New gross sales knowledge for the Australian video games trade is tough to return by, however due to IGEA we’ve obtained some recent figures from 2021. The info covers all consoles and video games and provides a digital versus bodily breakdown.
Based on the report, in 2021, Australians spent nearly 4 billion Australian {dollars} on video video games, each bodily and digital, {hardware} and cell video games as effectively.
Whereas there are not any charts or precise figures for a way a lot offered, the report says that the Nintendo Swap was the perfect promoting console by models in 2021. The PlayStation 5 was essentially the most offered by worth, however it’s additionally a bit costlier than a Swap.
Nintendo dominated video games as effectively, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Minecraft Swap Version, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons the perfect performing bodily video games. Not so stunning as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe seems within the charts most weeks.
The divide between digital and bodily video games grew as $378 million of video games had been offered at conventional retail, whereas $556 million was spent on digital video games. {Hardware} racked up $560 million.
Nonetheless, the most important determine for non-mobile video games is in-game purchases, together with add-ons, DLC, and digital currencies, which topped $687 million.
Cellular video games generated a large $1.51 billion in gross sales, and in case you add all of it up, it’s nonetheless not bigger than the standard gaming market – however it’s getting there.
Ron Curry, CEO of IGEA, commented, “It was no shock for IGEA to see client recreation gross sales and platforms carry out strongly throughout 2021. Taking part in video games supplied a continued supply of connection and leisure for Australians all through one other 12 months of the pandemic, with our Digital Australia 22 (DA22) report revealing that over 75% of us play video games. The entire knowledge confirms that video games are one of many world’s strongest leisure mediums, and this seems to be set to proceed.
Supply: IGEA Press Launch
