Helldivers 2 dominates gross sales — for democracy! | Circana February 2024

Helldivers 2 has rocketed as much as the highest of the gross sales charts for February, in response to industry-tracking agency Circana. Arrowhead’s phenom not solely topped the bestseller charts for the month, but additionally the year-to-date. Granted, that’s solely two months, nevertheless it takes a particular title to dethrone Name of Responsibility. Nonetheless, whereas online game gross sales had been respectable general, {hardware} gross sales plummeted in February — although this doesn’t come as a complete shock.

“February online game {hardware} spending declined 30% when in comparison with a yr in the past, to $349 million,” stated Mat Piscatella, Circana’s government producer for video games stories. “All console platforms had been down a minimal of 19% in comparison with a yr in the past.” In February 2023, {hardware} gross sales went up by 68%, which means that the drop this yr is presumably much less of a decline and extra of a correction.

That stated, accent gross sales are up by 25% year-over-year, with the PlayStation Portal being the best-selling accent for the month. Piscatella additionally stories knowledge from Circana’s cell associate, Sensor Tower, which reveals that Monopoly Go have lifted cell gaming spend by 17% from final yr.

“PlayStation 5 led the February and year-to-date {hardware} market in each unit and greenback gross sales,” stated Piscatella. “Nintendo Change completed 2nd in unit gross sales, whereas Xbox Sequence positioned 2nd in {dollars} throughout each time durations.”

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The success of Helldivers 2 is the obvious takeaway from February’s gross sales chart, thanks partially to the sport going viral within the video games neighborhood. Piscatella famous that 60% of Helldivers 2’s gross sales got here from Steam this month, and that it’s the “seventh highest whole ever achieved by a Sony revealed title within the U.S.”

Equally, Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth and its twin pack have made it onto the checklist, as produce other new titles like Ubisoft’s infamously delayed Cranium & Bones, and Nintendo’s Mario vs. Donkey Kong remake. There aren’t many video games which have made it onto the checklist from a low placement — the closest can be Rainbow Six: Siege, which is at the moment present process a resurgence, doubtless partially because of the finals of the Six Invitational occasion.

Helldivers reigned supreme in playtime on Steam, however not on Ps

In Circana’s participant engagement tracker charts, Helldivers 2 had essentially the most month-to-month energetic customers (MAU) on Steam in February, beating out former favourite Palworld. Nonetheless, it was not as excessive up the PlayStation chart, taking seventh place after the same old suspects like Fortnite, Roblox and Name of Responsibility HQ. It’s, nonetheless, outperforming different favorites comparable to Apex Legend and Minecraft.

A number of video games have managed to leap up the MAU checklist, comparable to The Final Epoch on Steam, which strikes from spot 113 to seventh place because of its early entry launch. Equally, Lifeless Island 2 jumped from spot 121 on Xbox to eighth place because of the sport’s launch on Xbox Recreation Go.

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Not solely did Helldivers 2 high the best-selling charts for the month, nevertheless it is also the best-selling sport of the yr to date. Different titles which have made the bounce to the YTD checklist embody Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth and Cranium & Bones.