Top grossing games of 2016

It has been an excellent and eclectic year for the video games ,where we saw lot of new concept games and some sequels of established series. According to SuperData, worldwide digital game sales totaled $6.2 billion in March, up 5 percent compared to March 2015. In terms of growth by category, console came out on top, with revenue rising 23 percent, while sectors including mobile, free-to-play MMO, and PC also posted year-on-year growth.

It would be very hard to judge any game on the basis of its concept because the concept entertaining to one can be just ok to other , so here is the list of some to grossed games of 2016 of both platform (Mobile and console):-

Top Grossing Console Games by Revenue

1. Call of Duty:Infinite warfare:A day before Activision Blizzard launch Call of Duty:Infinite Warfare, the company reported record third quarter revenues, earnings per share and cash flow. Activision Blizzard exceeded their third quarter guidance with net revenues of $1.57 billion, a 58% increase year-over-year.

   

2. Battlefield 1: It a first-person shooter video game developed by EA DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It is the 15th instalment in the Battlefield series. Battlefield 1 was the best-selling retail game in the UK in its week of release. Its launch week sales surpassed the combined sales of both Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline.

   

3. FIFA 17: Developed by EA Vancouver , is an association football video game in the FIFA series, released on 27 September 2016 in North America and 29 September 2016 for the rest of the world. FIFA 17 has been the fastest selling edition of the franchise

   

4. Grand Theft Auto V: Game developed by Rockstar North had a record of highest revenue generated within 24 hours ($800 million). GTAV has sold 70 million copies earning,

   Sales of Grand Theft Auto products have generated $2.3 billion for Take Two since GTA5 launch.

   

5. Call of Duty:Blacks ops III – The game was released on November 6, 2015 as the sequel to previous Call of Duty series, the game is reaching 18 million units sold, earning a revenue of $818 million.

   

Top Grossing Mobile Games by Revenue

1. Pokemon go – Publisher: Niantic, Inc. ,Pokémon GO continues to top rankings with $128 million in November revenue as Niantic prepares for winter with physical location promotions.

   

2. Monster strike – Developer(s):Mixi, is a physical game with elements of strategy games and cooperative multiplayer, game has a daily revenue of $4.2 million.

   

3. Clash royals and Clash of clans :- Publisher: Supercell,Clash of Clans and Clash Royale earned a combined $210 million in November.

   

4. Mobile strike : is  massively multiplayer online strategy video game developed and published by Machine Zone,As of November 2016, the app is the second highest grossing game on Apple’s App Store.Mobile Strike earns $725300 in estimated daily revenue.

   

5. Game of war: Fire age :-Game is developed by Machine zone, and is a strategy genre game.Game of War has been grossing more than $1 million a day, according to Think Gaming.

   

So these were some games that ruled 2016 market in terms of grossing and entertained, a lot of game lovers in the year, and we can hope that new year would be even more exciting and entertaining with full of games with new concepts and new possibilities.