The overall value of the market has declined by 17 percent

May 17, 2013 07:11 GMT  ·  By

The NPD Group says that Injustice: Gods Among Us, the fighting game from NetherRealm and Warner Bros, is the best selling video game for the month of April in the United States.

The rest of the top ten is made up of:

Dead Island: Riptide – Techland BioShock Infinite – irrational Games Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – Treyarch Defiance – Trion Worlds Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – Nintendo NBA 2K13 – Visual Concepts Skylanders Giants - Activision Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Warner Bros MLB 13: The Show – 2K Games

The NPD Group tracks retail sales only, which are no longer dominant in the games industry.

The decline when compared to the same month of 2012 was estimated at 17 percent.

Liam Callahan, an analyst at the NPD Group, is quoted by VG247 as saying that “Despite overall declines, April title launches in 2013 fared better than games that launched in April 2012, up 118% in unit sales and 130% in dollar sales.”