NPD November 2013: PS4 Top Selling Platform, Xbox One Fastest Selling

The PS4 was the biggest selling console in the US last month, though the Xbox One sold faster per day with approximately 101,000 every day, reaching 909,132 sales from its release on the 22nd of November until the end of month. While there’s no word on exact PS4 numbers, the console did exceedingly well, selling one million in the US in just 24 hours.

The PlayStation 4 sold more next generation software than other platforms, and had a much higher initial attach rate than PS3 or even PS2. The Xbox 360 was the number one selling last generation (oh, it’s weird calling it that) console, with 647,000 units sold. There’s no word on how much the PS3 managed.

The 3DS is strong too with 770,000 sold in November, and Nintendo’s other console the Wii U has finally started to pick up the pace, selling a staggering 340% more than previous month. Comparatively, that’s not as impressive, as it means it still only managed approximately 220,000 for the whole of November, which means it could be going to way of the Dreamcast with similar sales numbers.

Overall, it’s good news for all hardware, with a 58% increase year over year, and a total industry increase of 7%. That makes it the best ever November – notoriously the busiest month – for hardware sales in the US due to the console launches and an upturn in 3DS sales.

The same can’t be said with software, as it seems people were overall buying less games with a 24% decrease. The top 10 selling games for the month are below, and they show that returning established franchises are where the sales are:

1. Call Of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, PS4, XBO, PC, NWU)*
2. Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, PS4, XBO, PC)
3. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PS4, PS3, XBO, PC, NWU)*
4. Madden NFL 25 (360, PS3, PS4, XBO)
5. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)*
6. NBA 2K14 (360, PS4, PS3, XBO, PC)*
7. Skylanders SWAP Force (WII, 360, PS3, NWU, 3DS, XBO, PS4)*
8. Just Dance 2014 (WII, 360, NWU, XBO, PS3, PS4)*
9. Disney Infinity (WII, 360, PS3, NWU, 3DS)
10. FIFA 14 (360, PS3, PS4, XBO, PSV)

• *includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware

This all seems like very good news for games, and there’s a definite rise here. Let’s hope the new generation continues this way, and sales increase even more for all platforms, which will mean we have an exciting time ahead of us.

Sony have also released a video celebrating the monumental month, titled “World’s Largest Console Launch Ever”: