Report: Worldwide Digital Game Sales Increase 13% in November to $6.7 Billion - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 21 December 2016 / 13,847 Views
Worldwide digital game sales increase 13 percent year-over-year in November 2016 to $6.7 billion, according to a report from SuperData Research.
Mobile, premium PC, console, and free-to-play MMO all saw growth year-over-year. The console market saw the biggest increase as sales grew 35 percent. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare revenue is down 27 percent compared to 2015's Black Ops III. However, strong revenue from other games offset that drop.
Mobile saw revenue increase 19 percent, while free-to-play MMO grew three percent. Social revenue remained flat, while pay-to-play MMO dropped 22 percent.
Pokémon GO brought in another $128 million. With Winter now here it remains to be seen how well the game will do in the colder weather. However, Niantic has partnered with Sprint and Starbucks to turn select locations into Gyms and Pokétsops.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Wow Gears 4 still made it on the list even though it already released back in early October. Digital sales definitely was good maybe not as high as Halo 5 but it's good.
GREAT numbers for Gears!
Digital Distribution is here to stay and already bigger than most of us think
Nothing is going to dethrone Lo it seems.
