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Stellar Blade was the only one of April’s new releases to make it onto the U.S. bestsellers list, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. Shift Up’s action title managed to make it to the number one spot on the list in a month marked by older games climbing the charts. Hardware sales have also declined precipitously in both this month and year-to-date.
“Projected total U.S. spending on video game hardware, content and accessories fell 3% in April 2024 vs. YA, to $4.1B,” said Mat Piscatella, Circana’s executive producer for games reports. “A 2% increase in content spending could not offset a 43% drop in hardware and a 4% dip in accessories.”
April 2024 Dollar Sales, MillionsApr2023Apr2024ChangeTotal Video Game Sales$4,202$4,096-3%Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms)$3,675$3,7362%Video Game Hardware$368$208-43%Video Game Accessories$159$152-4%*Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower
Most of the growth appears to have come from mobile spending, according to Sensor Tower’s data. While consoles’ sales numbers are still suffering in comparison to 2023’s boom period, that doesn’t appear to be the only reason for the drop. Piscatella added, “All current console hardware platforms fell a minimum of 26% year-on-year, with Switch showing the strongest year-on-year decline (-69%).”
The year-to-date chart shows that hardware sales for 2024 are tracking at 28% lower than they were in April 2023. Overall video game sales are up only 4% from 2023 YoY, and game content spending is up 8%. Accessories, on the other hand, are up 18% YTD from 2023, though this is obviously not driven by April’s 4% drop. According to Piscatella, the PlayStation Portal is the best-selling accessory for both April and 2024 YTD.
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Circana April 2024: Top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
RankLastMonthRankTitlePublisher1NEWStellar BladeSony (Corp)22Helldivers IISony (Corp)34Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)Activision Blizzar …
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Stellar Blade was the only one of April’s new releases to make it onto the U.S. bestsellers list, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. Shift Up’s action title managed to make it to the number one spot on the list in a month marked by older games climbing the charts. Hardware sales have also declined precipitously in both this month and year-to-date.
“Projected total U.S. spending on video game hardware, content and accessories fell 3% in April 2024 vs. YA, to $4.1B,” said Mat Piscatella, Circana’s executive producer for games reports. “A 2% increase in content spending could not offset a 43% drop in hardware and a 4% dip in accessories.”
April 2024 Dollar Sales, MillionsApr2023Apr2024ChangeTotal Video Game Sales$4,202$4,096-3%Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms)$3,675$3,7362%Video Game Hardware$368$208-43%Video Game Accessories$159$152-4%*Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower
Most of the growth appears to have come from mobile spending, according to Sensor Tower’s data. While consoles’ sales numbers are still suffering in comparison to 2023’s boom period, that doesn’t appear to be the only reason for the drop. Piscatella added, “All current console hardware platforms fell a minimum of 26% year-on-year, with Switch showing the strongest year-on-year decline (-69%).”
The year-to-date chart shows that hardware sales for 2024 are tracking at 28% lower than they were in April 2023. Overall video game sales are up only 4% from 2023 YoY, and game content spending is up 8%. Accessories, on the other hand, are up 18% YTD from 2023, though this is obviously not driven by April’s 4% drop. According to Piscatella, the PlayStation Portal is the best-selling accessory for both April and 2024 YTD.
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Circana April 2024: Top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
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