Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom blamed for 40% drop in US hardware sales this year
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Video game hardware spending in the US was down 40 percent in May compared to 2023, numbers company Circana reports.
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S sales all saw “double-digit percentage declines year-on-year” comparing figures up to May, “with Switch showing the most significant drop”, according to the company’s boss and industry analyst Mat Piscatella.
PlayStation 5 was the top selling console in units and dollar sales in May. The console’s unit sales lead those of PlayStation 4 by eight percent.
