More than a million consoles sold since the beginning of the year
Analysts of the «M.Video group — Eldorado» shared some interesting statistics. Over the 11 months of 2023, the Russian game console market in units approximately doubled year-on-year and exceeded 1 million units sold. The entire gaming console market for 11 months of this year amounted to about 18 billion rubles, while in 2022 — about 8 billion rubles.
About 35% of this amount was accounted for by PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo consoles, and in monetary terms they occupy more than 85% of the market. As analysts noted, the growth in popularity of consoles is due to the restoration of the range due to the establishment of supply chains, the release of expected game releases and the general increase in the popularity of games in the country.
Game consoles — one of the most popular gifts for the New Year. In October — In November, analysts noted an increase in unit sales of consoles by 2.1 times, and increased activity is expected in December.