The global video game market grew by 12% in June
The turnover of the global video game industry increased by 12% last month compared to June 2016.
This is stated in the report of the analytical company SuperData.
The growth of indicators was noted in the segments of mobile games (+17%), MMO games (+15% of MMO free-play and +6% of premium MMO) and console games (+12%).
Experts noted that the console segment’s revenues grew due to purchases of additional content and sales of digital copies of games.
The PC section, on the contrary, decreased by 16% compared to June last year.
The highest-grossing games of June 2017, SuperDataThe rating is based on digital distribution data, excluding retail.
The highest-grossing mobile game was named MOBA Honor of Kings by the Chinese company Tencent. In a month, she earned more than $150 million.
On consoles, the most commercially successful game of June was GTA V thanks to the recent addition of Gunrunning for GTA Online.
In addition, the platformer Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy showed a surprisingly successful debut. The game was released exclusively on PlayStation 4 and in one day in June earned enough to get into the top 10 highest-grossing games of the month.
The world’s most popular MOBA League of Legends has retained the box office rating of PC games.
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- SuperData: GTA V — the most profitable console game in history
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Source: SuperData
