<p>In November, U.S. video game console spending fell by 27%, marking the worst performance for the month in twenty years. American consumers spent only $695 million during this period on hardware devices, including the Nintendo Switch 2 and Sony PlayStation 5. This is the lowest level since 2005 for this crucial holiday shopping month. Console manufacturers have had a tumultuous year, with new tariffs and rising component costs pushing prices to historic highs, with the average console price rising by 11% to $439</p>

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<p>In November, U.S. spending on video game consoles fell by 27%, marking the worst November performance in twenty years. Consumers spent only $695 million on hardware, the lowest level since 2005. Tariffs and rising component costs have driven console prices to historic highs, with the average price increasing by 11% to $439</p>

U.S. game console sales plummeted in November, marking the worst performance for the same period in twenty years