See also: Seventh generation of video games and NPD Seventh generation

NPD sales figures for the United States in the video game industry.

Note: March, June, September, and December are always five weeks of tracking, while the rest are 4 weeks. NPD does 4-4-5 (weeks/month) quarters, so that year on year quarterly comparisons are valid.

For NPD Charts, go to the bottom of this page.

See also

• Media Create sales data for Japan sales figures,
• Chart-Track sales data for Europe sales figures,
• Best selling games for worldwide sales figures.

Contents 1 Lifetime sales and records 2 2011 3 2010 4 2009 5 2008 6 2007 7 2006 8 2005 9 2004 10 2003 11 2002 and earlier 12 History of the United States video game industry 13 Charts 14 References 15 External links

Lifetime sales and records

Main article: NPD Seventh generation

NPD Console sales NPD Fastest selling video games NPD Best selling video games of all-time NPD records and milestones

Wii PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Nintendo DS PSP PlayStation 2

2011

NPD Seventh generation of video games

NPD January 2011 NPD February 2011 NPD March 2011 NPD April 2011 NPD May 2011 NPD June 2011

NPD July 2011 NPD August 2011 NPD September 2011 NPD October 2011 NPD November 2011 NPD December 2011

2010

NPD 2010 sales figures and NPD Seventh generation of video games

NPD January 2010 NPD February 2010 NPD March 2010 NPD April 2010 NPD May 2010 NPD June 2010

NPD July 2010 NPD August 2010 NPD September 2010 NPD October 2010 NPD November 2010 NPD December 2010

2009

NPD 2009 sales figures

NPD January 2009 NPD February 2009 NPD March 2009 NPD April 2009 NPD May 2009 NPD June 2009

NPD July 2009 NPD August 2009 NPD September 2009 NPD October 2009 NPD November 2009 NPD December 2009

2008

NPD 2008 sales figures

NPD January 2008 NPD February 2008 NPD March 2008 NPD April 2008 NPD May 2008 NPD June 2008 NPD 1st half of 2008

NPD July 2008 NPD August 2008 NPD September 2008 NPD October 2008 NPD November 2008 NPD December 2008 NPD 2nd half of 2008

2007

NPD 2007 sales figures

NPD January 2007 NPD February 2007 NPD March 2007 NPD Q1 2007 NPD April 2007 NPD May 2007 NPD June 2007 NPD 1st half of 2007

NPD July 2007 NPD August 2007 NPD September 2007 NPD Q3 2007 NPD October 2007 NPD November 2007 NPD December 2007 NPD 2nd half of 2007

2006

NPD 2006 sales figures

NPD January 2006 NPD February 2006 NPD March 2006 NPD April 2006 NPD May 2006 NPD June 2006

NPD July 2006 NPD August 2006 [1] NPD September 2006 [2] NPD October 2006 [3] NPD November 2006 (Wii and PlayStation 3 launch) NPD December 2006

2005

NPD 2005 sales figures

NPD January 2005 NPD February 2005 NPD March 2005 NPD April 2005 NPD May 2005 NPD June 2005

NPD July 2005 NPD August 2005 NPD September 2005 NPD October 2005 NPD November 2005 (Xbox 360 launch) NPD December 2005

2004

NPD 2004 sales figures

NPD January 2004 NPD February 2004 NPD March 2004 NPD April 2004 NPD May 2004 NPD June 2004

NPD July 2004 NPD August 2004 NPD September 2004 NPD October 2004 NPD November 2004 NPD December 20042

2003

NPD 2003 sales figures

NPD January 2003 - August 2003 NPD January 2003 NPD February 2003 NPD March 2003 NPD April 2003 NPD May 2003 NPD June 2003

NPD July 2003 NPD August 2003 NPD September 2003 NPD October 2003 NPD November 2003 2 NPD December 2003

2002 and earlier

NPD 2002 sales figures

• NPD - First quarter of 2002
• NPD June 2002
• NPD July 2002
• NPD August 2002
• NPD September 2002
• NPD October 2002
• NPD November 2002 2
• NPD December 2002

Earlier

• NPD January - September 2001
• NPD October 2000
• NPD December 2000
• Top 20 games of 1997

History of the United States video game industry

See also: Video game industry for worldwide figures

These figures are for United States only. Some numbers may exclude/include PC games and arcade games.

Year	Video game industry	Source
2012	$14.8 billion	[4]
2011	$16.3 billion	NPD 2011 sales figures
2010	$18.58 billion	NPD 2010 sales figures
2009	$19.66 billion	NPD 2009 sales figures
2008	$22 billion	NPD 2008 sales figures
2007	$18.85 billion	NPD 2007 sales figures
2006	$13.5 billion	NPD 2006 sales figures
2005	$11.45 billion	NPD 2005 sales figures
2004	$11 billion	NPD 2004 sales figures
2003	$11.2 billion	NPD 2003 sales figures
2002	$11.7 billion	NPD 2002 sales figures
2001	$11.0 billion (incl. PC games) (GC, GBA, XBX launches)	[5][6]
2000	$6.6 billion (excl. PC games)	[7][8]
1999	$8.73 billion ($6.9-$7.4 billion retail) ($1.33 billion arcades)	[9][10][11]
1998	$6.3 billion (+22%)	[12]
1997	$5.1-$5.5 billion (retail)	[13][14][15][16]
1996	$3.3 / $3.65 / $3.9 billion (retail)	[17][18][19]
1995	$3.2-$5.1 billion (retail)	[20][21]
1994	$14 billion ($7 billion arcades) ($6-7 billion retail)	[22][23]
1993	$14.5 billion ($8 billion arcades) ($6.5 billion retail) ($1.5 billion cartridge rentals)	[24][25][26][27]
1992	$9 billion (arcade)	[28]
1991	$6 billion ($2.1 billion arcades), Arcade Renaissance begins with Street Fighter II	[29] [30]
1990	$3.8-$5.1 billion (retail, Nintendo accounting for over 90%)	[31][32][33][34]
1989	$3.5 billion (retail)	[35]
1988	$9.2 billion ($6.4 billion arcades) ($2.8 billion retail market)	[36][37]
1987	$750 million (retail)	[38]
1986	$4.43 billion ($4 billion arcades, following end of Arcade Golden Age) ($430 million retail)	[39][40]
1985	$100 million (retail), (NES and Super Mario Bros. soon revives retail market)	[41][42]
1984	$800 million (retail, following video game crash of 1983)	[43]
1983	$8.2 billion ($5 billion arcades) ($2-3.2 billion retail)	[44][45][46][47]
1982	$12.8 billion ($9 billion arcades) ($3.8 billion retail market, Atari accounting for nearly 80%)	[48][49][50][51]
1981	$10.5 billion ($8 billion arcades, including over $5 billion in quarters)	[52][53][54][55][56]
1980	$3.2 billion ($2.8 billion arcades) ($464 million home market)	[57][58]
1979	$1.37-1.88 billion ($1-1.5 billion arcade market) ($375 million home market)	[59][60][61][62][63]
1978	$420 million ($300 million arcade market) ($120 million home market), Arcade Golden Age begins with Space Invaders	[64][65]
1977	$400 million ($21 million home market), Video game crash of 1977	[66][67]
1976	$242 million (home market)	[68]
1973	$40 million	[69]
1972	Arcade gaming arrives to US via Pong

Charts

Main article: Category:Charts

References

External links

See also: List of video game sales websites

• NPD Charts dating back to June 2002 on videobusiness.com
• NPD Charts dating back to July 2004 on gamedaily.com

Video game sales figures
	NPD sales figures (U.S.) · Media Create sales figures (Japan) · Chart-Track sales figures (Europe) · PC sales figures