Video game sales topped $1 billion in January, the best in seven years
The total amount of sales for video games and hardware topped out at $1.096 billion. By comparison, in January 2017 video game hardware and software sales was only $690 million per the NPD Group, a market research firm.
Here’s a breakdown the numbers for the $1.096 billion number for January 2018:
Hardware sales increased 119% to $278 million, video games rose 51% to $517 million, and video game accessories were up 37% to $301 million. Hardware saw the biggest increase and had not reached a comparable level since January 2011. Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo collectively moved over 1 million consoles.
The Nintendo Switch sold the largest amount of consoles and had a large number of top-selling game titles, including Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Mario Kart 8. Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) was the biggest seller for Microsoft.
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TOXICPosted:
1 Billion in one month, never in millions of years would I of thought to see that much.
SilkyPosted:
Big numbers and it's good to see the figures can be similar to what they used to be back in my 'golden age' of gaming.
DecyPosted:
Damn that's crazy! i though maybe for the first half of the year but in a month.... just wow
MazePosted:
That's amazing, I hope sales only continue to raise in the future, as long as the games are actually good
QTPosted:
That is a really disgusting number. Disgusting meaning a good way if that makes sense. That is so big man. I have put in about 1000 to though I should be rewarded.... xD
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