March 25, 2024 4:21 PM 19659002 Helldivers 2 Helldivers 2 Image Credit: Arrowhead Studios 19659005 Are you seeking to display your brand name in front of the video gaming market’s leading leaders? Find out more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship chances 19659006 here 19659007 Helldivers 2 has actually soared as much as the top of the sales charts for February, according to industry-tracking company Circana. Arrowhead’s phenom not just topped the bestseller charts for the month, however likewise the year-to-date. Approved, that’s just 2 months, however it takes an unique title to dismiss Call of Duty. While video game sales were good total, hardware sales plunged in February– though this does not come as an overall surprise. 19659009 “February computer game hardware costs decreased 30% when compared to a year back, to $349 million,” stated Mat Piscatella, Circana’s executive manufacturer for video games reports. “All console platforms were down a minimum of 19% compared to a year back.” In February 2023, hardware sales increased by 68%, suggesting that the drop this year is potentially less of a decrease and more of a correction. February 2024 Dollar Sales, Millions 19659011 Feb 2023 Feb 19459029 2024 Modification Overall Video Game Sales 19659015 $4,636 19659016 $4,714 19659017 2% 19659018 Computer Game Content (Physical & & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription customer costs throughout Console, Cloud, Mobile *, Portable, PC and VR platforms) $3,962 19659020 $4,146 5% Computer Game Hardware 19659023 $498 $349 19659025 -30% Computer Game Accessories 19659027 $175 $219 25% 19659030 * Mobile costs supplied by Sensor Tower That stated, accessory sales are up by 25% year-over-year, with the PlayStation Portal being the very popular device for the month. Piscatella likewise reports information from Circana’s mobile partner, Sensor Tower, which reveals that Monopoly Go have actually raised mobile video gaming invest by 17% from in 2015. 19659032 “PlayStation 5 led the February and year-to-date hardware market in both system and dollar sales,” stated Piscatella. “Nintendo Switch completed 2nd in system sales, while Xbox Series positioned 2nd in dollars throughout both period.” 19659033 GB Event GamesBeat Summit Call for Speakers 19659035 We’re enjoyed open our require speakers to our flagship occasion, GamesBeat Summit 2024 hosted in Los Angeles, where we will check out the style of “Resilience and Adaption”. Apply to speak here Circana February 2024: Top 20 very popular video games in the U.S. 19659038 Rank Last Month Rank 19659040 Title Publisher 19659042 1 BRAND-NEW 19659044 Helldiver II Sony (Corp) 19659046 2 19659047 BRAND-NEW Last Fantasy VII: Rebirth Square Enix Inc (Corp) 3 19659051 1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) Activision Blizzard (Corp) 4 BRAND-NEW 19659056 Skull and Bones 19659057 Ubisoft 19659058 5 2 19659060 Tekken 8 19659061 Bandai Namco Entertainment 19659062 6 19659063 5 Madden NFL 24 Electronic Arts 19659066 7 19659067 3 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Warner Bros. Games 8 BRAND-NEW Last Fantasy VII Remake & & Rebirth Twin Pack Square Enix Inc (Corp) 19659074 9 4 19659076 P3: Persona 3: Reload 19659077 Numerous Video Game Manufacturers 10 6 19659080 Hogwarts Legacy 19659081 Warner Bros. Games 19659082 11 BRAND-NEW Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024 )* Nintendo 19659086 12 19659087 8 19659088 EA Sports FC 24 19659089 Electronic Arts 13 19659091 10 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Sony) 19659093 Sony (Corp) 14 19659095 14 Elden Ring 19659097 Bandai Namco Entertainment 19659098 15 19659099 11 Super Mario Bros Wonder * 19659101 Nintendo 19659102 16 19659103 17 Minecraft Numerous Video Game Manufacturers 17 18 Mario Kart 8 * 19659109 Nintendo 18 15 19659112 Mortal Kombat 1 Warner Bros. Games 19 21 19659116 Rainbow Six: Siege Ubisoft 20 12 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Ubisoft * Digital sales not consisted of. The success of Helldivers 2 is the most apparent takeaway from February’s sales chart, thanks in part to the video game going viral in the video games neighborhood. Piscatella kept in mind that 60% of Helldivers 2’s sales originated from Steam this month, which it’s the “7th greatest overall ever attained by a Sony released title in the U.S.” 19659124 Last Fantasy VII Rebirth and its twin pack have actually made it onto the list, as have other brand-new titles like Ubisoft’s infamously postponed Skull & & Bones, and Nintendo’s Mario vs. Donkey Kong remake. There aren’t numerous video games that have actually made it onto the list from a low positioning– the closest would be Rainbow Six: Siege, which is presently going through a revival , most likely in part thanks to the finals of the Six Invitational occasion. Helldivers ruled supreme in playtime on Steam, however not on Playstation In Circana’s gamer engagement tracker charts, Helldivers 2 had the most month-to-month active users (MAU) on Steam in February, vanquishing previous preferred Palworld. It was not as high up the PlayStation chart, taking seventh location after the normal suspects like Fortnite, Roblox and Call of Duty HQ. It is, nevertheless, exceeding other favorites such as Apex Legend and Minecraft. 19659127 A couple of video games have actually handled to leap up the MAU list, such as The Last Epoch on Steam, which moves from area 113 to seventh location thanks to its early gain access to launch. Dead Island 2 leapt from area 121 on Xbox to 8th location thanks to the video game’s launch on Xbox Game Pass. 19659128 Circana February 2024: 20 very popular video games of 2022 up until now 19659129 Rank 19659130 Last Month 19659132 Rank 19659133 Title Publisher 1 BRAND-NEW Helldivers 2 19659138 Sony (Corp) 2 19659140 1 19659141 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) 19659142 Activision Blizzard (Corp) 3 19659144 2 19659145 Tekken 8 Bandai Namco Entertainment 4 19659148 BRAND-NEW Last Fantasy VII: Rebirth 19659150 Square Enix Inc (Corp) 5 19659152 3 19659153 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League 19659154 Warner Bros. Games 19659155 6 19659156 5 Madden NFL 24 Electronic Arts 19659159 7 19659160 4 19659161 P3: Persona 3: Reload Several Video Game Manufacturers 8 19659164 6 Hogwarts Legacy Warner Bros. Games 9 19659168 BRAND-NEW 19659169 Skull and Bones Ubisoft 19659171 10 8 19659173 EA Sports FC 24 19659174 Electronic Arts 19659175 11 10 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Sony) 19659178 Sony (Corp) 12 19659180 7 19659181 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 19659182 Sega 19659183 13 19659184 9 The Last of United States: Part II Sony (Corp) 14 11 Super Mario Bros. Wonder * 19659190 Nintendo 15 19659192 14 Elden Ring 19659194 Bandai Namco Entertainment 19659195 16 BRAND-NEW Last Fantasy VII Remake & & Rebirth Twin Pack 19659198 Square Enix Inc (Corp) 19659199 17 12 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Ubisoft 19659203 18 19659204 17 19659205 Minecraft Several Video Game Manufacturers 19 15 19659209 Mortal Kombat 1 Warner Bros. Games 19659211 20 19659212 18 19659213 Mario Kart 8 * Nintendo * Digital sales not consisted of. Not just did Helldivers 2 leading the very popular charts for the month, however it likewise is the very popular video game of the year up until now. Other titles that have actually made the dive to the YTD list consist of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Skull & & Bones. 19659217 GB Daily Remain in the understand! Get the current news in your inbox everyday By subscribing, you accept VentureBeat’s Regards to Service. 19659220 Thanks for subscribing. Take a look at more VB newsletters here A mistake happened. 19659222 Learn more
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