The NPD Group released its US charts for November 2021, with consumer spending decreasing 10% year-on-year to $6.3 billion.
Looking at year-to-date data though, spending is on the rise, with a 9% growth to reach $52.9 billion.
Hardware was particularly in decline this November in the US, with sales dropping 38% compared to 2020, to $883 million.
NPDs analyst Mat Piscatella said its the categorys lowest total since November 2016, "driven by a lack of available console inventory."
Nintendos Switch remained the best-selling console for the month, and the year to date. It sold 1.13 million units in November in the US, and has been the best selling console in the country for 35 out of the last 36 months.
Looking at software, Call of Duty: Vanguard was unsurprisingly the best selling title of November. Its the 14th consecutive year a Call of Duty game takes the top of the charts on its release month. Vanguard also became the second best-selling game of 2021 to date, behind Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Taking No.2 in the November charts was Battlefield 2042, followed by Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, though digital sales are not included for Nintendos titles.
Forza Horizon 5 charted at No.4 and set a new sales record for the Forza franchise, Piscatella noted.
Also of note was Shin Megami Tensei V, which charted at No.16 and became the "highest launch month dollar sales of any Shin Megami Tensei title in history."
Finally, accessory sales were down 20% year-on-year, to $258 million, which is its lowest for a November since 2017.
Here are the US Top 20 (based on dollar sales) for the period between 10/31/2021 through 11/27/2021, courtesy of the NPD Group:
Last MonthThis MonthTitleNEW1Call of Duty: VanguardNEW2Battlefield 2042NEW3Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl*NEW4Forza Horizon 545Madden NFL 2286Mario Party Superstars*77Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy68FIFA 2219Far Cry 61010NBA 2K22*NEW11Just Dance 20221112Mario Kart 8*1713Marvels Spider-Man: Miles Morales1514Animal Crossing: New Horizons*215Back 4 BloodNEW16Shin Megami Tensei V1617Minecraft2018The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*1419Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*1320Ghost of Tsushima*Digital sales not included