Best selling video games in EMEAA in the first half of 2021

Throughout Europe, Center East, Africa, Australia, and components of Asia, 2.7 million consoles, 8.2 million equipment, and 82 million video games have been bought within the first half of 2021. That’s in response to the most recent GSD information for all publishers that share their gross sales information inside these areas.

Console gross sales are up by 4 p.c year-on-year, clearly pushed by the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X/S. Nevertheless, given how large the Swap was in 2020 throughout these months of lockdown, it’s nonetheless a troublesome comparability interval.

Sony and Microsoft now maintain 53 p.c of the market with their new consoles, in comparison with 40 p.c final yr. The Swap remains to be the best-selling console throughout European markets although. Evaluating Swap gross sales to the primary half of 2019, a a lot fairer comparability, gross sales are nonetheless up by 38 p.c.

Equipment have really seen a drop of 5 p.c this yr. Controllers are nonetheless the best-selling equipment, with the PS5’s DualSense controller being the best-seller simply forward of the PS4’s DualShock 4. It’s doubtless {that a} lack of availability in consoles has hindered the equipment market considerably.

Apparently, gross sales for digital factors playing cards have decreased by 24 p.c to six.17 million playing cards bought this yr. Income has fallen by round 20 p.c for these playing cards, which might be right down to the comparability to larger gross sales in lockdown final yr.

Contemplating 82 million video games have been bought this yr to date, numbers are literally down by 22 p.c. This was at all times going to be a troublesome yr for comparisons although. It doesn’t assist that key launch titles for every new console, in addition to many triple-A video games generally, have been delayed into subsequent yr.

In comparison with 2019, gross sales are, in truth, up by 5.9 p.c. This represents an honest upward development, and one which ought to be anticipated with a rise in set up bases and a brand new console technology.

53 million video games have been downloaded this yr, and 29 million have been bodily purchases. This may very well be an indication that extra folks have gravitated to the better approach of buying video games via digital storefronts, however there’s clearly nonetheless demand for bodily boxed video games at this level.

FIFA 21 was the best-selling recreation for the primary six months of the yr. Grand Theft Auto 5 was the best-selling digital obtain, and Tremendous Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury was the best-selling bodily launch.

The highest twenty best-selling video games for the primary six months of 2021 throughout EMEAA have been as follows.