In August, the Nintendo Switch console for the fourth time in six months outstripped the “older comrades” PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in terms of the number of consoles sold in the United States.

Dollar sales of role-playing video games in the first 8 months of 2017 increased by more than 50% compared to the same period in 2016. The growth was provided by a line of strong releases from eastern and Western studios.

The turnover of the American video game market in June this year reached $765 million, an increase of 7% compared to June 2016, the analytical company NPD Group reports.

American users have reduced spending on video games and devices for them by 11% in May of this year, according to the analytical company NPD Group.

The American games market in April increased by 10% to $636 million compared to last year thanks to sales of the Nintendo Switch console and games for it.

Children began to play more often on mobile devices. They use computers for the same purpose less and less often. This is reported by the VentureBeat resource with reference to a study by the analytical company NDP Group.

On average, players spend money in 1.6 games. Such data is provided by the analytical firm NPD Group in a study for Gamesindustry.biz .

Paying players often spend their money in several top games at once, – says the analytical company NPD Group.