Console US Spending Declines; Ghost of Tsushima Resurgence Validates Sony’s PC Strategy
Hardware spending in the US declined by 40% in May on a year-on-year comparison, according to Circana (formerly NPD). This includes popular consoles such as the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. The main culprit is the tough comparison with May 2023, which saw the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a masterpiece and massive commercial success for Nintendo that drove lots of sales of Switch hardware.