Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

UK Charts. Week ending on November 18, 2017:
1. Call of Duty WW2 – Activision
2. Star Wars Battlefront 2 – EA Games
3. FIFA 18 – EA Sports

Nintendo is set to crack down on early selling, the sale of games/hardware before their official release date, following the launch of Super Mario Odyssey.

US Charts. October, 2017:
1. Middle-earth: Shadow of War – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
2. Assassin’s Creed Origins – Ubisoft
3. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo

After just a month the Nintendo Switch became the fastest-selling console in Nintendo’s history and is continuing to achieve more and more milestones.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 after just two days of access is suffering from harsh criticism over the microtransaction model EA have built into the game.

UK retailer Game today reported a pre-tax loss of £10m. The figures are for the 12 month period from July 2016 to July 2017.

It’s that time of the year again. Black Friday, the blockbuster sales event of the year, is little more than a week away.

GameStop have announced that they’re stopping their PowerPass Program with immediate effect, and took down all signage relating to the PowerPass Program.

Yesterday the popular rocket car sports title from Psyonix, Rocket League, made its debut on Nintendo Switch.

Xbox One X is off to a great start, particularly in the UK, selling more than 80,000 units in its first week after the release.