We won’t name it NPD anymore, which can be why it is two weeks late.
Following a merger with fellow analytics agency IRI beneath the brand new “Citrana” banner, the month-to-month US gross sales survey for February confirmed Nintendo hanging in towards robust competitors.
All information based mostly on greenback gross sales from January 29 – February 25 until in any other case famous, Nintendo first-party digital gross sales aren’t included although different third events can contribute at their discretion.
Though {hardware} was up in totality 68% year-over-year within the February interval, this was largely attributed to the continued satisfaction of PlayStation 5 demand. A rating for the Swap was not offered.
For software program, Nintendo had two debuts within the interval; Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe positioned fifteenth within the high 20 mixed charts, whereas the shock (and digitally unique for many of the interval, and $40) launch of Metroid Prime Remastered didn’t make the highest 20. As manufacturer-specific charts are not offered, it can’t be decided if the sport’s income would have positioned it among the many high 10 Swap sellers for the month.
Swap software program was down general in comparison with final yr’s first full month of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, with the highest 1st social gathering title on the chart being Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in thirteenth. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet adopted in 14th, so Kirby was the third and last first social gathering title in line with the NPD’s chart. For third social gathering illustration, the best rank on the listing is the debuting Octopath Traveler II from Sq. Enix in tenth, adopted by serial ranker Minecraft in twelfth, Sonic Frontiers in seventeenth, NBA 2k23 in nineteenth, and Theatrhythm: Ultimate Bar Line rounding out the highest 20.
