NPD: The US gaming market will earn $44.6 billion this year
This year, the turnover of the US gaming market could reach $44.6 billion. This is 6% more than last year’s result.
According to VentureBeat, with reference to NPD, sales of game content will grow by 9% year—on-year to $37.8 billion. This includes income not only from the games themselves, but also from DLC, microtransactions and subscriptions on all platforms.
The situation is worse in the equipment market. Its turnover will reach $4.4 billion, which is 12% lower than last year’s figure. This is due to the future generational change of PS4 and Xbox One. The segment will sink, despite the great popularity of the Nintendo Switch this year.
In general, in 2019, the revenue growth of the entire market promises to be less than in 2017-2018.
It is predicted that in 2019 there will be no double-digit percentage growth of the market, as in previous years.
NPD Group Analyst
There are three main factors of even a small 6% growth. These are the stability of the mobile market, the growth of digital sales on consoles and the already mentioned successes of the Nintendo Switch.
Let’s add that Nintendo has been performing well all year. This applies to both sales of her console and games for her. Analysts expect the trend to continue due to future releases: Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.
Forecast for the top 10 best-selling games in 2019
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2. NBA 2K20
3. Madden NFL 20
4. Borderlands 3
5. Mortal Kombat 11
6. Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
7. Ghost Recon Breakpoint
8. Kingdom Hearts III
9. The Division 2
10. Pokemon Sword (excluding digital downloads)
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