NPD: The US Gaming market earned $60.4B in 2021
New record. Boom!
The new record is settled. It’s 8% more than in 2020.
Software (games, DLC, in-game purchases, subscriptions) revenue was $51.7B or 85% of the overall amount. Growth to the previous year - 7%.
Call of Duty: Vanguard became the top seller in the US. It’s 13 consecutive year when the Call of Duty game is leading the chart.
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales webbed to the best exclusive selling game on PlayStation. Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl leading Nintendo exclusive charts. Forza Horizon 5 joins the company on Microsoft systems.
Consoles sales increased by 14% and reached $6B.
Audience spending on accessories didn’t grow dramatically - by 2% only - and reached $2.7B.