Every year, the Syndicate of Leisure Software Publishers takes stock of the health of the video game industry in France. He has just drawn up his balance sheet for the year 2021, condensed in the manual Video Game Essentials 2022 editionto be found in format PDF at this address. And after a year 2020 where the health crisis had boosted the presence of video games in our daily lives, it is clear that the numbers are still rising.
The sector represents a market of 5.6 billion euros in 2021 in France, an increase of 1.6% over the previous year. Mobile gaming is down slightly, with 1% less turnover, while the share of PC gaming is up 5%. The consoles still represent 49% of the general market value with 2.749 billion euros generated, a tiny bit less than the 2008 record of 3.3 billion euros. The turnover of hardware for the whole sectorcarried by the next gen and an increased appetite for the PC of gamingEast up 22%, thanks in particular to the sale of 2.37 million consoles. And that of software strangely down 11%, perhaps due to numerous hits postponements and a few disappointing releases.
The best-selling games of the year were FIFA 22, sold at 1,592,206 physical and digital copiesalways this good old Mario Kart 8 Deluxesold 503,150 units, and FIFA 21with 501,483 copies distributed in the year following its launch. Call of Duty: Vanguard, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury and Animal Crossing: New Horizons also pulled out of the game.
According to the study of SELLcarried out over 10 years and over, France currently has 38.29 million at least occasional players, which represents 73% of the people consulted, 2 points more than in 2020. Many more figures and details are available in the union report.
“Video gaming continues to progress to new heights. The year 2020 had been extraordinary, but special because of the context. This growth confirmed in 2021 is part of a real underlying trend. The French have never played so much. 73% of them play occasionally and 58% regularly, an increase of 6 points compared to 2020,” comments Julie Chalmette, President of SELL.
Faced with the multiple blockbusters looming for 2022, side software, the figures should once again be satisfactory in the balance sheet of next year. You can also get the candidate for the price of GOTY what is Elden Ring from €69.80 on Amazon.co.uk.
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