April 2016 Video Game Sales Results

The NPD Group has released its retail report for the month of April. Software and hardware sales were down year-over-year in April, by 21% and 23% respectively. Overall, total industry sales were down 15% to $598.1 million. Once again, PlayStation 4 was the top-selling hardware platform and the software sales leader in April.

The top selling games of April were as follows:

1. Dark Souls III
2. Ratchet & Clank
3. MLB 16: The Show
4. Tom Clancy’s The Division
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Minecraft
7. Quantum Break
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
9. NBA 2K16
10. Star Fox: Zero

Note: The NPD Group does not track digital game sales, only physical game sales.