News August 11, 2020 NPD: US video game spending hits all-time high in Q2 Q2 2020 saw the US players spend $11.6 billion on video games and related products. The figure, according to the NPD Group, is an absolute record for the US market. More interestingly still, every third PS4 or Xbox One owner actually owns both consoles.
News May 18, 2020 US consumer spending on games reaches hits all-time high in Q1 2020 US consumers spent a record $10.8 billion on video games in the first quarter of 2020, according to NPD, via VGC. This is up 9 percent year over year. The surge in spending is clearly related to coronavirus lockdown measures.
News February 14, 2020 NPD Group: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Q4 sales up 554% YoY in US Sartori Bernbeck, Executive Director at Entertainment Market Intelligence, the NPD Group, dropped some stats measuring the impact of the Netflix Witcher adaptation across entertainment, including games.
News October 10, 2019 Nation of gamers The US is on its way to becoming a nation of gamers. Their share of the entire US population reached 73 percent (last year, 67 percent played games, that we know of).
