NPD April 2021
April video game hardware dollar sales fell
30% when compared to April 2020, to
$296 million. April 2021 hardware dollar sales were
84% higher than the total achieved in April 2019 (
$160 million). Year-to-date hardware dollar sales
gained 42% when compared to the similar period in 2020, at
$1.7 billion.
Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform in both units and dollars during the month of April, as well as 2021 year to date.
Switch je inače 29 meseci za redom najprodavanija konzola u US, znači skoro 2.5 godine.
MLB The Show 21 debuted as both the
best-selling game of April 2021 as well as the 3rd best-selling game of 2021 year to date. Launch month dollar sales of MLB The Show 21 set a
new franchise high.
MLB The Show 21 was the best-selling game of the month on PlayStation platforms, and ranked 2nd on Xbox (note that digital sales on Xbox platforms are not included in the rankings).
New Pokémon Snap was the 3rd best-selling game of April 2021 and was the month's best-selling game on Nintendo platforms. Launch month physical sales of New Pokémon Snap
more than doubled those of Pokémon Snap, which debuted in the July 1999 tracking month.
Mortal Kombat 11 placed among the top 10 best-sellers of the month for the first time since ranking 9th in July 2020. Mortal Kombat 11 is currently the 13th best-selling game of 2021 year to date.