Thursday May 16, 2024; Homer Glen, IL
May 20, 2024
ICv2 visited the Meijer Supercenter store at 14169 S Bell Road, Homer Glen, Illinois 60491 on Thursday May 16, 2024.
Orland Hills, IL
May 14, 2024
ICv2 visited the Walmart Supercenter at 9265 159th St. in Orland Hills, Illinois 60487 on the Monday evening of May 13, 2024.
May 12, 2024
May 13, 2024
We found the well-stocked games displays encompassing more fixtures than ever before.
Best Sales on Newer Evergreens
April 22, 2024
It was a tough year for hobby board and card games in 2023, with Covid-era trends continuing to revert and sales concentrating in core hobby evergreens, according to our reporting.
2023 RPG Sales Trends
April 12, 2024
Sales of Dungeons & Dragons declined, but sales of other brands grew in the rapidly changing market for roleplaying games in 2023, according to ICv2 reporting.
Trend Analysis and Fall-Holidays Top Brands Charts
April 7, 2024
ICv2's analysis of 2023 TCG sale trends, along with Fall-Holidays top brands charts.
Based on Growth Rate
March 29, 2024
Based on growth rate, non-collectible miniatures and miniatures games were the strongest hobby games category in 2023.
Holding on to Covid Gains
March 28, 2024
Hobby game sales eked out a nominal 1% increase in 2023, against the tough comparison to a third great year of Covid-fueled sales in 2022.
GAMA Expo 2024 Presentation – Audio and Deck
March 11, 2024
Here's the audio and deck from ICv2 CEO Milton Griepp's presentation at GAMA Expo 2024.
More TCG Brands, Board and Card Games Mix Shifts
February 12, 2024
It had a wider range of TCGs, and some shifts in board and card game product mix since our last visit.
January 6, 2024
February 7, 2024
ICv2 recently visited the Warhammer store located at 15766 South La Grange Road in Orland Park, Illinois on January 6, 2024.
Plus Summer Charts
January 3, 2024
Including charts of the best-selling games in those categories for the Summer season, May through August.