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PS4 13 times out of 15, ahead of Xbox on usa sales

Over the past 15 months, Xbox One managed to sell more than PS4 until April 2015 and October 2015. PS4, in fact, it is confirmed as the best selling console of the month Also in March 2016, according to the latest statistical statement of The NPD Group.

"Thanks to our fans and our partners for allowing to PS4 to be prior to March in both the hardware championship as well as the software," said Sony. "PS4 is the preferred console also since The Division fans. We are proud of this success and continue to work in order to provide more and more interesting game experience even in 2016, including the PlayStation VR launch in October."

All this on the eve of E3 which will bring major changes to the ecosystem console. Sony is thinking, according to rumors, a PS4.5 for graphics 4K, while Microsoft would deposit the FCC documentation necessary for the introduction of a revision of the Xbox One with optimized and more efficient hardware.

Returning to NPD statistics, in March Americans spent 964.1 million dollars for the purchase of hardware, software and accessories related to the world of video games. Figure slightly down in March 2015, when spending stood at about 968,400,000. The players are spending less on hardware and, as a consolidated trend in 2016, moving on games and accessories. In March they spent, in fact, 253.2 million dollars for the purchase of new hardware, a figure that you resize by 19% compared to that recorded in March 2015. Software sales instead amounted to 425.8 million dollars ( + 8%), while those of accessories touch 285.1 million dollars (+ 9%).

The best-selling video game in March 2015 was The Division of Ubisoft, Far Cry followed by Primal, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Grand Theft Auto V, UFC 2, MLB 16: The Show, Pokkén Tournament, NBA 2K16 (PS4 , Xbox, Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Minecraft, a ranking smiling especially at Ubisoft (occupying the first two places) and Nintendo, with different titles in the standings.

"What The Division is the best launch ever for a series title Tom Clancy," said Liam Callahan, an analyst at The NPD Group. "Barefoot In fact, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, released in March 2008, with a higher result of 40%. Thanks to The Division and in Far Cry Primal, Ubisoft is the manufacturer that sells more in Q1 2016".

Also notable is the third place occupied by The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for Wii U HD, especially in view of the recent massive installed base of Nintendo console. The Colossus of Kyoto laughs for the presence in the ranking of Pokkén Tournament, produced in collaboration with Bandai Namco. UFC 2 is another title worthy of note, especially for the quality of its graphics, and is quite appreciated by the American public as ranked.

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