Stellar Blade became the best-selling game of April in the United States, surpassing Helldivers 2 and Call of Duty in sales
The analytics company Circana discussed the state of the American gaming market in April. We have chosen the key points from the report.
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- In April, U.S. residents spent $4.09 billion on video games, gaming hardware, and accessories. This is 3% less than the previous year.
- Video game sales amounted to $3.73 billion (+2%), hardware sales were $208 million (-43%), and accessory sales were $152 million (-4%).
April 2024 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights from Circana — Projected total US spending on video game hardware, content and accessories fell 3% in April 2024 vs YA, to $4.1B. A 2% increase in content spending could not offset a 43% drop in hardware and a 4% dip in accessories. pic.twitter.com/ijIkidZQpq
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- The best-selling console in both dollar and unit sales remained the PlayStation 5. Dollar sales of the Nintendo Switch dropped by 69%.
- The PlayStation Portal was the best-selling accessory of the month.
- The top 5 best-selling games in April were: Stellar Blade, Helldivers 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Skull and Bones, and Fallout 4. The latter entered the top due to the popularity of the Amazon series; alongside it, Fallout 76 also made it into the top ten, ranking eighth.
April 2024 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games — U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content) pic.twitter.com/fTWBm2ACXT
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 29, 2024
- Call of Duty HQ took the top spot for monthly active players on PlayStation 5. On Xbox Series, Fortnite led in this regard, and on Steam, it was Helldivers 2.
