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NPD November 2022 | 45% increase YoY compared to last year, PS5, Switch and then Xbox. COD #1 November and YTD, GoW #2 and Pokemon #3

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reksveks

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State of the market
U.S. consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories reached $6.3 billion in November 2022, an increase of 3% when compared to a year ago.
Performance was driven primarily by 45% growth in video game hardware dollar sales compared to November of 2021, led by PlayStation 5.

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Hardware
Strong hardware performance in the month of November (45% increase vs. year ago to $1.3 billion) was due primarily to a significant increase in PlayStation 5 volume when compared to a year ago. PlayStation 5 was November’s best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales, while Nintendo Switch ranked 2nd across both measures. PlayStation 5 remains the best-selling hardware platform of 2022 in year-to-date dollar sales, while Nintendo Switch leads in units.

Software
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II repeated as the month’s best-selling title in dollar sales while also becoming the best-seller for 2022 year to date. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II was followed on the chart by three November new releases: God of War: Ragnarok, Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, and Sonic Frontiers.

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Mobile
Casino games experienced a continued renaissance in November, with the subgenre taking over the top spot by spend for the first time since September of 2020. Casino, Action, and Tabletop games were the only genres to see year-over-year growth (YoY) in spend while RPGs and Shooters continue to struggle. Thanksgiving and Black Friday did not bring a reprieve as spend during the week was down 5% YoY and 1% from 2020. Barring a meteoric (or catastrophic) final few weeks of 2022, annual U.S. mobile gaming spend should decease 1-2% from 2021.

November's top 10 mobile games by U.S. consumer spending were: Candy Crush Saga, Roblox, Royal Match, Coin Master, Clash of Clans, Evony, Pokémon Go, Township, Jackpot Party - Casino Slots, and Bingo Blitz.

Accessories
Accessories spending increased 10% in November when compared to a year ago, reaching $289 million. Double-digit percentage growth in both gamepad and headset/headphone spending drove the segment’s performance. The PlayStation 5 DualSense Wireless Controller Galactic Purple was the best-selling accessory of November in dollar sales.

Rankings
Unit Ranking: PS5 > NSW > XBS
Revenue Ranking: PS5 > NSW > XBS

Stealing the hardwork from Welfare at IBF.
 
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Topher

Topher

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A surge in PlayStation 5 hardware supply combined with strong sales of new games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, God of War: Ragnarök, Pokémon Scarlet/Violet and Sonic Frontiers helped the U.S. video game industry reach 3% dollar sales growth in November compared to a year ago.

Here's the full breakdown from The NPD Group:

The NPD Group - U.S. Games Industry Sales – November 2022

U.S. consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories reached $6.3 billion in November 2022, an increase of 3% when compared to a year ago. Performance was driven primarily by 45% growth in video game hardware dollar sales compared to November of 2021, led by PlayStation 5. Other market areas experiencing spending growth in November compared to a year ago included non-mobile subscription content, accessories, and digital premium downloads on consoles. November’s strong performance brings year-to-date spending to $49.0 billion, a 6% decline when compared to the same period in 2021.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II repeated as the month’s best-selling title in dollar sales while also becoming the best-seller for 2022 year to date. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II was followed on the chart by three November new releases: God of War: Ragnarok, Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, and Sonic Frontiers.

Strong hardware performance in the month of November (45% increase vs. year ago to $1.3 billion) was due primarily to a significant increase in PlayStation 5 volume when compared to a year ago. PlayStation 5 was November’s best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales, while Nintendo Switch ranked 2nd across both measures. PlayStation 5 remains the best-selling hardware platform of 2022 in year-to-date dollar sales, while Nintendo Switch leads in units.

Accessories spending increased 10% in November when compared to a year ago, reaching $289 million. Double-digit percentage growth in both gamepad and headset/headphone spending drove the segment’s performance. The PlayStation 5 DualSense Wireless Controller Galactic Purple was the best-selling accessory of November in dollar sales.

Mobile Spotlight (notes Provided by Sensor Tower’s Dennis Yeh)

Casino games experienced a continued renaissance in November, with the subgenre taking over the top spot by spend for the first time since September of 2020. Casino, Action, and Tabletop games were the only genres to see year-over-year growth (YoY) in spend while RPGs and Shooters continue to struggle. Thanksgiving and Black Friday did not bring a reprieve as spend during the week was down 5% YoY and 1% from 2020. Barring a meteoric (or catastrophic) final few weeks of 2022, annual U.S. mobile gaming spend should decease 1-2% from 2021.

November's top 10 mobile games by U.S. consumer spending were: Candy Crush Saga, Roblox, Royal Match, Coin Master, Clash of Clans, Evony, Pokémon Go, Township, Jackpot Party - Casino Slots, and Bingo Blitz.
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Elios83

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Sony is flooding the US with units, the God of War bundle is topping the Amazon charts ahead of Switch in December as well.
Even Japan is getting treated nicely, continental europe is still not there but things have been improving especially since Cybermonday.
It will be interesting to see the shipments for the quarter.
 
Bragr

Bragr

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Well, at this point it should dominate, about time. The Switch is way too old to be in the ballpark.
 
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Pelta88

Pelta88

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Simply lowering the price on a console you're already taking huge losses on isn't a strategy. Games sell consoles. And I sometimes wonder if Microsoft thinks consumers buy consoles for the ergonomics and form factor. As opposed to the consoles intended use aka games.
 
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jm89

jm89

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Elios83 said:
Sony is flooding the US with units, the God of War bundle is topping the Amazon charts ahead of Switch in December as well.
Even Japan is getting treated nicely, continental europe is still not there but things have been improving especially since Cybermonday.
It will be interesting to see the shipments for the quarter.
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USA definitely got the most shipments, even UK got snubbed after ragnarok week.

Anectode but december seems so much better, even amazon are stocking alot more in europe and usa.
 
SlimySnake

SlimySnake

Flashless at the Golden Globes
MisterXDTV said:
So Microsoft managed to finish last with a console selling for $200???

LMAO!
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Whats weird is that in terms of revenue, not units, they were third. That means a $200 switch lite and a $300 Switch docked sold so many more units that their revenue was higher than what MS made with their $500 and $250 XSX.

I think XSX being supply constrained might be an issue though i did see a bunch at my local gamestop all month. Dont ask me why i go there multiple times a month.

Either way, not a good look. The XSS was $250 with a $50 gift card at target. Shouldve cleaned up.
 
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JaksGhost

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reksveks said:
May just being pulled up cause of the increased ps5 hardware numbers but I wasn't tracking the BF deals but I think there was a couple around games.
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It was 50% off during their Black Friday sale. I was able to get the PS4 version for $30 and did the free upgrade to the PS5 version.
 
Mibu no ookami

Mibu no ookami

Member
Saber said:
Its Pokemon, know what that means? Everyone bought this game on day one and the game sold way more than GoW in the first 3 days. 9 days advantage, at least for a pokemon main game, means nothing.
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God of War, know what that means?

God of War 2018 has sold 23 million copies. It's a popular game, the time advantage definitely helps.

Silly statement.
 
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