Video game revenue tops $10.7bn in September 2020
Posted: 2020, Nov 07, Sat, 12:32 am
https://londonlovesbusiness.com/video-g ... mber-2020/September 2020 saw the digital games market generate $10.7 billion in revenue. In comparison to September 2019, that was a 14% increase year-over-year (YoY). Digital console revenue had the highest increase of 40% during the month.
the global console games industry is set to generate $57.9 billion in 2020. Comparatively, it made a total of $40.6 billion in 2019.
The highest grossing game title on console in September 2020 was NBA 2K21, selling 1.9 million digital units. Compared to NBA 2K20’s launch, there was a 19% increase in sales and an 8% upsurge in in-game revenue.
For mobile games, the top grossing title in September 2020 was Honor of Kings. It raked in around $240 million, growing a massive 87% YoY. 96% of its revenue came from China while Taiwan contributed 1.5% and 1.2% came from Thailand.
On the other hand, League of Legends was the highest grossing PC title during the month.