History of Video Games
2016
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Niantic Releases Pokemon GO, combining Augmented Reality gameplay with the hugely popular franchise. It will have over 500 million downloads by the end of the year.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment is established and moves its headquarters to the United States.
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The Xbox One S launched, featuring a smaller design from the Xbox One, support for 4K Ultra HD video streaming, and HDR Gaming support.
Video game consumer spending
Circana – U.S. Video Game Industry Sales – (Dollars, Billions)
Circana – U.S. Video Game Industry Sales – (Dollars, Billions)
(Dollars, Billions)
Top games by purchase
‘1995 through 2022 – U.S. Top 20 Best-Selling Games by Year (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales.
‘1995 through 2022 – U.S. Top 20 Best-Selling Games by Year (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales.
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