NPD Reports on First Quarter Video Game Sales

A slight decrease is seen from the previous year in software sales, while hardware sales take a big drop.

The NPD Group has released its report of US retail sales for video games in the first three months of 2004. Total sales (encompassing software, hardware, and portable) were pegged at $1.8 billion, a one percent drop from the $1.9 billion reported in the same period of last year. While software saw a 7 percent increase in sales, hardware sales saw a huge fall, with first quarter sales reported at $336 million, a 25 percent drop to the $445 million reported in the same period last year. Portable sales dipped from $157 million to $167 million.

NPD also announced the top selling video games for the quarter, showing that Halo still rakes in solid sales for the Xbox.

The top ten were:

  1. NFL Street - PS2
  2. Need for Speed: Underground - PS2
  3. Ninja Gaiden - Xbox
  4. Pokemon Colosseum - GC
  5. Sonic Heroes - GC
  6. MVP Baseball 2004 - PS2
  7. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - GC
  8. Halo - Xbox
  9. Mario Kart: Double Dash - GC
  10. James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing - PS2

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