The Last of Us Part II or a pandemic? June sales of games in the United States broke a 10-year record

The Last of Us Part II or a pandemic? June sales of games in the United States broke a 10-year record

The analytical company NPD Group published information on the sale of video games in the United States of America for June 2020. From it became known that the last month was the largest for video games in the last ten years, and The Last of Us Part II made a great contribution to achieving this result.

“In June 2020, spending on consoles, games, accessories, and gift cards amounted to $ 1.2 billion, which is 26% more than a year ago,” said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. ” These are the highest tracked expenses in June since June 2009, when $ 1.3 billion was reached. “

The coronavirus pandemic has not only not prevented the sale of video games but also contributed to them. And this despite the low number of high-profile releases. “Annual spending on consoles, games, accessories and gift cards reached $ 6.6 billion,” said Piscatella. ” This is 19% higher than last year and the highest in the current period since 2010 when sales reached $ 7 billion. “The Last of Us Part II became the best-selling game in June and is now the third best-selling game of the year. She lags only from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The Last of Us Part II also achieved the highest dollar sales per month of launch among all 2020 releases. Among the PlayStation exclusives, it became the second best selling during the launch month – it could not get around only Marvel’s Spider-Man.

Top 20 best selling games in June:

The Last of Us Part II;
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
Animal Crossing: New Horizons;
Grand Theft Auto V ;
Mortal Kombat 11 ;
Red Dead Redemption 2 ;
Ring Fit Adventure;
NBA 2K20;
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe;
Minecraft Dungeons ;
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ;
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege ;
Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition;
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ;
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order ;
Borderlands 3 ;
Need for Speed Heat ;
Persona 4 Golden;
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated ;
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

Notably, Nintendo does not disclose digital sales of its games, just as Activision Blizzard does not share Battle.net data. In addition, charts are compiled for sales in dollar terms, and not for the number of copies sold.

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