NPD: The US citizens spent $4.4B on gaming products in August 2021
The third best month in history in hardware sales.
It’s 7% higher than a year before.
From last year’s August, users spent $37.9B on gaming products. It’s 13% higher than the same period the year before.
Spendings on hardware increased by 45% and reached $329M. This is the best August from 2008 and the third by revenue in history.
From August last year players spent $3B on hardware in the US.
Nintendo Switch became the top-selling console in terms of units; PS5 was the first in terms of revenue. The selling dynamic of PS5 outpaces previous PlayStation generations.
The Madden NFL 22 was the best-selling game of August in the US. Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut and Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War are on the 2 and 3 places respectively.
The US citizens spent $164 on accessories in August. It’s more or less the same as the year before.