The PS4 once again outsold its close rival the Xbox One at US retail in the month of May, giving Sony five months straight at the top of the hardware charts.
The NPD’s May report shows a sizeable upswing in total industry sales, climbing 52% year-on-year to $586 million.
Both hardware ($187 million) and software sales ($284 million) climbed year-on-year, by 95% and 57% respectively.
Although next-gen hardware led the pack, NPD analyst Liam Callahan noted that both the Vita and Wii U showed year-on-year unit sales growth, presumably thanks to a couple of strong releases for each system – Borderlands 2 and Mario Kart 8.
Mario Kart 8 really did well, taking second place in the charts despite being a platform exclusive. Check out the top 10 list below.
May 2014 Software top ten (new physical retail only)
- Watch Dogs – Ubisoft (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Mario Kart – Nintendo (Wii U)
- MLB 14: The Show (PS3, PS4, Vita)
- Wolfenstein: The New Order – Bethesda (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Minecraft – Microsoft/Sony (PS3, Xbox 360)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (3DS, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- NBA 2K14 – 2K (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Titanfall – EA(PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Kirby Triple Deluxe – Nintendo (3DS)
- Call of Duty: Ghosts (PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
