PS5 is recording the fastest sales pace in the history of game consoles in the United States
The PlayStation 5 (PS5) released in November 2020 has been revealed to be ' the fastest-selling game console in American history' five months after its release.
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Matt Piscatella , an advisor to the video game industry at market research firm The NPD Group , has released a graph summarizing the sales of the game industry in the United States in March 2021.
Below is a graph summarizing the sales of the entire US video game industry in March 2021. The graph below compares sales in March 2020 and March 2021 on the left, and the graph on the right is the first quarter of 2020 (January to March) and the first quarter of 2021 (January to March). Comparison of sales of. In the graph, dark blue represents content, yellow-green represents hardware, and light blue represents accessory-related sales. Sales in March 2021 increased 18% year-on-year to $ 5.6 billion (about 600 billion yen), and sales in the first quarter of 2021 increased 30% year-on-year to $ 14.9 billion (about 1.6 trillion yen). Yen) is being recorded.
Mar 2021 US NPD THREAD --March 2021 consumer spending across video game hardware, content, and accessories reached a March record $ 5.6 billion, 18% higher when compared to a year ago. First quarter consumer spending totaled $ 14.9 billion, 30% higher than 2020's first quarter. pic.twitter.com/DyTVVqq38O
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) April 16, 2021
The monthly sales of the American game market are as follows. The yellow bar shows sales and the green line shows what percentage of sales increased year-on-year. From around March 2020, the demand for games has been increasing due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus, and it is clear that sales of the entire game industry have remained strong since then.
US NPD Spend Trend -.. Monthly Sales Are Now Comparable To Year Ago Periods That Were Impacted By Pandemic-Driven Consumer Spending Increases March 2021 Gains In Hardware, Accessory And Content Sales (Particularly Mobile) Pushed The Market To Growth Despite The Elevated Comp Pic .twitter.com/qVBHSLByie
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) April 16, 2021
Game hardware sales in March 2021 increased 47% year-on-year to $ 680 million. The record high sales of game hardware in March so far was a record of $ 552 million (about 60 billion yen) in 2008. Total game hardware sales from January to March 2021 were $ 1.4 billion, an increase of 81% year-on-year.
The Nintendo Switch recorded the highest sales and the highest sales in March 2021. However, Nintendo Switch recorded the highest sales in the first quarter of 2021, and PS5 recorded the highest sales.
According to the NPD Group, the PS5 is the game console with the highest sales and sales in the United States five months after its launch.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War recorded the highest number of units sold in March 2021. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War topped sales in both the first quarter of 2021 and the last 12 months to March 2021.
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'Monster Hunter Rise ' for Nintendo Switch recorded the highest number of units sold in March 2021. In March 2021, it recorded the highest number of sales among titles for Nintendo Switch, and the second highest sales in the Monster Hunter series just one month after its release.
The top 20 game sales in March 2021 are as follows.
US NPD SW --March 2021 Top 20 Sellers pic.twitter.com/JC6AQdilpN
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) April 16, 2021
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