We know that FIFA 17 has achieved great success in this year, but do you know how successful it is? EA Sports' Fifa 2017 football simulation game that took the top spot across video, music and gaming with 2.5 million sales. Research from the Entertainment Retail Trade Association (ERA) found that Fifa 17 topped a video games sector that endured a physical sales slump of 16.4% to £776m, offset by digital’s 12.1% growth to £2.1bn.

 

 

In the ERA’s report for entertainment sales (video, music, and games) in the UK for 2016, they say £6.3 billion was generated, which is a new record and is up 3% from 2015. Total physical entertainment sales dropped by 15% in 2016 as digital sales rose, though there were some bright spots on the retail side: handheld software was up 21.3% £48.8 million (likely thanks to Pokemon Sun/Moon) and vinyl records were up 56.4% to £65.6 million. Games revenue was up 2.9% to just under £3 billion, but physical game sales declined 16% to £776 million. Digital game sales, meanwhile, were up 12% to £2.2 billion.

 

 

Kim Bayley ERA chief executive, said: “The music, video and games industries were understandably nervous about the advent of new digital services, but these figures provide resounding evidence of the benefits of our members’ investment in innovation.

 

“To have added over £1bn in new revenues in just four years is an incredible achievement. To put it another way, take away today’s digital services and the entertainment market would be barely a third the size it is today.”