IDG’s Forecast Update provides crucial insight and analysis into the trends affecting the console/retail landscape across the US, Europe, and Japan. Highlights include:

• Nintendo Switch – IDG commentary on the Switch’s performance to-date and sales for the console’s top performing software

• Analysis/Insights – Analysis of the latest trends affecting the console and handheld markets including PS4 vs. Xbox One sales comparison and 2DS XL’s launch effect on Japan’s 3DS market

• H1 2017 Performance Summaries – Hardware and Software H1 2017 performance summaries, along with top publishers and titles for the US, Western Europe and Japan

• IDG’s Five-Year Forecast – Provided in Excel and Tableau formats and accompanied by summary of changes made to the forecast by platform and country/territory

Released: August 24, 2017