The crash in 1983 had the largest impact in the United States, and rippled through all sectors of the global video game market worldwide, though sales of video games still remained strong in Japan, Europe, and Canada from the beleaguered American companies. It took several years for the U.S. industry to recover. The estimated market in 1982, including consoles, arcade, and personal computer games, dropped to by 1985, with a significant shift away from arcades and consoles to personal computer software in the years that followed.