This month’s NPD report is in, and so are the leaks. “creamsugar”, a member of NeoGAF known for sharing NPD data, has provided a rough breakdown of sales for each platform:

200k > PS4 > 100k > XBO > Wii U > 360 > 50k > PS3 > Wii

It’ll be more interesting to see how Wii U performs next month. Mario Kart 8 launched at the very end of May, meaning it didn’t have an absolutely major impact in last month’s NPD report. June will be much more noteworthy to examine!

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May 2014 NPD: Wii U hardware sales up over 85%, 3DS second best-selling system

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Update: Another tweet:

I'm having all sorts of trouble with Nintendo's statement today! Wii U *Software* sales are up 90% YTD, whereas hardware is up 85% for month
— Ian Sherr (@iansherr) June 16, 2014

We have more encouraging Nintendo-related news from the May 2014 NPD report.

First, we’re hearing that Wii U hardware sales rose by over 85 percent last month. That was with Mario Kart 8 being on the market for just two days.

Additionally, Nintendo says that the 3DS was the second best-selling system in May.

As reported by journalist Ian Sherr:

Wii U hardware sales were up more than 85% in May specifically, with only two days of Mario Kart being on the market for the survey. #NPD
— Ian Sherr (@iansherr) June 16, 2014

Also, the 3DS was the No. 2 best-selling hardware system in the US in may, Nintendo says.
— Ian Sherr (@iansherr) June 16, 2014

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May 2014 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April 2014. The results can be found above.

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April 2014 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April 2014. The results can be found above.

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NPD says most US gamers still prefer discs over digital purchases

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Digital game purchases have seen an increase over the past few years. However, based on information coming from The NPD Group, most players in the United States still tend to purchase their games physically.

In its “Core Gaming 2014” report, NPD mentions that seventy-four percent of consumers prefer buying the physical release of a title. Keep in mind that digital preferences are nevertheless on the rise, coming in at a five percent increase year-over-year.

So how about you? Which side of the fence do you sit on? Do you still prefer buying games digitally, or have you started adapting to the digital space?

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Update: Specific numbers – March 2014 NPD: Combined Wii/Wii U sales under 100,000 units, Yoshi sales

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Update: Analyst David Gibson has provided specific sales information, including 3DS results:

@Emi1yRogers Wii was 28k, WiiU just over 70k,PSP around 5k, PSV little over 10k, 3DS 159k. No Nintendo press release that I can find.
— David Gibson (@gibbogame) April 18, 2014

Nintendo hasn’t shared any sort of official information about the Wii U’s performance in the US last month, but things were far from stellar. Sales of Nintendo’s newest console – combined with the Wii – are said to be under 100,000 units.

That information comes from NeoGAF’s “creamsugar”, who is known for providing accurate NPD leaks.

creamsugar also shared a statistic pertaining to Yoshi’s New Island as well. It sounds like the game’s software sales combined with the special 3DS XL system sold under 160,000 units.

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March 2014 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of March 2014. The results can be found above.

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February 2014 NPD: Lifetime sales for 4 Wii U titles

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NeoGAF’s creamsugar, who always comes through with reliable NPD leaks, has once again shared a few pieces of noteworthy data. Specifically, we have rough US sales estimates for four Wii U titles.

They are as follows:

Rayman Legends – about 99,000 units sold
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – about 97,000 units sold
Sonic: Lost World – about 94,000 units sold
The Wonderful 101 – about 65,000 units sold

creamsugar also says that Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has sold about 240,000 units on 3DS.

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February 2014 NPD: Wii U sells about 82,000 units

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In its monthly NPD response, Nintendo revealed that Wii U sales increased by 25 percent in February compared to the year prior. That statistic allows us to determine a rough estimate of the number of consoles the company sold across the US last month.

So how much did the Wii U sell? About 82,000, based on the calculation. That’s not a whole lot, but Nintendo seems to be pleased that sales are up as a whole.

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