Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
Grand Theft Auto 5 allows players to gamble real money
The latest update to GTA 5 adds The Diamond Casino and Resort, allowing players to use real world money to play games on the casino floor.
Worldwide digital games market report for June 2019
Wordwide digital chart, June 2019
1. Fortnite
2. FIFA 19
3. Call of Duty Black Ops 4
Nintendo is the top publisher for the first half of 2019 in Japan
Despite the lack of any major title launching, according to Famitsu, Nintendo has become the most-successful publisher in Japan for the first half of 2019.
Rainbow Six Quarantine to launch before April 2020
Yves Guillemot, CEO for Ubisoft, has indicated that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Quarantine is going to release before April 2020.
Grand Theft Auto 5 tops EMEAA charts once again
EMEAA Chart, July 14, 2019
1. Grand Theft Auto 5
2. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
3. Super Mario Maker 2
Nintendo to face class action lawsuit for Joy-Con defect
A defect with the Joy Con controllers of the original Switch model has led to the preparation of a class action lawsuit against Nintendo of America.
Microsoft hardware revenue down by 28% year-on-year
Despite year-on-year increases in overall income and revenue, Microsoft’s gaming segment has experienced revenue drops as the Xbox One’s life cycle comes to a close.
Super Mario Maker at the top of US chart in June 2019
US Charts, June 2019:
1. Super Mario Maker 2
2. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
3. Mortal Kombat 11
Luigi’s Mansion 3 release date announced
Nintendo of America has announced the release date for Luigi’s Mansion 3. The game will be released exclusively for Nintendo Switch on October 31, 2019.
PC sales share increases for Ubisoft in Q1 financial results
The 2019-2020 financial report for Ubisoft in Q1 shows year-on-year drops, which the publisher predicted, as they approach the second half of 2019.
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