April 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights from Circana - April 2025 total market projected U.S. consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories fell 3% when compared to a year ago, to $4.1B. 2025 year-to-date spending was 8% behind 2024’s pace, at $17.8B. - ThreadSky

matpiscatella.bsky.social • 6 days ago

April 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights from Circana - April 2025 total market projected U.S. consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories fell 3% when compared to a year ago, to $4.1B. 2025 year-to-date spending was 8% behind 2024’s pace, at $17.8B.

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acgk.bsky.social•6 days ago

Expected but always sad to see the drop.

mintyice.bsky.social•6 days ago

thanks for your work, Mat!

ryukovt.bsky.social•6 days ago

Kinda surprised to see Clair Obscur not even on the top 20 on both lists' sales while AC Shadows remained on the month's top 5 and overall year's 2nd place. Almost like random terminally online neckbeards spewing baseless shit about video game sales are trying to make a narrative or something.

jessenorris.xboxera.com•6 days ago

Jesus, those Xbox numbers are silly. Thanks for the thread, Mat. Incredibly insightful as always.

nailirafik128.bsky.social•6 days ago

For me, take two numbers are more impressive

pwong.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thanks, as always, for the insights! 🙌

matpiscatella.bsky.social•6 days ago

U.S. Video Game Market April Spending Trend - April video game content spending declined by 2% compared to a year ago, to $3.7B. 18% YoY growth in non-mobile subscription spend and a 16% gain in Console digital premium downloads were offset by declines in other content segments.

matpiscatella.bsky.social•6 days ago

U.S. Video Game Market 13-Month Spending Trend

matpiscatella.bsky.social•6 days ago

April 2025 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)

matpiscatella.bsky.social•6 days ago

2025 Year-to-Date Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)

matpiscatella.bsky.social•6 days ago

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Remastered was the best-selling game of the month, instantly becoming the 3rd best-selling game of 2025 year-to-date. It was the best-selling title across each of the PlayStation, Xbox and PC platforms.

matpiscatella.bsky.social•6 days ago

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Remastered sold more units in Apr 2025 than The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion achieved across its first 15 months in market combined following its March 2006 debut and generated more full game dollar sales than the original’s first 14 months combined.

mistercobble.bsky.social•6 days ago

No Expedition 33!?

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