Throughout April, Europe witnessed a decline in PC and console sport gross sales, with a 5.3% drop in comparison with the identical interval in 2022. The month’s best-seller was Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, surpassing FIFA 23 to say the highest spot. Remarkably, Survivor achieved this feat regardless of being on sale for only some days on the time the info was collected. The sport noticed a robust launch, with gross sales growing by virtually 6% in comparison with its predecessor, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which was launched in November 2019.
Notably, 55% of Survivor’s gross sales have been digital, whereas, for Fallen Order, the digital gross sales accounted for 35%. Digital sport gross sales exploded throughout the pandemic, however this is likely one of the first occasions it’s clear lower throughout the similar franchise.
One other vital launch in April was Useless Island 2, which debuted at #3. Whereas there aren’t any particular numbers to check in opposition to the unique, it seems to have carried out nicely, though its gross sales have been about one-third decrease than the remake of Resident Evil 4, launched in March.
Regardless of the success of those video games, they couldn’t fairly match the efficiency of final yr’s main launch, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Minecraft Legends was the following highest-performing new launch in April, though it solely reached #19 throughout its debut month. Minecraft Legends did obtain a day-one launch on Microsoft GamePass, which seemingly ate into Xbox gross sales.
In relation to {hardware} gross sales, consoles skilled a considerable enhance of almost 58% in comparison with April of the earlier yr. All three main platforms carried out strongly, with PlayStation 5 gross sales seeing a big rise of 144% in comparison with April 2022, making it the month’s best-selling platform. Nintendo Change gross sales rose by virtually 38%, whereas Xbox Sequence S and X gross sales elevated by over 19%.
Nevertheless, when in comparison with March, solely Nintendo Change gross sales confirmed a month-on-month enhance. This was partly because of the launch of a particular version console that arrived on the finish of the month, coinciding with the launch of the extremely anticipated sport Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Gross sales of equipment and add-on merchandise additionally skilled progress, with an 11% enhance in comparison with April of the earlier yr, totaling greater than 1.2 million models bought. The PlayStation 5 DualSense controller emerged because the top-selling product on this class, once more, adopted by the Xbox Sequence Wi-fi Controller.
Lastly, gross sales of factors playing cards noticed a ten% rise in comparison with April 2022, amounting to 1.14 million models bought. The highest performers on this class have been PlayStation Retailer, Roblox, and Steam Pockets playing cards.
1. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
2. FIFA 23
3. Useless Island 2
4. Grand Theft Auto 5
5. The Final of Us: Half 2
6. Hogwarts Legacy
7. Name of Responsibility: Fashionable Warfare 2
8. Purple Useless Redemption 2
9. NBA 2K23
10. Resident Evil 4: Remake
