The industry got a boost from some pretty strong stocks, including The last of us: part II, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Despite some shelling, The last of us: part II It was the best-selling game of June and the third-best-selling game of the year, NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella said in a Twitter thread. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the best-selling Switch game in June, and Ring Fit Adventure It jumped from 835 in May to the 7th best-selling game in June.
JUNE 2020 UNITED STATES NPD THREAD: June 2020 tracked spending on video game hardware, software, accessories, and game cards totaling $ 1.2 billion, gaining 26% compared to a year ago. This is the spending with the highest follow-up in a month of June since the $ 1.3 billion was reached in June 2009. pic.twitter.com/VliGtYt4sc
– Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) July 17, 2020
While hardware spending declined somewhat in June, the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform, and the Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller was the best-selling accessory.
These numbers are likely to have been fueled, at least in part, by more people staying home during the pandemic. That continues with what we have heard elsewhere. To keep up with increased demand, Sony will make millions more PlayStation 5 consoles than originally planned, and Nintendo is increasing production of the Switch. Despite some launch delays, less than 10 percent of developers say they’ve been fired or suspended, and a third of developers surveyed say they are busier than before the pandemic.
