The data displays the distribution of U.S. video game sales by genre. In 2017, 11.6% of all video games sold in the U.S. were sports games.
Genre breakdown of video game sales in the U.S.
Fast-paced games seem to have been the most popular video game genres among U.S. video gamers in 2016. The most purchased genres were shooter games with 27.5% of all bought games, followed closely by action games. Third place was taken by role-playing games with 12.9%.
Since a 2008 peak in physical retail sales of interactive games, which brought approx.
