NPD: Sales figures of Gaming hardware in the US in January 2022 was the best in the last 13 years
If not the lack of semiconductors, then it might be the best month ever.
American users spent $4.7B on games in January 2022. It’s 2% lower than a year before.
Revenue for hardware sales increased by 22% YoY and reached $390M. It’s the best result since January 2009 ($447M).
PlayStation 5 became the best console of the month in terms of both system sales and revenue. Xbox Series is second.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus was the chart leader, Call of Duty: Vanguard, and Monster Hunter: Rise took second and third places.
Accessory spending decreased by 15% to $185M. The most popular accessory was Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller