2017 var ett riktigt bra spelår rent objektivt sett med enorm konsolförsäljning och många spel som sålde mycket. Men faktum är att 2018 har startat ändå bättre i USA, detta enligt NPD som skriver att försäljningen förra månaden ökade med 59% jämfört med januari 2017. Här nedan hittar du all viktig data samt NPD-sammanfattningen:
• Total: $1.096 billion (up 59 percent from $690 million in January 2017)
• Hardware: $278 million (up 119 percent from $127 million)
• PC and console software: $517 million (up 51 percent from $343 million)
• Accessories: $301 million (up 37 percent from $220 million)
"Dollar sales of Console, Portable and PC Games Software combined to reach $517 million in January 2018, up 51 percent versus a year ago. January dollar sales of software reached the highest total since the $549 million generated in January 2011. Monster Hunter: World was the month's top-selling title overall, while also leading on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms. Sales of Monster Hunter: World represent an all-time launch month high for the Monster Hunter franchise in the U.S. Dragon Ball: Fighterz was the second best-selling game of January. Launch month sales of Dragon Ball: Fighterz were the highest for a Dragon Ball franchise release since Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, which released in December 2002. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse also made the January all platforms best-sellers chart, ranking at #16. Software sales on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC all achieved significant growth of over 40 percent in January when compared to a year ago. Capcom was January's leading publisher in software dollar sales."
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