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It was a big month for console hardware sales in the United States due to increasing supply, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That led to year-over-year growth in that category. But the industry overall was down due to slower game content sales. That is likely due to less interest in games like Call of Duty: Vanguard. Here are the full results for the month:
April 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions | Apr 2021 | Apr 2022 | Change |
Total Video Game Sales | $4,729 | $4,337 | -8% |
Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) | $4,267 | $3,844 | -10% |
Video Game Hardware | $295 | $343 | 16% |
Video Game Accessories | $167 | $151 | -10% |
* Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower |
“April 2022 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories declined 8% when compared to a year ago, to $4.3 billion,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Hardware gains were unable to offset declines in content and accessories spending. Year-to-date 2022 spending was also 8% lower than the same period a year ago, to $18.3 billion.”
Year-to-Date 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions | YTD 2021 | YTD 2022 | Change |
Total Video Game Sales | $19,888 | $18,258 | -8% |
Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) | $17,313 | $15,972 | -8% |
Video Game Hardware | $1,700 | $1,54... |