Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
Spending on PC gaming hardware and accessories in the US in 2020
Over the course of 2020 in the US, consumer spending on PC gaming hardware and accessories saw an increase of 62 percent year-on-year.
Top 10 games in Australia and New Zealand – Feb 14, 2021
Australian Chart, Week of Feb 14, 2021:
1. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
2. Little Nightmares 2
3. Grand Theft Auto 5
Top 10 games in Australia and New Zealand – Feb 7, 2021
Australian Chart, Week of Feb 7, 2021:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2. FIFA 21
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Class-action lawsuit filed against Sony for DualSense drift
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Sony over the PS5’s DualSense controller for rising cases of drift issues with the device.
GameStop prevented from cashing in on stock sales surge
The short squeeze that was the source of some controversy a few weeks back could have helped GameStop pay off hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.
Game spending in January 2021 in the US was up 42%
US chart, January 2021:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
3. Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury tops UK chart
UK Charts. Week of February 13, 2021:
1. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
3. FIFA 21
Hackers sold The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 source code
The hackers who managed to steal data from CD Projekt Red Earlier this week have announced that they’ve already managed to sell it.
PS5 DualSense controller facing drift issues
The PS5 DualSense controller, has been hit with a slew of complaints from consumers claiming that they are suffering from drift issues.
The No. 1 console for January 2020 was the Xbox Series X/S
UK boxed chart, January 2021:
1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
2. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
3. Grand Theft Auto 5
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