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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:
1 | 1 | Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare 2 |
---|---|---|
2 | NEW | Lifeless Area |
3 | 4 | Madden NFL 23 |
4 | 5 | FIFA 23 |
5 | NEW | Fireplace Emblem Interact* |
6 | 7 | Elden Ring |
7 | NEW | Forspoken |
8 | 3 | God of Conflict: Ragnarok |
9 | NEW | One Piece Odyssey |
10 | 2 | Pokémon: Scarlet/Violet* |
11 | 36 | The Final of Us: Half One |
12 | 6 | Sonic Frontiers |
13 | 68 | Monster Hunter: Rise |
14 | 9 | Mario Kart 8* |
15 | 14 | Minecraft |
16 | 8 | Want for Velocity: Unbound |
17 | 12 | Simply Dance 2023 Version |
18 | 11 | NBA 2K23* |
19 | 21 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales |
20 | 27 | NHL 23 |
* Digital gross sales not included