NPD released a report on the first half of 2018: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...n-video-games-in-us-during-first-half-of-2018
Some highlights:
In case you missed it previously, here are the best selling AAA games of the year so far. Of the new releases, the only ones that would appear in the best sellers of the past 12 months would be Far Cry 5 (#6) and God of War (#10), in case you were wondering what the gulf between spots might look like.
Some highlights:
- The US video game market made $19.5 billion in the first half of 2018, up 40% year over year.
- Hardware is up 21% year over year to $1.7 billion. NPD calls out the Xbox One and the NES/SNES Classic as particularly strong performers for year over year market growth. The PS4 was the best selling platform overall for this window.
- Game revenue is up 43% year over year to $16.9 billion. Mobile was the strongest grower of any category.
- Major game highlights include Fortnite, Candy Crush, PUBG, Roblox, Far Cry 5, and God of War.
- Accessory sales are up 41% year over year, with headset and headphone sales doubling year over year. Most vendors of these products attribute this to Fortnite.
- NPD's MatPiscatella expects the year to end up double digits from 2017 due to the strong line-up closing out the year.
In case you missed it previously, here are the best selling AAA games of the year so far. Of the new releases, the only ones that would appear in the best sellers of the past 12 months would be Far Cry 5 (#6) and God of War (#10), in case you were wondering what the gulf between spots might look like.
- Far Cry 5
- God of War (2018)
- Monster Hunter: World
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- Mario Kart 8 *
- NBA 2K18
- MLB 18: The Show
- Super Mario Odyssey *
Last edited: