At the end of 2020, both Sony and Microsoft saw the releases of their latest gaming consoles, the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox series S/X respectively. As such, gaming software sales for the companies increased in 2021 and are expected to fully take off in 2022 when the initial limited availability of the consoles has been overcome. Due to the popularity of the Nintendo Switch (2016 release), Nintendo's console gaming software revenue amounted to over 10 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, as the console gained a significant boost in popularity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DFC Intelligence. (August 9, 2021). Worldwide console gaming software revenue of Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony from 2012 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/269744/microsoft-nintendo-sony-global-console-gaming-software-revenue/
DFC Intelligence. "Worldwide console gaming software revenue of Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony from 2012 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269744/microsoft-nintendo-sony-global-console-gaming-software-revenue/
DFC Intelligence. (2021). Worldwide console gaming software revenue of Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony from 2012 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269744/microsoft-nintendo-sony-global-console-gaming-software-revenue/
DFC Intelligence. "Worldwide Console Gaming Software Revenue of Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony from 2012 to 2025 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269744/microsoft-nintendo-sony-global-console-gaming-software-revenue/
DFC Intelligence, Worldwide console gaming software revenue of Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony from 2012 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269744/microsoft-nintendo-sony-global-console-gaming-software-revenue/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Worldwide console gaming software revenue of Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony from 2012 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], DFC Intelligence, August 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/269744/microsoft-nintendo-sony-global-console-gaming-software-revenue/