NPD: The US Gaming market dropped in March and Q1 2022 overall
The US gaming market is not feeling good lately.
The US gaming March 2022 revenue was $4.9B, which is 15% lower than a year before.
Q1 2022 revenue during the same period dropped 8% YoY and was $13.9B. The decline touched all categories: software sales decreased by 7%; hardware - by 15; accessories - by 16%.
Speaking about March 2022, software sales was $4.1B (-13% YoY). The best-selling game was Elden Ring.
Elden Ring has all chances to become the most successful game of the year. For the last 12 months, it lost competition by revenue only to Call of Duty Vanguard.
Hardware sales in March 2022 were $515M (-24% YoY). Xbox Series X|S is first by revenue, while Nintendo Switch secured first place by unit sales.
In March 2022 Microsoft broke the Xbox records of sales in both dollar and unit counts.
Accessories selling went down by 23% in March 2022 - to $227M.
The Mobile revenue decreased by 12%. iOS experienced a tiny decline of -0,25%, while Google Play collapsed with -25% revenue YoY. The most successful game of March 2022 was Candy Crush Saga.