In 2020, the video game business experienced tremendous sales. One of the main reason behind this growth is the free time people had due to the lockdown.
In the UK, an average gamer used to spend 13 hours per week enjoying their favorite games before the lockdown, but these hours climbed by 5 hours (18 hours per week) during the pandemic.
There are a lot of games, people loved to play. Here is some of the most popular gaming franchise in the UK.
Call of Duty
As per the survey of 1001 UK adults, Call of duty ranked to be the favorite among Brits. COD is a first person shooter video game. The game had been in the market since 2003 and was a big hit and had a very big player’s base. Released on October 2019, COD: Modern Welfare was 16th title in the COD. The game was able to accumulate $600 million after three days of releasing. Activision said in December of the same year that the game had grossed over $1 billion.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Super Mario is a video game established in 1985. There are various series published by the brand. Among them Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a Nintendo Switch compilation game that was released in 2020. It was released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Super Mario franchise. Nintendo marketed the game’s upcoming delisting which increased the sales significantly. The Mario game collection saw a 276 percent growth in sales week over week.
Grand Theft Auto
Developed by Rockstar North, GTA 5 is an action adventure games released in 2013. As per the Entertainment Retailers Association of the United Kingdom, around 112,722 units of Grand Theft Auto 5 was sold in 2020. In addition, the game outperformed several other hugely successful titles in 2020, like The Last of Us Part 2 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The reason behinds its popularity is Rockstar Games unwavering support for GTA Online.
Mario Kart
Mario Kart is a go-kart racing video game series created and distributed by Nintendo. Regardless of the fact that it is an improved version of the Wii U game, it is the most popular Switch game. About 30 million copies were being sold around the world. In the UK, since its release in 2017, the game's sales have improved year after year. It is one of the most popular boxed games in the United Kingdom. In 2020, more boxed copies of the game were sold than in 2019.
