This quarterly report offers a recap of the Q1 games markets in the US, Japan and Western Europe, including HW and SW 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:

• An update on the digital transition and how it may impact retail as well as the value and future of annualized franchises

• The decline of the number of active platforms and how it may impact Japan’s market the most

• Array of dashboards highlighting Q1 performance with year-over-year and full-

• Detailed IDG 5-year forecast in Excel and Tableau formats

Released: June 3, 2019