NPD: Americans have spent on Games $4.4B in September
Nintendo Switch is not the best-selling console for the first time in almost 3 years.
It’s 3% more than a year before.
By the end of September, the gaming market in the US generated $42.3B. It’s 12% higher than the same period in 2020.
Hardware sales increased by 49% and reached $412M.
PlayStation 5 became the best-selling console in both unit & dollar sales, interrupting Nintendo Switch 33-month hegemony.
Americans spent $3.78B on gaming products (including subscriptions and Cloud Gaming).
Accessory spendings got lower by 12% compared to the previous year and resulted in $171M.
Madden NFL 22, FIFA 22, and NBA 2K22 are the top-3 games of the September chart.