US sport spending down 5% to $4.3bn in January, says NPD | US month-to-month charts

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Throughout January, US shopper spending on video games reached $4.3 billion, a 5% decline year-over-year, based on the newest NPD knowledge.

Software program comprised a lot of the month’s income (88%), with sport content material reaching $3.79 billion in January.

Shopper spending for the month on {hardware} was flat year-over-year at $393 million.

Amongst console gross sales, Sony’s PlayStation 5 was the top-selling platform for each models and {dollars}. In the meantime, the Nintendo Swap was second throughout the identical classes.

For sport gross sales, Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare 2 was primary for January, whereas EA’s Lifeless Area reached second. Madden NFL 23, one other EA title, rose to develop into the third best-selling sport for the month.

Accent spending declined by 14% year-over-year to a complete of $165 million throughout January. The PlayStation 5 DualSense Wi-fi Controller Midnight Black was the top-selling accent for the month.

Listed below are the highest 20 promoting video games from the interval of January 1 to January 28, knowledge courtesy of NPD: