Video game sales up 32% in the United Kingdom, 24% in Germany, and… down 0.5% in France.
Data from the GSD Institute for the month of November alone illustrate the impact of the closure of so-called non-essential stores and departments, during the second confinement, on the French gaming market.
"There was a real air hole in November on the sales of video games in physical format
,
" said
Nicolas Vignolles, general delegate of Sell, a professional organization that represents the major publishers in the sector.
At the same time, sales of games in digital format, purchased directly from consoles, have jumped by 85% ...
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The “click and collect” demanded by the profession did not have the desired effects.
“This service worked well for games and consoles that had been booked well in advance.
For the rest, we faced a slowdown in consumption
,
”
adds Laurent Bouchard, Managing Director of Micromania, the largest network of stores.
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