Total retail videogame sales were down 25% year-over-year in the U.S. in April, the NPD Group reports. Meanwhile, retail software sales were down 17%.
The best-selling game for the month was Injustice: Gods Among Us, marking the first time since 2011’s Mortal Kombat that a fighting game has ranked in the NPD top-spot. Injustice, along with games like Dead Island: Riptide, and Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins drove software sales in April. Games that launched during the month saw an increase of 118% in unit sales and 130% in dollar sales compared to April 2012.
The overall 17% decline to software came from the weak performance of games that were launched prior to March, the NPD Group’s Liam Callahan says.
The top-10 best-selling games for the month of April (at retail) were as follows:
| Rank | Title | System | Publisher |
| 01. | Injustice: Gods Among Us | 360, PS3, Wii U | Warner Bros. |
| 02. | Dead Island: Riptide | 360, PS3, PC | Deep Silver |
| 03. | Bioshock Infinite | 360, PS3, PC | Take 2 |
| 04. | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | 360, PS3, PC, Wii U | Activision Blizzard |
| 05. | Defiance | 360, PS3, PC | Trion Worlds |
| 06. | Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 07. | NBA 2K13 | 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PSP, PC | Take 2 |
| 08. | Skylanders Giants | Wii, 360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U | Activision Blizzard |
| 09. | LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 10. | MLB 13: The Show | PS3, PSV | Sony |
Reporting period: April 7th – May 5th, 2013.
Meanwhile, on the hardware front, the Xbox 360 was the best-selling console for the month once more. The system sold 130,000 units during April.
Published: May 16, 2013 04:50 pm