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State of the market
June 2020 tracked spending across Video Game hardware, software, accessories and game cards totaled $1.2 billion, gaining 26% when compared to a year ago. This is the highest tracked spend for a June month since $1.3 billion was reached in June 2009.
Year-to-date tracked spending across Video Game hardware, software, accessories and game cards reached $6.6 billion, an increase of 19% when compared to a year ago. This is the highest total for the year-to-date period since $7.0 billion was achieved in 2010.
Software
June dollar sales of tracked Video Game software grew 49% compared to a year ago, to $570 million. This is the highest total for a June month since the $598 million reached in 2010. Year-to-date sales total $3.0 billion, 19% higher when compared to a year ago.
The Last of Us: Part II was June's best-selling game, and instantly becomes the 3rd best-selling game of the year. The Last of Us: Part II now ranks as the 8th best-selling game of the twelve month period ending June.
The Last of Us: Part II achieved the highest launch month dollar sales of any 2020 release to date. The Last of Us: Part II reached the 2nd highest launch month dollar sales for a Sony published game in history. Only Marvel's Spider-Man achieved a larger debut month.
Ring Fit Adventure ranked as the 7th best-selling game of June, after finishing May ranked 835th. New stock entering the market drove the increase.
Persona 4 Golden returned to the best-sellers chart for the month, ranking at #18 following the launch of the title on Steam.
Hardware
Hardware spending declined 17 percent in June 2020 when compared to a year ago, to $191 million. This is the first month of year-on-year declines since February. Year-to-date spending has increased 25 percent compared to a year ago, to $1.6 billion.
Nintendo Switch was once again the best-selling hardware platform of June in both unit and dollar sales.
Accessories
June 2020 spending on Accessories and Game Cards reached $417 million, increasing 29 percent when compared to a year ago. Year-to-date spending has increased 15 percent, to $2.0 billion. Both dollar sales totals represent all-time highs.
New dollar sales records for a June month were set across a number of Accessories categories including Gamepads, Headsets/Headphones, Steering Wheels and Controller Enhancements.
The Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller was the best-selling Accessory of June and 2020 year-to-date (dollar sales).
Software charts
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Last edited by Ryng - on 21 July 2021
