Video Games in Germany

June 2024 | 24 pages | ID: V4723E39DE7EN
Euromonitor International Ltd

Abstracts

Video games in Germany continued to record positive growth in 2023 as the trend for gaming remained prevalent, ensuring value sales remained significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels. The category has acquired a huge number of gamers in Germany, especially during the pandemic, and although the number is now reaching the optimal phase, these “new” gamers continued to invest in their hobby in 2023.

Euromonitor International's Video Games in Germany report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2019-2023, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market – be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2028 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Video Games Hardware, Video Games Software.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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• Get a detailed picture of the Video Games market;
• Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
• Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
• Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

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Contents

Video Games in Germany
Euromonitor International
June 2024

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

VIDEO GAMES IN GERMANY
KEY DATA FINDINGS

2023 DEVELOPMENTS

Console games as main growth driver of video games in 2023
Trend towards mobile and digital games in Germany
PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series are booming, while Nintendo Switch struggles
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Hardware sales to remain cyclical while software sales to maintain steady growth
Sales of AR/VR headsets hindered by financial barriers
In-game purchases to remain leading source of value sales generation
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Video Games by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 2 Sales of Video Games by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Video Games: % Value 2019-2023
Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Video Games: % Value 2020-2023
Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Video Games Hardware: % Value 2019-2023
Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Video Games Hardware: % Value 2020-2023
Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Video Games Software: % Value 2019-2023
Table 8 Distribution of Video Games by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 9 Distribution of Video Games Hardware by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 10 Distribution of Video Games Software by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 11 Distribution of Video Games Software (Physical) by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 12 Distribution of Video Games Software (Digital) by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 13 Forecast Sales of Video Games by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 14 Forecast Sales of Video Games by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
TOYS AND GAMES IN GERMANY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Toys and games in 2023: The big picture

2023 KEY TRENDS

Competitive landscape
Retailing developments
What next for toys and games?
MARKET DATA
Table 15 Sales of Toys and Games by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 16 Sales of Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Toys and Games: % Value 2019-2023
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Toys and Games: % Value 2020-2023
Table 19 Distribution of Toys and Games by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 20 Forecast Sales of Toys and Games by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research Sources