US game spending down 2% to $4.7bn in January, says NPD |US monthly charts

gamesindustry.biz:

Jeffrey Rousseau

Staff Writer

Friday 11th February 2022

NPD Group

During January US consumer spending on games reached $4.7 billion, a 2% decline year-over-year according to the latest NPD data.

Consumer spending for the month on hardware however increased 22% year-over-year to $390 million. The market research group said that this is the highest hardware earnings for the month since January 2009's $447 million total.

Among console sales, Sony's PlayStation 5 was the top selling platform for both units and dollars while the Xbox Series systems came in second.

For games, Pokémon Legends: Arceus debuted as No. 1 for January whereas Call of Duty: Vanguard reached second. Capcom's Monster Hunter: Rise rose to become the third best-selling game for the month.

Accessories spending declined by 15% year-over-year, to a total of $185 million during January. The top-selling accessory for the month was the Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller.

Here are the US Top 20 (based on dollar sales) for the period between 1/2/2022 through 1/29/2022, courtesy of The NPD Group:

*Digital sales not included