You might need guessed it already, however identical to many international locations on this planet, the preferred sport in Italy is FIFA. In 2022, FIFA was each the No.1 and No.3 best-selling sport within the nation, in keeping with the Sport Gross sales Information (GSD).
FIFA 23 simply took the No.1 spot, outselling its closest rival, Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 2, by greater than 3 times the variety of copies bought. Additionally, coming in simply behind Name of Responsibility within the No.3 place was FIFA 22.
On prime of this, FIFA 23 has already turn out to be the second most-purchased title of 2023 to date, simply behind the Harry Potter-inspired RPG, Hogwarts Legacy
3. With Italy’s longstanding love of the sport and excellent success on the pitch, it’s little shock that FIFA is so broadly well-liked with Italians.
Per the PC and console knowledge from the GSD, round 11.5 million video games have been bought in Italy in 2022. This is kind of the identical because it was in 2021. With that stated, figures to date this yr are exhibiting a 4% improve in sport gross sales, with nearly 6 million titles having already been bought within the area.
In 2022, general console gross sales have been down by roughly 10% from that of the yr earlier, totaling round €287 million. This was stated to be the results of a number of components resembling Nintendo Change console gross sales beginning to decline and the now notorious inventory shortages suffered by the PlayStation 5 upon its launch. Whereas gross sales of each platforms dipped final yr, the Xbox Collection X/S loved an almost 10% improve in console gross sales.
Evaluating this with the figures from 2023 to date, issues have elevated dramatically, with general console gross sales presently up by nearly 105%. With a gentle provide of PlayStation 5’s now obtainable, gross sales income for the console has skyrocketed by nearly 300%, whereas Nintendo Change purchases proceed to say no year-over-year. Gross sales of the Xbox Collection X/S are additionally down by round 20% in comparison with final yr.
On the subject of the general demographic of players in Italy, the statistics fluctuate. In 2022, solely 32% of the inhabitants performed video video games in some capability. This comes to only over 14 million players and is lower than many different international locations in Europe.
80% of that complete are gamers over the age of 18, with 30 being the age of the common gamer. 70% of general gamers selected cell gaming as their most well-liked platform, whereas round 45% of gamers additionally selected to play on consoles, and round 40% performed on PC.
In a considerably stunning statistic, roughly 42% of players in Italy are feminine. In response to the information, male players predominantly play sports activities video games, racing sims, and journey video games, whereas, feminine players lean extra in direction of family-friendly video games and journey titles. Solely round 10% of girls have been stated to play sports activities video games.
With regard to variety of hours performed, greater than 70% of Italians admitted to taking part in some type of gaming on a weekly/each day foundation. Round 20% stated they play for a minimum of an hour every week, whereas roughly 10% admit to taking part in a minimum of sooner or later a month, which is kind of a wholesome statistic in comparison with another international locations.
Information from 2022 confirmed that the common playtime for players in Italy was round 7.5 hours every week. It is a vital lower from the peak of the pandemic again in 2021 when the totaled quantity was recorded to be nearly 9 hours per week.
1. FIFA 23
2. Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 2
3. FIFA 22
4. Grand Theft Auto 5
5. Elden Ring
6. God of Conflict: Ragnarok
7. Pokémon Legends: Arceus*
7. Gran Turismo 7
9. Nintendo Change Sports activities*
10. F1 22
