Resident Evil 4 tops charts in a quiet month | Circana March 2023
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Resident Evil 4 remains a sales powerhouse, even in remake form, according to industry-tracking firm Circana (formerly known as The NPD Group and IRI). According to its latest report, Capcom’s new version of the incredibly popular title has topped the sales charts in March. The PlayStation 5 also continues to dominate in hardware sales, which are still up compared with 2022.
“Premium game spending fell year-on-year driven by a tough year ago comparable March 2022, which featured 8 new releases ranked among the top 16 best-sellers of the month, as well as the strong 2nd month of Elden Ring sales,” said Circana analyst Mat Piscatella. “Resident Evil 4 was the best-selling game of March 2023, instantly becoming the 3rd best-selling game of 2023 year-to-date. Hogwarts Legacy ranked 2nd in March and remained the best-selling game of 2023 to date.”
While March was not as explosive as February in terms of hardware sales, they’ve still increased since this time last year. Piscatella added, “This is the second highest video game hardware spend for a March month in U.S. history, trailing only the $680 million reached in March 2021.” The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling platform in March in both dollars and units.
In contrast with February’s charts, which featured seven new games dotting the list, March only has a few. One title that has made it onto the list after missing it at debut is Metroid Prime Remastered. The game likely missed the February charts due to Nintendo not providing Circana with its digital sales data. As such, its place on this list is solely for its physical sales.
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