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US consumers spent record amounts on video games in 2020, NPD reports – The Verge
Spending on video game “hardware, content, and accessories” set a new record of $56.9 billion in 2020 in the US. Spending on hardware hit its highest level in almost…
The biggest year for gaming hardware in almost a decade
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Spending on video games set a new record of $56.9 billion in 2020 in the US, according to a new NPD Group report, a 27 percent increase compared to 2019. Spending on hardware hit its highest level since 2011 at $5.3 billion, a 35 percent increase compared to 2019. NPD classifies video game spending as money spent at retail and digital storefronts on video game hardware, content, and accessories.
Although…
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