Mat Piscatella, analyst at Circana, updates us on March hardware and software sales in North America. As for hardware, PlayStation 5 is the leader in terms of sales in dollars and units sold not only in March but in the entire first quarter, all platforms in any case recording a decline compared to the same period last year.
The ranking of the 10 best-selling games in the United States in March sees Dragon’s Dogma 2 in first place, to date the third best-selling game of the year in North America. Rise of the Ronin debuts in fifth place and Unicorn Overlord’s eighth place is also noteworthy. The podium is completed with Helldivers 2 and MLB The Show 2, worth mentioning is the lukewarm reception given to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which closes its first month of presence on the US market in seventh place .
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Helldivers 2
- MLB The Show 24 (excludes digital sales on Xbox and Switch)
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
- Rise of the Ronin
- Princess Peach Showtime! (excluding digital sales)
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Unicorn Overlord
- WWE 2K24 (excludes digital sales)
- Hogwarts Legacy
Helldivers 2 , released in February, continued to sell well into March and is now the best-selling premium game of 2024 in North America. Furthermore, Helldivers 2 is Sony’s seventh highest-selling game ever , an incredible result achieved after two months on the market.