The NPD Group: The US gaming market got back to growth in November 2022
PlayStation 5 is playing solid in the US market.
Games
The gaming market reached $6.3B in revenue in November 2022. It’s 3% more than last year.
However, game sales were $4.7B, down by 5%.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 already became the most successful game of the year by sales.
Mobile games revenue dropped by 5% compared to 2021 and by 1% compared to 2020.
Candy Crush Saga, Roblox, and Royal Match were the mobile leaders by revenue, according to Sensor Tower.
Consoles & accessories
Console sales increased by 45% and reached $1.3B in November 2022.
PlayStation 5 is the top platform of November by both systems sold, and revenue generated. Nintendo Switch is second.
On November 2022, PlayStation 5 was the best system in the US by revenue. But Nintendo Switch is still leading in unit sales.
Accessory sales were up by 10% to $289M.