NPD: US video game sales reach $15.39 billion in 2013
The NPD has released its report tracking all video game spending in the US over 2013 and boy y'all like buying some video games. A total of $15.39 billion was spent on games in the US last year.
New physical games earned $6.34 billion throughout 2013, and used game sales and rentals accounted for $1.83 billion. Full game downloads, add-on content, subscriptions, mobile and social network games generated the most cash last year, accounting for $7.22 billion of total video game sales, and compared to 2012's earnings, total video game sales saw a 1 percent increase in 2013. Hardware sales were boosted by the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One this past November, both of which helped hardware sales post a five percent increase year-over-year.
The NPD report concludes that 36 percent of players over the age of 13 played games acquired digitally, showing a rising prominence in digital-acquired games amongst all segments of players. [Image: Rockstar Games]
New physical games earned $6.34 billion throughout 2013, and used game sales and rentals accounted for $1.83 billion. Full game downloads, add-on content, subscriptions, mobile and social network games generated the most cash last year, accounting for $7.22 billion of total video game sales, and compared to 2012's earnings, total video game sales saw a 1 percent increase in 2013. Hardware sales were boosted by the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One this past November, both of which helped hardware sales post a five percent increase year-over-year.
The NPD report concludes that 36 percent of players over the age of 13 played games acquired digitally, showing a rising prominence in digital-acquired games amongst all segments of players. [Image: Rockstar Games]
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