPANSION PACK (T)
13 DIABLO III: REAPER OF SOULS (M)
14 DIABLO III (M)
15 THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE EXPANSION PACK (T)
16 THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE EXPANSION PACK (T)
17 THE SIMS 3: SUPERNATURAL EXPANSION PACK (T)
18 STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY (T)
19 SIM CITY 2013 (E 10+)
20 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BATTLE CHEST 2013 (T)
Best-Selling VIDEO GAME Super Genres by Units Sold, 2015 (Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service)
1) 24.5% Shooter
2) 22.9% Action
3) 13.2% Sport games
4) 11.6% Role-playing
5) 7.7% Adventure
6) 6.7% Fighting
7) 4.1% Racing
8)3.8% Strategy
9) 3.6% Family entertainment
10) 0.9% Casual
Top 20 Selling COMPUTER Games of 2015 BY UNITS SOLD (Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service)
1) 36.4% Strategy
2) 25.8% Casual
3) 18.7% Role-playing
4) 6.3% Shooter
5) 5.9% Adventure
6) 4.1% Action
7) 1.3% Other games/compilations
8) 0.6% Flight
9) 0.3% Family Entertainment
10) 0.3% Racing
11) 0.2% Sports
12) 0.1% Arcade
13) 0.1% Children's entertainment
Digital vs. Physical Sales Information (Source: The NPD Group/Games Market Dynamics: U.S.):
Please note: digital format sales include subscriptions, digital full games, digital add-on content, mobile apps, and social network gaming.
2010: 71% physical, 29% digital
2011: 68% physical, 32% digital
2012: 59% physical, 41% digital
2013: 53% physical, 47% digital
2014: 48% physical, 52% digital
2015: 44% physical, 56% digital
