Mobile game IAPs down 7% as no new releases break top-grossing charts this year

Mobile game in-app purchases fell to $19.6 billion in the third quarter of 2026, down 7% year-over-year. That’s according to Aream & Co’s Q3 2026 Video Game Market Update report, which also identified a 12% fall in console games revenue at its "steepest drop in two years". Nintendo saw the sharpest decline of the three major consoles, down 18% Y/Y more than a year on from the launch of the Switch 2. ... [ MORE ]