Best-selling video games in Italy in 2022

You may need guessed it already, however identical to many international locations on this planet, the preferred recreation in Italy is FIFA. In 2022, FIFA was each the No.1 and No.3 best-selling recreation within the nation, in accordance with the Recreation Gross sales Information (GSD).

FIFA 23 simply took the No.1 spot, outselling its closest rival, Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 2, by greater than thrice the variety of copies offered. Additionally, coming in simply behind Name of Obligation within the No.3 place was FIFA 22.

On high of this, FIFA 23 has already turn out to be the second most-purchased title of 2023 to this point, simply behind the Harry Potter-inspired RPG, Hogwarts Legacy
3. With Italy’s longstanding love of the sport and excellent success on the pitch, it’s little shock that FIFA is so broadly well-liked with Italians.

Per the PC and console information from the GSD, round 11.5 million video games had been offered in Italy in 2022. This is kind of the identical because it was in 2021. With that stated, figures to this point this yr are exhibiting a 4% enhance in recreation gross sales, with nearly 6 million titles having already been offered within the area.

In 2022, total console gross sales had been down by roughly 10% from that of the yr earlier, totaling round €287 million. This was stated to be the results of a number of elements similar to Nintendo Swap console gross sales beginning to decline and the now notorious inventory shortages suffered by the PlayStation 5 upon its launch. Whereas gross sales of each platforms dipped final yr, the Xbox Collection X/S loved a virtually 10% enhance in console gross sales.

Evaluating this with the figures from 2023 to this point, issues have elevated dramatically, with total console gross sales at the moment up by nearly 105%. With a gradual provide of PlayStation 5’s now accessible, gross sales income for the console has skyrocketed by nearly 300%, whereas Nintendo Swap purchases proceed to say no year-over-year. Gross sales of the Xbox Collection X/S are additionally down by round 20% in comparison with final yr.

With regards to the general demographic of players in Italy, the statistics range. In 2022, solely 32% of the inhabitants performed video video games in some capability. This comes to simply over 14 million players and is lower than many different international locations in Europe.

80% of that whole are gamers over the age of 18, with 30 being the age of the typical gamer. 70% of total gamers selected cell gaming as their most well-liked platform, whereas round 45% of gamers additionally selected to play on consoles, and round 40% performed on PC.

In a considerably stunning statistic, roughly 42% of players in Italy are feminine. Based on the information, male players predominantly play sports activities video games, racing sims, and journey video games, whereas, feminine players lean extra in the direction of family-friendly video games and journey titles. Solely round 10% of girls had been stated to play sports activities video games.

With reference to variety of hours performed, greater than 70% of Italians admitted to enjoying some type of gaming on a weekly/every day foundation. Round 20% stated they play for at the very least an hour every week, whereas roughly 10% admit to enjoying at the very least sooner or later a month, which is kind of a wholesome statistic in comparison with another international locations.

Information from 2022 confirmed that the typical playtime for players in Italy was round 7.5 hours every week. It is a important lower from the peak of the pandemic again in 2021 when the totaled quantity was recorded to be nearly 9 hours per week.