Guess who’s the 800 pound gorilla in the game store now? GW has been dethroned at #1 according to ICv2’s news Top 5 sales data!
The Top 5 “Non-Collectible Miniatures Games” for the Fall of 2015 (Based on U.S. Sales Data)
Source: ICv2
“This chart of the ICv2 “Top 5 Non-Collectible Miniature Games” shows U.S. sales for the Fall season, September through December. To develop this chart, we interviewed distributors, manufacturers, and retailers, then aggregated the information into a single ranking.”
1: Star Wars X-Wing
Fantasy Flight Games2: Warhammer
Games Workshop3: Star Wars Armada
Fantasy Flight Games4: Warmachine
Privateer Press5: Star Trek Attack Wing
WizKids/NECA
Okay so one caveat: we’re not 100% sure on if Warhammer means Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar or all GW in general. Same with Warmachine for Privateer Press, but there looks to be no stomping FFG as they have TWO games now in the Top 5 and lease the rights to the rules for the #5 game Star Trek Attack Wing.
Here’s the ICv2 report from 2014 (last year’s), compare the winners and the losers to 2015:
1: Warhammer 40k
Games Workshop
2: Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures
Fantasy Flight Games
3: Warmachine
Privateer Press
4: Star Trek Attack Wing
WizKids/NECA
5: Hordes
Privateer Press
So with that being said, is it time to lock S-Foils in attack position?
Top 5 Lists: Guess Who’s Back On Top for X-Wing?
Have you played any of these games? Which did YOU like and why?
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
