NPD report: U.S. gamers spent $2.88 billion on games in the second quarter of 2013

U.S. consumers are spending money on games but not quite at the pace they were in 2012, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group.

The information company released its 2013 Games Market Dynamics report for the U.S. and claims that consumers in that market spent a total of $2.88 billion on game-related content. That includes the $769 million gamers spent on new physical titles and hardware that NPD reported in its monthly sales charts.