The video game industry is alive and kicking following the recent NPD sales reveal for March 2014. To no surprise, Titanfall was the highest selling video game of the month, with inFAMOUS Second Son in shotgun. Ironically for Microsoft, they fell short of PlayStation 4 in overall console sales, with the release of their biggest game of the year, announced.
Both companies touted their recent success; with Microsoft announced Xbox One has shipped 5 million units, while Sony’s PlayStation is ahead of the completion with 7 million consoles sold. NBA 2K14 and Call of Duty: Ghosts still charted the elite titles for last month, with South Park: The Stick of Truth surprising some landing at a top spot. Overall, the industry has seen a 3% increase from 2013, with hardware sales up 78% in comparison to last year. Continue after the jump to view the breakdown of hardware and software sales for March 2014.
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Hardware
PS4: Best Selling Console
Xbox One: 311K
3DS: 159K (-30.9%)
Xbox 360: 111K
Wii U: 70K (+4.5%)
Wii: 28K
Vita: 10K (-69.7%)
PSP: 5K
Software
01. Titanfall (XBOX One, PC) Electronic Arts
02. inFAMOUS Second Son (PS4) Sony
03. South Park: The Stick Of Truth (360, PS3, PC) Ubisoft
04. Call Of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS4, PS3, XBO, NWU, PC) Activision Blizzard
05. Dark Souls II (PS3, 360) Namco Bandai Games
06. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4, XBO, PS3, 360) Konami Digital Ent.
07. NBA 2K14 (360, PS4, PS3, XBO, PC) Take 2 Interactive
08. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (PS3, PSV) Square Enic Inc
09. The LEGO Movie (360, PS3, 3DS, NWU, XBO, PS4, PSV) Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Minecraft (360) Microsoft Corp