NDP Balances – December (and in 2018): The Nintendo Switch was the console of the month and the year!

As Uncle Laguna predicted in the November issue of the NDP Group's sales, the last month of 2018 was spectacular in the United States. The American consumer had many options.

Check below the December figures on this market. The calculated period was the five weeks between December 2, 2018 and January 5, 2019.

US NDP VG – Expenditures on December 18 for VG HW, SW, ACC and GC totaled $ 3.4 billion, + 2% compared to YA. Higher spending on accessories and gaming cards offset lower hardware and software expenses. Period AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR Per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per per 1 US dollar 1.28 billion of United States dollars 1.28 billion US dollars 1.28 billion US dollars 1.28 billion US dollars US $ 785 million [19659006] US $ 1.27 billion US $ 1.17 billion ] [1,01 milliard USD] + 29% TOTAL: 3.39 billion USD 3.42 billion USD + 2%

to PokéBall Plus at $ 50, it was not difficult to lift accessories to a billion dollars. Seriously, if we take the cumulative revenue, the Black DualShock 4, the Switch Pro Controller and the white control of the Xbox One S were the source of most of the $ 4.5 billion collected in 2018. They constitute Top 3 props and cost about $ 60 (or more) each.

Difference

Consoles and PC Games (includes Xbox Live.) CUMULATIVE ARRECADAÇÃO (RETAIL USA) Period 2017 [19659000] . PSN and Steam) 6.64 billion dollars 7.1 billion dollars + 7% Hardware 4.71 billion dollars of 5.1 million dollars 3.38 billion US dollars 4.5 billion US dollars + 33% TOTAL: 14.59 billion US dollars 19659012] US $ 16 , 7 billion + 13% · Still with regard to accessories, the Top 4 most sold helmets in the United States was manufactured by Turtle Beach. The number one helmet sold is the Xbox One Stealth 600 Ear Force. It costs about 85 trumps and, in barbarity, about 400 TaeKoo. According to the NPD Group and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) in 2018 The US gaming industry has reported $ 43.4 billion, making it the second largest gaming market in the world.

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US $ 7.5 billion

+ 15%

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US $ 36 billion

US $ 43.4 billion

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Let's see to follow the rankings of the most billed matches between December 2, 2018 and January 5, 2019, according to the NPD Group:

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With 3.5 million copies sold in the United States only in December 2018, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate established itself as a systems vendor and made Nintendo one of the best-selling publishers this month. And it's the exclusive game with the best sales of the first month, exceeding Halo 3 to more than 200,000 copies. I've seen people say that SSBU would be a niche game. Poor enemies. Speaking of which, Nintendo could become the most profitable software publisher in the North American market in 2018.

And it was not so difficult: by only taking physical copies, SSBU sold more than the sum of the main competitors of the Top 3 of the United States. December. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is sold to 1.6 million copies in the United States during this month; and Red Dead Redemption II "only" 1.4 million. Despite a month of sustained launch, SSBU has "only" the fifth place of the year. All other games had well over a month of sales. The most sold games in 2018 in the United States ( physical and digital sales, considering PSN, Steam and Xbox Live ) [

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Leaving Software and Going to Hardware, Selling the Nintendo Switch * exceeded those of the PlayStation 4 and those of the Xbox One in the United States. Taking only the sales of the last month of the year, Nintendo has managed with the hybrid the best month of December since 2010. In collection, it even exceeded that of the old Wii in December 2009 , conquering

And no, this does not seem to be a momentary phenomenon because of SSBU: Switch's revenues and sales in 2018 in the US outperformed the PS4 in 2015. Yes, the Sony console is already in its A few years before the next generation, but 2015 was the peak of the PS4 and the hybrid has managed to exceed this level in the North American market.

You had some questions about Plug N Play – The NES Clbadic Edition was the best selling Plug N System game in December and 2018. Only the 32GB Neon Red / Blue Joy Switch with item sold more units than material in 2018 as the NES Clbadic Edition

– Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) January 23, 2019 [19659170] While the Nintendo Switch f Who is responsible for the hardware revenue in the United States in 2018, the model With Neon being the main selling point, second place in terms of units sold during the year was an article called NES Clbadic Edition. Apparently, this marketing trick had been a success and the mini-NES managed to outperform the SNES Clbadic. November (2018) December (19659008) December (2018) December (2018) Nintendo Switch 255,000 units 1,360,000 units 1 770,000 units PlayStation 4 342,000 units No data available No data available NES Clbadic Edition No data available data not available data unavailable ·
I also add the total installed base of consoles currently on sale in the United States, updating this list. (19659012) PlayStation 4 28.3 million units PlayStation 4 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 4 Xbox One $ 24.5 million Units Nintendo Switch 10.5 million units

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Sources: Video Game Industry, IGN US, NPD Group, ResetEra and Venture Beat. ] Read also: