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French video game market in 2021

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GSD Sales [Physical+Digital] (France): CY 2021 (2022 Jan 04 - 2023 Jan 02)

Console Ecosystem:

Top 20 best selling console games:

RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. [SYSTEM] TITLE (PUBLISHER) {RELEASE DATE} (AVERAGE PRICE) - YEAR-TO-DATE SALES / LIFETIME-TO-DATE SALES <DIGITAL RATIO> (YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE)

01./00. [PS4] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} (58€) - 765.526 / NEW <24,92%>
02./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (49€) - 503.150 / 2.618.106 (-9%)
03./00. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (48€) - 437.432 / NEW
04./01. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (47€) - 433.286 / 1.516.722 (-59%)
05./00. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond (Nintendo) {2021.11.19} (47€) - 375.371 / NEW
06./09. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (27€) - 301.907 / 1.025.333 (-0%)
07./00. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (48€) – 276.632 / NEW
08./02. [PS4] FIFA 21 (Electronic Arts) {2020.10.09} (58€) - 271.777 / 1.119.586 <50,51%> (-68%)
09./10. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (68€) - 259.379 / 640.000 (-1%)
10./00. [NSW] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} (35€) - 229.470 / NEW <9,96%>
11./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Vanguard (Activision Blizzard) {2021.11.05} (61€) – 226.604 / NEW <34,02%>
12./00. [NSW] Pokemon Shining Pearl (Nintendo) {2021.11.19} (47€) - 221.879 / NEW
13./00. [PS4] FIFA 22 - Ultimate Edition (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} (89€) - 209.687 / NEW
14./00. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Nintendo) {2021.07.16} (50€) – 209.444 / NEW
15./00. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V - Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack (Take-Two Interactive) {2017.12.14} (30€) - 207.481
16./00. [PS5] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} (68€) - 206.384 / NEW <20,31%>
17./18. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (57€) - 161.470 / 1.250.842 (-21%)
18./06. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War (Activision Blizzard) {2020.11.13} (60€) - 158.744 / 496.006 <33,97%> (-53%)
19./15. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (49€) - 157.774 / 816.365 (-31%)
20./00. [NSW] Just Dance 2022 (Ubisoft) {2021.11.04} (48€) - 151.128 / NEW <3,87%>

Top 20

NSW - 14
PS4 - 5
PS5 - 1

Console Software Sales by Genre:

01. ACT - 5.495.764 (-15%) <25,03%>
02. SPT - 3.268.923 (-4%) <14,89%>
03. RPG - 2.498.136 (-1%) <11,38%>
04. FPS - 2.387.366 (-10%) <10,87%>
05. ADV - 2.262.908 (-19%) <10,31%>
06. RCE - 1.936.814 (-6%) <8,82%>
07. RTS - 1.352.558 (-31%) <6,16%>
08. FAM - 1.241.495 (+0%) <5,66%>
09. FTG - 1.010.337 (-11%) <4,60%>
10. TBL - 329.347 (-14%) <1,50%>
11. FSM - 49.633 (-53%) <0,23%>
12. ARC - 6.327 (-53%) <0,03%>
00. OTH - 113.305 (-15%) <0,52%>
00. ALL - 21.952.914 (-15%) <100,00%>

Retail Console Software Sales by platforms:

01. NSW - 8.240.000 <58%>
02. PS4 - 4.260.000 <30%>
03. PS5 - 990.000 <7%>
04. XB1 - 430.000 <3%>
05. XBS - 150.000 <1%>
06. 3DS - 140.000 <1%>
00. ALL - 14.210.000 <100%>

Retail Software Sales - 14.210.000 <65%>
Digital Software Sales - 7.740.000 <35%>
Total Software Sales - 21.952.914 <100%>

HARDWARE
Code: 
+-------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |   This CY  |   Last CY  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # |  1.231.000 |  1.445.000 |   5.967.000 |
| PS5 # |    600.000 |    165.000 |     765.000 |
| XBS # |    214.000 |     86.000 |     300.000 |
| PS4 # |     90.000 |    294.000 |   6.070.000 |
| XB1 # |      5.000 |     78.000 |   1.799.000 |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |  2.140.000 |  2.097.000 |  14.901.000 |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------+
Hardware data Source: Ludostrie.


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PC Ecosystem:

Top 20 best selling PC games:

RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. [SYSTEM] TITLE (PUBLISHER) {RELEASE DATE} (AVERAGE PRICE) - YEAR-TO-DATE SALES / LIFETIME-TO-DATE SALES (YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE)

01./00. Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive) {2015.04.14} (20€) - 55.392 / 200.000 (-2%)
02./03. Red Dead Redemption 2 (Take-Two Interactive) {2018.10.26} (30€) - 42.918 / 100.000 (-3%)
03./01. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Raiwbow six Siege (Ubisoft) {2015.12.01} (14€) - 35.093 / 200.000 (-39%)
04./00. Framing Simulator 22 (Koch Media) {2021.11.22} (44€) - 32.428 / NEW
05./00. Humanking (Sega) {2021.08.23} (51€) - 29.965 / NEW
06./00. Football Manager 2022 (Sega) {2021.11.08} (49€) - 27.800 / NEW
07./09. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (Take-Two Interactive) {2016.10.21} (XX€) - 25.908 / 200.000 (-6%)
08./08. Football Manager 2021 (Sega) {2020.11.10} (37€) - 27.893 / 51.494 (-15%)
09./00. Framing Simulator 19 (Focus Home Entertainment) {2018.11.20} (18€) - 22.000 / 120.000
10./10. Metro Exodus (Deep Silver) {2019.02.15} (XX€) - 17.897 / 44.253 (-32%)
11./00. Outriders (Square Enix) {2021.04.01} (54€) - 17.598 / NEW
12./00. Middle-Earth: Shadow of War (Warner Interactive) {2017.10.10} (XX€) - 17.044 / 40.000
13./14. Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft) {2018.03.27} (XX€) - 15.859 / 36.129 (-21%)
14./05. Borderlands 3 (Take-Two Interactive) {2019.09.13} (XX€) - 14.874 / 43.218 (-61%)
15./00. Back 4 Blood (Warner Interactive) {2021.10.12} (71€) - 14.654 / NEW
16./00. UNO (Ubisoft) {2016.12.08} (XX€) - 14.016 / 30.000
17./00. Shadow of the tomb raider (Square Enix) {2018.09.14} (XX€) - 13.948 / 30.000
18./00. Little Nighmares (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2017.04.28} (XX€) - 13.948 / 20.000
19./07. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft) {2018.10.12} (XX€) - 12.827 / 32.940 (-57%)
20./12. Total War : Warhammer II (Sega) {2017.09.28} (XX€) - 12.573 / 36.666 (-48%)

Sales include digital only since 2020.

PC Software Sales by Genre:

01. ACT - 502.795 (-28%) <23,87%>
02. RTS - 458.420 (-15%) <21,77%>
03. RPG - 279.320 (-26%) <13,26%>
04. FPS - 278.309 (-32%) <13,22%>
05. ADV - 265.875 (-40%) <12,63%>
06. SPT - 98.939 (-29%) <4,70%>
07. FTG - 80.301 (+23%) <3,81%>
08. RCE - 55.378 (-20%) <2,63%>
09. TBL - 42.504 (-33%) <2,02%>
10. FSM - 17.952 (-49%) <0,85%>
11. ARC - 6.737 (-54%) <0,32%>
12. FAM - 4.267 (-21%) <0,20%>
00. OTH - 15.210 (-15%) <0,52%>
00. ALL - 2.106.009 (-27%) <100,00%>


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**PC Hardware data have been revised in 2022:

REVISED DATA:
Code: 
HARDWARE: 941M€ (+22%) <64%>
SOFWARE: 338M€ (-31%) <23%>
ACCESORIES: 183M€ (+12%) <13%>

TOTAL: 1 462M€ (+3%)

Top 20 best selling PC+Console games:

RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. [SYSTEM] TITLE (PUBLISHER) {RELEASE DATE} (AVERAGE PRICE) - YEAR-TO-DATE SALES / LIFETIME-TO-DATE SALES <PC+DIGITAL RATIO> (YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE)

01./00. FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} (61€) - 1.592.206 / NEW <34,93%>
02./00. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (Nintendo) {2021.11.19} (47€) - 597.250 / NEW
03./04. Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive) {2013.09.17} (22€) - 525.349 / 5.800.000 <67,96%> (-20%)
04./03. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (49€) - 503.150 / 2.618.106 (-9%)
05./01. FIFA 21 (Electronic Arts) {2020.10.09} (34€) – 501.483 / 1.826.048 <45,13%> (-62%)
06./00. Call of Duty: Vanguard (Activision Blizzard) {2021.11.05} (67€) – 486.957 / NEW <41,87%>
07./00. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (48€) - 437.432 / NEW
08./01. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (47€) - 433.286 / 1.516.722 (-59%)
09./11. Minecraft - Switch Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (27€) - 301.907 / 1.025.333 (-0%)
10./00. Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War (Activision Blizzard) {2020.11.13} (56€) - 287.912 / 618.132 (-13%)
11./00. Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (48€) – 276.632 / NEW
12./13. Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (68€) - 261.436 / 640.000 (-1%)
13./00. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2020.11.12} (59€) - 220.349 / 380.000 <32,27%> (+38%)
14./00. Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft) {2021.10.07} (64€) - 215.356 / NEW <31,19%>
15./05. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (Ubisoft) {2020.11.10} (55€) - 214.369 / 780.294 (-62%)
16./00. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Nintendo) {2021.07.16} (50€) – 209.444 / NEW
17./00. Resident Evil Village (Capcom) {2021.05.07} (58€) – 173.893 / NEW
18./00. Battlefield 2042 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} (75€) – 161.797 / NEW
19./20. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (57€) - 161.470 / 1.381.981 (-31%)
20./00. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (49€) - 157.774 / 816.365 (-31%)

Publishers ranking:



Evolution of the French video game market since 2001:

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*PC Hardware and acessories are not include

SELL - Essential video game - March 2022
English Version
French Version

Previous Years
2020

Sources:
SELL data, from GSD/GameTrack/App Annie/IDC panels.
Bundles are not include in rankings.
Digital is include on LTD sales only since 2020.
 
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  • Index
    • Thanks @Oscar

     
  • Index
    • French Retail Entertainment Market in 2021:

    Global Entertainment ranking [BOOK+MUSIC+VIDEO+VIDEO GAMES]

    01./00. ASTERIX. VOL. 39. ASTERIX ET LE GRIFFON (Albert Réné) {2021.10.21} - 1.548.000
    02./00. FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} - 1.039.000
    03./00. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (Nintendo) {2021.11.19} - 618.000 (700.000 inclunding bundles)
    04./03. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} - 511.000
    05./06. L'Anomalie (Gallimard) {2020.08.20} - 492.000
    06./00. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} - 480.000 (First week : 150.000)
    07./01. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} - 438.000
    08./00. La vie est un Roman (Le livre de poche) {2021.03.17} - 433.000
    09./00. L'Inconnue de la Seine (CALMANN-LEVY) {2021.09.21} - 400.000
    10./00. La plus secrete mémoire des hommes (P. REY) {2021.08.18} - 378.000
    11./00. Tout le bleu du ciel (Le livre de poche) {2020.02.12} - 301.000
    12./15. Minecraft - Switch Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} - 324.000
    13./00. Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} – 290.000
    14./00. Call of Duty: Vanguard (Activision Blizzard) {2021.11.05} - 288.000
    15./00. La France n'a pas dit son dernier mot (Rubempre) {2021.09.15} - 283.000
    16./00. Et que ne durent que les moments doux (Le livre de poche) {2021.05.12} - 280.000
    17./00. Naruto #1 (KANA) {2002.03.09} - 275.000
    18./00. La Familia Grande (SEUIL) {2021.11.05} - 272.000
    19./00. Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} - 261.000
    20./00. Demon Slayer #1 (KANA) {2019.09.18} - 255.000

    Top 20

    BOOKS - 11
    GAMES - 9

    Source: GFK

    Video game ranking:

    01./00. [PS4] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} (58€) - 574.735 / NEW
    02./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (49€) - 503.150 / 2.618.106 (-9%)
    03./00. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (48€) - 437.432 / NEW
    04./01. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (47€) - 433.286 / 1.516.722 (-59%)
    05./00. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond (Nintendo) {2021.11.19} (47€) - 375.371 / NEW
    06./06. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (27€) - 301.907 / 1.025.333 (-0%)
    07./00. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (48€) – 276.632 / NEW
    08./07. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (68€) - 259.379 / 640.000 (-1%)
    09./00. [NSW] Pokemon Shining Pearl (Nintendo) {2021.11.19} (47€) - 221.879 / NEW
    10./00. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Nintendo) {2021.07.16} (50€) – 209.444 / NEW
    11./00. [NSW] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} - 206.614 / NEW
    12./00. [PS5] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} (66€) - 164.462 / NEW
    13./14. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (57€) - 160.975 / 1.250.347 (-21%)
    14./12. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (49€) - 157.774 / 816.365 (-31%)
    15./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Vanguard (Activision Blizzard) {2021.11.05} (61€) – 149.519 / NEW
    16./15. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V - Premium Edition (take-Two Interactive) {2017.12.19} (30€) - 147.397 (-10%)
    17./13. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (49€) – 145.846 / 1.035.767 (-31%)
    18./00. [NSW] Just Dance 2022 (Ubisoft) {2021.11.04} (48€) - 145.276 / NEW
    19./08. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (34€) - 140.496 / 398.041 (-45%)
    20./02. [PS4] FIFA 21 (Electronic Arts) {2020.10.09} (58€) - 134.488 / 830.635

    Top 20

    NSW - 15
    PS4 - 4
    PS5 - 1

    Source: SELL/GSD

    Video games Retail Sales by platform:

    01. NSW - 8.240.000 <58%>
    02. PS4 - 4.260.000 <30%>
    03. PS5 - 990.000 <7%>
    04. XB1 - 430.000 <3%>
    05. XBS - 150.000 <1%>
    06. 3DS - 140.000 <1%>
    00. ALL - 14.210.000 <100%>

    Source: IDG/GSD

    RETAIL ENTERTAINMENT MARKET VALUE
    Code: 
    +-------+------------+------------+
|       |  This CY   | EVO  | MS  |
+-------+------------+------------+
| BOOKS |  4.500.000 | +18% | 80% |
| GAMES |    596.000 | -11% | 11% |
| MUSIC |    280.000 |  +5% |  5% |
| VIDEO |    297.000 | -17% |  4% |
+-------+------------+------------+

    Source: GFK
     
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    I wonder, going by reported numbers, do we know enough to prove Minecraft is over 10 million on switch?
     
    reksveks said:
    Do we have console numbers for previous years?

    Trying to Google for them but failing.
    Click to expand...

    Historical Hardware and software data for French video game market

    Edit 15/01/2022 : With the help of Oscar some data has been readjusted Historical data for French Market HARDWARE SALES [WIIU/PS4/XB1/3DS/PSV/NSW] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | / | WIU | PS4 | XB1 | 3DS...
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    If you want to find older rankings then :

    www.sell.fr

    L'industrie

    Les chiffres de l’année 2023 étaient très attendus tant les trois dernières années ont pu sembler singulières. C’est dans ce cycle ouvert par les années Covid, que le marché français du jeu vidéo atteint un pic historique en 2023 à 6,1 milliards d’euros : en croissance de près de 10%.
    www.sell.fr www.sell.fr

    There is an english version for older repports.
     
    Astral_lion02 said:

    Historical Hardware and software data for French video game market

    Edit 15/01/2022 : With the help of Oscar some data has been readjusted Historical data for French Market HARDWARE SALES [WIIU/PS4/XB1/3DS/PSV/NSW] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | / | WIU | PS4 | XB1 | 3DS...
    www.installbaseforum.com www.installbaseforum.com

    If you want to fin older ranking then :

    www.sell.fr

    L'industrie

    Les chiffres de l’année 2023 étaient très attendus tant les trois dernières années ont pu sembler singulières. C’est dans ce cycle ouvert par les années Covid, que le marché français du jeu vidéo atteint un pic historique en 2023 à 6,1 milliards d’euros : en croissance de près de 10%.
    www.sell.fr www.sell.fr

    There is an english version for older repports.
    Click to expand...
    Thank you for that, my search skills clearly need an upgrade.
     
    FIFA

    2014 :
    01./00. [PS3] FIFA 15 (Electronic Arts) {2014.09.25} - 469.000 / NEW
    02./00. [PS4] FIFA 15 (Electronic Arts) {2014.09.25} - 429.000 / NEW
    20./00. [360] FIFA 15 (Electronic Arts) {2014.09.25} - 155.000 / NEW

    2021 :
    01./00. [PS4] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} - 765.526 / NEW <24,92%>
    10./00. [NSW] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} - 229.470 / NEW <9,96%>
    13./00. [PS4] FIFA 22 - Ultimate Edition (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} - 209.687 / NEW
    16./00. [PS5] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} - 206.384 / NEW <20,31%>

    COD

    2014 :
    04./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision Blizzard) {2014.11.04} – 334.000 / NEW
    05./00. [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision Blizzard) {2014.11.04} – 304.000 / NEW

    2021 :
    11./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Vanguard (Activision Blizzard) {2021.11.05} – 226.604 / NEW <34,02%>
    00./00. [PS5] Call of Duty: Vanguard (Activision Blizzard) {2021.11.05} – less than 151k / NEW

    Mario Kart / Animal Crossing :

    2014 :
    13./00. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) {2014.05.30} - 193.000 / NEW
    16./07. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo) {2013.06.14} - 183.000 / 513.000
    17./10. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.02} - 183.000 / ~1.000.000

    2021 :
    02./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} - 503.150 / 2.618.106
    04./01. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} - 433.286 / 1.516.722

    Top 20 2014

    3DS - 6
    PS3 - 6
    PS4 - 5
    WII - 1
    WIU - 1
    360 - 1

    Top 20 2021

    NSW - 14
    PS4 - 5
    PS5 - 1
     
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    I am so angry seeing FIFA on NSW sell copies.

    Glad to see the French are getting their fix of current gen consoles.
     
    Switch rules, good games sells great on it. Otherwise it's depressing to see all the other consoles ecosystem is just the yearly FIFA and CoD.

    Microïds is now the 2nd local publisher, thanks to their many small IP releases on Switch I guess, as well as Asterix. To think Syberia 4 release this week and they got 4 years to include the Switch in the pipeline...
     
    10./00. [NSW] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) {2021.09.27} (35€) - 229.470 / NEW <9,96%>
    11./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Vanguard (Activision Blizzard) {2021.11.05} (61€) – 226.604 / NEW <34,02%>

    Madness.
     
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