April NPD figures

Copied this from Resetera. I went there so you don't have to.

NPD April 2021: MLB The Show #1, New Pokémon Snap #3, Nier #5, Returnal #8, It Takes 2 up at #9, ; Switch #1 HW in both units and revenue Sales | ResetEra

State of the market

April 2021 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories totaled $4.6 billion, a decline of 2% when compared to a year ago. Year-to-date consumer spending reached $19.6 billion, 21% higher than the first four months of 2020.

Monthly sales are now comparable to year ago periods that were impacted by pandemic-driven consumer spending increases. April 2021 content sales boosted by mobile, subscription and post-launch content spending (DLC/MTX) on Console & PC.

Hardware

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.

Content

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.

It Takes Two climbed to 9th on the April 2021 best-sellers chart after placing 22nd in its March debut month. It Takes Two was the 3rd best-selling game of April on Xbox platforms while ranking 8th on PlayStation.

You americans sure love your baseball.

It took MLB coming to Xbox to make it number one!! :P

I'm American and I hate Baseball with a passion!

lol not a very American thing to say ;)

The joys of multiplatform. It is good to see the market is moving more towards multiplatform games.

@Sollet: I don't take my Countryman that seriously lol.

@Sollet: Actually as America is now driven by hate and fear, he's spot on American.

Would be hilarious if the majority of those sales were indeed Xbox.

Congratulations to all. Hopefully all those money means more games for me.

If Rise was on real systems, it would be numero uno.

I thought for sure the new consoles would be passing out the Switch in the US by now.

Switch has gone farther than anyone on SW expected back when it was announced.

If it had a AAA budget, Returnal is a flop.

well people on this very forum said switch would be dead the moment new xbox/ps drop, yet here we are switch about 2:1 selling the ps5

The salt. Returnal getting whooped by two Switch exclusives, one being an "app" without digital sales counted and the other not even being a new game for the month, must really sting! And then there's Switch, which costs on average $200 less than PS5, beating PS5 in revenue.

Man, I thought next-gen was supposed to be the end of Switch success?

@enzyme36: it has, launch aligned 🤭

Oops, forgot to quote you. That misleading talk about low attach rates isn't aging so well.

All those Nintendo games with digital sales not included makes me wonder what a more accurate list would look like.

Anyway nice to see Monster Hunter Rise still up there. I’m guessing Mortal Kombat 11 got a bump from the movie.

The what? You consider on rails screenshot app as a game more power to you.

Children buy those Nintendo exclusives while even adults are scared of Returnal because its difficult for their little brains. Of course the App is outselling it. Its being played in kindergardens.

Returnal April 30th release date charted #8 in one day holy s*

It released april 30th was only on NPD one day that month bro try again

May will show us where it holds up being on an entire month on the chart

Oh shi.. wow thats actually amazing. Congratulations to devs!!

I remember 30 mil was considered the upper limit... this was what Switch success looked like. NO one saw this coming.

The best part of being an adult is that you don't have to care what kids say and can just enjoy whatever you want, while teens are intimidated by anything too cute for them.

@ProtossRushX: So just like Pokémon Snap which probably has a 10th of the budget. You fellas sure are trying hard to deny this game flopped.

Plus it got outsold by Nier Replicant, a re-release of a niche JRPG with only a week in the chart.

Meanwhile, MS exclusives are blowing in the wind 🤣

@techhog89: As an adult, you have higher standards as well, because you've played enough shitty games. Guess this is not every adult, tho.

@techhog89: enjoy! I have nothing to say I mean you defends an on rail screenshot app. I don't know just how sad that is to even be defending it, not even secretpolice could spin it but no salt at all here.

🤣😂🤣😂

and finally get a game worth playing on Xbawx

Here's the thing: Both of you get upset when people say that Sony games aren't real games and just movies. That's reasonable, because gatekeeping sucks. So you respond to your annoyance with gatekeeping by... gatekeeping? Do you not see the issue here? And you both seem legitimately upset by the people enjoying games that you feel you wouldn't enjoy, which is the silly part. Returnal doesn't really seem like a game I want to play, but I don't feel the need to call it a bad game because of that. That's dumb.

And I'm old enough to remember when people loved on-rails shooters. Snap, even the N64 game, has more gameplay than most on-rails shooters. And what's even more ironic is that you kids have such an outdated view on smartphone games. To say that smartphone games are not games in 2021 sure is something.

That's only one of 580 games on GamePass.

Meanwhile on BS Jive...

lol :P

But we were told buying video games are dumb now since Game Pass started, and then you make this Sony game number two in sales on Xbox. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

hehe

@SecretPolice said:

@Heil68 said:

@SecretPolice said:

It took MLB coming to Xbox to make it number one!! :P

and finally get a game worth playing on Xbawx

That's only one of 580 games on GamePass.

Meanwhile on BS Jive...

lol :P

Please, enjoy ~

Who said "buying video games are dumb now since Game Pass started"? 😎

@Heil68:

How you been my friend? ;)

This may have not been the best time to return to SW, the bovine brigade has really been taking it on the chin these dayzzz. lol :P

All you dumb ass lems that demand all video games be a dollar now. LOLOL! You guys are weirdos.

@techhog89: What can i say, enjoy your Apps. 😎

Who said "buying video games are dumb now since Game Pass started"? 😎

Who said "all video games be a dollar now"? 😎

So nobody then.

The poor lad is in desperation mode.

Just because. lol :P

All of you. Apparently Game Pass still ain't shit since you guys are buying games anyway. What's the point? Phil Spencer wasted his money putting it on GP. 🤣

I don't want to hear jack shit about $70 games anymore since you goons are buying games at full price. Exposed!

They all are by the looks of things.

Game Pass is an option. We get to choose. Do I want to buy it or play it on Game Pass. Some still like to own games and MS still gives them that option.

Not all games are even on Game Pass. I bought Sekiro the other day as I fancy playing that and it's not on Game Pass.

That has always been the case.

Paying £70 for games is another topic entirely.

Nah, you guys can blow it out your ass now, because the contention with you goons has been paying full price for games. And Game Pass will take over the market because you can play old games and non-existent upcoming games for a dollar or whatever and the Sony empire will FINALLY crumble because of it, and every publisher should follow Xbox's lead....

... and then you all turn around and buy a full priced Sony game, and make it number two on Xbox for the month. You CAN'T make this shit up. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@BenjaminBanklin:

Who said "buying video games are dumb now since Game Pass started"? 😎

Who said "all video games be a dollar now"? 😎

That's all you little broke goons do is beg for stuff to come to Game Pass now, then it does, and Xbros bought the game anyway. Apparently the narrative about Game Pass is only strong online.

Good on Xbox gamers for opening their wallets for MLB The Show.

I really wish digital sales were included in these reports.