- Videogame sales rose 30% Y/Y in November, rebounding from last month's decline, with broad gains and a not-unexpected goosing from the annual Call of Duty entry.
- Overall sales rose to $1.147B, according to NPD Group. Hardware sales vaulted 52% to $1.147B; software sales rose 19% to $1.2B; and accessories sales were up 11% to $344M. In software, console/portable sales rose 19% to $1.164B while PC games rose 13% to $33M.
- Call of Duty: WWII (NASDAQ:ATVI) topped the dollar-sales chart for software and becomes the best seller of both 2017 and the trailing 12 months. The game generated more launch-month spending than any debut in the franchise since 2012's Black Ops II.
- It topped a rough rollout of Star Wars: Battlefront II (NASDAQ:EA), which came in second ahead of Assassin's Creed: Origins (OTCPK:UBSFY).
- Rounding out the top 10 in dollar sales of software: No. 4, NBA 2K18 (NASDAQ:TTWO); No. 5, Madden NFL 18 (EA); No. 6, Super Mario Odyssey (OTCPK:NTDOY); No. 7, FIFA 18 (EA); No. 8, Need for Speed: Payback (EA); No. 9, Destiny 2 (ATVI); No. 10, Pokemon: Ultra Sun (OTCPK:NTDOY, followed by Pokemon: Ultra Moon at No. 11).
- The best-selling hardware platform in unit count was PlayStation 4 (NYSE:SNE), while dollar sales were led by Xbox One (NASDAQ:MSFT). PS4 is the best-selling platform YTD.
- After hours: ATVI -0.1%; EA -0.5%; TTWO flat; OTCPK:NTDOY +0.04%; SNE +0.1%; MSFT flat.
- ETF: GAMR
- Now read: How To Invest In Electronic Arts Following The Disastrous Release Of Star Wars Battlefront 2
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