Christopher Dring (@dringo.bsky.social)
Sales of games were up 12.4% in October across Europe, driven by Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Black Ops 6's first 2 weeks of sales are up 5% over last year's Modern Warfare 3 (which was a disappointing launch), but down 28% over 2022's Modern Warfare 2. But that doesn't tell the whole story (GSD data)
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Christopher Dring (@dringo.bsky.social)
Black Ops 6 was available in Game Pass from launch, unlike previous Call of Duty games. This has had (as expected) a negative impact on premium sales of the game on Xbox. If we focus purely on PlayStation versions, Black Ops 6's sales are up 26% over Modern Warfare 3 and up 2% over Modern Warfare 2
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Christopher Dring (@dringo.bsky.social)
With Game Pass boosting player counts on Xbox and PC, we should see this to be a strong opening for Call of Duty. Elsewhere, Dragon Ball had its biggest game launch ever in Dragon Ball: Sparkling Zero. After 4 weeks, its sales are double the previous fastest selling game (Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot)
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Christopher Dring (@dringo.bsky.social)
Super Mario Party Jamboree is at No.5 for Europe in October. Its launch is 6% below that of 2021's Mario Party Superstars. Silent Hill 2 is at No.6. Looks decent, but launch sales are 57% lower than 2023's Resident Evil 4 remake and 31% below the Dead Space Remake (also 2023)
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Christopher Dring (@dringo.bsky.social)
Dragon Age: Veilguard had a relatively soft launch. Compared with other RPGs this year... sales are 18% behind Dragon's Dogma 2 and 21% below Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth.
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