The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for April, which was a somewhat mixed bag of a month. Players spent $4.1 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in March, a 5 percent year-on-year decrease. Hardware sales were up 7 percent year-on-year, but software and content sales were down 6 percent. The red-hot PS5 was once again the #1 console in terms of both unit and dollar sales, followed by Switch and Xbox Series X/S.
On the software front, the Star Wars Jedi: Survivor debuted at #1, jumping to #4 on the overall 2023 sales charts despite only being on sale for two days in April. Meanwhile, Dead Island 2 debuted with a strong #2 placing on the charts, which Embracer Group has to be pleased about considering the game’s troubled development history. Other new games on the list include EA PGA Tour at #7, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection at #8, Minecraft Legends at #11, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster I – VI Collection at #14, and Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp at #15. In other news, Hogwarts Legacy is perhaps not showing the legs some expected, as the game dropped down to the #6 position in April.
Here are April’s top 20 games according to Circana:
1 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
2 - Dead Island 2
3 - MLB The Show 23
4 - Resident Evil 4
5 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
6 - Hogwarts Legacy
7 - EA Sports PGA Tour
8 - Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection
9 - FIFA 23
10 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
11 - Minecraft Legends
12 - Elden Ring
13 - Minecraft
14 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster I - VI Collection
15 - Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp
16 - New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
17 - The Last of Us Part I
18 - Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
19 - Madden NFL 23
20 - Super Mario 3D World Deluxe
And here are the top games of 2023 to date:
1 - Hogwarts Legacy
2 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
3 - Resident Evil 4
4 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
5 - MLB The Show 23
6 - Dead Island 2
7 - Dead Space
8 - FIFA 23
9 - Madden NFL 23
10 - Elden Ring
What are your thoughts on the April NPD/Circana charts? Any big surprises or things you’re happy to see?
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