Gaming fans in the United States spent less on video game products in March, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Those declines are due to multiple factors, but an ongoing hardware drought is one of the primary downward-driving forces. That likely had a strong knock-on effect that contributed to a decline across all categories. Here are the full results:
March 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions
Mar 2021
Mar 2022
Change
Total Video Game Sales
$5,688
$4,853
-15%
Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms)
$4,712
$4,112
-13%
Video Game Hardware
$680
$515
-24%
Video Game Accessories
$296
$227
-23%
* Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower
“March 2022 consumer spending across video game hardware, content, and accessories declined 15% when compared to a year ago, to $4.9 billion,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Declines were seen across all major categories of spend.”
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