The NPD Group, which tracks games industry data in the U.S., has released its findings for the month of May 2019, with regard to video game and hardware sales. According to the firm?s report, via analyst Mat Piscatella, spending in May was ?11 percent lower than a year ago.? Since this console generation is winding down, as both Sony and Microsoft cursorily tease future plans, a dip in software and hardware sales are a given. Still, there are success stories to be found in The NPD?s May 2019 report. For one, Mortal Kombat 11 rose to the top of the charts once more, while Days Gone remained steady in the number two spot.
Game-related spending for May 2019 wasn?t just down year-on-year where software sales are concerned. A drop in hardware sales also factored into the decline, as there was a 20% loss compared to May 2018. Piscatella noted, ?declines in both software and hardware spending drove overall performance. Year-to-date spending across tracked video game hardware, software, accessories and game cards is down 3 percent when compared to 2018, to $4.7 billion.?
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