Similar to the month of August 2019, September saw a decline in consumer spending year-over-year. Still, gamers showed support for tentpole releases, evidenced by NBA 2K20 and Borderlands 3 securing top spots in the NPD?s sales charts for September.
Interestingly, but not surprisingly, the decline for hardware sales is pretty steep. In September 2019, consumers spent $240 million on hardware, a 22% decline compared to the $307 million spent during the same period last year. $732 million went to software sales last month, down 4% from 2018, where consumers spent $761 million. Finally, video game accessories and game cards experienced a 7% decline year-over-year. Money earned on this front totaled $308 million, while September 2018 saw spending eclipse $328 million. For September 2019 as a whole, US consumers spent $1.278 billion on games, software, and accessories. This represent an eight percent decrease when compared to the $1.396 billion spent during the same period in 2018.
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