Game news EA Sports FC 24, Helldivers 2, Call of Duty, Palworld… What are the video games that bring in the most money in 2024? Here is the answer!
At the start of the year, many games have already stood out as huge successes. But which ones brought in the most money in 2024? We finally have the answer, and some might surprise you.
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Which games brought in the most money in 2024?
As the month of May has barely begun, it is time to take stock of the year 2024. Indeed, the first quarter ended at the beginning of April, which allowed time for specialized sites like Newzoo to collect data and make calculations to determine the most lucrative games of this period. To do this, they analyzed the game sales but also sales of microtransactions and others additional content, all in the United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and France. The result is clear, here are the games that brought in the most money in 2024:
- 1.Fortnite
- 2. EA Sports FC 24
- 3. Helldiverse II
- 4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II/III/Warzone 2.0
- 5. NBA 2K24
- 6. Madden NFL 24
- 7. Dragon’s Dogma II
- 8. Palworld
- 9. Valorant
- 10. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
As you can see, as is often the case in this type of ranking, the most lucrative games of the year were not released in 2024 but well before. Data which goes in the same direction as the one revealed a few months ago according to which 60% of time played is spent on games that are at least six years old. In the first trimester, these are therefore Fortnite, EA Sports FC 24 And Helldiverse II which occupy the podium of the most successful games of the year 2024, followed by the games Call of Duty and of NBA 2K24. Note also that if Fortnite occupies first place worldwide (and American), it is EA Sports FC 24 that we find at the top of the podium if we limit ourselves to the European market.
Which games released in 2024 made the most money?
If you prefer to have slightly more relevant figures only on games released in 2024, please note that the Newzoo site has also established this ranking. In this way, it is possible to determine which recent games have made the most money and therefore had the most impact on the industry. Here again, the data collected brings together both the game sales and the microtransactions And additional content. This time, the list may surprise you more:
- 1. Helldiverse II
- 2. Dragon’s Dogma II
- 3. Palworld
- 4. WWE 2K24
- 5. Persona 3 Reload
- 6. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
- 7. Tekken 8
- 8. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- 9. Skull and Bones
- 10. MLB The Show 24
Given the gargantuan success of Helldiverse II since its release, it is not really surprising to find it at the top of the ranking of the most successful games of 2024. However, we might be surprised that Palworld only comes in third position given the remarkable score he also managed to establish. We imagine that the players who discovered the title via Game Pass were not counted, or at least not as effectively as those who purchased the game. Among the small surprises at the start of 2024, we also note the presence of Persona 3 Reload in the top 5, which proves once again that the games in the license attract a lot of people. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth And Skull and Bones, for their part, are surely the most disappointing in terms of sales compared to the expectations which surrounded them respectively. It remains to be seen whether the games currently in the lead will remain so for the rest of the year or whether they will be replaced by new releases.
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