Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

Billionaire Elon Musk has announced that the classic Atari titles, Missile Command, Tempest, and Pole Position, are being added to the Tesla car display.

Developer Rare and Microsoft have announced a new milestone for Sea of Thieves. The game has been played by 5 million players since it launched in March.

Steam users have seen an unusual decline since January 2018 into this summer, with quite steep decline over the last seven months.

Despite the lack of flagship releases the first quarter of Nintendo’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, has proved to be very successful.

Nintendo have announced that Nintendo Switch console sales have now reached 19.67 million units sold worldwide by June 30, 2018.

UK Charts. Week of July 28, 2018:
1. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – Activision
2. LEGO The Incredibles – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
3. The Crew 2…

Nintendo has announced the launch of a new kit for the Nintendo Labo, called Vehicle Kit, specifically designed for vehicle play.

World digital game downloads chart – June 2018:
1. Fortnite – Battle Royale – Epic Games
2. FIFA 18 – EA Games
3. Call of Duty: WW2 -…

Electronic Arts is considering allowing cross-playability across platforms for future releases following the success of Fortnite.

Market research firm Superdata have suggested that the spectacular success of Epic Games’ Fortnite may be impacting other IPs.