- A key holiday month for videogame sales came in strong, with overall sales up 10% Y/Y in December, driven by a heavy boost from hardware sales.
- The total figure rose to $3.3B, according to NPD Group. Hardware sales rose an impressive 27% to $1.27B; software sales rose 1.1% to $1.28B; and accessories sales were near flat at $735M. In software, console/portable sales rose 2% to $1.24B, while PC games fell 17% to $40M.
- Hardware spending growth was driven again by Nintendo Switch (OTCPK:NTDOY), the month's best-selling platform. (The PlayStation 4 (NYSE:SNE) was the best-selling platform for 2017.)
- In software, Call of Duty: WWII (NASDAQ:ATVI) held the top spot on the dollar sales chart, while Star Wars: Battlefront II (NASDAQ:EA) stayed at No. 2. Super Mario Odyssey (OTCPK:NTDOY) moved up to the third spot, ahead of NBA 2K18 (NASDAQ:TTWO) and Mario Kart 8 (OTCPK:NTDOY).
- Rounding out the top 10 in December's software sales: No. 6, Madden NFL 18 (EA); No. 7, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (NASDAQ:MSFT); No. 8, Assassin's Creed: Origins (OTCPK:UBSFY); No. 9, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (OTCPK:NTDOY); and No. 10, Grand Theft Auto V (TTWO).
- After hours: OTCPK:NTDOY -0.2%; SNE flat; MSFT +0.1%; ATVI flat; EA -0.4%; TTWO flat; OTCPK:UBSFY inactive.
- ETF: GAMR
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