Bestselling Games Of June 2024: Can You Guess Why Elden Ring Is #1?
Portfolio Pulse from Franca Quarneti
Elden Ring topped the best-seller charts in June 2024 due to its new expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree. Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece saw a significant sales boost after its Steam debut. Sony's PlayStation 5 led hardware sales, followed by Nintendo Switch and Microsoft's Xbox. Overall, U.S. video game market spending fell 5% year-over-year in June 2024.
August 02, 2024 | 8:55 pm
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Microsoft's Xbox surpassed Nintendo Switch in dollar sales for June 2024, despite an overall decline in hardware sales.
While Xbox surpassed Nintendo Switch in dollar sales, the overall decline in hardware sales tempers the positive impact.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 60
RELEVANCE 70
NEUTRAL IMPACT
Nintendo Switch was the second best-selling hardware in unit sales for June 2024, but was surpassed by Xbox in dollar sales.
Nintendo Switch maintained strong unit sales but was outperformed by Xbox in dollar sales, leading to a neutral impact.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 60
RELEVANCE 70
POSITIVE IMPACT
Sony's PlayStation 5 was the top performer in both unit and dollar sales for June 2024, leading the hardware market.
PlayStation 5's strong performance in both unit and dollar sales positions Sony favorably in the hardware market.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 80