NPD DATA:
| Hardware: |
XBO - 1.297m
PS4 - 1.065m
3DS - 810k
Wii U - 575k
PS3 - 176k
PSV - 130k
PSTV -20k
Xbox family > Nintendo family > Playstation family
| Software: |
Top 10 individual SKUs:
1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (360) < 0.9m
2. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (XBO)
3. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4)
4. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U)
5. Pokémon Omega Ruby (3DS)
6. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
7. Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (3DS)
8. Grand Theft Auto V (XBO)
9. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS3)
10. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4) > 0.5m
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - 250k
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix - 275k
NES Remix (Wii U + 3DS) - 130k
The Crew > 300k (PS4 > XBO > 360)
Just Dance 2015 (Wii) > 450k
Dragon Age: Inquisition > 890k (PS4: ~56%)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - 2.84m (including bundles)
Destiny - ~1m
PS4 LTD:
Infamous: Second Son > 800k
The Last Of Us: Remastered > 650k
Minecraft > 250k
LittleBigPlanet 3 - ~240k
Driveclub - 84k
XBO LTD:
Minecraft < 330k
Forza Horizon 2 > 325k
Sunset Overdrive > 280k
3DS LTD:
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire - 2.6m (including digital)
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS > 2m (including digital)
Yoshi's New Island > 400k
Tomodachi Life - ~400k
Kirby: Triple Deluxe > 360k
Bravely Default > 350k
Fantasy Life - 142k
Mario Golf: World Tour - 102k
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - 73k
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal - 73k
Wii U LTD:
Mario Kart 8 - 1.7m (including digital)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - 1.3m (including digital)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze > 440k
Hyrule Warriors - ~370k
Bayonetta 2 < 135k
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric - 68k
Amiibos - ~2.5m
2014 New Releases LTD (not including bundles or special editions):
1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (360) > 2m
2. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (XBO) < 2 m
3. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4)
4. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (3DS) > 1.7m
5. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) < 1.5m
6. Destiny (XBO)
7. Madden NFL 15 (XBO)
8. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS3)
9. Pokémon Omega Ruby (3DS)
10. Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (3DS)
11. Titanfall (XBO)
12. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U)
13. Destiny (PS4)
14. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4)
15. Destiny (360)
16. Halo: The Master Chief Collection (XBO)
17. Madden NFL 15 (PS4)
18. Grand Theft Auto V (XBO) > 1m
| PR comments: |
"• Xbox One became the best-selling console in the U.S. in November and December and weekly average sales during these months outpaced Xbox 360 by 50 percent at the same point in its lifecycle.*
• Xbox One also sold more games throughout November and December in the U.S. than any other current-generation platform.*
* According to NPD Group"
Sony:
“PlayStation 4 was the top-selling console in the U.S. and globally in 2014,” a Sony Computer Entertainment America spokesperson told GamesBeat. “And [it is] the fastest selling console in PlayStation history with 18.5 million sold through after just 14 months in the market. We are humbled by this success and want to thank gamers worldwide for helping us achieve holiday sales of more than 4.1 million across 123 countries and regions. We are looking forward to another momentous year in 2015 and bringing an epic line up of titles to PlayStation fans around the world.”
Nintendo:
"Wii U established new benchmarks for hardware and software sales in a single month in December. This helped total hardware and software sales in 2014 increase by more than 29 percent and more than 75 percent, respectively, over sales in 2013.
Nintendo 3DS also had a strong December, including its largest month ever for first-party software sales. This was primarily fueled by Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, which has already surpassed 2 million combined physical and digital units sold in a little more than three months, and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, which have combined to sell over 2.6 million physical and digital units in their first six weeks.
“Wii U had its strongest year yet thanks to the highly anticipated software lineup and the introduction of the amiibo platform,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Fans can anticipate another strong year for 2015, especially with more highly anticipated games like Splatoon and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, as well as New Nintendo 3DS XL, arriving in the first half of 2015.”
Other Nintendo highlights from the full 2014 year include:
Wii U:
Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U sold over 1.7 million physical and digital units and 1.3 million physical and digital units, respectively, in 2014.
Total sales of amiibo figures in 2014 are nearly twice the sales of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Nintendo 3DS:
In 2014, 16 Nintendo 3DS titles sold at least 250,000 units. Of those titles, eight sold more than 500,000 units and three sold over 1 million units.
In 2014, the top 15 best-selling hand-held titles were all released on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
Nintendo is looking to ride the wave of momentum into 2015, with the launches of Splatoon, Yoshi’s Woolly World, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. and Mario Party 10. On Feb. 13, Nintendo will also launch the New Nintendo 3DS XL in the United States alongside The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D."
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