Hardware sales were “only” $ 848 million, but that mark represented a massive 57 percent drop from Q2 2019. NPD said console sales were strong across the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 – so even though these consoles are all available been for a while, they all got a nice hug. Similarly, the accessories category was also up 50 percent compared to a year ago.
As for the games that drove this establishment, there are not many surprises on NPD’s list. New titles Fantasy VII: Remake en The last of our part II combined with time-tested vendors like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Warzone, Grand Theft Auto V, Mario Kart 8: Deluxe and of course, Minecraft.
Given that the US is still advised to stay home as much as possible, NPD does not see this trend reversing. That does not mean that Q3 will be another record, but it does make the upcoming Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 launches particularly interesting.
