We currently live in a world where the video game They are part of the daily lives of millions of people. for those who are gamers, His big day was celebrated yesterday. August 29th was the International Video Game Day. Do you know why it came about? Due to an initiative carried out in 2008 by the main Spanish magazines specialized in video games.
Today’s world is changing and the The video game industry is an attractive market. The data of Statista Market Insights show that gaming is an extremely popular and profitable industry worldwide. Global sales forecast will be close to $400 billion in 2023. Of the six largest video game markets in the world, three are Asian countries. The leading country in the world market is China, where the industry of gaming It will bill $110,100 million this year and nearly $143,000 million in 2026. Followed by the United States with sales of around $96,000 million.
In third place is Japan with 75,000 million. On the other hand, this sector is in Spain has a positive trend thanks to the internet. Sales are $2.3 billion.
Smartphones, the preferred support for video games in Spain
Worldwide, Mobile games generate most of the revenue, approx. 72%. This percentage is even higher in China, at 75%, and in some Latin American countries.
More and more Spanish video game users prefer using smartphones to other digital media. Thus, smartphones have become the most commonly used device by consumers. gamersso the macro poll Statista Consumer Insights. Specific, 51% of respondents in Spain say they usually use their smartphone for thiscompared to 33% doing the same with a games console and 32% with a laptop or PC.
How is the Spanish player doing?
Video games make up a large part of Spanish gamers’ free time. If we look at the profile of the player in Spain, a 53% of gamers are men and 47% women. The average age has also fallen. 13% of the men and 11% of the women were between 25 and 34 years old.
A reality that is repeated in the professional field, since the percentage of women in the workforce of companies in the sector is less than 20%.
The 10 best-selling used video games in Spain
Video games are among the products with the greatest demand on the used market. on the occasion World Video Game DayCash Converters, a company specializing in the purchase and sale of used products, has published a ranking with the The 10 best-selling used video games in Spain last year.
This list, headed by Grand Theft Auto V for Play Station 4contains six games for PS4one for PS5 and three are compatible with Nintendo switch.
These are the 10 best selling used video games in Spain:
From the second year in a rowGrand Theft Auto continues to lead the rankings in its PS4 version.
Although this game was released almost two decades ago plays in an open world in which players can move freely through different scenarios. It is the most desirable gamers on the used market.
- Read Dead Redemption 2 PS4
The second best seller is that Western film Read Dead Redemption 2, a video game that has climbed two spots since last yearwhen it was number four on the list.
This single player or online multiplayer action-adventure game is set in 1899 in the American Wild West and takes place in an open-world setting with a fictionalized version of the West, Midwest and South America. The United States.
- Call of Duty Black OPS 4 PS4
The war genre is also represented in the ranking. This series title call of Duty I climbed two places compared to last year and am on the podium this listing.
The game’s story takes place during the Cold War, mainly during the Vietnam War. The protagonist is an agent of the group for study and observation (LIKE G) and Agent of the Department of Special Activities (SAD) from the CIA. As in other installments of the saga, the game revolves around first-person shooters and the environment is closed and linear.
If FIFA 21 for PS4 took third place last year, it’s the case this year Football has its place in the ranking with FIFA 22.
The popular video game improves with each edition and FIFA 22 brought some new features compared to the previous version: technical improvements with a learning algorithm for capturing gameplay the soccer player Goalkeeper AI improved, the tempo change in one-on-one with the explosive sprintnew offensive tacticsetc.
- Call of Duty Black OPS 3 PS4
Although it was launched almost a decade ago, according to Cash Converters, fifth place on the used market is another installment of the Call of Duty war saga for Play Station 4.
The latest title in the legendary racing game series is number six on the bestseller list. More than 420 cars, almost 100 tracks and a playing time of more than 50 hours They have made this video game one of the most sought after on the used market.
- The Last of Us Remastered PS4
This game by Action and adventure, with certain accents Survival HorrorHe managed to sneak up to seventh place.
This remastered edition for PS4 includes a improved graphics area This gives more realism to the different scenarios of the game A strange plague takes hold of humans, turning them into deformed beings who roam the cities of the United States, killing each other to make up for shortages of food and weapons.
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe N Switch
The Speed ​​and Racing ranks eighth in its funniest version, from the hands of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This game manages to stay in the same position on the list for the second year in a row.
Mario Kart 8 supports up to eight drivers in local multiplayer games.
- Super Mario Odyssey N Switch
character created by Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the most famous in the world of electronic games, Mario Bross is creeping back up the leaderboard and maintaining its position compared to the Cash Converters leaderboard from a year ago.
It’s a 3D open world game with the best graphics in the series. In this case, the character’s hat plays a big role and offers various functions, such as helping the player navigate the scenes or controlling enemies.
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild N-Switch
The eighteenth part of the series Action and adventure complete the ranking this year. A sprawling open world and the ability for the player to roam freely throughout Hyrule territory make this game a favorite on the used market.