Video Game Sales Results for December 2016

The NPD Group has released its retail report for the month of December. Both console and PC software sales were down year-over-year in December by 12% and 13%, respectively. Hardware sales were also down 20% year-over-year. Overall, total industry sales were down 15% to $2.8 billion. For the second month in a row, PlayStation 4 was the top-selling console.

The top selling games of December were as follows:

1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
2. Final Fantasy XV
3. Battlefield 1
4. Madden NFL 17
5. NBA 2K17
6. Watch Dogs 2
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. Pokémon Sun
9. FIFA 17
10. Pokémon Moon

The top selling games of 2016 were as follows:

1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
2. Battlefield 1
3. Tom Clancy’s The Division
4. NBA 2K17
5. Madden NFL 17
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Overwatch
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
9. FIFA 17
10. Final Fantasy XV