Console sales increased in Russia in the first quarter
In the first quarter, Russians bought game consoles much more actively than in January-March 2022. According to retailers’ estimates, demand has doubled over the year.
In particular, Ozon, in a comment to Kommersant, said that console sales jumped 2.8 times, and the average receipt increased by 24%. Ozon added that the average cost of Nintendo devices in the first quarter was 6.7 thousand rubles, PlayStation — 8.2 thousand rubles, and Xbox — 4.5 thousand rubles (note, most likely, not only consoles, but also gamepads and other hardware were included in this category).
Group of companies “M.Video-Eldorado reported that in the period from January to April, console sales showed “double-digit growth” compared to 2022.
Avito estimated that sales of Nintendo consoles in the first quarter increased by 27%, sales of PlayStation consoles — by 22%, and sales of Xbox consoles — by 15%.
