January EMEAA Gaming Chart: GTA V, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and FIFA 20 Lead

In January 2020, more than 15 million copies of AAA games were sold in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australasia, up 1,1% year-over-year. Among them, the most popular were Grand Theft Auto V, FIFA 20, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare и Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. In addition to this, the main console sales came from the Nintendo Switch.

Due to the end of the console cycle, gaming system sales fell 15,8% year-over-year in January, with revenue down 13,1%. The only console that sold better in January 2020 compared to 2019 was the Nintendo Switch (up more than 17%). The device accounted for almost 52% of all consoles sold at retail. The most popular among them was the neon version.

The increase in game sales was primarily due to the growing popularity of digital versions. The best-selling titles in digital stores in January were Grand Theft Auto V, FIFA 20 and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. They sold a total of just under 8,45 million copies.

Retail game sales fell 5,6% year over year to 6,6 million copies. Historically, boxed versions of projects sell best when major new products are launched, and last month there were none. For comparison, in January 2019 they released Resident Evil 2 and Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

When comparing retail and digital sales (including only countries for which data is available), 66% of games were downloaded, while 34% were boxed versions.

50% of all tracked games sold last month were for PlayStation 4. PC - 18,8%, Nintendo Switch - 16,3%. And finally, for Xbox One - 11,9%. The Switch's position could well have been higher if Nintendo had provided digital sales figures for its games. When it comes to boxed versions, PlayStation 4 still holds the top spot with a 47,3% share, while Switch takes second position with 32,9% and Xbox One rounds out the top three with 25,1%. It's worth noting that Xbox Game Pass data is not included in these figures.

The largest country for game sales in the monitored markets is the UK. It accounted for 16,1% of copies. It is followed by France with 14,5% and Germany with 11,8%. Additionally, the UK is the largest market for digital games (15,8%), ahead of Germany (13,3%) and Russia (13,2%). But in retail, France leads, accounting for 22,8% of all boxed editions. In second place is Spain (17,1%), in third is Great Britain (16,5%).

Top 20 best-selling retail and digital games in EMEAA in January 2020:

1. Grand Theft Auto V;
2. FIFA 20;
3. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
5. Red Dead Redemption 2;
6. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order;
7. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
8. EA UFC 3;
9. Need for Speed ​​Heat;
10. Tekken 7;
11. Star Wars Battlefront II;
12. JustDance 2020;
13. NBA 2K20;
14. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*;
15. Assassin's Creed Odyssey;
16. Marvel's Spider-Man;
17. Luigi's Mansion 3*;
18. God of War;
19. Mortal Kombat 11;
20. Pokemon Sword*.

*Digital data not available

Top 20 best-selling games at retail in EMEAA in January 2020:

1. FIFA 20;
2. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
4. Grand Theft Auto V;
5. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order;
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe;
7. JustDance 2020;
8. Luigi's Mansion 3;
9. Pokemon Sword;
10. Red Dead Redemption 2;
11. Need for Speed ​​Heat;
12. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition;
13. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild;
14. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt;
15. New Super Mario Bros. U deluxe;
16. NBA 2K20;
17. Minecraft
18. Super Mario Party;
19. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate;
20. pokemon shield.

Top 20 best-selling digital games in EMEAA in January 2020:

1. Grand Theft Auto V;
2. FIFA 20;
3. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
4. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
6. Red Dead Redemption 2;
7. EA Sports UFC 3;
8. Tekken 7;
9. Star Wars Battlefront II;
10. Marvel's Spider-Man;
11. Assassin's Creed Odyssey;
12. uno;
13. Need for Speed ​​Heat;
14. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order;
15. Assassin's Creed Origins;
16. Mortal Kombat 11;
17. God of War;
18. Sid Meier's Civilization VI;
19. Dark Souls 3;
20. Resident Evil 2.

Digital data includes games sold on Steam, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Nintendo eShop. Companies providing data: Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Capcom, Codemasters, Electronic Arts, Focus Home Interactive, Koch Media, Microsoft, Milestone, Paradox Interactive, Sega, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Square Enix, Take-Two Interactive, Ubisoft and Warner Bros.

Digital data includes games sold in Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK.

Physical data includes games sold in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

Source: 3dnews.ru