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The software and hardware sales for November 2020 are in! Here's what was big in the United States last month, thanks to a rundown by Mat Piscatella from The NPD Group.
November 2020 top 20
November 2020 top 10 for Switch
Top 20 best-selling games of 2020, year-to-date
Top 10 best-selling games for the last 12 months, ending November 2020
Various tidbits
- November 2020 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories reached a November record $7.0 billion, 35% higher when compared to a year ago.
- YTD spending totaled $44.5 billion, 22% higher than the same time period in 2019.
- Consumers spent a November record $1.4 billion on new video game hardware, an increase of 58% versus YA.
- Year-to-date hardware spending reached $4.0 billion, 34% higher than a year ago.
- PlayStation 5 was November's best-selling hardware platform in consumer spending, while Nintendo Switch led the market in units sold.
- Nintendo Switch has been the best-selling hardware platform in units sold for a record 24 consecutive months.
- Just Dance 2021 debuted at number 13 on the November best-sellers chart. Launch month sales of Just Dance 2021 were the second highest in franchise history. Only Just Dance 3, launched in October 2011, experienced a larger launch.
- Spending on accessories reached $314 million in November 2020, 8% higher when compared to a year ago.
- Year-to-date spending has increased 22% to a record $2.1 billion.
- Switch down only slightly YoY in units despite Nov 19 having a Pokemon release is remarkable. Still leading market in units - no negative impact from next gen apparent
- A 35% jump in consumer spend in a November
- Nintendo 1st party SW discounting helped break through next gen noise - 8 of top 20 titles were published by Nintendo