Circana: The American gaming market in October 2023 fell by 5%
November results will show if the market will grow in 2023 or will stay relatively flat.
In October, the total revenue of the gaming market amounted to $4.036 billion. This is 5% less than the previous year.
Sales of gaming hardware dropped the most, by 23%, to $327 million.
PlayStation 5 remains the best-selling system both in terms of units sold and in dollar terms.
Content sales decreased by 4% to $3.562 billion. However, this is partially due to the fact that the release of Call of Duty last year took place at the end of September, and a large share of sales fell in October. This year, the new installment started on November 8.
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Accessory sales fell by 2% to $147 million.
As of the end of October, the volume of the American market is $43.4 billion. This is 2% more than the same period last year.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Assassin’s Creed: Mirage became the best-selling games in October on PC and consoles.
Hogwarts Legacy remains the most successful game of the year. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 rose to the 4th position in American sales in 2023.
Spending on mobile games in the USA in October grew by 2.1%. MONOPOLY GO!, Royal Match, and Roblox are the top 3 games by revenue.
Most popular games on platforms
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0); Fortnite and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 - leaders in MAU on PlayStation platforms in October. Roblox immediately started from the 4th position.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0); Fortnite and GTA V - the largest games by MAU on Xbox.
Counter-Strike 2; Baldur’s Gate III, and Cyberpunk 2077 - leaders in MAU on Steam. The Finals beta was in 4th place.
