Video Games $43 Billion Dollar (USD) Industry

The video games industry is now a $43,400,000,000 (that is billion United States Dollar) industry. That is higher than the movie theater industry at $ 41,700,000,000 (billion United States Dollars) or the streaming media services industry at 2,800,000,000 (billion United States Dollars. That is an 18% increase over 2017. The video games figure does not even include digital sales. Some of the top games of last year were Red Dead Redemption 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Mario Kart 8, Battlefield V, Super Mario Odyssey, Call of Duty: WWII, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Party and Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu. All according to the Fortune website video titled "Americans spent a ton of money on video Games in 2018".

It is amazing to see how far video game sales have come. I have picked up Call of Duty Black Ops 4, Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate and Battlefield V last year 2018. Please continue to buy physical games whenever possible to support local businesses and jobs in your community. Gaming is everyone! Remember respect in online voice chat! Make gaming a positive experience for everyone! Thank you for your support.

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NDP Group Top Games Sales 2018 from the video:

1. Red Dead Redemption II
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
3. NBA 2K19
4. Madden NFL 19
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
6. Marvel’s Spider-Man
7. Far Cry 5
8. God of War 2018
9. Monster Hunter: World
10. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
11. Grand Theft Auto V
12. Mario Kart 8
13. FIFA 19
14. Battlefield V
15. Super Mario Odyssey
16. Call of Duty: WWII
17. Dragon Ball: Fighterz
18. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
19. Super Mario Party
20. Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu

NDP Website Top Games Sales Including Digital December 2018:

Top 10 Selling Video Games (Retail and Digital), December 2018

Rank	Rank Last Month	Title	Publisher
1	NEW	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*	Nintendo
2	1	Red Dead Redemption II	Take 2 Interactive (Corp)
3	2	Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII^	Activision Blizzard (Corp)
4	3	Battlefield V^	Electronic Arts
5	7	NBA 2K19	Take 2 Interactive (Corp)
6	14	Mario Kart 8*	Nintendo
7	8	Madden NFL 19^	Electronic Arts
8	12	Super Mario Party*	Nintendo
9	5	Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*	Nintendo
10	13	Marvel's Spider-Man	Sony (Corp)

* - Digital Not Included | ^ - PC Digital Not Included

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Sources:

'Americans Spent a Ton of Money on Video Games in 2018" video and NDP Group Data
http://fortune.com/2019/01/23/2018-video-game-sales-totals/

NDP Group Video Games Sales December 2018
https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/industry-expertise/video-games/