$1.1 Billion Spent on Video Games in September in the US - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 October 2014 / 6,801 Views

September was a strong month for videos games in the US. Consumers spent $1.1 billion on new physical game and consoles sales from August 31 to September 4, according to NPD. This is up two percent from $1.01 billion spent in September 2013.

Hardware sales more than doubled year-over-year. Hardware sales grew 136 percent to $432.7 million, from $183.4 million. Also month-on-month console sales more than doubled.

"Hardware growth of 136 percent versus September 2013 is the highest growth rate seen this year," said NPD analyst Liam Callahan. "As seen in previous months, was driven by new console hardware sales of PS4 and Xbox One. Console hardware, specifically, was up over 200 percent versus September 2013."

New game sales did not match last year. Destiny had a strong launch, but did not come close to the monster that was Grand Theft Auto V. New game sales dropped 36 percent to $481.2 million, from $754 million a year ago.

"When taking out Grand Theft Auto V and Destiny, sales increased when looking at top 2 through 9 games only," said "This is an indication that sales decline this year were rooted in a poor comparison to last September’s behemoth, Grand Theft Auto V."

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.