GME - Videogame sales resume gains in May up 3% even against tough comparison

Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty Images Videogame sales built on a strong foundation to beat a tough comparison, and tick up in May - a rebound from April, where they logged their first year-over-year decline in 14 months. May 2020 sales had risen 52% from 2019. Now the pro forma comparison from NPD Group shows overall May 2021 sales up 3% from 2020, to $4.45B. A drop in accessory sales (down 8%, to $142M) was more than offset by gains in hardware (up 5%, to $244M) and physical and digital content (up 3%, to $4.066B). That brings year-to-date totals overall to $24.02B, up 17% from the same year-to-date period in 2020. YTD hardware sales are up 36% to $1.94B; accessory sales are up 17% to $1.03B; and content is up 15% to $21.05B. In May, Nintendo Switch (NTDOY) was again the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar terms, and it

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Videogame sales resume gains in May, up 3% even against tough comparison