A “benchmark” year for the video game market in France

Paris: The video game industry reported an 11.3% increase in sales volumes, mainly due to lockdowns, hardware sales and the success of games like FIFA 21 and Animal Crossing, according to an annual report released on Wednesday.

After experiencing a slight decline in 2019 (-2.7%), total sales of equipment, computers, game consoles and games (including those loaded on smartphones) and other accessories in 2020 are amounted to 5.3 billion euros, as announced. Association in its study “Basics of video games”.

“The Covid-19 epidemic had an impact on playing time and spending in France. We played more, so we spent more,” Federation president Julie Chalmette told AFP.

Revenues from sales of gaming devices increased by 11%, notably with the success of “Switch” devices from “Nintendo” and the launch of the new generation of “Playstation” devices by “Sony” and “ Xbox ”from“ Microsoft ”.

Toy sales, which represent 1.76 billion euros in turnover, grew 19.1% in one year under the impact of the health crisis.