U.S. video game sales 2018, by gender
The graph shows the distribution of U.S. video game sales by genre. In 2018, 11.1 percent of all video games sold in the United States were sports games.
Video game sales in the United States in 2018, by genre
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Statistics on Game consoles
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global revenue of video game consoles 2014-2027
- Premium Statistic Global revenue growth of video game consoles 2014-2025
- Premium Statistic Per capita revenue of the global video game consoles market 20013-2026
- Premium Statistic Revenue share of the global video game consoles market 2017-2025 by sales channel
- Premium Statistic Current-gen video game console unit sales worldwide 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Game consoles computer graphics hardware market size worldwide 2013-2024
Regional markets
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- Premium Statistic Global revenue of video game consoles 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Video game console market revenue in the United States 2013 to 2026
- Premium Statistic United States: revenue growth of video game consoles from 2014-2026
- Premium Statistic Revenue of video game consoles in Europe from 2013 to 2026
PlayStation
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- Premium Statistic Sony PlayStation gaming hardware sales revenues worldwide 2012-2025
- Premium Statistic PlayStation lifetime unit sales worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic PlayStation 4 lifetime unit sales worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic PlayStation 3 lifetime unit sales worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic PlayStation 2 lifetime unit sales worldwide 2022, by region
Xbox
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- Premium Statistic Microsoft Xbox gaming hardware sales revenues worldwide 2012-2025
- Premium Statistic Xbox 360 and Xbox One annual unit sales worldwide 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Xbox One lifetime unit sales worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Xbox 360 lifetime unit sales worldwide 2022, by region
Nintendo
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- Premium Statistic Nintendo gaming hardware sales revenues worldwide 2012-2025
- Premium Statistic Nintendo Switch lifetime unit sales worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Nintendo Wii lifetime unit sales worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Nintendo 3DS lifetime unit sales worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Nintendo DS lifetime unit sales worldwide 2022, by region
Special focus: Console games
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- Premium Statistic All-time best selling console games worldwide 2023, based on unit sales
- Premium Statistic All time best-selling PS4 video games worldwide as of 2021, by unit sales
- Basic Statistic Top selling Nintendo Switch games worldwide 2022
- Basic Statistic Top selling Nintendo Wii games worldwide 2022
- Basic Statistic Top selling Nintendo 3DS games worldwide in 2022
- Basic Statistic Top selling Nintendo DS games worldwide 2022
Further related statistics
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- Favorite video game genres in the U.S. 2022
- Average annual expenditure of affluent U.S. households on video game software 2016
- Number of games receiving a license from the Chinese government Q1 2019
- Italy: playing video games with others among teenagers 2016
- Number of foreign games receiving a license from the Chinese government Q1 2019
- Annual revenue of video games in Taiwan 2017-2026
- Acceptable price points of gaming subscriptions Thailand 2020, by gamer type
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Entertainment Software Association. (May 9, 2019). Video game sales in the United States in 2018, by genre [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189592/breakdown-of-us-video-game-sales-2009-by-genre/
Entertainment Software Association. "Video game sales in the United States in 2018, by genre." Chart. May 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189592/breakdown-of-us-video-game-sales-2009-by-genre/
Entertainment Software Association. (2019). Video game sales in the United States in 2018, by genre. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189592/breakdown-of-us-video-game-sales-2009-by-genre/
Entertainment Software Association. "Video Game Sales in The United States in 2018, by Genre." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189592/breakdown-of-us-video-game-sales-2009-by-genre/
Entertainment Software Association, Video game sales in the United States in 2018, by genre Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189592/breakdown-of-us-video-game-sales-2009-by-genre/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Video game sales in the United States in 2018, by genre [Graph], Entertainment Software Association, May 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189592/breakdown-of-us-video-game-sales-2009-by-genre/