This quarterly report offers a recap of the Q3 games markets in the US, Japan and Western Europe, including year-to-date hardware and software performance by platform, top publishers/titles by market, and an updated 5-year forecast with rationales. In addition, this report covers key trends in each market, including:

• Compendium of Holiday releases and discounts including Balck Friday hardware and software shopping guides

• Recent European market developments for games

• Analysis of the Switch Lite launch and its initial performance in the US and Japan

• Array of dashboards highlighting Q3 performance with year-over-year and full-year comparisons

• IDG’s detailed 5-year forecast in Excel and Tableau formats

Released: November 21, 2019