Simply in case there was any doubt in your thoughts that Monster Hunter Wilds is the most important launch of the 12 months thus far – just about in all places – alongside comes the patron report for the month of February.
That is Circana’s (previously NPD) month-to-month video games report we’re speaking about right here, in fact, and it’s yet one more shining instance of Wilds’ distinctive efficiency thus far.
We already know that the motion RPG has bought over 8 million copies in simply three days worldwide, so it’s not like we’re hurting for precise figures. The Circana report, nonetheless, stays an necessary metric that tracks one of many largest online game markets on the planet.
In response to February’s version, Wilds was the primary recreation throughout all codecs in February. It’s additionally 2025’s best-selling recreation thus far within the US. Extra curiously, in keeping with Circana, greater than half of its greenback gross sales had been made on Steam.
The highest three was made up fully of latest releases, too, which is all the time nice to see. Wilds was adopted by Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Civilization 7.
February has been an particularly main launch month for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which introduced in over 5 occasions extra money from gross sales (greenback gross sales) than its predecessor, which additionally launched in February (2018).
The highest ten included different February releases akin to Avowed at quantity seven, and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii at quantity 8. That stated, online game content material spending in the course of the month fell 4% in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months.
{Hardware} spending additionally fell by a whopping 25% in comparison with February final 12 months, the bottom for a February because the heyday of 2020. PS5 was the top-selling console in unit and greenback gross sales. Even accent spending dropped by 8%.
It’s all a little bit disappointing, contemplating the amount of latest, critically-acclimated and seemingly commercially profitable video games launched in the course of the month. Because the report notes, nonetheless, the business continues to be looking for progress, and it is worrying that it could not see it till the Change 2 or GTA 6.
