Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

Nintendo told retailers that they are sending last shipments of the NES Classic Edition, and that they’re discontinuing production of the console.

Nintendo of America have announced that Splatoon 2 will launch on July 21st 2017, alongside two new amiibo figures.

Week ending on 15/04/2017:
1. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands – Ubisoft
2. LEGO Worlds – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
3. Grand Theft Auto 5 – Rockstar

Ubisoft veteran, Alex Hutchinson, who has worked there seven years, is leaving the company to start up his own development studio.

Pokemon Go developer, Niantic, have said that the game, which launched in July 2016, currently brings in over 65 million active users monthly.

Just 16 days after launching on Steam Early Access, Bluehole and Brendan Greene announced that PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS has sold 1 million copies.

Sales of physical games in the UK showed a growth of 0.5% for the 12-week period ending March 12th 2017 when compared with the same period in 2016.

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, a spin-off from the main game series, is scheduled for release later this year.

Digiatl game sales during February 2017:
1. FIFA 17 (EA Sports) – £7.59m
2. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games) – £4.15m
3. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Activision Blizzard) – £3.17m

Week ending on 02/04/2017:
1. Monster Hunter XX, 3DS, Capcom
2. Musou Stars, PS4, Koei Tecmo Games
3. Mario Sports Superstars, 3DS, Nintendo