The video game sector had a blowout month in December thanks to a strong slate of popular titles and the continued strength of the Nintendo Wii, which remained in short supply through the holidays.
Sales of video game software in the U.S. jumped 36% during the month compared to last year, according to data from NPD Group released late Thursday.
That came in ahead of most analysts' estimates. Sales of game hardware grew 17% as consumers continued to snap up next-generation consoles from Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft.
The Nintendo Wii ruled the day, coming in with sales of 1.35 million units for the month compared to 1.26 million units for the Xbox 360 and 797,600 units for the PlayStation 3. The PS3 has seen a huge boost in sales over the last two months thanks to a sharp price reduction for the console, which debuted on the market in late 2006 at the high price of $600.
Really interesting news and we will be watching and waiting. Today, Ubisoft revealed the title of the next installment in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Stay tuned for the game’s full reveal on May 15th.
Gatekeeper, developed by Gravity Lagoon and published by HypeTrain Digital, is a fast-paced rogue-like game with strengths in character progression and customization but faces issues with pacing.
"The US-based indie games developer Aleth Labs today announced with great joy and thrill that their retro-like comedic puzzle adventure "ELON, is coming to PC via Steam this year (2024)." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
Kudos to Nintendo and Activision!