You might need guessed it already, however similar to many international locations on the earth, 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 Sport Gross sales Knowledge (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 prime of this, FIFA 23 has already grow to be the second most-purchased title of 2023 to this point, simply behind the Harry Potter-inspired RPG, Hogwarts Legacy3. With Italy’s longstanding love of the sport and excellent success on the pitch, it’s little shock that FIFA is so broadly common 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% improve in recreation gross sales, with virtually 6 million titles having already been offered within the area.
In 2022, general 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 resembling Nintendo Change 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 Sequence X/S loved a virtually 10% improve in console gross sales.
Evaluating this with the figures from 2023 to this point, issues have elevated dramatically, with general console gross sales at the moment up by virtually 105%. With a gradual provide of PlayStation 5’s now accessible, gross sales income for the console has skyrocketed by virtually 300%, whereas Nintendo Change purchases proceed to say no year-over-year. Gross sales of the Xbox Sequence X/S are additionally down by round 20% in comparison with final yr.
Relating to the general demographic of avid gamers in Italy, the statistics fluctuate. In 2022, solely 32% of the inhabitants performed video video games in some capability. This comes to only over 14 million avid gamers 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 common gamer. 70% of general 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 shocking statistic, roughly 42% of avid gamers in Italy are feminine. Based on the information, male avid gamers predominantly play sports activities video games, racing sims, and journey video games, whereas, feminine avid gamers lean extra in 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 a minimum of an hour per week, whereas roughly 10% admit to enjoying a minimum of sooner or later a month, which is kind of a wholesome statistic in comparison with another international locations.
Knowledge from 2022 confirmed that the common playtime for avid gamers in Italy was round 7.5 hours per week. This can be a important lower from the peak of the pandemic again in 2021 when the totaled quantity was recorded to be virtually 9 hours per week.
1. FIFA 232. Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 23. FIFA 224. Grand Theft Auto 55. Elden Ring6. God of Warfare: Ragnarok7. Pokémon Legends: Arceus*7. Gran Turismo 79. Nintendo Change Sports activities*10. F1 22