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Fortnite surpassed $300m in a single month this May, with growth mainly coming from the console versions
Read More »Digital charts: Fortnite breaks new record, Pokémon Go at its highest since 2016
Fortnite becomes biggest free-to-play game ever while Far Cry 5 shifts 2.5m digital units in March
Meanwhile, Sea of Thieves had 1.7m monthly active users on console and 283,000 on PC for its launch month
Read More »Free-to-play console revenue up 359% year-on-year as Fortnite thrives
Despite Fortnite’s impressive growth, Call of Duty: WWII and FIFA 18 still remained at the top of the console digital charts in February
Read More »Dragon Ball FighterZ and Monster Hunter: World boost January digital spending to nearly $9bn
Dragon Ball FighterZ was the “most successful fighting game digital console launch of all time,” SuperData says
Read More »Global digital games spending up 17% in December
Digital revenue nearly reached $10bn worldwide, across all platforms.
Read More »FIFA 17 tops monthly UK console digital charts again
Another month, another No.1 for FIFA 17. Once again, EA’s football behemoth has topped the monthly console digital charts in the UK, generating 6.92m in revenue in July. Sales for the title were down 16 per cent month-on-month though, as other titles in the Top Ten grew. Rockstar’s Grand Theft …
Read More »FIFA 17 tops UK June console digital charts, Crash Bandicoot debuts at No.8
The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is not only selling well at retail, but also had impressive digital sales in June. Despite launching really late in the month, on June 30th, Activision’s collection of remasters managed to debut at No.8 in the UK console digital charts for June, with revenue …
Read More »Snipperclips tops Nintendo’s Switch download chart for first half of 2017
Nintendo of Japan has released its top-selling Nintendo Switch eShop titles for the first half of 2017, and the UK-made Snipperclips has claimed the No.1 spot. Nintendo didn’t release any exact download figures for its top 25 titles, but Snipperclips, SFB Games’ co-operative puzzle game, still managed to beat the …
Read More »Global games market grew 9% in May to hit $7.8bn – SuperData
The worldwide games market grew by 9 per cent year-on-year in May, according to the latest report from SuperData,reaching $7.8bn. Once again, mobile was the strongest driver last month, with the sector growing by 16 per cent year-on-year. Free to play also grew by 17 per cent, while pay to …
Read More »Global digital revenue reached $7.7bn in April, up 9% YOY – SuperData
The worldwide digital games market grew nine per cent year-on-year in April to reach a total of $7.7bn, according to SuperData’s latest monthly report. The mobile market also grew 8 per cent year-on-year last month, with free-to-play increasing by 27 per cent, but overall this was offset by falling sales …
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