- total amount spent by consumers on gaming hardware, content and accessories in the second quarter of the current fiscal year in the U.S. is estimated at $4.5 billion
- this is up 1 percent year-on-year
- $1.44 billion was spent in the U.S. on new physical video and PC titles
- $1.74 billion was spent in the U.S. on used games, game rentals, subscriptions, digital full-game downloads, social network games, DLC and mobile games
- Hardware and accessories made up the rest of the quarterly total

"While the new physical retail channel still generates the majority of industry sales, our expanded research coverage allows us to assess the total consumer spend across the growing number of ways to acquire and experience gaming, including mobile apps and downloadable content." - Anita Frazier, industry analyst at The NPD Group
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