Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
Kalypso Media to open a Japanese publishing office
Kalypso Media has announced that they have plans to open their own publishing office in Japan in autumn 2020.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars tops charts in Australia and New Zealand
Australian Chart, Week of Sep 20, 2020:
1. Super Mario 3D All-Stars
2. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
3. NBA 2K21
Xbox Series X and S pre-orders sold out
It appears as though the stock allocations of Xbox Series X and S have sold out in retailers around the world.
1.5 million units of both next-gen consoles may sell in 2020
Analysts beliveve that both Microsoft and Sony will sell 1.5 million units each of their next-gen consoles before the end of 2020 in the US.
Worldwide digital games market in August 2020
Digital charts, August 2020:
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2. FIFA 20
3. Fortnite
Super Mario 3D All-Stars releases and tops the US chart
US Charts, Week of September 19, 2020:
1. Super Mario 3D All-Stars
2. NBA 2K21
3. Madden NFL 21
Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion
Microsoft has announced that they’ve entered into an agreement to acquire Bethesda’s parent company ZeniMax Media.
PS5 Digital Edition stock was lower than Standard Edition’s
When the PlayStation 5 went up for pre-order last week, both editions sold out quickly. The Digital Edition sold out much faster though.
NPD analyst doesn’t think next-gen prices will hurt sales
There’s currently a trend growing among major publishers to push consumers to pay more for video games right now.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars releases and tops the UK chart
UK Charts. Week of September 19, 2020:
1. Super Mario 3D All-Stars
2. Marvel’s Avengers
3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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