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Sales Data Circana (NPD) May 2023: #1 Tears of the Kingdom; NSW #1 Units + Revenue, PS5 #2 Units + Revenue

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Circana (NPD) May 2023: #1 Tears of the Kingdom; NSW #1 Units + Revenue, PS5 #2 Units + Revenue

State of the market U.S. consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories totaled $4.1 billion, a 12% increase when compared to a year ago. Spending gains were seen across Content, Hardware, and Accessories. Year-to-date consumer spending was flat when compared to the same...
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State of the market
U.S. consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories totaled $4.1 billion, a 12% increase when compared to a year ago. Spending gains were seen across Content, Hardware, and Accessories.

Year-to-date consumer spending was flat when compared to the same period in 2022, at $21.8 billion.

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Hardware
Video game hardware spending increased 56% vs YA, to $338M. This is the highest VG hardware spend for a May month since the $427M reached in May 2008. Double-digit percentage growth in both PlayStation 5 and Switch dollar sales again offset declines on other platforms.

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.

PlayStation 5 continues to lead the 2023 hardware market across both units and dollars.

Software
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the best-selling game of May 2023, instantly becoming the #2 best-selling title of 2023 year-to-date, despite only physical sales from Nintendo being included in the best-selling titles charts.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild returned to the top 20 monthly chart in May, placing 13th after finishing April at #28.

Mobile
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.

Accessories
Accessories spending during May increased 14% when compared to a year ago, reaching $159 million. The PlayStation 5 Dual Sense Edge Wireless Controller Black remains the best-selling accessory in dollar sales for both May and 2023 year-to-date.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Series 1 Amiibo Character Pack led May accessories in unit sales.

Software charts

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Year To Date

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Nintendo / PlayStation / Xbox charts are no longer being reported.

Rankings

Units: NSW > PS5 > XBS
Revenue: NSW > PS5 > XBS

YTD Units: PS5 > NSW > XBS
YTD Revenue: PS5 > NSW > XBS

Thanks Mat Piscatella!
 
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I’m getting more confident in Switch hitting that 15 million this year. Numbers have been great in Japan, Circana/NPD has it as the best selling console 2 months in a row now, and the software slate looks very favorable.
 
AxkilAvenger said:
What happens when Tears is #1 again next month?
TELL ME
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Oh boy, given next month will have chartings of Street Fighter, Diablo 4 and FF XVI ... you'd better stay off the internet for that day.

Or have lots of popcorn ready.

Whatever flies your mind.
 
To outsell PS5 in revenue the Switch has to outsell it in units by around 1.5 / 1 or more.

Using last months Japanese SKU splits as a guide (May will be very Oled heavy for Switch)

Switch: Oled / Standard / Lite - 70% / 20% / 10% - $350 / $300 / $200 - average price $325
PS5: Standard / Digital - 85% / 15% - $500 / $400 - average price $485

485 divided by 325 = 1.49
 
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meatbag said:
I could see TotK placing above SF6 and FFXVI honestly
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Above SF, yes.

FF XVI, i dunno. I actually expect that one to be one heck of a frontloader.
So i'm more next month FF XIV > TotK, the month after (and most following) TotK > FF XVI.
 
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AxkilAvenger said:
What happens when Tears is #1 again next month?
TELL ME
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You stop playing Madden :p

It would be really hard for TotK month 2 physical + digital to beat Diablo 4 physical + digital, and TotK will be physical only on the charts. Diablo 4 would have to not get digital pc numbers counted, and FFXVI would need to be an even bigger bomb then some are speculating, for TotK to be number 1 next month.

Edit: I also forgot about SF6, that might be hard for physical only TotK to beat next month.
 
Yeah, 15M this FY doesn't sound bold anymore.
Best May ever sans 2020 in units(which was the peak year), holiday bump will be huge again with 2D Mario coming...
Also to beat PS5 in revenue it got to sell at least 50% more as shown by a post above. In its 7th year. On a non-holiday. That's completely nuts!!
Nice to see both 3D World and NSMBUDX making it to top 20, sad Odyssey didn't make it.
TotK being #1 was super expected, but it becoming the #2 2023 game instantly without digital... Yeah, it's a monster.
 
Bananas. Starting to seem entirely possible for it to beat PS2 which is insane given it more or less only offers gaming. PS2 came with the cheapest DVD player out there, can't be overstated enough how important that was. Once production is finished, I think it may beat PS2.
 


May 2020 for Switch was 529k, it sold a bit less this May even though revenue was higher due to the more expensive Oled model. My rough guess for Hardware sales would be 450-500K NSW, 250-300K PS5, 125-150K XBS.

As expected, Zelda boosted every Nintendo metric like a nuclear bomb. It was clear when it launched, during the first week of release everything everywhere was all about Zelda. It's amazing what $70 dlc can do for your hardware sales, lol.
 
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Maxrunner said:
Imagine being the market leader and not having more than half of the games on the top 10.
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They're the market leader because most of the games in that top ten are being bought on Playstation.

But yeah looking at this, it's gonna be interesting to see how crazy well both Nintendo and Sony do by the end of the year especially with Mario coming for Nintendo and a PS5 slim and Spider-man 2 coming for Sony.

And it'll also be interesting to see how big of a bump Xbox gets with Starfield.
 
Enpsty said:
We're already 3 years in and it fails horribly. How long do we have to wait for the bright future?
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Starfield and Forza Motorsport come out this fall. Avowed is next year. Most of the other games are up in the air because modern game development takes a while.
 
Lugia667 said:
I mean it's safe to say ALOT is riding on Starfield
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I think it will give a huge boost. It's already showing good signs on Steam, and it will probably lead to a boost in console sales and gamepass subs.
 
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Nintendo first party GOATing it up with 7 spots in that top 20, including #1
 
MeatheadSamus said:
Bananas. Starting to seem entirely possible for it to beat PS2 which is insane given it more or less only offers gaming. PS2 came with the cheapest DVD player out there, can't be overstated enough how important that was. Once production is finished, I think it may beat PS2.
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I’ve been saying it for months now. Switch will beat PS2 simply because the fans want it so.
 
I know that <redacted> game is popular and from a popular franchise and all, but it still surprises me to see it being the #1 overall seller this year so far (maybe not with TOTK digital included?). Possibly just my friend circle and places I hang out online and people I talk to, but I have heard exactly nothing about it whatsoever since shortly after it launched. Hopefully TOTK overtakes it soon!

And these are definitely even stronger numbers than I anticipated, wow. Impressive stuff. Definitely doesn't seem too impossible to hit that 15M mark when you have TOTK this early on, Mario Wonder hitting for the holiday season, and other stuff sprinkled in.
 
SammyJ9 said:
I know that <redacted> game is popular and from a popular franchise and all, but it still surprises me to see it being the #1 overall seller this year so far (maybe not with TOTK digital included?). Possibly just my friend circle and places I hang out online and people I talk to, but I have heard exactly nothing about it whatsoever since shortly after it launched. Hopefully TOTK overtakes it soon!

And these are definitely even stronger numbers than I anticipated, wow. Impressive stuff. Definitely doesn't seem too impossible to hit that 15M mark when you have TOTK this early on, Mario Wonder hitting for the holiday season, and other stuff sprinkled in.
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Switch doesn't factor in Digital. I think Zelda would be #1 or they are neck and neck right now.
 
SammyJ9 said:
I know that <redacted> game is popular and from a popular franchise and all, but it still surprises me to see it being the #1 overall seller this year so far (maybe not with TOTK digital included?). Possibly just my friend circle and places I hang out online and people I talk to, but I have heard exactly nothing about it whatsoever since shortly after it launched. Hopefully TOTK overtakes it soon!

And these are definitely even stronger numbers than I anticipated, wow. Impressive stuff. Definitely doesn't seem too impossible to hit that 15M mark when you have TOTK this early on, Mario Wonder hitting for the holiday season, and other stuff sprinkled in.
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As vile as the creator is that IP is still insanely strong. It’s not shocking at all IMO to see it still selling so well. I’d bet your average consumer doesn’t know how much of a toxic freak that woman is, or worse, they do know and don’t care.

Hopefully something will come along and knock it down if Tears of the Kingdom hasn’t already.
 
Enpsty said:
Here comes the big question....

Will Xbox series be a bigger flop than Xbone when this gen ends?
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I almost feel like it will, just because the XBone was such a bad product that deserved what it got, while the Series S/X are fantastic products and I'm genuinely surprised they're struggling to the extent they are.

If Starfield doesn't turn around their fortunes (and there's a chance it doesn't, as people without an Xbox may just decide to play on PC rather than buy a new console) then with the rest of their games still looking quite a ways off, it'll feel like this generation is lost. And given the success with their hardware and with Game Pass, that would be upsetting.

SammyJ9 said:
I know that <redacted> game is popular and from a popular franchise and all, but it still surprises me to see it being the #1 overall seller this year so far (maybe not with TOTK digital included?). Possibly just my friend circle and places I hang out online and people I talk to, but I have heard exactly nothing about it whatsoever since shortly after it launched. Hopefully TOTK overtakes it soon!

And these are definitely even stronger numbers than I anticipated, wow. Impressive stuff. Definitely doesn't seem too impossible to hit that 15M mark when you have TOTK this early on, Mario Wonder hitting for the holiday season, and other stuff sprinkled in.
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I post in four different gaming forums and you're not allowed to discuss <redacted> in any of them. Impossible to judge how popular something is among gamers generally when discussion of it is censored. I'll bet an enormous portion of many of those forums has been buying / playing the game - although as a Nintendo-centric forum, probably not this one.

On the bright side, from what I have heard - it kinda sucks! lol
 
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Unfortunately the shitty magic series has too much cultural inertia to be halted anytime soon.

Also with those Elden Ring numbers it's not going on sale anytime soon, is it :(
 
Magic-Man said:
Nah, the future of Xbox looks pretty bright. We just haven't seen the results of all the acquisitions yet. Starfield is going to be the start of an upward trend.
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I don't know how much it will matter in the long run when Sony and Nintendo start releasing more titles.

The Wii U had good games too by the middle of its life cycle, but by then, the competition was already upped to a point it couldn't stave off the momentum with any quality title.

Its not just about quality, but about the string of quality while your competition puts out their best.
 
Mekanos said:
Unfortunately the shitty magic series has too much cultural inertia to be halted anytime soon.

Also with those Elden Ring numbers it's not going on sale anytime soon, is it :(
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It’s been on sale a couple times. I got it for 30 bucks. But probably not going to 20 anytime soon tho
 
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