NPD August 2021
Hardware
August video game hardware dollar sales
gained 45% when compared to August 2020, to $329 million. This is the
highest total achieved in a August month since 2008 ($395M), and the third highest August month total in history. Year-to-date hardware spending has
increased 49% when compared to the same period in 2020, totaling $3.0 billion.
Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform in units during both the August month and year-to-date, while
PlayStation 5 leads both time periods in dollar sales.
After 10 months in market
PlayStation 5 remains the fastest selling PlayStation platform in history.
Content
Madden NFL 22 debuted as the best-selling game of August, while also ranking 4th among the best-selling games of 2021 year-to-date. This is the 22nd consecutive year that a Madden NFL franchise release has been the best-selling title of its launch month.
Ghost of Tsushima ranked as the 2nd best-selling game of August, after finishing at #110 on the best-selling titles chart in July. The launch of Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 drove the change.
Humankind ranked 1st among tracked PC titles in August spending, while placing 4th on the overall best-selling titles chart. Humankind currently ranks as the 5th best-selling tracked PC title of 2021 year-to-date.
Switch je inače 33 meseca za redom najprodavanija konzola u US-u.