The Spanish Association of Video Games (AEVI) presented the yearbook 2014 videogame industry with positive results. For the association in 2014 the sector has consolidated the improvement started in the previous year and, thus, consumption increased by 6.8% over the previous year, reaching 996 million euros. The virtual football action games have marked the path of growth in the sector.
It is a stage for AEVI "diversified and evolving." 14 million players, in which women begin to represent 46% of the market are cited. Moreover, in the yearbook Spain's position as fourth largest market in Europe in consumption of video games it is concrete and AEVI considered "global significance".
These data strengthen the gaming industry, the audiovisual industry and interactive entertainment, as the first in the audiovisual industry in the country.Consumption of hard copies to digital continues to dominate, with 762,000 million euros compared to 170,000 million.
"We are witnessing a major boost to digital. Last year, the online consumption grew by 41% compared to 2013, which does not prevent consoles continue to have great success among consumers, "says Alberto González Lorca, president of the institution. As for the shelled sales, continues to dominate the software, with 364 million euros, compared to hardware, with 301 million euros, and in a distant third at 90 million euros peripherals. The software in this transition from one platform to another, has been reduced by a remarkable 9.2%.
Games for all
Of the 9.825 million million-selling games dominate home consoles regard to laptops, which have not been renovated in recent years and live under the threat of mobile developments. Average spending on home consoles is higher, too, with 243 million euros compared to 58 million portable consoles. The preferred platforms for the Spanish are PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4 and Wii. Among the best selling titles include "FIFA 15," "Minecraft" "Grand Theft Auto V 'and' Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare".
"Innovation must remain the primary objective of the sector, because not only improve the user experience, but also help keep attracting more public," he stresses.The outlook could not be more promising in this order: the video game market worldwide has reached the figures expected to reach in the next 2016.
The ten best-selling games in Spain
1. "Fifa 15" (PlayStation 3) - Electronic Arts
2. "Minecraft" (PlayStation 3) - Sony
3. "Fifa 15" (PlayStation 4) - Electronic Arts
4. "Grand Theft Auto V" (PlayStation 3) Take Two
5. "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare" (PlayStation 3) Activision Blizzard
6. "Just Dance 2015" (Wii) Ubisoft
7. "Just Dance 2014" (Wii) Ubisoft
8. "Call of Duty: Ghosts" (PlayStation 3) Activision Blizzard
9. "Tomodachi Life" (Nintendo 3DS) Nintendo
10. "Fifa 14" (PlayStation 3) Electronic Arts
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