Video game sales fall 1.6% y/y in Europe in 1H24, GI.biz reports

Consumers purchased just under 80M PC and console video games across Europe during the first half of 2024, Gamesindustry.biz’s Christopher Dring reports, citing data from GSD. The figure marks a 1.6% year-over-year decline in unit sales from teh start of 2023, which is a strong result considering the comparatively weaker release slate for the first six months of this year compared with last year, the author notes. Publicly traded companies in the space include Microsoft (MSFT), Sony (SONY), Electronic Arts (EA), GameStop (GME), NetEase (NTES), Nintendo (NTDOY), Take-Two (TTWO), Tencent (TCEHY) and Ubisoft (UBSFY).