Gamers only spent $664 million on physical games at brick-and-mortar stores, which is down 21 percent from $835 million in 2013, according to industry research firm The NPD Group‘s monthly report. But the comparison isn’t quite fair since The NPD Group observed a five-week period in January 2013.
Microsoft lost some of its swagger before the launch of the Xbox One, but it seems like it has it back. Now, the company is looking to apply what worked with Xbox 360 to its latest home console.