PS5 became the fastest selling platform in the USA

Analysts at NPD Group presented data on the financial condition of the gaming direction in the United States for February.

Console sales are up 121% year-over-year to $ 406 million. And accessories – up 41% to $ 195 million. The most popular of these is the PS5 DualSense controller.

During this period, the console Nintendo surpassed the others in terms of console sales and total earnings, with the exception of the 2009 Nintendo Wii doing so well this month. Overall, Switch is the company’s second most popular platform in the United States, just after the Wii.

On the second place of the top was Playstation 5 Is the fastest selling platform in US history in general.

In total, $ 4.6 billion was spent on the gaming direction in February, which is 35% more than a year ago. And for the year (as of the current date) – $ 9.3 billion, 39% more than in 2023.

Top selling games for February (ranked in January)

  1. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury * (New)
  2. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (1)
  3. Persona 5: Strikers (new)
  4. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (3)
  5. Madden NFL 21 (4)
  6. Little Nightmares 2 (new)
  7. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (2)
  8. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe * (6)
  9. Animal Crossing: New Horizons * (5)
  10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (8)
  11. FIFA 21 (12)
  12. NBA 2K21 * (10)
  13. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate * (9)
  14. Mortal Kombat 11 (14)
  15. Super Mario 3D All-Stars * (11)
  16. Ring Fit Adventure (7)
  17. Just Dance 2023 (15)
  18. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (17)
  19. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild * (16)
  20. Immortals: Fenyx Rising (13).

* – digital sales are not included

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