The sales results are in for September and although hardware took another steep dive, there's reason to believe this fall should be a positive one for the industry.
According to the NPD sales figures for last month, software sales were down 18% year-over-year (down to $497.4 million) and hardware plummeted 39% (down to only $210.9 million). But there is some good news when examining the upcoming months.
Madden NFL 13 was the top selling game for September, and the new iteration actually sold 11% better than last year's series entry. Bolstered by great word-of-mouth and huge critical acclaim, Borderlands 2 nailed down the #2 spot and enjoyed first-month numbers that are a whopping 234% better than the original title. And despite overall sales dropping 14%, PC software rose 12% thanks to the likes of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria , Guild Wars 2 , and Diablo III .
Hopefully, a lot of top-notch titles for the fall will return the industry to an upward trend. Cross your fingers!
Is John Madden still alive?
Yeah, but he's not looking very spry these days…
edit/ not that he was ever THAT spry to begin with but you know what I mean.
Last edited by PoopsMcGee on 10/12/2012 12:13:20 AM
Glad Borderlands 2 is getting the recognition it deserves. Still unequivocally game of the year for me. This should pretty much guarantee a third entry. Looking forward to that DLC next week.
I agree, B2 is my GOTY candidate as of today. The DLC will be great to explore later on. I am also looking forward to play through #2 later on as the Mechromancer!