IN the music charts, Christmas primary was revered, and instantly, it was dominated by X Issue and Pop Idol winners yr after yr. Effectively the identical has been taking place in gaming.
Regardless of video games like Elden Ring, and God of Struggle Ragnarök sweeping up at award reveals, it’s FIFA 23 that bought finest this yr, as FIFA 22 did the yr earlier than.
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Actually, within the virtually 40-year historical past of best-selling gaming charts, FIFA video games take 10 of the highest spots, solely matched by the Call of Duty collection.
Because of this the 2 collection make up the highest spot 50% of years.
There are some stand-out video games which have reached the best-sellers listing, notably Sonic the Hedgehog 2, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Grand Theft Auto: Vice Metropolis, and Skyrim.
Nonetheless, many of the opposite video games that high the charts are film or TV tie-ins, equivalent to Ghostbusters, Harry Potter and the Thinker’s Stone, and Who Needs to be a Millionaire?
Plainly when customers go online game procuring, they as a rule attain for the acquainted.
The Call of Duty collection, and FIFA video games are identified for being primarily the identical sport with minor tweaks and enhancements.
Whereas licensed video games remind us of the movies and reveals we already know and love.
Even some older video games like Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2, and Grand Theft Auto 5 — a sport that was initially launched 9 years in the past — continued to promote effectively sneaking into the highest ten this yr.
Some of this yr’s critically acclaimed video games bought effectively within the months following their releases, however the gross sales trickled off additional into the yr.
Not a single new IP made it into the highest ten all year long besides Elden Ring, which comes from the background of the favored Darkish Souls video games.
Taking a look at statistics like these, it goes a way into explaining why new IPs are seen as a danger in comparison with present fan favourites.
Nonetheless, some newer collection, equivalent to Splatoon 3, and Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, handle to make it to the charts, regardless of solely having one or two video games behind them.
It appears to be like like a sport needs to be an absolute standout to compete with these long-established collection.
Written by Georgina Younger on behalf of GLHF.
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