Industry: The Top 5 Miniatures Games 2016

It’s a fight for your hobby dollar – come take a look at who came out on top in 2016!

Based on the U.S. Sales data gathered by Industry Watchdog ICv2, here are your Top 5 Non-Collectible Miniatures Lines from the fall of 2016:

via ICv2

This chart of the Top 5 Non-Collectible Miniature Lines (hobby channel) reflects sales in Fall 2016.  The charts are based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.

1: Star Wars X-Wing –  Fantasy Flight Games

2: Warhammer 40K – Games Workshop

3: Warmachine – Privateer Press

4: Warhammer Age of Sigmar – Games Workshop

5: Hordes –  Privateer Press

We covered the previous year’s results too and it’s interesting to see the mix shift this much:

Fall 2015 Top 5 Non-Collectable Miniatures Lines:

1: Star Wars X-Wing
Fantasy Flight Games

2: Warhammer*
Games Workshop

3: Star Wars Armada
Fantasy Flight Games

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4: Warmachine**
Privateer Press

5: Star Trek Attack Wing
WizKids/NECA

*It was not specified which version of “Warhammer” this was referring to. It may have been Just 40k, AoS, or a combination of both.

**It was not specified if “Warmachine” was just Warmachine or if Hordes was also considered as part of the sales data.

However you slice it, FFG’s X-Wing has retained it’s #1 spot. Star Trek Attack Wing and Star Wars Armada were both bumped off this year’s list and Age of Sigmar and Hordes have come back strong.

Overall, you’re seeing the trends continue with Fantasy Flight Games in the lead, Games Workshop in a strong second and Privateer Press coming in third. For more details check out ICv2’s full write-up on the state of the Industry in 2016 – “An Eight Year of Growth In Hobby Games” – it’s an interesting read and it sounds like the past year was pretty positive across the board.

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Author: Adam Harrison

Writer, Editor, Texas Native, and now Tex-Pat, Adam covers all things Tabletop Gaming. Which includes Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, D&D, Board Games and everything else that involves dice, boards, cards and a table. A hobbyist, player, and collector of miniatures and games, Adam's current obsession are his Death and Chaos Armies for Age of Sigmar, his Blood Angels and Tyranids for 40k, an expanding collection of Marvel: Crisis Protocol minis, and his ever growing Arkham Horror: The Card Game Collection.