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Forums - Sales Discussion - May NPD 2020: Switch ~530K; PS4/XBO >150K

Leaks/informations:

NSW ~ 529K (up YOY +145%)

PS4 ~ 156K (up YOY +14%)

XBO ~ 151K (up YOY +76%)

Official NPD:

State of the market

May 2020 tracked spending across Video Game Hardware, Software, Accessories and Game Cards totaled $977 million, 52 percent higher when compared to a year ago. This is the highest tracked spend for a May month since the $1.2 billion achieved in May 2008.

Year-to-date tracked spending across Video Game Hardware, Software, Accessories and Game Cards reached $5.5 billion, increasing 18 percent when compared to a year ago. This is the highest total for the year-to-date period since 2011 ($5.7 billion).

Software

Dollar sales of tracked Video Game Software gained 67 percent in May compared to a year ago, to $438 million. This is the highest total achieved since the $487 million reached in May 2010.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare returns as the best-selling game of the month. No new releases ranked among the top 10 best-sellers.

Mortal Kombat 11 is the 5th best-selling game of May 2020. It is the highest the title has ranked on the monthly chart since it was the third best-selling game of June 2019. Mortal Kombat 11 is currently the 5th best-selling fighting game in US history.

Hardware


Hardware spending grew 56 percent in May 2020 when compared to a year ago, to $235 million. This is the highest total for an May month since the $239 million total achieved in May 2010. YTD spending reached $1.4 billion, increasing 34 percent compared to a year ago.

Nintendo Switch was once again the best-selling hardware platform of May in both unit and dollar sales. Nintendo Switch unit sales were the highest for an individual platform in a May month since the Nintendo DS in May 2009.

Year-to-date dollar sales of Nintendo Switch remain the highest of any hardware platform in US history. The previous high was set by the Nintendo Wii in the year-to-date period ending May 2008.

Accessories

May 2020 spending on Accessories and Game Cards reached $304 million, increasing 32 percent when compared to a year ago. Year-to-date spending has increased 12 percent, to $1.6 billion.

Gamepads, Headsets/Headphones and Steering Wheels all set new May dollar sales records.

The Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller is the best-selling Accessory both of May and year-to-date in dollar sales.

Software charts

April 2020 top 20 :

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Last edited by Ryng - on 15 June 2020

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[NSW] 300K
[PS4] 170K
[XBO] 150K



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[NSW] 270K
[PS4] 190K
[XBO] 170K



Benji said Switch has a shot on breaking record for May. What is the record holder?



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AlbiNecroxz said:
Benji said Switch has a shot on breaking record for May. What is the record holder?

222K PS4 in 2018



Ryng said:
AlbiNecroxz said:
Benji said Switch has a shot on breaking record for May. What is the record holder?

222K PS4 in 2018

What about overall record? I know PS2 did over 500k in 2002 when it got its first price cut and assume Wii or DS had some crazy Mays as well.

Edit: Wii did 675k in May 2008 and I belive thats the overall record.



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Switch: 425k

PS4: 215k

XBO: 170k



NS - 300K
PS4 - 200K
XBO - 150K



NSW] 390K
[PS4] 185K
[XBO] 160K

zorg1000 said:

What about overall record? I know PS2 did over 500k in 2002 when it got its first price cut and assume Wii or DS had some crazy Mays as well.

Edit: Wii did 675k in May 2008 and I belive thats the overall record.

Edit: After reading this, I'll up my prediction a bit, especially for the Switch

NSW] 470K
[PS4] 215K
[XBO] 185K

Last edited by Bofferbrauer2 - on 06 June 2020