Circana: The US gaming market grew in May thanks to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Hardware sales are the largest in the last 15 years.
American users spent $4B in May on games. It’s 12% higher than a year before.
Games
Software sales reached $3.6B with a 9% YoY growth.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom took a solid first place in sales. Despite the fact that Nintendo is not sharing digital sales.
Hogwarts Legacy and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the second and third games by sale.
Hardware and accessories
Hardware sales increased by 56% YoY and reached $338M. It’s a 15 years record.
The last time people spent more on gaming hardware ($427M) was in 2008.
Nintendo Switch is the month leader by dollar sales. The console also set a historical record in this term in May.
Accessory sales increased by 14% YoY to $159M. DualSense is a leader.