USA charts: the good debut of Star Wars Jedi Survivor and Dead Island 2 in April
Moreover, the shadow of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is already floating over the results for the month of April thanks to the launch (48 hours before the end of the accounts) of the Switch OLED to the glory of the game. which had a “huge impact” on the sales of consoles like the confirmed Mat Piscatella of Circana, and which allows the Nintendo console to shake up the PS5 while the Sony machine seemed to be in a phase of domination for a few months. In fact, the Switch finished first in volume sales for the month of April, while the PS5 kept the lead in value. The only console not to do better than last year, the Xbox Series ranks 3rd in volume and value over the whole year.
” Spending on video game hardware rose 7% year over year to $367 million. This is the highest spending on video game hardware for a month of April since the $420 million reached in April 2020. The double-digit percentage growth in dollar sales of the PS5 and Switch has offset declines on other platforms », Details Mat Piscatella. The strong improvement in PS5 stocks is good: console sales are up 18% compared to the same time last year.
While waiting for the results of next month, which will devote without any difficulty Tears of the Kingdom at the top of the rankings is Star Wars Jedi: Survivor And Dead Island 2 who carry out the beautiful operations of the month. The first ranks 4th among the best-selling games of the current year after only 48 hours on the market. The second is not to be outdone and ranks 6th in the annual ranking, a story that ends well for this Arlesian who believed in it until the end.
While EA Sports celebrates its return to the golf course, Capcom exceeds expectations with Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, which, as a reminder, reached one million copies worldwide in the space of two weeks. In addition to its good sales in Japan, the compilation offers a very honorable 8th place in the United States. Really bodes well for the future of the Mega Man franchise as a whole. Another new release of the month, Minecraft Legends appears in 11th place, just ahead of Elden Ring which is only beginning to let go.
After the good performance of Octopath Traveler II, Square Enix is still happy with Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle, which takes place just ahead of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp in the second part of the ranking. And while the HBO effect is clearly coming to an end for The Last of Us Part I, which jumps from 5th to 17th place, the Mario effect causes the returns of New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Super Mario 3D World in the top 20.
Finally, a word on accessory sales that generated $158 million in April, with the PS5’s pricey DualSense Edge controller remaining the top-grossing accessory for the month of April and since the start of the year.
