While the post-2021 bust continues for the video game industry, hardware sales are looking particularly promising. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group, hardware spending is up, while year-on-year spending is still in the negative. Sports games are also taking their place as the fall best-sellers, as is typical. Other new titles are reaching for the top of the charts, including Splatoon 3 and The Last of Us Part 1.
September 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions
September 2021
September 2022
Change
Total Video Game Sales
$4,260
$4,073
-4%
Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms)
$3,676
$3,408
-7%
Video Game Hardware
$410
$490
19%
Video Game Accessories
$174
$174
0%
*Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower
“U.S. consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories reached $4.1 billion during the month of September 2022, a decline of 4% when compared to the same month a year ago,” said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella.
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