Sunday, July 24, 2016

Sales of consoles fell in June 2016 – IGN Portugal

According to made public sales figures by the NPD Group, hardware sales fell 42% over the same period last year.

in the statement this month, the group said “the eighth-generation hardware,” referring to the Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U, was the “primary cause” of the decline, with sales between the three consoles to fall 42% in relaçã oa June 2015

the sales of both hardware and software fell, something the NPD Group attaches to a shortage of great titles releases such as Batman. Arkham Knight, last year.

Nintendo issued a statement which says that 3DS sales rose 39%, but this increase is month-to-month instead of year-on-year, which is as work the numbers of the NPD. Nintendo attributes the increase to the new discount the 2DS, which can now be purchased for $ 80.

The Japanese company also revealed that sales of Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U, over its lifetime, have exceeded the mark of 2 million units in the United States, with Smash 3DS version to pass 3 million.

The sales reported by NPD for the PS4 and Xbox One, are above their predecessors by 40% compared to the same period in the life cycle of the PS3 / Xbox 360.

in late May, Sony revealed that total sales of the PS4 reached 40 million units worldwide.

the NPD, which now includes the numbers of sales digitiais copies of games in their accounts, also revealed that Overwatch was the best selling game in June 2016.


Abilio Rodrigu s [of Rivia] is the editor technology of IGN Portugal, confessed music lover, gaming enthusiast PC and Champion Football Europe. You can follow him on @KaikaneTR

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