Overall video game spending in the U.S. was down in January to $678 million, a 26 percent drop year-over-year, according to a report from the NPD Group
took the No. 2 slot for January. The shooter, which launched in October and is a "reimagining" of the 2007 original, generated more than
in its first three days on the market and has gone on to surpass $1 billion in revenue. It was also the best-selling game of 2019., however, which nabbed the No. 5 slot in January .is both the best-selling game of the past decade and all-time in the U.S., having sold more thanOverall software spending totaled $311 million for the month, down 31 percent year-over-year.
On the hardware side, Nintendo's Switch remained the best-selling console both in units sold and dollar sales. The result is unsurprising given the Switch has only been on the market since 2017, while its competitors are both nearing the end of their cycle. Still, Nintendo has enjoyed a lot of success from its Switch family of consoles, as the company has sold more than 52.4 million consoles, making the Switch Nintendo's Despite Nintendo's success, overall hardware sales still declined 35 percent year-over-year in January to $129 million.
Game accessories and game cards accounted for the rest of January's total sales at $238 million, also down year-over-year by 11 percent. For the third consecutive month, the Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller was the best-selling accessory.
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