{"id":410324,"date":"2025-11-02T14:43:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T14:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/npd-october-2021-far-cry-6-and-switch-best-sellers"},"modified":"2025-11-02T14:43:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T14:43:52","slug":"far-cry-6-and-switch-were-best-sellers-in-the-us-during-october-npd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/far-cry-6-and-switch-were-best-sellers-in-the-us-during-october-npd\/","title":{"rendered":"Far Cry 6 and Switch were best-sellers in the US during October &#8211; NPD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/far-cry-6-and-switch-were-best-sellers-in-the-us-during-october-npd.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Far Cry 6 and Switch were the best-sellers for October in the US, according to the latest NPD report.<\/p>\n<p>The NPD October 2021 report has been released, and it finds total industry spending for the month across hardware, content and accessories up 16% year-over-year (yoy). This was a record for October as totals reached $4.4 billion. Year-to-date consumer spending reached $46.7 billion, which is up 12% when comparing yoy figures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardware<\/strong> sales in October were up 82% yoy to $472 million. Year-to-date hardware is up 53% when compared to the same period yoy, and is now sitting at $3.9 billion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/npd-october-2021-far-cry-6-and-switch-best-sellers\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/npd-october-2021-far-cry-6-and-switch-best-sellers\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Far Cry 6 and Switch were the best-sellers for October in the US, according to the latest NPD report. The NPD October 2021 report has been released, and it finds total industry spending for the month across hardware, content and accessories up 16% year-over-year (yoy). This was a record for October as totals reached $4.4 billion. Year-to-date consumer spending reached $46.7 billion, which is up 12% when comparing yoy figures. Hardware sales in October were up 82% yoy to $472 million. Year-to-date hardware is up 53% when compared to the same period yoy, and is now sitting at $3.9 billion. 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