The NPD Group
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PS5 and Modern Warfare 2 help drive November spending to $6.3 billion | US Monthly Charts
Call of Duty is now the biggest selling game of the year, but overall software spending was down on 2021
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October game sales roughly the same as last year - NPD
Software revenue was the only segment that saw growth as the month had multiple game releases
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US spending down 4% despite FIFA 23, NBA 2K23, Splatoon 3 launches | US Monthly Charts
Hardware was the only segment that saw growth, driven by the PlayStation 5
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Madden, Saints Row fails to prevent August revenues dipping 5% to $4.10 billion | US Monthly Charts
But NPD Group says total spending on video games is still ahead of August 2020
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Games spending down 10% to $26.3bn in H1 2022 | US monthly charts
Sales were down 11% to $4.3 billion in June
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April spending down 8% despite strong hardware sales | US monthly charts
Accessories sales were down 10% year-on-year, while hardware saw a 16% growth
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November spending down 10% compared to 2020 | US monthly charts
Hardware sales were at their lowest for a November since 2016, but Switch is still on a high
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US gaming has lost half of the audience gains it made in 2020 - NPD
While pandemic participation boost declines, spending on video games continues to grow
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US game sales up 30% during Q1 2021 | US Quarterly Report
Consumer spending on gaming reached $14.92 billion from January to March 2021, NPD Group reports
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Mobile gaming saw surge of new players in 2020
NPD: Number of mobile gamers increased 12% last year, in part due to pandemic-related lockdowns
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FIFA 21 debuts at No.1 in the US for October in a first for the franchise
Nintendo Switch hardware sets a new dollar sales record for the month, surpassing the Wii in 2008
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US games spending once again reaches record quarterly highs
By the end of Q2, one out of every three US owners of either a PS4 or Xbox One owned both systems
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Ring Fit Adventure sprints to the US top 10 in June thanks to stock increase
NPD: The Last of Us Part 2 debuts at No.1, sees second-highest launch month dollar sales for a Sony-published game ever
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NPD: US console sales in April up 163% to $420m
Video games hardware and software generated $1.5 billion last month, making it the biggest April on record
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Game spending in the US reached a record quarterly high in Q1 2020
The NPD Group: Consumers spent nearly $10.9 billion on video games from January through March of this year
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was the best-selling game of the year in the US
But Nintendo thrived in hardware and software sales at the end of its competitors' console generations
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NPD: Growth of mobile gamers slows while revenue continues rising
Research firm finds number of US and Canada mobile users playing games was up just 2% last year, but revenues jumped 24% to more than $11.82 billion
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NPD: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order debuts at No.2 in the US for November
But Pokemon would have overtaken it if sales of all versions were combined
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NBA 2K20 slam dunks with best US launch month sales of any sports game ever
NBA 2K is now the sixth-best-selling gaming franchise in US history, beating out Guitar Hero
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare expected to be US best-selling title of 2019
NPD: NBA 2K20 predicted second, Pokemon Sword and Kingdom Hearts III also make top ten
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NPD: Super Mario Maker 2 warps to the top of June US sales
Nintendo Switch continues its reign as best-selling hardware platform for 2019
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NPD: May 2019 was the worst May for new releases since 1998
Mortal Kombat 11 overtakes Kingdom Hearts III as best-selling software title year-to-date; hardware and software sales see overall declines
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NPD: Nintendo likely to end the year as best-selling publisher
With no looming major end-of-year releases, Call of Duty, NBA 2K, and Madden predicted to top 2019 software charts
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NPD: US video games sales reached $43.4 billion last year
Red Dead Redemption 2 crowned best-selling game of 2018; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate takes December
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NPD: US, Canada saw more mobile gamers in 2018
Number of mobile gamers increased 5% year-over-year; Android remains most popular smartphone option
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