The total United States video game industry in 2016 was estimated by NPD Group to be around $11.31 billion. The year was mostly supported by strong PS4 and Xbox One sales with the launch of their stronger revisions.[1]This year marked the first year with digital data included, starting in June. This shifted reporting a bit, with the removal of platforms in the report and such publishers as Nintendo not reporting digital data.
Overview[]
Monthly Revenue[]
| Month | Hardware | Console
Software |
PC
Software |
Accessories | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | $157m | $212.7m | $235.5m | $605m | |
| February | $292.2m | $303.9m | $246.4m | $842m | |
| March | $253.2m | $425.8m | $285.1m | $964m | |
| April | $142.1m | $203.9m | $157.6m | $509m | |
| May | $137.7m | $241.9m | $149m | $528m | |
| June | $181.5m | $322m | $27.8m | $120.9m | $879m |
| July | $141.3m | $210.3m | $11.4m | $117.1m | $480m |
| August | $178.1m | $273.7m | $14.2m | $107m | $573m |
| September | $234.3m | $453.4m | $19.8m | $130.8m | $838m |
| October | $215.2m | $505.7m | $33.8m | $121m | $876m |
| November | $723.8m | $955.2m | $27.5m | $259.8m | $1.97b |
| December | $994.9m | $1.19b | $45.8m | $547.6m | $2.78b |
| Total | $3.651b | $5.298b | 180.3m | $2.478b | $11.31b |
Lists[]
*means no Digital Data
** means no data from certain storefronts such as Battle.net
Overall[]
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Battlefield 1
- Tom Clancy’s The Division
- NBA 2K17
- Madden NFL 17
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Overwatch**
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- FIFA 17
- Final Fantasy XV
2024 update[]
In January 2024, Circana published revised rankings for the year based on revenue. It does include digital for members of the Digital Leader Panel, including companies such as Bethesda and Sony, which were not members at the time.[2]
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Battlefield 1
- Tom Clancy’s The Division
- NBA 2K17
- Madden NFL 17
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Pokémon Sun/Moon*
- Overwatch**
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- FIFA 17
- Final Fantasy XV
- Doom (2016)
- Dark Souls III
- Minecraft
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- Far Cry: Primal
- Titanfall 2
- Watch_Dogs 2
- Gears of War 4