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The October 2020 NPD gaming report revealed another strong month for game sales -- especially for Nintendo and EA Sports.

 

Top 20:

 

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PS4:

 

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Xbox:

 

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Switch:

 

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Top-selling to date in 2020:

 

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Hardware

  • October 2020 video game hardware spending gained 41% when compared to a year ago, to $259 million. Growth in sales of Nintendo Switch offset declines on other console platforms. Year-to-date hardware spending totaled $2.5 billlion, 23% higher than a year ago.
  • Nintendo Switch set a new U.S. October hardware dollar sales record, besting the previous high set by Nintendo Wii in October 2008. Nintendo Switch has been the best-selling hardware platform in the U.S. for 23 consecutive months, also a record high.
  • Year-to-date dollar sales of Nintendo Switch hardware are the second highest of any platform in U.S. history, trailing only the 2008 year-to-date dollar sales of Nintendo Wii.

 

Accessories

  • Spending on Accessories totaled an October record $148 million, 23% higher when compared to a year ago. Year-to-date spending has increased 25%, to a record $1.8 billion.
  • Gamepad spending reached a new October U.S. dollar sales record. The Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller was the best-selling Gamepad in October (dollar sales).
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Just now, Keyser_Soze said:

 

So the thinking is "well I guess it's better than nothing"?

More: "Hockey is fucking awesome.  Must buy anything hockey related."  People who haven't lived in Ontario/Quebec (and to a lesser extent Illinois/Michigan/Minnesota) don't recognize how insanely popular hockey is among a fairly decent-sized group of people.  (Enough for it to chart in the month of October, not enough to be on the top 20-30 for the year.)

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2 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said:

More: "Hockey is fucking awesome.  Must buy anything hockey related."  People who haven't lived in Ontario/Quebec (and to a lesser extent Illinois/Michigan/Minnesota) don't recognize how insanely popular hockey is among a fairly decent-sized group of people.  (Enough for it to chart in the month of October, not enough to be on the top 20-30 for the year.)

 

I know people enjoy the game of hockey. I'm saying those who buy the game year after year say the game EA brings out is awful, this year included. And I find that humorous.

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