US games spending once again reaches record quarterly highs

US games spending reached another record quarterly high for the period running from April to June, according to The NPD Group.
The data firm shared a blog post today announcing that overall consumer spending on games in the US for Q2 reached $11.6 billion, up 30% year-over-year and up 7% from Q1, where $10.9 billion in games spending marked a record Q1 as well.
Video game content made up $10.2 billion of the total, up 28% year-over-year, and was driven by sales of new physical content, digital console and PC content, mobile, and subscription spending.
Leading titles included Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Warzone, Candy Crush Saga, Candy Crush Soda Saga, Final Fantasy 7: Remake, Grand Theft Auto 5, Mario Kart 8: Deluxe, Minecraft, NBA 2K20, Pokémon Go and The Last of Us: Part 2.
As of June, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was the best-selling game of the year so far, followed by Animal Crossing: New Horizons and The Last of Us: Part 2.

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