This essential report offers preview of important retail trends ahead of the upcoming holiday period.

• IDG's market insights, including the impact of Black Friday discounts on launch sales, the future of the superhero genre after Spider-Man, and an updated VR forecast

• An updated 5-year forecast in Excel and Tableau for the retail markets in the US, Western Europe, and Japan

• H1’18 performance summaries, along with top titles and publishers for the US, Western Europe, and Japan

Released: November 15, 2018