Circa he published in the last few hours a report on the progress of the video game market in the United States for the month of September 2024, revealing a 6% decline compared to the same period last year, driven primarily by a 44% decline in hardware sales.
According to analyst Mat Piscatella, 4.3 billion dollars were spent on video games in September, of which almost 4 billion dollars were spent on titles and their DLC alone. Speaking of games, EA Sports FC 25 and Astro Bot debut in first and second position respectively, followed by Madden NFL 25. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and NBA 2K25 are two other new entries in the rankings in September.
As for consoles, spending fell to $251 million, the worst September since 2019, therefore before the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series. Sony’s console remains the best-selling in the United States, followed by the Xbox Series by revenue and the Nintendo Switch by units. Speaking of Xbox Series, Xbox Series
Finally taking a look at accessories, spending grew 1% to $217 million. PlayStation Portal was the best-selling accessory in both September and all of 2024.
September 2024 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights from Circana – Projected U.S. total spending on video game hardware, content and accessories fell 6% during Sep 2024 when compared to a year ago. The decline was driven by a 44% drop in hardware spending and a 3% dip in content.
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) October 23, 2024 at 3:08 pm
September 2024 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games – U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) October 23, 2024 at 3:08 pm
PlayStation 5 again led the month’s hardware market in unit and dollar sales, with Xbox Series ranking 2nd in dollars and Nintendo Switch #2 in units sold.
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) October 23, 2024 at 3.10 pm
The PlayStation Portal was the best-selling accessory in dollar sales for both September and 2024 year-to-date. 3% of PlayStation 5 owners have purchased a PlayStation Portal to date.
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) October 23, 2024 at 3.10 pm
