In the first quarter of 2022, U.S. consumer spending on gaming content increased seven percent compared to the previous year. Hardware spending saw a 15 percent year-over-year decrease as continued constraints on console supplies as well as the return of other spending opportunities arose.
Growth in consumer spending on video games in the United States as of 1st quarter 2022, by segment
Including physical format sales such as new and used physical retail sales as well as game rentals, and digital format sales including full game digital downloads and downloadable content (DLC), spending on subscriptions and mobile gaming.
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NPD Group. (May 11, 2022). Growth in consumer spending on video games in the United States as of 1st quarter 2022, by segment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195729/money-spent-on-video-games-by-platform-in-the-united-states/
NPD Group. "Growth in consumer spending on video games in the United States as of 1st quarter 2022, by segment." Chart. May 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195729/money-spent-on-video-games-by-platform-in-the-united-states/
NPD Group. (2022). Growth in consumer spending on video games in the United States as of 1st quarter 2022, by segment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195729/money-spent-on-video-games-by-platform-in-the-united-states/
NPD Group. "Growth in Consumer Spending on Video Games in The United States as of 1st Quarter 2022, by Segment." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195729/money-spent-on-video-games-by-platform-in-the-united-states/
NPD Group, Growth in consumer spending on video games in the United States as of 1st quarter 2022, by segment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195729/money-spent-on-video-games-by-platform-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 29, 2022)
