Facts and figures about games industry in The Netherlands

  David        10/04/2015

MCV has published a fascinating fact file on the games industry in The Netherlands on its website. For your convenience we have summarised the article in a few bullet points:

• The Netherlands is the 16th largest games industry in the world, generating a total revenue of $433.2 million (€394,27 million) last year (source: research firm Newzoo).
• The biggest proportion of the market is occupied by ‘serious’ games, such as training, educational and simulation titles.
• Social games see the most regular use among consumers, with 43% of gamers playing such titles daily.
• A fifth of Dutch gamers regularly invest in additional virtual in-game content. More than a third (35%) have purchased such content at least once.
• Games consoles see the least regular use; just one in ten gamers play on console every day.