United States Games Industry Sales (January 1st – January 28th, 2023) That said, here’s a full recap of the numbers underlying this latest report. Which means that even though last month was the first decline in some time, this movement isn’t as poor a result as headlines might indicate. Consumer spending last January was down 1% from a best-ever result the prior year in the States.
I always say it’s crucial to keep historical context in mind when looking at monthly shifts. This time by both revenue and units, meaning Sony’s production ramp-up is in full swing in an attempt to offset shortages earlier in this latest generation.
Within Hardware, just as Sony’s PlayStation 5 did during 2022 measured by dollar sales, it was the top-selling console in January. As for new titles, the Dead Space Remake from Electronic Arts was the headliner in the second spot. “Drops in mobile content, physical console content, and gamepad spending drove the January shortfall,” noted The NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella.Ĭall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as expected, continued to lead the overall premium software sales chart. While the group’s report didn’t quantify mobile spending, it did cite a decline in this major area. The Content side often goes as mobile does, since it contributes upwards of the category’s sales. Still, console sales were flat, which limited the category’s upside push on the total even amidst inventory improvement. Within the segments of Video Game Content, Video Game Hardware and Video Game Accessories, Hardware was the only category that didn’t show a reduction since this time last year.
This modest downward move was mainly due to the strong comparable last year, during which the massive launch of Pokémon Legends Arceus on Nintendo Switch. In the context of recent figures, January was the first spending decline since September 2022 when it dipped 4%. Ever since that peak, it’s been slowly reverting towards pre-pandemic levels. January’s results were mixed, moving down 5% since last year’s near all-time overall spending high which occurred in 2021. There’s still a lot of juicy data to uncover. Since this currently matches year-to-date, this recap will be shorter than usual. Yesterday, The NPD Group posted its first monthly report of 2023 showcasing January’s consumer spending across the games industry.
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