As reported GamesIndustry.bizJanuary was a successful month for the gaming industry. In Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Oceania, more than 15 million high-budget games were sold. This is 1.1% more than in January last year.
Among the best-selling games are Grand theft auto 5, FIFA 20, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Tom Clancy & # 039; s Rainbow Six Siege and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Digital downloads of full games in January reached 8.4 million.
The company became the champion of digital sales UbisoftHer games accounted for 16.7% of the market. Most (50%) of the games purchased on the PS4. Sales on other platforms are noticeably lower: PC – 18.8%, Nintendo Switch – 16.3%, Xbox One – 11.9%.
The picture is not so rosy in terms of sales of boxed versions. They fell by 5.6% compared to last year. But this can be explained by the fact that in January there were no large AAA prime ministers. A year ago in particular came out Resident evil 2 and New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe.
As for the sales of consoles, in anticipation of the release of the new generation of consoles, they decreased by 15.8%, and income from them fell by 13.1%. Only the demand for the Nintendo Switch has grown: of all sold consoles, almost 52% are hybrid consoles.
The list of the best-selling games, regardless of the publication, looks like this:
Grand theft auto 5;
FIFA 20;
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot;
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
Red dead redemption 2;
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order;
Tom Clancy & # 039; s Rainbow Six Siege;
EA UFC 3;
Need for Speed: Heat;
Tekken 7.
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