GSD: PlayStation, Xbox, Mario, and FIFA are the main brands at the EMEAA Market in H1 2021
Nintendo Switch sales are going down; PS accessories are very popular.
In the region, which includes Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and parts of Asia, was sold 2.7M of game consoles (+4% YoY); 8.2M of gaming accessories (-5% YoY), and 82M games (-22% YoY) in H1 2021.
Nintendo Switch sales dropped by 26% compared to the first half of 2020.
DualSense was the most successful region accessory, DualShock is just after. The most popular gaming headset was Pulse 3D Wireless Headset.
Gaming sales decreased by 22% compared to H1 2020 but grew by 5% compared to H1 2019.
In H1 2021 67% of all game purchases were made digitally. The year before there were 62% of purchases in such format.
FIFA 21 is the most popular game in the region in H1 2021. In terms of physical-only sales Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury won first place; while the digital-only sales king was GTA V.
PS5 top-seller in H1 2021 was Spider-Man: Miles Morales; on Nintendo Switch - Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury; on Xbox Series S|X - Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
As for the new titles released, in H1 2021 were sold only 9M of copies. It’s less than in both 2020 (12.8M) and 2019 (17.2M).