The NPD Group has revealed which games were top sellers in the U.S. for last month including Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The full results in each relevant category are as follows:
May 2023 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games (Dollar Sales, Excludes add-on content)
YTD 2023 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games (Dollar Sales, Excludes add-on content)
In Mobile content, Sensor Tower reports the top 10 games by U.S. consumer spending in May as: Candy Crush Saga, Roblox, Royal Match, Gardenscapes, Homescapes, Clash of Clans, Jackpot Party – Casino Slots, Honkai: Star Rail, Pokémon GO, and Evony. Spend trends in May were down slightly (-2%) compared to April. Pokémon GO moved back into the top ten games (by consumer spend) in May despite the price hikes to certain in-app purchases over the past few months,” said Abraham Yousef of Sensor Tower.
Switch was the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales during May 2023. Consumer spending on Switch hardware reached an all-time May high for the platform, while unit sales were 2nd highest ever for the platform in a May month, trailing only May 2020.
Source: NPD.com
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