The financial analyst NPD Group has released its latest results for June 2020, and not surprisingly, the industry is still breaking records as the coronavirus pandemic causes more people to stay in and play games.
According to the results, spending on hardware, software, and accessories hit $1.2 billion, a 26% increase from 2019 and the highest June spending on record since 2009. Likewise, year-to-date spending is up 19% compared to 2019, the highest year-to-date for this period since 2010.
Software sales led most of the growth, increasing 49% over last year to $570 million. Again, that's the highest since 2010. Standouts include The Last of Us 2, which had the highest launch month dollar sales of any 2020 game, and is the third best-selling game of the year so far. It also takes second place for a Sony launch, just behind Spider-Man, which had more days on the market. Ring Fit Adventure also did very well for a game that has been notoriously hard to find.
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