Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

A revision to the original Nintendo Switch model was announced by Nintendo. The revised model’s key change will moderately increase the battery life.

According to new data from the German Games Industry Association (Game) and the research firm GfK, the German games market has grown in 2018.

GameStop has revealed their plan to renovate their physical stores in an effort to revitalise the company’s image, and challenge the trend of slumping sales.

On Friday, July 12, 2019, Sports Direct’s ownership of UK Retailer GAME Digital plc reached an all-time high of 83.88 percent.

EMEAA Chart, July 7, 2019
1. Grand Theft Auto 5
2. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
3. Super Mario Maker 2

Digital Games, July 7, 2019
1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
3. Borderlands 2

Wube Software has applied to the offer from G2A for being paid back ten times the chargeback fees the studio has had to pay.

UK Charts. Week of July 13, 2019:
1. Super Mario Maker 2
2. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
3. F1 2019

Infinity Ward announced that they will reveal the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Universe on August 1.

Microsoft opened their very first flagship store in Europe, in Oxford Circus. The store is located very close to Apple’s flagship store.