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The French Video Game Market in 2024

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General Market Data​

FRANCE Video Game Industry Sales - 2024 (Millions euros)20232024Change
Total Video Game Sales5,1904,721-9%
Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Handhelds and PC platforms)2,1062,022-10%
Mobile Game Content1,4831,6048%
Video Game Hardware1,059692-35%
Video Game Accessories3994031%
Sources: SELL data, from GSD/GameTrack/Sensor Tower panels at end 2024
Note: PC Hardware and PC screen are not takken into accont in the table, VR Hardware is include in PC accessories.

Top 20 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, PC and Xbox platforms)​
RankPrior YearTitlePublisherSalesTotalPrice% Digital
1NEWEA Sports FC 25Electronic Arts1,507,821-€66.8851.1%
2NEWCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Activision Blizzard1,069,484-€75.2957.5%
31EA Sports FC 24Electronic Arts564,687-€34.0763.9%
47Grand Theft Auto V^Electronic Arts479,4106,951,538€21.0769.7%
5NEWDragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroBandai Namco Entertainment~350,000--~50%
6NEWSuper Mario Party Janboree*Nintendo309,015-€47.530.0%
79Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*Nintendo271,9153,726,121€48.150.0%
8NEWHelldivers 2Sony262,439-<€35~90%
94Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)Activision Blizzard251,7141,025,598€61.65-
10NEWThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom*Nintendo236,789-€48.040.0%
1112Red Dead Redemption IITake-Two Interactive223,856???--
125Super Mario Bros. Wonder*Nintendo217,518970,760€48.310.0%
1318The Crew MotorfestUbisot~210,000~390,000--
1413Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition*Microsoft204,8451,708,168€25.150.0%
1518Grand Theft Auto OnlineTake-Two Interactive176,125---
16NEWNBA 2K25Take-Two Interactive~170,000---
17NEWThe Last of Us Part II: RemasteredSony161,013---
18NEWPrincess Peach: Showtime!*Nintendo148,825-€48.080.0%
19NEWAstro BotSony142,677-€61.2322.9%
2016Gran Turismo 7Sony141,759673,228€57.81~40%
Sources: SELL data, from GSD panels at end 2024. Excluding bundles.
*Digital sales not included
^Digital sales include only since 2020, GTA V 2013 to 2016 sales figure (3,580,690) is provide by GfK.

Console Ecosystem​

FRANCE CONSOLES ECOSYSTEM Sales - 2024 (Millions euros)20232024Change
Total Console Video Game Sales3,1492,554-19%
Console Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console and Handhelds platforms)1,7481,534-12%
Video Game Hardware1,059692-35%
Video Game Accessories342328-4%
Sources: SELL data, from GSD/GameTrack panels at end 2024

CONSOLE SOFTWARE DETAIL:
-20232024Change
Total Console Game Content1,7481,533-12%
Retail software614451-27%
Digital full game software737690-6%
Additional content (DLC/MTX)234182-22%
Subscriptions961037%
On demand services6710759%
Sources: SELL data, from GSD/GameTrack/data.ai panels at end 2024.

CONSOLE HARDWARE DETAIL:
Console2023 (actual)2024 (prev.)LTD
Playstation 51.3M0.9M3.3M
Nintendo Switch0.9M0.7M8.7M
Xbox Series0.2M0.1M0.8M
Total2.4M1.8M-
Sources: Astral_lion02 estimates. 2024 data are previsional.

FULL GAME SOFTWARE UNITS BY GENRE:
GENRE20232024Change
Action5,340,9025,295,962-1%
Adventure4,880,8452,884,237-41%
Sports2,977,6192,881,550-3%
Shooting / FPS1,897,7802,103,34411%
RPG1,835,0971,807,681-1%
Racing1,928,5291,616,500-16%
Family739,151818,59211%
Fighting/combat799,832776,032-3%
Strategy / RTS739,151769,325-23%
Casual games (board games, cards, puzzles)168,99498,775-42%
TOP 10 GENRE21,572,76019,051,998-12%
Sources: SELL data, from GSD panels at end 2024. Excluding bundles.

Top 20 Console Games​
RankPrior YearTitlePublisherSalesTotalPrice% Digital
1NEWEA Sports FC 25Electronic Arts1,417,535-€66.9248.0%
2NEWCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Activision Blizzard906,312-€73.9649.8%
31EA Sports FC 24Electronic Arts504,6871,982,135€35.9259.5%
42Hogwarts LegacyWarner Bros. Games379,7351,527,154€36.4655.3%
57Grand Theft Auto V^Take-Two Interactive372,3692,867,874€21.5761.0%
6NEWDragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroBandai Namco Entertainment329,171-€82.6049.5%
7NEWSuper Mario Party Janboree*Nintendo309,015-€47.530.0%
88Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*Nintendo271,9153,726,121€48.150.0%
9NEWThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom*Nintendo236,789-€48.040.0%
104Super Mario Bros. Wonder*Nintendo217,518970,760€48.310.0%
1111Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition*Microsoft204,8451,708,168€25.150.0%
125Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)Activision Blizzard194,582823,364€62.49-
1317The Crew MotorfestUbisoft179,648339,071€41.17-
1418Grand Theft Auto OnlineTake-Two Interactive176,125???-100.0%
1512Red Dead Redemption IITake-Two Interactive163,840???--
16NEWThe Last of Us Part II: RemasteredSony161,013---
17NEWNBA 2K25Take-Two Interactive156,852-€63.76~50%
18NEWPrincess Peach: Showtime!*Nintendo148,825-€48.080.0%
19NEWAstro BotSony142,677-€61.2322.9%
2012Gran Turismo 7Sony141,759673,228€57.81~40%
Sources: SELL data, from GSD panels at end 2024. Excluding bundles.
*Digital sales not included
^retail sales from 2017 and onward, digital starting from 2020 and onward.

Top 20 Games by SKU (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation and Xbox platforms)​
RankPrior YearTitlePublisherPlatformSalesTotalPrice% Digital
1NEWEA Sports FC 25Electronic ArtsPS5985,262-€70.5959.1%
2NEWCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Activision BlizzardPS5767,780-€74.3551.6%
3NEWSuper Mario Party Janboree*NintendoSwitch309,015-€47.530.0%
4NEWDragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroBandai Namco EntertainmentPS5291,230-€81.5846.8%
51EA Sports FC 24Electronic ArtsPS5278,9631,168,610€36.21-
66Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*NintendoSwitch271,9153,726,121€48.150.0%
7NEWThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom*NintendoSwitch236,789-€48.040.0%
83Super Mario Bros. Wonder*NintendoSwitch217,518970,760€48.310.0%
99Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition*MicrosoftSwitch204,8451,708,168€25.150.0%
1016Grand Theft Auto VTake-Two InteractivePS5182,698???--
11-Grand Theft Auto OnlineTake-Two InteractivePS5176,125???-100.0%
12NEWEA Sports FC 25Electronic ArtsSwitch165,056-€46.969.7%
13NEWThe Last of Us Part II: RemasteredSonyPS5161,013---
1412Hogwarts LegacyWarner Bros. GamesSwitch157,676--41.4%
15NEWPrincess Peach: Showtime!*NintendoSwitch148,825-€48.080.0%
16NEWEA Sports FC 25Electronic ArtsPS4144,745-€63.180.0%
17NEWAstro BotSonyPS5142,677-€61.230.0%
18NEWHelldivers 2SonyPS5137,882-~35€~80%
18NEWFinal Fantasy VII: RebirthSquare EnixPS5134,381-€73.0624.0%
20-Red Dead Redemption IITake-Two InteractivePS4132,207---
Sources: SELL data, from GSD panels at end 2024. Excluding bundles.
*Digital sales not included

PC Ecosystem​

FRANCE PC ECOSYSTEM Sales - 2024 (Millions euros)20232024Change
Total PC Video Game Sales5585631%
PC Game Accessories577532%
Total PC Game Content501488-3%
Digital full game software150132-12%
Additional content (DLC/MTX)157144-8%
MMO (F2P)9010213%
MMO (Subscriptions)6552-20%
On demand services514152%
Retail software220%
Sources: SELL data, from GSD/GameTrack panels at end 2024.
Note: PC Hardware and PC screen are not takken into accont in the table, VR Hardware is include in PC accessories.

FULL GAME SOFTWARE UNITS BY GENRE:
GENRE20232024Change
Action1,030,2951,296,55526%
Shooting / FPS835,2321,040,86225%
RPG902,709818,003-9%
Strategy / RTS428,684692,11361%
Adventure531,043463,731-13%
Racing194,691265,74236%
Sports213,196238,63412%
Fighting/combat69,67254,730-21%
Flight simulation46,93144,015-6%
Casual games (board games, cards, puzzles)28,45026,350-7%
TOP 10 GENRE4,280,9034,940,73515%
Sources: SELL data, from GSD panels at end 2024.

Top 20 PC Games​
RankPrior YearTitlePublisherSalesTotalPrice
1NEWCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Activision Blizzard163,172-€XX.XX
2NEWHelldivers 2Sony124,587-€XX.XX
34Grand Theft Auto VTake-Two Interactive107,041459,776€XX.XX
4NEWEA Sports FC 25Electronic Arts90,286-€XX.XX
58Sea of Thieves^Microsoft73,032168,414€XX.XX
66EA Sports FC 24Electronic Arts60,477120,311€XX.XX
75Red Dead Redemption IITake-Two Interactive60,016297,857€XX.XX
83Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)Activision Blizzard57,132202,234€XX.XX
9-Command & Conquer: GeneralsElectronic Arts48,276-€XX.XX
102Hogwarts LegacyWarner Bros. Games47,231234,180€XX.XX
1112Sid Meier's Civilization VITake-Two Interactive41,834159,394€XX.XX
12-It Takes TwoElectronic Arts41,291???-
13-The Crew 2Ubisoft40,530???-
14-Elden RingBandai Namco Entertainment39,953<170,000-
15-Fallout 4Bethesda Softworks39,123???-
16-Kingdom Come: DeliveranceDeep Silver36,976???
17NEWWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Focus Home Entertainment36,547--
18NEWAge of Mythology: RetoldMicrosoft36,058--
1911Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeUbisoft35,049206,159-
2015Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen OrderElectronic Arts34,630???-
Sources: SELL data, from GSD panels at end 2024.
GSD PC digital sales tracking start at 2020, the total collum represent sales from 2020 and ownard (exept for GTA V)
GTA V total include PC retail sales from 2017 to 2019 (20,495)
^PC sales tracked only since 2022

Mobile Ecosystem​

FRANCE MOBILE ECOSYSTEM Sales - 2024 (Millions euros)20232024Change
Total Mobile Game Content1,4831,6048%
Additional content (DLC/MTX)1,4631,5808%
Paid mobile games1211-15%
On demand services81371%
Sources: GameTrack estimations using user spending data from Sensor Tower 2024.

Top Mobile Games​
RankFree APPS by RevenueRevenue (€)Free APPS by downloadsDownloads
1MONOPOLY GO!104,261,040Brawl Stars5,600,000
2Coin Master103,151,880Pokemon TCG Pocket5,000,000
3Brawl Stars64,331,280Roblox4,100,000
4Royal Match43,257,240Block Blast3,800,000
5Candy Crush Saga41,038,920Games without WiFi - without the internet3,100,000
6Last War: Survival32,165,640Last War: Survival2,800,000
7Pokemon TCG Pocket29,947,320Royal Match2,800,000
8Roblox25,510,680Pizza Ready2,700,000
9Whiteout Survival25,510,680MONOPOLY GO!2,700,000
10Clash of Clans23,292,360Subway Surfers2,600,000
RankPayable APPS by RevenueRevenue (€)Payable APPS by downloadsDownloads
1Minecraft1,464,091Minecraft170,000
2Balatro369,350Geometry Dash49,000
3Real Flight Simulator171,920MONOPOLY: The Board Game27,000
4MONOPOLY: The Board Game149,737Street Kart #1 Go Kart Game27,000
5Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp C148,627Stardew Valley22,000
6Farming Simulator 23136,427Balatro17,000
7Evertale126,444Real Flight Simulator15,000
8Kingdom Rush 5: TD Alliance122,008The Past Within15,000
9Slay the Spire87,624Bloom Sort13,000
10Bloons TD 683,187Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas11,000
Sources: Sensor Tower at the end of 2024. Estimated data, iOS and Google Play combined.
*Values converted at the average exchange rate for 2024 (€0.9243 = $1), including French tax.

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Retail Top 20 Game​
RankPrior YearTitlePublisherSalesTotalPrice
1NEWEA Sports FC 25Electronic Arts736,691-€60.47
2NEWCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Activision Blizzard454,571-€66.10
3NEWSuper Mario Party JanboreeNintendo309,015-€47.53
45Mario Kart 8 DeluxeNintendo271,9153,726,121€48.15
5NEWThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomNintendo236,789-€48.04
64Super Mario Bros. WonderNintendo217,518970,760€48.31
79Minecraft: Nintendo Switch EditionMicrosoft204,8451,708,168€25.15
82EA Sports FC 24Electronic Arts204,2951,007,862€48.28
93Hogwarts LegacyWarner Bros. Games169,875938,637€43.99
10NEWDragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroBandai Namco Entertainment166,237-€69.56
11NEWPrincess Peach: Showtime!Nintendo148,825-€48.08
1211Grand Theft Auto VTake-Two Interactive145,1585,079,851-
13NEWLuigi’s Mansion 2 HDNintendo127,917-€48.57
1412Animal Crossing: New HorizonsNintendo113,2672,036,526€47.61
15NEWAstro BotSony110,065-€58.68
1713Nintendo Switch SportsNintendo106,215670,106-
17NEWMario vs. Donkey KongNintendo105,084-€40.57
18NEWFinal Fantasy VII: RebirthSquare Enix102,111-€71.57
191The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomNintendo94,3481,067,603€54.89
20NEWMario & Luigi: BrothershipNintendo90,901-€48.57
Sources: SELL data, from GSD panels at end 2023. Excluding bundles.
GTA V 2013 to 2016 sales figure (3,580,690) is provide by GfK.

Retail Top 20 Games by SKU​
RankPrior YearTitlePublisherPlatformSalesTotalPrice
1NEWEA Sports FC 25Electronic ArtsPS5403,272-€64.33
2NEWCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Activision BlizzardPS5371,583-€66.29
3NEWSuper Mario Party JanboreeNintendoSwitch309,015-€47.53
43Mario Kart 8 DeluxeNintendoSwitch271,9153,726,121€48.15
5NEWThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomNintendoSwitch236,789-€48.04
62Super Mario Bros. WonderNintendoSwitch217,518970,760€48.31
78Minecraft: Nintendo Switch EditionMicrosoftSwitch204,845-€25.15
8NEWDragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroBandai Namco EntertainmentPS5154,979-€69.48
9NEWEA Sports FC 25Electronic ArtsSwitch148,968-€46.98
10NEWPrincess Peach: Showtime!NintendoSwitch148,825-€48.08
11NEWEA Sports FC 25Electronic ArtsPS4144,745-€63.18
12NEWLuigi’s Mansion 2 HDNintendoSwitch127,917-€48.57
1313Animal Crossing: New HorizonsNintendoSwitch113,2672,036,526€47.61
14NEWAstro BotSonyPS5110,065-€58.68
1514Nintendo Switch SportsNintendoSwitch106,215670,106-
16NEWMario vs. Donkey KongNintendoSwitch105,084-€40.57
17NEWFinal Fantasy VII: RebirthSquare EnixPS5102,111-€71.57
181The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomNintendoSwitch94,3481,067,603€54.89
1910Hogwarts LegacyWarner Bros. GamesSwitch92,333278,172~€45
20NEWMario & Luigi: BrothershipNintendoSwitch90,901-€48.57
Sources: SELL data, from GSD panels at end 2023. Excluding bundles.

Various Software (Retail Only)​
TitlePublisherPlatformSalesTotalPrice
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2SonyPS580,000350,000~€65
Gran Turismo 7SonyPS4/PS570,000450,000~€70
Star Wars OutlawsUbisoftPS570,000-~€70
EA Sports FC 25Electronic ArtsXbox39,706-€61.88
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroBandai Namco EntertainmentXbox11,258-€70.59
Star Wars OutlawsUbisoftXbox10,000-~€70
Sources: SELL data, from GSD panels at end 2023. Excluding bundles.

Various Software (Retail+Digital)​
TitlePublisherPlatformSalesTotalPrice% Digital
EA Sports FC 25Electronic ArtsXbox122,472-€70.5967.6%
Star Wars OutlawsUbisoftPS5100,000-~€75~30%
Tekken 8Bandai Namco EntertainmentPC/PS5/Xbox100,000---
Elden RingBandai Namco EntertainmentPS4/PS5/Xbox90,000---
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroBandai Namco EntertainmentXbox37,941-€90.4270.3%
Red Dead Redemption IITake-Two InteractiveXbox31,633???--
Star Wars OutlawsUbisoftXbox20,000-~€75~50%
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroBandai Namco EntertainmentPC10,000---
Star Wars OutlawsUbisoftPC10,000---
 
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Lelouch0612 said:
Call of Duty remains a very console heavy franchise in France (84,8% console share).

Big numbers for this entry btw, significantly up from the most recent ones I believe.
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The whole French market seems pretty console heavy, with console gaming dominating over PC gaming there.
 
COD, EA sports, NBA 2K, GTAV, and RDR2 remain heavy on console.

The last of us part II is possibly getting closer and closer to the 20m. units sold WW.
 
This list shows why Nintendo will probably give big Switch 2 stock to France, given how lucrative the market is for Nintendo games in general.
 
Damage2 said:
So Final Fantasy VII Rebirth did sell less that 140k in France
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This is surprising for France. FFVII original was quite huge here. I don't have the figures at hand but it was a massive success.

Let's see if a port on a newer console can change things for the better.
 
Kenka said:
This is surprising for France. FFVII original was quite huge here. I don't have the figures at hand but it was a massive success.

Let's see if a port on a newer console can change things for the better.
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FF VII Rebirth sold 134k.

Few others numbers:

Helldivers II sold 263k (console+PC)
Tekken 8 sold 100k
 
Note about hardware sales
  • Index
    • Actual data

    Hardware sales in France dropped by 35% in France last year to 692M€.

    All current gen platform saw double digit decline in units with Switch having the smalest drop while Xbox Series had the highest one.

    Xbox Series notably sold less units in France than Japan as previously reported here.

    Astral_lion02 estimates

    From my estimates PS5 was the best selling platform 0.9M units sold (ASP ~510€), then come Switch with 0.7M (ASP ~280€) and then Xbox Series (ASP ~370€) with 0.1M.

    Life-to-date Nintendo Switch sold 8.7M in France, PS5 3.3M and Xbox Series 0.8M.

    This give a total of 1.7M units down by ~30% from 2.4M of last year.

    Gen over Gen comparison:
    Through each console's first 50 months in the French market (life to date ending Dec 2024 for both XBS and PS5), PS5 lifetime unit sales trails PS4 by ~21%, while Xbox Series trails Xbox One by ~38%.
    Through 38 months in France (through Dec 2023), PS5 trailed PS4 by ~25% while Xbox Series trailed Xbox one by ~30%.

    (Data calculated using numbers rouded to nearst 100k)
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    Previous years results (units):
    Astral_lion02 said:
    France Hardware sales [GFK]
    -2020202120222023LTD
    Nintendo Switch1.5M1.3M1.0M0.9M8.0M
    PS50.1M0.6M0.4M1.3M2.4M
    Xbox Series0.1M0.2M0.2M0.2M0.7M
    Others0.6M0.2M0.1M0.0M-
    TOTAL2.3M2.3M1.7M2.4M-
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    • Astral_lion02 said:
    FF VII Rebirth sold 134k.

    Few others numbers:

    Helldivers II sold 263k (console+PC)
    Tekken 8 sold 100k
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    00./00. Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix) {2020.04.10} (70€) - 192.000 / NEW (1)

    Down quite a bit but expected. Covid was perfect storm for Remake in 2020. Helldivers 2 didn't do that well in France relatively.
     
    PS5 is an okay hold, basically on par with PS4 but it needs to be more to make up the big drops from pandemic.
    Insanely high ASP of 510 shows there is plenty of room to grow if they discount/sale more often.

    FFXV - 235k (phy)
    FF7R - <142k (phy) (192K with digital)
    FF16 - 104k (phy)
    FF7R - 102k (phy) (134K with digital)

    JP 3rd P in general have a hard time in France it seems. Like Elden Ring in most markets was closer to Hogwarts but in FR it was 60%+ less!
    RE8 did 174K, MHW was <170K.

    GT7 legs are phenomenal. Better than most Playstation and Nintendo games. Would not be surprised if it hit 1M LTD and became PS's best selling exclusive in France.

    The other stand out is DBZ0, which sold similar to some big PS exclusives (UC, HFW), was even close to ER (410k).

    Next year will be very interesting with NSW2 and GTA. Also keeping an eye on Yotei, since GoT is a well known franchise now. AC sell 350-550K, going to see how close Ghost gets and also vs Shadows.
     
    For such a strong console market, it is fascinating to see HellDivers basically run a 50/50 split with PC.

    And yeah, FF brand is hurting. What else can be said?
     
    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sales are insane... Is it the best-selling game of all-time in France?
     
    Minecraft sold at retail 5,5 million units in France and Japan alone. The game might well be at 30m+ units worldwide considering digital sales.
     
    The legs of Gran Turismo 7 in Europe are nothing short of spectacular.

    Edit: Oh yeah and...GO ASTRO!!
     
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