Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

Nintendo reported that for the period beginning Thanksgiving through Black Friday and Cyber Monday, their revenues were at more than $250 million.

Nintendo confirmed that the latest game in the Smash Bros franchise, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, has become the best pre-selling game on the Nintendo Switch.

A recent post on Twitter made Zelda fans excited as they debate the prospect of being able to play The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword on Nintendo Switch.

Rockstar Games have confirmed that the beta for the highly-anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2 Online is launching on November 27, 2018.

UK Charts. Week of November 24, 2018:
1. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Activision
3. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar

Spending on video games for October 2018 was up by 73 percent year-on-year. It broke the record for the highest consumer spending since 1995.

During the Black Friday 2018 weekend the top selling games were Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee and Pikachu for Nintendo Switch, and God of War for PlayStation 4.

Microsoft’s Christmas advert this year proven to raise their status in the eyes of consumers for enabling people with disabilities to play games.

The developer Game Freak announced that Pokemon Let’s Go, has sold over 3 million copies worldwide within the first week on sale.

Worldwide Digital Games Chart. October 2018:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Activision
2. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar
3. Fortnite: Battle Royale – Epic Games