Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
Value rankings added to European sales data
This week a change to the Europe-wide GSD charts that has been a long time coming finally arrived.
Gamestop give up on selling the company
Retailer Gamestop have announced that they’re no longer looking for a buyer for the company. This news comes a while after rumors surrounding an imminent company purchase made their…
Metro Exodus PC launch exclusively on Epic Game Store
When Metro Exodus, the third game in the Metro series, launches on February 15, 2019, it will do so exclusively on the Epic Games Store for PC.
Resident Evil 2 remake sells 3 million copies in first week
Since the game launched last week on the 25th of January 2019, Resident Evil 2 Remake has sold over 3 million copies. The One-Shot Demo which was launched in…
Resident Evil 2 is Capcom’s second-biggest steam launch
Over the weekend Resident Evil 2 Remake reached over 55,000 concurrent players on Steam, making it Capcom’s second-best launch on the platform in company history.
EMEAA Charts Topped by New Super Mario Bros U Deluxе
EMEAA Charts. Week of January 19, 2019:
1. New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe – Nintendo
2. Grand Theft Auto 5 – Rockstar
3. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
Resident Evil 2 releases and tops the UK charts
UK Charts. Week of January 26, 2019:
1. Resident Evil 2 Remake – Capcom
2. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 -…
No plans for Switch price cut say Nintendo
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has stated that his company do not plan to cut the retail price of the Nintendo Switch in 2019.
China approves new titles from Tencent and NetEase
Leading Chinese games publishers Tencent and NetEase have finally been granted licences to publish new games by the Chinese government. The move indicates a further thaw in the “freeze”…
First decline in video games revenue in 25 years predicted
The head of research firm Pelham Smithers Associates has predicted that 2019 will see the first global revenue drop for the videogames industry since 1995.
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