Circana: The American Gaming Market Declined by 7% in November
Circana now is not sure about the overall 3% US gaming market growth YoY in 2023.
Market Overview
In November 2023, the American gaming market earned $5.9 billion, which is 7% less than the previous year.
The decline is attributed to a 3% drop in-game sales and a 24% decrease in console sales (down to $964 million).
Despite the decline, the PlayStation 5 remains the best-selling console of the month, followed by the Xbox Series.
PlayStation Portal debuted at the 4th position in console sales charts, with limited availability.
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Cumulative Nintendo Switch sales in the USA surpassed Xbox 360. The console now trails only Nintendo DS and PlayStation 2 in sales.
Overall console sales decreased by 1% compared to the same period in 2022 (January - November).
Console game sales and portable system sales dropped by 11%, but revenue from mobile platforms, subscriptions, and PC content increased by 3%.
Mobile revenue in the USA grew by 2.6% in November compared to the previous year. The leaders are Monopoly GO!, Royal Match, and Roblox.
As of the end of November, the American gaming market is 1% ahead of the 2022 figures.
Game Sales
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (as expected) became the best-selling game on PC and consoles in the USA. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 secured the second spot, followed by Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy retained its position as the top-selling game in the USA in 2023. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III took the second spot, while The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dropped to third place. Note that there is no data on digital sales for the latter.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III marks the fifth consecutive installment in the series to top the charts in November. The last time the series was surpassed was by Red Dead Redemption II in November 2018.
MAU Charts
Fortnite, Call of Duty (all parts), and Marvel’s Spider-Man are the most popular games on PlayStation by MAU.
Fortnite, Call of Duty (all parts), and Grand Theft Auto V lead in MAU on Xbox in November.
Counter-Strike 2, Lethal Company, and Baldur’s Gate III are the top three in MAU on Steam.
Accessories
Accessory sales in November 2023 grew by 3% compared to the previous year, reaching $303 million. Spending on gamepads increased by 8%, with the DualSense (in Midnight Black) leading in sales.