Dragon’s Dogma 2 Tops Entire Rest of Series, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Loses Steam in March

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The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for March, and it seems like it was an up-and-down month for the industry. Players spent $4.9 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in March, up 4 percent year-on-year. This increase came from mobile and software spending, as hardware sales were down 31 percent year-on-year with PS5 #1 in terms of unit and dollar sales, Switch #2 in terms of unit sales, and Xbox Series X/S #2 in terms of dollar sales.

In terms of software, Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 was the big winner at #1. We’ve already heard DD2 was surprisingly successful, but according to Circana, it’s already sold more than every previous Dragon’s Dogma game combined. Other additions to the chart include MLB The Show 24 at #3, Rise of the Ronin at #5, Princess Peach Showtime! at #6, Unicorn Overword at #8, and WWE 2K24 at #9. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth slid from #2 in its debut month to #7 in March, and according to Circana, currently sits at #14 on the list of all-time best-selling Final Fantasy games, backing up reports the title is underperforming. Meanwhile, Helldivers 2 held strong at #2, remaining the top game of the year so far.

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Here are March’s top 20 premium games according to Circana:

1 - Dragon's Dogma 2

2 - Helldivers 2

3 - MLB The Show 24

4 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

5 - Rise of the Ronin

6 - Princess Peach: Showtime!

7 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

8 - Unicorn Overlord

9 - WWE 2K24

10 - Hogwarts Legacy

11 - Madden NFL 24

12 - EA Sports FC 24

13 - Minecraft

14 - Horizon Forbidden West

15 - Tekken 8

16 - Rainbow Six Siege

17 - Elden Ring

18 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

19 - Spider-Man 2

20 - Mortal Kombat 1

And here are the top games of 2024 to date:

1 - Helldivers 2

2 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

3 - Dragon's Dogma 2

4 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

5 - MLB The Show 24

6 - Tekken 8

7 - Suicide