Video Games in Germany

June 2024
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Overview:

Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Video Games industry in Germany with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.

Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.

If you're in the Video Games industry in Germany, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.

The Video Games in Germany report includes:

  • Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
  • Detailed segmentation of international and local products
  • Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
  • Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
  • Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country

This report answers:

  • What is the market size of Video Games in Germany?
  • Which are the leading brands in Video Games in Germany?
  • How are products distributed in Video Games in Germany?
  • How is the rise of e-commerce impacting the retail landscape and traditional outlets?
  • What are the key safety regulations to observe in Germany?
  • How has retail disruption following COVID-19 and national lockdown impacted sales?
  • Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
  • Is it more important to appeal to children or adults?
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Video Games in Germany - Category analysis

KEY DATA FINDINGS

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
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
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 - Industry Overview

Toys and games in 2023: The big picture
2023 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retailing developments
What next for toys and games?
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

Summary 1 Research Sources
The following categories and subcategories are included:

Video Games

    • Hand-Held Consoles
    • Static Consoles
    • AR/VR Headsets
      • Computer Games (Physical)
      • Console Games (Physical)
      • Computer Games (Digital)
      • Console Games (Digital)
      • Online Games and Subscriptions
      • Mobile Games
        • Console Games (Physical)
        • Console Games (Digital)
        • Computer Games (Physical)
        • Computer Games (Digital)
      • Online Games and Subscriptions
      • Mobile Games
        • Computer Games (Game Sales)
        • Console Games (Game Sales)
        • Online Games and Subscriptions (Game Sales)
        • Mobile Games (Game Sales)
        • Computer Games (In-Game Purchases)
        • Console Games (In-Game Purchases)
        • Online Games and Subscriptions (In-Game Purchases)
        • Mobile Games (In-Game Purchases)

Video Games

This is the aggregation of video games hardware and video games software. Electronic/computerised educational toys such as Speak & Spell and LeapFrog are excluded from video games and included under pre-school. Video gaming population refers to the population that played a game at least once in the last 6 months on any covered platform. This includes players who have not spent any money on game purchases or in-game content purchases.

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