Video Games in Canada

Abstract
Video games hugely benefitted from COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, with healthy double-digit value growth that was more than three times the value growth registered in 2019. School closures and work-from-home arrangements led to a shift to entertainment at home, with video games also benefitting from their social aspect (especially online competitive gaming). E-sports also registered significant growth in Canada during the pandemic, with digital communication on social media between gamers skyrocketi...

Euromonitor International's Video Games in Canada report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2017-2021, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market – be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2026 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Video Games Hardware, Video Games Software.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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* Get a detailed picture of the Video Games market;
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* Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

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Video Games in Canada

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VIDEO GAMES IN CANADA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2022 DEVELOPMENTS
Young adults maintain gaming habits post-pandemic
Gaming becomes a social hub for young adults
Hardware consoles see continued growth and mobile gaming explodes
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Healthy growth in mobile and online gaming
Growth and innovation in gaming fuels mergers and acquisitions, while first-party releases ensure continued growth in console gaming
Gen Z Canadians see future in virtual reality
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Video Games by Category: Value 2016-2021
Table 2 Sales of Video Games by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Video Games: % Value 2017-2021
Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Video Games: % Value 2018-2021
Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Video Games Hardware: % Value 2017-2021
Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Video Games Hardware: % Value 2018-2021
Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Video Games Software: % Value 2017-2021
Table 8 Distribution of Video Games by Format: % Value 2016-2021
Table 9 Distribution of Video Games Hardware by Format: % Value 2016-2021
Table 10 Distribution of Video Games Software by Format: % Value 2016-2021
Table 11 Distribution of Video Games Software (Physical) by Format: % Value 2016-2021
Table 12 Distribution of Video Games Software (Digital) by Format: % Value 2016-2021
Table 13 Forecast Sales of Video Games by Category: Value 2021-2026
Table 14 Forecast Sales of Video Games by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
TOYS AND GAMES IN CANADA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Toys and games in 2021: The big picture
2021 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retailing developments
What next for toys and games?
MARKET DATA
Table 15 Sales of Toys and Games by Category: Value 2016-2021
Table 16 Sales of Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Toys and Games: % Value 2017-2021
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Toys and Games: % Value 2018-2021
Table 19 Distribution of Toys and Games by Format: % Value 2016-2021
Table 20 Forecast Sales of Toys and Games by Category: Value 2021-2026
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
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