PS5 is the fastest selling console in US history for dollar sales

PS5 is the fastest selling console in US history for dollar sales

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The PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling console in U.S. history by dollar sales, but the second top-selling hardware platform in February 2021, with Nintendo Switch still leading the market. The NPD group released its monthly report on the best-selling consoles, video games and more for February 2021 in the US and the Nintendo Switch leads the charge as the best-selling console for the month, with the PS5 behind in second place. However, the PS5 surpassed a record previously held by the Switch when it became the fastest-selling console in U.S. history, following the NPD group ‘total dollar sales after four months in the market’.

The best PS5 games

Monthly hardware sales rose 121% in February compared to February last year for a total of $ 406 million, the highest total since February 2011 when video game spending was $ 468 million.In terms of software, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury ranked first as the best-selling game for February 2021 in the US, and it is also the second best-selling game of 2021, despite a lack of digital sales tracking for Nintendo according to the NPD group. Launched in February, Little Nightmares II was the sixth best-selling game of the month, the fifth best-selling game on Xbox platforms, and the 10th best-selling game on PlayStation platforms.

Video game spending in the US reached $ 195 million in February 2021, which is 41% higher than in February. The PS5 DualSense controller was the accessory with the most dollar sales for the month.

Capture last month’s NPD numbers and then read how the Switch was the number one console in the US last year. Check out this post about a new Switch with a larger screen and 4K output reportedly after that.

Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide for IGN. You can follow him Twitter @LeBlancWes.

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