November 2016 NPD: Pokémon has its biggest debut in franchise history

November gave us the PlayStation 4 Pro, the PlayStation VR, and the NES Classic Edition, but spending is still down.

The video game industry generated $1.97 billion in revenues in the United States in November, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That’s down an enormous 24 percent year-over-year from $2.6 billion as consumers didn’t have the software options last month that they had in November 2015 (despite an abundance of games on the market). Spending on hardware and accessories were also down.