The total consumer spend on other physical forms of content (used and rental) reached $436 million<\/strong>, and content in digital format (full game and add-on content downloads, subscriptions, mobile games and social network games) generated $1.72 billion<\/strong> in the same period.<\/p>\n The total US consumer spend on gaming products for Q3’13 is $3.45-billion<\/strong> (\u00b1R35-billion).<\/p>\n “Jimmy! Get back inside and play more video games!”<\/p><\/div>\n The third quarter of 2013 experienced double-digit growth in content spending, stemming from a 20 percent increase in spending for new physical games coupled with a 35 percent growth in digital full games and downloadable content (DLC). These two acquisition types combined to create a total of close to $1.98 billion in consumer content spending, versus $1.59 billion generated in Q3\u201912. Total content spending experienced an increase of 17 percent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n While new physical games, digital full games, and DLC were major drivers of the volume of this quarter\u2019s increase, all other areas of content spending also increased with the exception of social network gaming which continued to decline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Liam Callahan, industry analyst:<\/p>\n “Trends during the third quarter were the best that we have observed since the second quarter of 2011, driven by growth across both the physical and digital sides of the video game industry. The launch of Grand Theft Auto V helped propel the new physical sales by twenty percent and continued growth of console digital full games as well as downloadable add-on content is an indication of the renewed health of the industry. We expect that the launches of Microsoft\u2019s Xbox One and the Sony PS4 will continue to fuel consumer excitement and spending for games heading into the holiday season.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n We just love some good DLC<\/p><\/div>\n The estimates are published in NPD\u2019s report, Games Market Dynamics: U.S. – released by The NPD Group in November\u00a0 2013.<\/p>\n The estimates are derived leveraging NPD\u2019s portfolio of physical POS tracking (Retail Tracking Service) and consumer research including the Games Acquisition Monitor, Video Game and PC Game Subscriptions Report, and Consumer Tracking Service.<\/p>\n It also incorporates consumer spend estimation provided by NPD retail and publisher partners, and calibration with third-party sources.<\/p>\n RIP WinAmp: thanks for the llamas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n VGX 2013 Award nominees \u2013 best games of the year?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Make Games SA seeks government recognition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n![\""Jimmy!](\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/GTA-5-screenshot-5.jpg\")
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